{"product_id":"a-hard-world-thomas-hauser-9781682260135","title":"A Hard World: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e observed, \"the arrival of Hauser's annual boxing review is akin to Christmas morning for fight fans. Nobody knows a sport any better than Hauser knows boxing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year, readers, writers, and critics alike look forward to Thomas Hauser's annual collection of articles about the contemporary boxing scene. He's one of the last real champions of boxing and one of the very best who has ever written about the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hard World\u003c\/i\u003e continues this tradition of excellence with dressing-room reports from big fights like Canelo Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto, a behind-the-scenes look at Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, and a foray into the world of mixed martial arts for a compelling portrait of Ronda Rousey. Most importantly, this new collection contains Hauser's groundbreaking two-part investigative report on the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and boxing, a report that shook the industry and raised fundamental questions regarding the integrity of USADA's drug-testing procedures as applied to boxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682260135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682260135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Thomas Hauser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449964441855,"sku":"9781682260135","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f3c5914-0181-4be3-b83a-45487f831046.jpg?v=1777265667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hard-world-thomas-hauser-9781682260135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}