Drawing on a 3-year ethnography and participant observation study of a ghetto gym in
Chicago, this article purports to (a) de-exoticize the subproletarian bodily craft of boxing by …

On the basis of an empirical analysis of the emergence, spread and transformation of No
Holds Barred fighting contests during the 1990s, we argue that Norbert Elias's model of …

Despite the feelings of repugnance aroused in many people by boxing it is argued here that
the sport may be described ascivilized'in the non-evaluative sense suggested by Norbert …

Amateur boxing is faced with criticism over the potential damage the sport inflicts on those
who participate. The most sensitive measure of early neurological dysfunction is …

The exponential growth in action and adventure sport (eg snowboarding, bicycle motorcross
(BMX), surfing, parkour) participation over the past two decades has been showcased in …

In recent years, sociologists and historians of sport appear to have paid little attention to the
process of democratization.“Classes to masses” type statements are still heard, and the …

In this paper, I discuss how I followed in the footsteps of Loïc Wacquant (2004) and took a
closer and personal look at boxing as a leisure activity, from the point of view of those who …

Various sport scholars have noted the transition of sports from amateur leisure pastimes to
professionalised and globalised media sporting spectacles. Recent developments in darts …

Este artículo es dedicado a la memoria de Aaron, jovencito español y amigo del gimnasio, a
quien el ring no lo salvó de los peligros de la calle. Este trabajo se benefició de las …

Cage-Fighting, also known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), is a combat sport that allows
participants to grapple, punch, kick, elbow and knee—a combination of elements from many …