Boxing Study 1286 Joshua Clottey. Howard Schatz |
"Howard Schatz’s 19th book, At the Fights, is a 224-page opus on professional boxers, or, as he puts it, “rare and unusual individuals” shot both in studio and on location at gyms and stadiums around the country." - Slate
Boxing Study 1166 Kassim Ouma. Howard Schatz |
This book of boxers in action is the shit because it captures fighters with HD quality sharpness under dramatic lighting in futurist poses without denying the primitive, animalistic and righteous appeal that has always attracted the athletes and the fans for centuries.
Boxing Study 1805 Sergio Martinez. Howard Schatz |
The inventive use of technology and the boxer's eager showboating make for repeated viewing.
Boxing Study 1809 Steve Cunningham. Howard Schatz |
But as you turn the page, you're eventually reminded of the price fighters pay to come out on top or to just lose with dignity.
Before/After. Howard Schatz |
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