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Boxing is--- : reflections on the sweet science /
Thomas Hauser's annual record of the contemporary boxing scene has become boxing's most eagerly anticipated written work. Here are some thoughts from readers regarding the articles collected in Boxing Is ...
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| 505 | 0 | |a ROUND 1: Fights and Fighters. Sugar Ray Robinson revisited -- February 21, 2009: top rank goes it alone -- Will Rosinsky: a fighter with options -- Danny Jacobs: "The Golden Child" -- Manny Pacquiao: a fighter for the ages -- A note on Klitschko-Chagaev -- The lesson of Ortiz-Maidana -- Juanma's deperate hour -- Yuri Foreman: a spiritual journey -- Rediscovering Joe Frazier through Dave WOlf's eyes -- Boxing gives thanks for Manny Pacquiao -- ROUND 2: Curiosities. A first fan's first fight -- Great moments in sports -- Fistic nuggets -- Jessica goes to the fights -- Tina meets Manny -- ROUND 3: Issues and Answers. Memorandum for Ross Greenburg: HBO 2009 -- The truth about John Duddy -- Fistic notes -- Texas is shameless -- Notes from the literary front -- Fighter of the decade -- The New York Times and boxing -- HBO and boxing: at a crossroads -- ROUND 4: Non-combatants. A Diamante in the rough -- Seth Abraham: then and now -- Ricardo Jimenez -- Arthur Curry: his life and legacy. | |
| 520 | |a Thomas Hauser's annual record of the contemporary boxing scene has become boxing's most eagerly anticipated written work. Here are some thoughts from readers regarding the articles collected in Boxing Is ... | ||
| 520 | |a "A legendary writer writing about legendary fighters. It doesn't get any better than Thomas Hauser." | ||
| 520 | |a "Thomas Hauser is relentless in pursuit of the truth. As a boxing fan, I'm grateful for his work." | ||
| 520 | |a "Hauser gives us facts and truth without bias. And he always gives us the inside story." | ||
| 520 | |a "Boxing writing as a literary art is alive and well in Thomas Hauser's hands. He is the A.J. Liebling of our time." | ||
| 520 | |a "Reading Hauser's re-creation of fights is like watching a feature film. We're fortunate that a man with his skill is recording the drama." | ||
| 520 | |a "Brilliant as always. This is more than reporting. It's inspirational writing." | ||
| 520 | |a "Pound-for-pound, Thomas Hauser is the best writer in boxing. Let's give him a standing ovation." | ||
| 520 | |a "Thomas Hauser is the best boxing writer ever." | ||
| 520 | |a Boxing reviewer Bart Barry wrote that Thomas Hauser's annual collections "form an essential part of boxing's official record and are the chronicles of this era most likely to endure." Boxing Is ... continues that tradition, bringing readers into Manny Pacquiao's dressing room in the moments before last year's biggest fight, exposing the inner workings of HBO Sports, looking back at the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson, and much more. --Book Jacket. | ||
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