{"product_id":"boxing-and-the-mob-the-notorious-history-of-the-sweet-science-9781538113158","title":"Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than any other sport  boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters  then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances  the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for exploitation.  In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science  Jeffrey Sussman tells the story of the coercive and criminal underside of boxing  covering nearly the entire twentieth century. He profiles some of its most infamous characters  such as Owney Madden  Frankie Carbo  and Frank Palermo  and details many of the fixed matches in boxings storied history. In addition  Sussman examines the influence of the mob on legendary boxersincluding Primo Carnera  Sugar Ray Robinson  Max Baer  Carmen Basilio  Sonny Liston  and Jake LaMottaand whether they caved to the mobsters threats or refused to throw their fights.  Boxing and the Mob is the first book to cover a century of fixed fights  paid-off referees  greedy managers  misused boxers  and the mobsters who controlled it all. True crime and the world of boxing are intertwined with absorbing detail in this notorious piece of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665832140853,"sku":"ByrdShop_1538113155","price":51.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781538113158.jpg?v=1782409198","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/boxing-and-the-mob-the-notorious-history-of-the-sweet-science-9781538113158","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}