When In Doubt, Stop the Bout

"A compelling case for reforms to prevent future boxing tragedies."âKirkus Reviews

"Anyone interested in the pursuit of best practices and health-supporting sports decisions will find When In Doubt, Stop the Bout key to not just understanding the boxing world's history and how it is conducted today, but revised possibilities for a better sport in the future, all delivered in easily-understood discussions that any reader can readily absorb."âMidwest Book Review

"Mike Silver is the Sugar Ray Robinson of boxing writers-smooth, smart, powerful, and tough to beat. The good news is that you can step in the ring with him and not get hurt."âJonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ali: A Life and King: A Life

 "Lots of people know boxing, but not many understand it: Its spirit, its significance, its storied past and probable future. Mike Silver is one of the few. Anything he writes is essential reading for the true fan."âDavid Margolick, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink

"The best reformers ground their vision of the future in deep knowledge of the past. Mike Silver is the nonpareil of boxing historians, but he's also a penetrating critic-especially of the corruption and incompetence that endanger too many brave fighters. In his new book, he offers deeply considered proposals for making this bruising sport a little safer, fairer, and more humane."âPaul Beston, managing editor of City Journal and author of The Boxing Kings

"Silver's comprehensive and rigorously researched study is an attempt to protect his boxing brethren by outlining a suite of practical reforms, beginning with the imperative expressed in his title, When in Doubt, Stop the Bout. He covers every corner of the sport that no one plays, offering clear, actionable safety measures for referees, ringside physicians, trainers, promoters, boxing commissions, and the fighters themselves."âGordon Marino, USA Boxing coach and author of The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age

Praise for The Arc of Boxing

"Lively . . . Silver explored the magic, studied the history."âPhiladelphia Daily News

"If you care about boxing . . . its future, its past, or both . . . then you have to read this book . . . thoroughly researched . . . articulately argued."âNewsday

"True aficionados, whether they ultimately agree with Silver or not, are sure to enjoy his book for its unmistakable knowledge and passion."âThe Ring