McIlvanney On Boxing

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Hugh McIlvanney is a sports journalist, and a regular winner of the fiercely contested UK Sports Writer of the Year award, he also has the distinction of being the only sports writer to have been voted Journalist of the Year. This collection contains the best of his writing on his first great passion, boxing. The book features in-depth analysis of the build-up, climax and aftermath of over 25 showdowns including: Muhammad Ali versus Henry Cooper (1966); Joe Frazier versus Muhammad Ali (1971); George Foreman versus Ken Norton (1974); Eusebio Pedvora versus Barry McGuigan (1985); Lloyd Honeyghan versus Marlon Starling (1989); and Mike Tyson versus Frank Bruno (1989).

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'McIlvanney on Boxing shows just how enduring good sports journalism can be.'Independent. 'Essential reading.'Sunday Times 'Anyone who admires writing as muscular as it is graceful should buy this book.'Daily Telegraph 'Gritty, passionate prose.' The Observer.

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Hugh McIlvanney is the chief sports writer for the Sunday Times, having previously been associated with the Observer for 30 years. He is widely regarded as the outstanding sports writer of his generation. A regular winner of the UK Sports Writer of the year award, he is the only sports writer to have also won the Journalist of the Year honour.