Synopsis
Articles from the fifties recreate the atmosphere of past fights and trace the rise of great fighters like Rocky Marciano
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Review
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)
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'He climbed the steps to the ring with the cumbrous agility of a medieval executioner ascending the scaffold'
Taking us into the raucous stands, the smoky saloons and the ring itself, this is A. J. Liebling's peerless portrayal of America's golden age of boxing. Here he brings to life the blows and parries of some of the greatest fighting moments in history: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; the once great Joe Louis' devastating final match; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. Combining a sharp wit and meticulous craftsmanship, The Sweet Science is a tour de force of sports journalism.
'A rollicking god among boxing writers ... before Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson were out of diapers, Liebling was taking his readers on excursions through the hidden and often hilarious levels of this bruised subculture ... the Master' Los Angeles Times
'The best American sports book of all time' Sports Illustrated
'Nobody wrote about boxing with more grace and enthusiasm' The New York Times
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