Why men fight: An empirical investigation of the extremes of masculinity

Eric Cohen, a 27-year-old partner in a private equity firm, is a squat 155 pounds, a little soft around the belly, and presumably a lot richer than me. I am his 34-year-old, 132-pound opponent. According to the laws of physics, and USA Boxing, this isn’t a fair fight, but life isn’t fair either, and so here we are, two dudes with almost zero ring experience, exchanging blows at a white-collar charity match in front of 1700 drunk finance-types in that hallowed hall of American boxing, Madison Square Garden.