Death of a Boxer

In Death of a Boxer, Pete Carvill explores the psychology of those who choose to fight and the lives of fighters, from amateur clubs to established professionals, to those down on their luck and retired. It is a deep and powerful meditation on the nature of boxing that asks why people do it, what it does for them, and ultimately to them.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 20 February 2024
Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Since 1995, there have been four deaths following fights in Britain, and forty around the world. In his book, "Death of a Boxer," Pete Carvill sets out to explore the psychology of those who choose to fight and what draws them towards this most dangerous of pursuits. However, to write about the death of fighters would only be half the story. Carvill, who has written extensively on boxing and combat sports for fifteen years, will take off his own gloves and pick up a pen to explore the lives of fighters, from the early days in amateur clubs to established professionals, to those down on their luck and to the retired still hankering for the feeling of being able to do what once came so easily to them.

A deep and powerful meditation on the nature of boxing that asks why people do it, what it does for them – and ultimately to them. This may be the most important book on the sport for decades.

Weight: 464g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785908200