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BOXING
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
It's primitive and brutal and a lot of people want
to see it banned. But it's a 500 million dollar a year industry
that's not about to throw in the towel. In this hour of To the
Best of Our Knowledge, a hard look at boxing. And how the sport
influenced the English language. Also, one woman's foray into the
ring.
SEGMENT 1:
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Kate Sekules is the author of
"The Boxer's Heart: How I Fell in Love with the Ring," and
a former professional boxer. She tells Anne Strainchamps how
she got into the sport, why she enjoyed getting really strong,
and how she coped with her anger during bouts. She still thinks
there's a lot to admire in women's boxing. |
SEGMENT 2:
Eric Morel is boxing's flyweight World Champion.
He was born in Puerto Rico but now lives and trains in Wisconsin.
TTBOOK's Charles Monroe Kane joined Morel at the gym for a day.
Morel and his trainer talk about various aspects of training,
as well as fight strategy and coping with injuries. Even successful
fighters have bad hands because of the damage caused when they
deliver punches. This is a sound packed peek into the world of
professional boxing at a very high level!
SEGMENT 3:
Journalist and documentary film-maker Jack Newfield,
(his "Don King: Unauthorized" won an Emmy,) considers boxing his
guilty pleasure. He tells Steve Paulson that given fairly matched
opponents, boxing reveals courage and character. But he admits
the sport is riddled with corruption and is undeniably brutal.
And, he says, even great fighters tend to stay in the ring too
long and end up with permanent physical damage. And, Leonard
Zwilling is general editor of the Dictionary of American Regional
English. He tells Jim Fleming about boxing's impact on the English
language. It's yielded such words and phrases as fan, throw in
the towel, and up to scratch.
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 02-03-03-A.
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Books:
- Kate Sekules, The Boxer's Heart: How I fell
in Love with the Ring (Villard)
Music:
- RL Burnside, “Come on in (part 2)”, Come on in.
Fat Possum Records
- Big Walter Horton, “Trouble in Mind” Alligator
Records 20th Anniversary. Alligator Records
- Katie Webster, “Pussycat moon” Alligator Records
20th Anniversary. Alligator Records
- Pinetop Perkins, “Blues After Hours” Alligator
Records 20th Anniversary. Alligator Records
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be addressed to: flemingj@wpr.org
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