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A trip across America to track down the great fighters from yesteryear who vanished from the limelight, and hear their incredible stories In the era of boxing's pay-per-view superstars, Tris Dixon invested in a Greyhound bus pass and spent several months traversing America on a shoestring budget, tracking down fighters from yesteryear who had vanished from the limelight. Venturing from New York to Las Vegas and from Toronto to Miami, the young...

Anyone who loves boxing-even the sport's most die-hard supporters-must take a longer and more serious look at the issues that Tris Dixon writes about with such nuance and humanity in Damage...there's no better argument for more studies, discussion, and awareness than this book, a volume equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring with respect to the need for change."-Greg Bishop, Senior Writer, Sports IllustratedThe secret history brain damage in ...

Matthew Saad Muhammad was arguably the most exciting fighter of all time. He was WBC light-heavyweight champion from 1979 to 1981, but it wasn''t what he did that captured the hearts of fight fans, it was how he did it. Fight after fight was war after war. He would get beaten up, cut, dropped and virtually knocked out only to astonishingly rally and score come-from-behind victories. But through it all there was a shocking backstory. Abandoned ...

In Damage, author Tris Dixon delivers a gripping history of "boxing's darkest secret"--CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), which was known previously as "Dementia Pugilistica" and "Punch Drunk Syndrome." This highly-anticipated book has already generated intense discussion on social media about the inner-conflict that comes with being a fan of the "sweet science, " and the difficulty involved in witnessing the devastating brain trauma suff...

Fully updated to include his boxing battle with UFC star, Conor McGregor, this is the biography of one of the world's wealthiest sports stars.

This is the first-ever biography of the planet's wealthiest sports star - and one of the world's most controversial.

Venturing across America by Greyhound bus, Tris Dixon tracked down coulda-been-contenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s - fighters from yesteryear who had long since vanished from the limelight. He visited old people's homes, gyms and too many prisons, discovering that life after boxing can be cruel for many former stars.

The first-ever biography of the planet's wealthiest and one of the most controversial sports star. Dixon explores his extraordinary life story in this insightful expose of this world champion.

Venturing across America by Greyhound bus, Tris Dixon tracked down coulda-been-contenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s - fighters from yesteryear who had long since vanished from the limelight. He visited old people's homes, gyms and too many prisons, discovering that life after boxing can be cruel for many former stars.