{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-fights-thomas-hauser-9781557287335","title":"A Year at the Fights","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed boxing writer Thomas Hauser admires the sweet science, but he also recognizes and confronts its problems. His essays here portray the sport in all its glory and gore, its grace and disgrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHauser tracks the effects of big money on the sport, exposes corruption at the highest levels, and examines the emotional links between the September 11 attack on America and the way we experience the violence of boxing. He follows the biggest fighters and the most important fights through 2001 into the early months of 2002. He also depicts the broadcasters, government regulators, and others-the people behind the scenes who shape boxing without ever taking a punch. We meet fighters such as Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, and Bernard Hopkins, and non-combatants like ringside physician Margaret Goodman, trainer Eddie Futch, and the powers that be at HBO.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Thomas Hauser's writing about professional boxing: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e: Incomparable and indispensable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e: Brilliantly crafted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e: The best writing so far on the business of boxing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoxing Collectors' News\u003c\/i\u003e: A. J. Liebling's current-day successor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e: No one has ever done it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557287333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557287335\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 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.11w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 1135","brand":"Thomas Hauser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071642235135,"sku":"9781557287335","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e7ce6b5-5cb3-474f-813f-79e9701814d8.jpg?v=1685437308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-year-at-the-fights-thomas-hauser-9781557287335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}