Boxing, masculinity, and identity : the 'I' of the tiger /

Woodward, Kath,

Boxing, masculinity, and identity : the 'I' of the tiger / Kath Woodward. - 1 online resource (vi, 177 pages)s. - Routledge critical studies in sport . - Routledge critical studies in sport. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-168) and index.

Introduction -- Masculinity on the ropes? : boxing and gender identities -- Outside in, inside out : routine masculinities -- Boxing bodies and embodied masculinities -- Public stories, personal stories : heroes, celebrity and spectacle -- When the going gets tough : going to the movies -- Conclusion : I could have been a contender.

9781136804830 (ebook: PDF) 9781136804908 9781136804977

10.4324/9780203020180 doi


Boxing--Social aspects.
Gender identity.
Masculinity.
Sports--Sociological aspects.

GV706.5 / .W66 2007

306.483 / W911