Chapter 3 Boxer cool

• Main Author: Lewandowski, Joseph D (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
• Subjects: Sports & outdoor recreation; Boxing; Sociology: sport & leisure; aesthetics; boxer; boxing; constraint; cool; cornerman; culture; ethics; ethnography; gym; identity; martial arts; philosophy of sport; pugilism; social capital; status; sweet science; urban; violence
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This chapter examines the apparent look of nonchalance evinced by boxers in the face of danger and harm-what is characterized as 'boxer cool'. It is argued that boxer cool is a culturally derived repertoire of looks, stances and gestures acquired over time, and crucial to navigating lived...