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December 21, 2004
Down for the Count: Jack Newfield, a muck-raking journalist and author whose expose, The Shame of Boxing, was one of the best investigative sports pieces in years, has died of cancer at age 66. Newfield, who loved boxing writing so much he celebrated A.J. Liebling's 100th birth anniversary in October, had this take on the sweet science: "At its infrequent best, boxing can be the art of hitting and not getting hit -- a ballet with blood, geometry with guile. At its frequent worst, it is fakery, burlesque, cruelty, injustice, exploitation and death."
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posted by rodgerd at 07:39 PM on December 21, 2004
Reading "The Shame of Boxing" prevented much work today...the anniversary piece was interesting too...lots to think about in the Shame article.
posted by chris2sy at 08:53 PM on December 21, 2004
I'm somewhat saddened in that this is the first time that I've read Newfield. A man after my own heart to be sure.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:16 PM on December 21, 2004
Wow, great links rcade, "The Shame of Boxing" is an amazing article.