At The Fights: American Writers on Boxing
American writers have been fascinated by the ring, both the primal contest inside the ropes and the crazy carnival planet exterior them. From neighborhood gyms and smoke-filled arenas to star-studded casinos and unique locales, they have chronicled unforgettable tales about willpower and dissipation, about wonderful champions and punch-drunk has-beens, about colorful entourages and outrageous promoters, and, inevitably along the way, about race, class, and violence in America. Like baseball, box
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Indispensable,
Regardless of whether you are a fan of boxing or not, this book contains some of the finest writings I’ve come across. Not just in sports.Inside are 50 articles, some brief, others rather lengthy, all have been handpicked for their excellency, all are gems. There are many historic authors works throughout the book, Red Smith, Jack London, James Baldwin, W.C. Heinz, Damon Runyon, James Baldwin, Jimmy Cannon, and A.J. Liebling just to name a few. The articles are chronologically ordered in such a way that you can almost observe the transformation of the sport and times in America. Each author enshrines their own unique style within the pages amounting to a history of literature that deserves to be celebrated.
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|Class book,
Classic look at boxing revealed by the classic and classy individuals who honored it with their presence and their words.
A wonderful reminder that the world was different and better mannered.
Writings of numerous, well respected writers and plenty of precious photographs
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