The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View
By (Author) A. J. Liebling
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
29th March 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Boxing
796.83
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm
193g
Description
The classic evocation of the lost world of American boxing's heyday Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis's devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere, the artistry of the great boxers and the blows and parries of the classic fights are all vividly evoked in a volume described by Sports Illustrated as 'the best American sports book of all time'.
Reviews
The best American sports book of all time * Sports Illustrated *
Nobody wrote about boxing with more grace and enthusiasm than Joe Liebling * The New York Times *
Author Bio
A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.
