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The Greatest Sport of All: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing

The Greatest Sport of All: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing Paperback - 2007

by Hauser, Thomas

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  • Title The Greatest Sport of All: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing
  • Author Hauser, Thomas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 300
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
  • Date September 1, 2007
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR013252187
  • ISBN 9781557288592 / 1557288593
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.32 x 0.84 in (22.86 x 16.05 x 2.13 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Boxing
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007016297
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.83

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From the jacket flap

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."

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  • Booklist, 09/01/2007, Page 45

About the author

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.