I might be doing her a disservice here as it's some years since I read "On Boxing", but I remember feeling at the time that the book came across as an exercise in self-justification, in that she was trying to overly intellectualise boxing in order for her to be able to justify liking it, both to herself and her peers. It all felt a bit dishonest to me, like she was ashamed of admitting just liking the sport for what it is.
This'll do for me, too. Her reaction to questions about Ali's philandering speaks volumes, too. She knows boxing in the lab, that's it.
Isn't it perfectly clear already!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Hehe. She intellectualises boxing when writing about it. She also seeks to mytholigise certain aspects. She also loves the sound of her own voice. She does have charm, but it's sort of lost on me.
Oh okay, i've never came across her and i hate her already, slut. That book i mentioned by Budd Schluberg, Ringside. There's a great chapter called 'Confessions of an ex fight manager', anyone should give it a go.
To be honest I think I think I read it when I was 15 or something, so I don't think that gave me much chance to enjoy it anyway !
I hated "The Fight". I thought it was just far too pretentious and that annoyed me. Atlas' book is a pretty interesting read though