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Facing Ali: 15 Fighters / 15 Stories 15 reviews
Stephen Brunt
The Lyons Press, 2003
How Ali's Opponents Felt About Him (Then and Now)
+ More enjoyable than informative, nothing really technical, well-written portraits
+ Another Book on the Greatest Fighter of All-Time
+ A masterpiece of sports writing
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This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing6 reviews
Jonathan Rendall
The Ecco Press, 1999
Boxing's good,bad and ugly - wrapped up like poetry.
+ Heart wrenching, exciting, incredibly readable
+ Not just a boxing memoir.
When John Salley was playing for the Detroit Pistons he said of the NBA's roughness that "the only way to learn how to fight is by getting beat up." And so the only way to learn about man's attraction and obsession with climbing into the ring - short of doing it yourself - is by reading "This ...
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On Boxing (P.S.) 15 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
A Boxing Book Unparalleled
+ Whatever Oates sets her mind to, shoe does well.
+ Touching insight into the world of boxing from a wonderful writer
+ For making me think about it in a different way
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Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier49 reviews
Mark Kram
Harper Paperbacks, 2002
one of the best books ever, regardless of genre
+ Ali and Frazier: a welcome revisionist view
+ Fascinating read
"Ghosts of Manila," is an absolute masterpiece. Not only does Kram deconstruct the Ali myth, he humanizes him. He also treats Joe Frazier in a way no one else has. Warts and all, Frazier emerges as a man of great dignity if not always dignified. This book has influenced my own writing. It is full ...
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Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship 12 reviews
Dave Kindred
Free Press, 2006
Cosell and Ali-Media darlings
+ Let's Get Ready to Rumble
+ They were both loud mouthed smartasses.
+ Two Lives Inextricably Entwined
+ The Odd Couple
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The Hardest Game : McIlvanney on Boxing3 reviews
Hugh McIlvanney
McGraw-Hill, 2001
McIllvaney is Incredible!
+ The Sweet Science According to Hugh
+ 33 Years of Boxing in a Nutshell
Probably the most eloquent sportswriter I've encountered, he combines his wonderful writing technique with a thorough knowledge of the sport gleaned from years spent ringside. Best of all are his comments on the sport of boxing in general, which succinctly describe the multitude of paradoxes that ...
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Serenity: A Boxing Memoir4 reviews
Ralph Wiley
University of Nebraska Press, 2000
The Pain Business
+ Ralph Wiley Is The Greatest Sportswriter Of All Time...
+ One of the Best Books on Boxing Ever
+ SERENITY A HARD HITTING NARRATIVE OF BOXING
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Cut Time: An Education at the Fights6 reviews
Carlo Rotella
University Of Chicago Press, 2005
hated the subject, loved the writing
+ Well written and enjoyable, a good series of psychological portraits
+ Nicely Written Collection of Essays on the Sweet Science
+ An Education at the Fights
+ Excellent Book
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The Professional5 reviews
W. C. Heinz
Da Capo Press, 2001
The book is worth reading for its writing alone.
+ My favorite novel
+ It's How You Play the Game
+ Boxing's SUN ALSO RISES
+ Doc Carroll - Unique Character
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The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing (Sweet Science: Boxing in Literature and History)4 reviews
Thomas Hauser
University of Arkansas Press, 2000
The greatest ... a must-read for boxing fans
+ Another Hauser Knock Out
+ Take a look at the real world of boxing
+ This Book is a Definite Contenda!
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Fat City (California Fiction)18 reviews
Leonard Gardner
University of California Press, 1996
A minor masterpiece
+ A Masterpiece of Modern American Literature
+ Gritty Fat City
+ Knockout-Must Read
+ An amazing literary work
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The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales from the Ring (Greatest)4 reviews
The Lyons Press, 2004
A knockout
+ pulling no punches
+ Awesome...
There is so much good writing on boxing that it's hard to know where to start picking the best, but Jeff Silverman did an amazing job of putting together a collection that honors the old warhorses and still comes up with new surprises. Some of the great writers of the 20th century are represented ...
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The Sweet Science8 reviews
A.J. Liebling
North Point Press, 2004
Boxing as culture
+ Sweet writing
+ Cut-rate Mencken but still entertaining...
+ Rest In Peace;Floyd....
+ Great Stuff!
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Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing (Mainstream Sport)5 reviews
Donald McRae
Mainstream Publishing, 2005
Give it a chance...................you'll thank me.
+ A journey through the boxing world of the 90s.
+ One of sports finest!!
+ Boxing - as it is
+ a book about boxing that becomes a great deal more
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The Hardest Game : McIlvanney on Boxing3 reviews
Hugh McIlvanney
McGraw-Hill, 2001
McIllvaney is Incredible!
+ The Sweet Science According to Hugh
+ 33 Years of Boxing in a Nutshell
Probably the most eloquent sportswriter I've encountered, he combines his wonderful writing technique with a thorough knowledge of the sport gleaned from years spent ringside. Best of all are his comments on the sport of boxing in general, which succinctly describe the multitude of paradoxes that ...
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This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing6 reviews
Jonathan Rendall
The Ecco Press, 1999
Boxing's good,bad and ugly - wrapped up like poetry.
+ Heart wrenching, exciting, incredibly readable
+ Not just a boxing memoir.
When John Salley was playing for the Detroit Pistons he said of the NBA's roughness that "the only way to learn how to fight is by getting beat up." And so the only way to learn about man's attraction and obsession with climbing into the ring - short of doing it yourself - is by reading "This ...
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Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing (Mainstream Sport)5 reviews
Donald McRae
Mainstream Publishing, 2005
Give it a chance...................you'll thank me.
+ A journey through the boxing world of the 90s.
+ One of sports finest!!
+ Boxing - as it is
+ a book about boxing that becomes a great deal more
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Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship12 reviews
Dave Kindred
Free Press, 2006
Cosell and Ali-Media darlings
+ Let's Get Ready to Rumble
+ They were both loud mouthed smartasses.
+ Two Lives Inextricably Entwined
+ The Odd Couple
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On Boxing (P.S.)15 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
A Boxing Book Unparalleled
+ Whatever Oates sets her mind to, shoe does well.
+ Touching insight into the world of boxing from a wonderful writer
+ For making me think about it in a different way
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Cut Time: An Education at the Fights6 reviews
Carlo Rotella
University Of Chicago Press, 2005
hated the subject, loved the writing
+ Well written and enjoyable, a good series of psychological portraits
+ Nicely Written Collection of Essays on the Sweet Science
+ An Education at the Fights
+ Excellent Book
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