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Also
by Thomas Hauser:
The
Black Lights
A
Beautiful Sickness
Finding The Princess
A Year at the Fights
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The Greatest Sport of All
An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing
Thomas Hauser
Captures a remarkable year in boxing–2006
Some thoughts from world champions about Thomas
Hauser:
“Thomas Hauser respects boxing and boxers. He gives
readers insight into what happens in and out of the ring.
Everything he writes is fair-minded and reality-based with
a human touch.”
—Lennox Lewis
“Tom Hauser is one of the best writers in boxing. It’s
a joy to read his articles.”
—Jermain Taylor
“If it comes from Tom Hauser, it’s the truth.”
—Roy Jones
Over the years, Thomas Hauser has earned recognition as one
of the most respected boxing writers in America and the definitive
chronicler of the contemporary boxing scene. The Greatest
Sport of All is Hauser’s portrait of 2006, another
remarkable year in boxing. The book includes an inside look
at great fighters, great fights, and the powers behind the
throne. There are revealing portraits of Oscar De La Hoya,
Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, and Don King; a look back
at giants like Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali; and more.
Thomas Hauser is the author of thirty-five
books. His first book, Missing, was nominated for
the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the National Book
Award and served as the basis for the AcademyAward–winning
film starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. Muhammad Ali:
His Life And Times, Hauser’s most celebrated work
to date, is widely regarded as the definitive biography of
the most famous man on earth. In 1998, Hauser and Ali were
named as corecipients of the Haviva Reik Award for their efforts
to combat bigotry and prejudice. In 2004, Hauser was honored
by the Boxing Writers Association of America, which bestowed
upon him the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in
Boxing Journalism.
November
6 x 9, 300 pages
$22.50 (s) paper
ISBN 978-1-55728-859-2 | 1-55728-859-3
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