| And the New...: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing Contributor(s): Hauser, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557289867 ISBN-13: 9781557289865 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boxing |
| Dewey: 796.83 |
| LCCN: 2012014026 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Hauser's recording of the contemporary boxing scene has become the sport's most eagerly anticipated written work. Here's what readers are saying about And the New . . . Masterful, as always . . . Awesome writing. On a scale of one to ten, Hauser rates one hundred. The most accurate, honest, and insightful writing about boxing that I've ever read. Thomas Hauser is in a league of his own. It doesn't get any better than this. Another five-star article from Hauser. Brilliant, enlightening, and wonderful. This is what boxing writing should be. Another great article from a truly great writer. Booklist says that Thomas Hauser is the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever. Robert Lipsyte calls him the best boxing writer of our time. And the New . . . is the latest compilation of Hauser's classic writing. It brings readers into the dressing room with fighters like Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez in the moments before the year's biggest fights. Hauser's award-winning investigative journalism exposes the inner workings of HBO Sports and the economic realities that drive boxing today. There's a look back in time at the incomparable Henry Armstrong, and much more. |