Name: Mike Silver
Boxing Historian and Author
- Author of “The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science” Published by McFarland. (Due out in Fall 2008).
- Curator of the critically acclaimed exhibit “Sting Like A Maccabee: The Golden Age of the American Jewish Boxer”, presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History 2004-2005.
- Former promoter and Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission.
- Articles published in The New York Times, Ring Magazine, Boxing Monthly and various boxing web sites.
- Historical consultant for numerous boxing documentaries produced by PBS, HBO, ESPN, A & E, MSG Cable, and The History Channel.
- http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/searches/browse_all_categories2.php?cat=Sport+%26+Leisure%2FBoxing
Favorite Book: "Catcher in the Rye" J. D. Salinger
"This book is an unforgettable character study that every teenager going through the pangs of adolescence can appreciate and identify with. Salinger captures the moods, anxieties and experiences of typical teenage angst and awakening. It is poignant, hilariously funny, sad, and hopeful.
I have several favorite boxing books but Nat Fleischer’s “50 Years at Ringside” was the first I ever read and was a great introduction for a new fan. It remains among my all-time favorites."
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