Thomas Hauser on Boxing

About

Booklist called Straight Writes and Jabs, last year’s collection of boxing articles by Thomas Hauser, “wonderful writing from a world-class jour­nalist.” This year’s collection, Thomas Hauser on Boxing, is the latest in the popular annuals bringing together all Hauser’s writing from the previ­ous year.

Readers will enter the dressing room with elite champions in the moments before some of 2013’s biggest fights. Hauser’s award-winning investigative journalism is on display in his prize-winning exposé of the tragedy that befell heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov. There’s a look at the incomparable Don King in the twilight of his career, and much more.

Author

Thomas Hauser is the author of forty-five 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.

Praise

“This annual series detailing the year in boxing should be a highlight not only for fans of the sport but also for those who appreciate journalistic acumen and stylish prose.”
—Booklist

Contents

Fighters and Fights
Don King in the Twilight
Seanie Monaghan Loves to Fight
A Note on Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabriel Rosado
Donaire-Rigondeaux and What’s Expected of a Professional Fighter
Reflections on Tyson Fury vs. Steve Cunningham
Zab Judah Comes Up Short Again
Paulie Malignaggi: Three Days After
The Event: A Look Back at Mayweather-Alvarez
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Why Bradley-Marquez Matters
Tim Bradley: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Is GGG P4P?
Malignaggi-Judah and the Subway Ride Home
A Note on Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana

Non-Combatants
Michael Buffer: “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble”
Marc Payton: The Director

Curiosities
Frank Sinatra and His Music
The Sinatras and Boxing
Don Elbaum and the Great American Heavyweight Box-Off
David Diamante Makes Pizza
Fistic Nuggets

Issues and Answers
Muhammad Ali: A Classic Hero
Billy Smith and the Case against Boxing
Edwin Rodriguez, PEDs, and Al Haymon
Don’t Blame the Heavyweight Mess on the Klitschkos
Mayweather and Pacquiao against the Greats
Common Sense and Scoring a Fight
Fistic Notes
Riddick Bowe’s Plight
PEDs: When the Lawsuits Come
Leon and Michael Spinks: Boxing’s Improbable Heavyweight Champions
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Hate and Sochi
In Memoriam
Magomed Abdusalamov and the Dark Side of Boxing