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&#8220Ths is the book that boxing has always needed...It is shattering yet moving, informative yet
tender...An essential read for anyone who cares about boxing and its courageous, damaged
fighters.&#8221#8213Donald McRae, The Guardian &#8220Daage isn&#8217tmerely excellent or
overdue it should be mandatory reading for anyone who claims to care about
boxing...&#8221#8213Mark Kriegel, ESPN commentator, author of The Good Son: The Life of
Ray &#8220Bom Boom&#8221Mancini. &#8220Anone who loves boxing&#8213evn the sport's
most die-hard supporters&#8213mut take a longer and more serious look at the issues that Tris
Dixon writes about with such nuance and humanity in Damage...&#8221#8213Greg Bishop,
Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated It&#8217an old story&#8213afighter gains fame, drives fast cars,
makes piles of cash, and dates beautiful women. Then comes the fall&#8213boze, drugs,
depression, poverty, illness. This dark narrative has been playing out for a hundred years. Doctors
first identified &#8220Puch Drunk Syndrome&#8221in 1928. It later became known as
&#8220Deentia Pugilistica.&#8221Today, we call it CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). The
secret history of this disease in boxing has never been fully told&#8213until now. In Damage, Tris
Dixon uncovers the difficult truths of boxing and CTE and chronicles the lives of fighters affected
by it. He interviews some of the sport&#8217biggest names, some lesser-known journeymen, and
highly respected trainers and other figures to try to understand why no one wants to discuss CTE
or take responsibility for it. Ultimately, Dixon takes aim at what boxing can do to help the warriors
who sacrifice their health seeking glory in the ring. Will this book finally drive the sport to address
the issue and help fighters get the help they deserve?