Music
June, 2001
The first rule of fight club is that you never talk about fight club. But now the secrets are out. Bob Mee's Bare Fists: The History of Bare Knuckle Prize Fighting (Overlook) profiles the strongest, meanest and drunkest bare-knuckle boxers in the history of the sport, which began in early-1700s England. You think Mike Tyson is a badass? These boxers bit noses, gouged eyes and kicked their fallen opponents with spiked boots. Fights lasted an average of two and a half hours, ending only when a box...
