"A compelling case for reforms to prevent future boxing tragedies."—Kirkus Reviews"Anyoneinterested in the pursuit of best practices and health-supporting sportsdecisions will find When In Doubt, Stop the Bout key to notjust understanding the boxing world’s history and how it is conducted today,but revised possibilities for a better sport in the future, all delivered ineasily-understood discussions that any reader can readily absorb."―Midwest Book Review“MikeSilver is the Sugar Ray Robinson of boxing writers—smooth, smart, powerful, andtough to beat. The good news is that you can step in the ring withhim and not get hurt.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ali:A Life and King: A Life“Lotsof people know boxing, but not many understand it: Its spirit, itssignificance, its storied past and probable future. Mike Silver is one of thefew. Anything he writes is essential reading for the true fan.”—DavidMargolick, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of BeyondGlory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the BrinkPraise for The Arc ofBoxing“Lively . . . Silver explored the magic, studied the history.”―Philadelphia Daily News“If you care about boxing . . . its future, its past, or both . . . thenyou have to read this book . . . thoroughly researched . . . articulatelyargued.”―Newsday“True aficionados, whether theyultimately agree with Silver or not, are sure to enjoy his book for itsunmistakable knowledge and passion.”―The Ring