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‘Boxing is in the blood’: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle and the prize ring
The author of a new novel about the famed detective explores a little-known facet of Holmes’s creator orlando-books.blog
What do Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle have to do with boxing? More than you may think. Doyle, who created Holmes, was a boxing enthusiast who boxed a bit and wrote extensively about the sport.
Doyle stood 6ft tall and weighed in the neighborhood of 200lb. He began sparring while a medical student at the University of Edinburgh and described himself as “a fair average amateur”.
“McMurdo,” cried Sherlock Holmes genially. “I don’t think you can have forgotten me. Don’t you remember the amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison’s rooms on the night of your benefit four years back?”
“Not Mr Sherlock Holmes!” roared the prize-fighter. “God’s truth! How could I have mistook you? If instead o’ standin’ there so quiet, you had just stepped up and given me that cross-hit of yours under the jaw, I’d ha’ known you without a question. Ah, you’re one that has wasted your gifts, you have! You might have aimed high, if you had joined the fancy.”
Thomas Hauser’s email address is [email protected]. His next book – Sherlock Holmes and Mrs. Rutledge – will be published later this month and is available for preorder on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk as well as other platforms. In 2019, Hauser was selected for boxing’s highest honor - induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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John Harbaugh: We're looking toward ramping Malik Nabers up next week
Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers is nearing the next step in his return from last season's torn ACL.
Nabers has been practicing regularly at training camp, but hasn't done any team drills so far this summer. On Wednesday, head coach John Harbaugh said that a move to full practice participation could come after the team's preseason opener this weekend.
"Yeah, he's kind of exactly where he's been," Harbaugh said, via a transcript from the team. "And we're looking towards soon ramping him up into some group periods and perhaps some team periods. Maybe next week, we'll see. He's doing great. He's working hard. Spirits are high. And yeah, we'll see where we're at next week."
A smooth transition to team work would leave Nabers with little left to check off on his comeback to-do list other than play in a game. That's unlikely to happen until Week 1 against the Cowboys, but having him on the field for that game would make for a happy end to his long rehab process.