And the New . . .: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing
Autor Thomas Hauseren Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2012
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781557289865
ISBN-10: 1557289867
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: University of Arkansas Press
Colecția University of Arkansas Press
ISBN-10: 1557289867
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: University of Arkansas Press
Colecția University of Arkansas Press
Recenzii
"If there's an award for boxing journalism Hauser hasn't won, it's probably not worth winning. Hauser has covered the sport for more than 30 years, and, of course, he reports on the fights themselves, but, like the late, great Jim Murray, he realizes the people are the story. So he'll provide the blow-by-blow, but never without context. For example, in this latest review of a year in boxing--drawn from blog posts and other online coverage--he reports on an October 2011 fight in which Sergio Martínez defended his middleweight title against Darren Baker. Martínez has been "Fighter of the Year," so, for Hauser, the real story was Martínez' inability to break into the big money of pay-per-view cable. Why? Connections, of course. Throughout his writings, Hauser champions the deserving fighters who get shut out because they lack support in the right places. In his annual reviews, he also always profiles a past great. This time it's Henry Armstrong, who fought in the late thirties and early forties and simultaneously held three titles. For years, Hauser has supplied the best of boxing journalism, and here he's done it again." -- Wes Lukowsky, Booklist (9-1-12)
"Virtually every piece is notable for its carefully drawn characters who will linger on the edges of readers' minds long after the book has been shelved. As always, Hauser is the best." --Booklist on Boxing Is . . ., 2010
Notă biografică
Thomas Hauser is the author of forty-three books. His first work, Missing, was made into an Academy Award–winning film. He later authored Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, the definitive biography of the most famous fighter ever. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism.