Mike Silver is an internationally respected boxing historian and author. He has been an Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission; a boxing promoter; a historical consultant and on-air commentator for 19 televised boxing documentaries; a curator of the “Sting Like a Maccabee: The Golden Age of the Jewish Boxer” exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; and a co-curator of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s centerpiece program, “Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood.” Silver continues to research and write about the sport as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and is the author of two critically acclaimed books: The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science (2008) and Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History (2016). His website is mikesilverboxing.com.

The Night the Referee Hit Back is a must read for boxing fans, particularly those interested in Jewish boxing history.

• Foreword Teddy AtlasPreface Acknowledgments PART I: THE WAY IT WAS1: Boxing in Olde New York: Unforgettable Stillman’s Gym 2: The Night the Referee Hit Back3: Ali vs. Shavers: The Morning After 4: No Heart-Shaped Boxes on This Valentine’s Day 5: Where Were You on March 8, 1971? 6: Benny Valgar: Forgotten Boxing Master 7: Boxers 2, Strongmen 0 8: The President Boxer 9: The Other Billy Graham PART II: THE WAY I SEE IT10: Don’t Blame Ruby: A Boxing Tragedy Revisited 11: The Myth of “The Thrilla in Manila” 12: Get in Line Pacquiao–Marquez IV: Boxing’s Top Ten One Punch KOs 13: Foul Play in Philly 14: Fights of the Century: Then . . . and Now 15: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. an All-Time Great Boxer? The Experts Weigh In 16: Boxing’s Ten Greatest Quotes 17: Dempsey’s Arm and the State of Modern Boxing 18: A World of Professional AmateursPART III: INTERVIEWS19: Archie Moore 20: Emile Griffith 21: Carlos Ortiz 22: Ted Lowry 23: Curtis Cokes PART IV: BONUS ROUNDS24: “I Coulda Been a Contender”: Roger Donoghue, the Man Who Taught Brando How to Box 25: The Brooklyn Kid vs. the Marsupial Mauler 26: So You Wanna Be a Boxer? 27: Teddy’s Master Class 28: Boxing’s Five-Decade MenNotes Sources Index About the Author

Mike Silver is an internationally respected boxing historian and author. He has been an Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission; a boxing promoter; a historical consultant and on-air commentator for 19 televised boxing documentaries; a curator of the “Sting Like a Maccabee: The Golden Age of the Jewish Boxer” exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; and a co-curator of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s centerpiece program, “Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood.” Silver continues to research and write about the sport as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and is the author of two critically acclaimed books: The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science (2008) and Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History (2016). His website is mikesilverboxing.com.

The Night the Referee Hit Back is a must read for boxing fans, particularly those interested in Jewish boxing history.

• Foreword Teddy AtlasPreface Acknowledgments PART I: THE WAY IT WAS1: Boxing in Olde New York: Unforgettable Stillman’s Gym 2: The Night the Referee Hit Back3: Ali vs. Shavers: The Morning After 4: No Heart-Shaped Boxes on This Valentine’s Day 5: Where Were You on March 8, 1971? 6: Benny Valgar: Forgotten Boxing Master 7: Boxers 2, Strongmen 0 8: The President Boxer 9: The Other Billy Graham PART II: THE WAY I SEE IT10: Don’t Blame Ruby: A Boxing Tragedy Revisited 11: The Myth of “The Thrilla in Manila” 12: Get in Line Pacquiao–Marquez IV: Boxing’s Top Ten One Punch KOs 13: Foul Play in Philly 14: Fights of the Century: Then . . . and Now 15: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. an All-Time Great Boxer? The Experts Weigh In 16: Boxing’s Ten Greatest Quotes 17: Dempsey’s Arm and the State of Modern Boxing 18: A World of Professional AmateursPART III: INTERVIEWS19: Archie Moore 20: Emile Griffith 21: Carlos Ortiz 22: Ted Lowry 23: Curtis Cokes PART IV: BONUS ROUNDS24: “I Coulda Been a Contender”: Roger Donoghue, the Man Who Taught Brando How to Box 25: The Brooklyn Kid vs. the Marsupial Mauler 26: So You Wanna Be a Boxer? 27: Teddy’s Master Class 28: Boxing’s Five-Decade MenNotes Sources Index About the Author

Mike Silver is an internationally respected boxing historian and author. He has been an Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission; a boxing promoter; a historical consultant and on-air commentator for 19 televised boxing documentaries; a curator of the “Sting Like a Maccabee: The Golden Age of the Jewish Boxer” exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; and a co-curator of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s centerpiece program, “Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood.” Silver continues to research and write about the sport as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and is the author of two critically acclaimed books: The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science (2008) and Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History (2016). His website is mikesilverboxing.com.

The Night the Referee Hit Back is a must read for boxing fans, particularly those interested in Jewish boxing history.

• Foreword Teddy AtlasPreface Acknowledgments PART I: THE WAY IT WAS1: Boxing in Olde New York: Unforgettable Stillman’s Gym 2: The Night the Referee Hit Back3: Ali vs. Shavers: The Morning After 4: No Heart-Shaped Boxes on This Valentine’s Day 5: Where Were You on March 8, 1971? 6: Benny Valgar: Forgotten Boxing Master 7: Boxers 2, Strongmen 0 8: The President Boxer 9: The Other Billy Graham PART II: THE WAY I SEE IT10: Don’t Blame Ruby: A Boxing Tragedy Revisited 11: The Myth of “The Thrilla in Manila” 12: Get in Line Pacquiao–Marquez IV: Boxing’s Top Ten One Punch KOs 13: Foul Play in Philly 14: Fights of the Century: Then . . . and Now 15: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. an All-Time Great Boxer? The Experts Weigh In 16: Boxing’s Ten Greatest Quotes 17: Dempsey’s Arm and the State of Modern Boxing 18: A World of Professional AmateursPART III: INTERVIEWS19: Archie Moore 20: Emile Griffith 21: Carlos Ortiz 22: Ted Lowry 23: Curtis Cokes PART IV: BONUS ROUNDS24: “I Coulda Been a Contender”: Roger Donoghue, the Man Who Taught Brando How to Box 25: The Brooklyn Kid vs. the Marsupial Mauler 26: So You Wanna Be a Boxer? 27: Teddy’s Master Class 28: Boxing’s Five-Decade MenNotes Sources Index About the Author