The Sweet Science

Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View

A. J. Liebling

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Penguin Classics
29 March 2018

Sports & outdoor recreation; Boxing

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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'.

By: A. J. Liebling
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 191g
ISBN: 9780241343203
ISBN 10: 0241343208
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View

Nobody wrote about boxing with more grace and enthusiasm than Joe Liebling * The New York Times * The best American sports book of all time * Sports Illustrated *