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Cut Time: An Education at the Fights

Carlo Rotella

An award-winning sportswriter reflects on the world of boxing and describes how the lessons of the ring parallel a more formal education, exploring the hard-won wisdom of the fight, fighters' choices and pleasures, and other important aspects of the boxing world.

SportsSports · high confidenceSports81 signalsLlm Classifier: Sports -> SportsGoogle Books: Sports & Recreation -> SportsKeyword Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureEducation & UniversitiesLabor, Work & OrganizingMedia, Journalism & Public Opinion

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor2003FinalistSecondary source
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