After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy Clarke took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he’s now lead boxing commentator at Sky Sports after also working for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.

"Clarke's work as a broadcaster and commentator, covering the sport now for over 20 years, is infused with passion, intelligence and commendable insight. Those attributes he has brought to bear in the pages of his recently published book on the sport...Not only does Clarke go deep into every aspect of this “controversial to some — exciting to others” event in all of sports, he leads the reader on an entertaining journey back in time to some of the most iconic fights of the modern age."

• Foreword by Damian Hughes viiPreface xiChapter One – A Unique Moment in Sport 1Chapter Two – What Is the Knockout? 11Chapter Three – A Strange Kind of Glory 41Chapter Four – An Inconvenient Truth 77Chapter Five – Dicing with Death 111Chapter Six – A Duty of Care – Referees 131Chapter Seven – A Duty of Care – Trainers 157Chapter Eight – Fear 179Chapter Nine – Are You Not Entertained? 201Chapter Ten – The Night of the Perfect Knockout 227Chapter Eleven – Knockout Truths 237Bibliography 255Picture credits 255Index 256

After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy Clarke took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he’s now lead boxing commentator at Sky Sports after also working for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.

"Clarke's work as a broadcaster and commentator, covering the sport now for over 20 years, is infused with passion, intelligence and commendable insight. Those attributes he has brought to bear in the pages of his recently published book on the sport...Not only does Clarke go deep into every aspect of this “controversial to some — exciting to others” event in all of sports, he leads the reader on an entertaining journey back in time to some of the most iconic fights of the modern age."

• Foreword by Damian Hughes viiPreface xiChapter One – A Unique Moment in Sport 1Chapter Two – What Is the Knockout? 11Chapter Three – A Strange Kind of Glory 41Chapter Four – An Inconvenient Truth 77Chapter Five – Dicing with Death 111Chapter Six – A Duty of Care – Referees 131Chapter Seven – A Duty of Care – Trainers 157Chapter Eight – Fear 179Chapter Nine – Are You Not Entertained? 201Chapter Ten – The Night of the Perfect Knockout 227Chapter Eleven – Knockout Truths 237Bibliography 255Picture credits 255Index 256

After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy Clarke took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he’s now lead boxing commentator at Sky Sports after also working for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.

"Clarke's work as a broadcaster and commentator, covering the sport now for over 20 years, is infused with passion, intelligence and commendable insight. Those attributes he has brought to bear in the pages of his recently published book on the sport...Not only does Clarke go deep into every aspect of this “controversial to some — exciting to others” event in all of sports, he leads the reader on an entertaining journey back in time to some of the most iconic fights of the modern age."

• Foreword by Damian Hughes viiPreface xiChapter One – A Unique Moment in Sport 1Chapter Two – What Is the Knockout? 11Chapter Three – A Strange Kind of Glory 41Chapter Four – An Inconvenient Truth 77Chapter Five – Dicing with Death 111Chapter Six – A Duty of Care – Referees 131Chapter Seven – A Duty of Care – Trainers 157Chapter Eight – Fear 179Chapter Nine – Are You Not Entertained? 201Chapter Ten – The Night of the Perfect Knockout 227Chapter Eleven – Knockout Truths 237Bibliography 255Picture credits 255Index 256