books Archives - The Fight City

At first glance, Reading the Fights is a compendium of insightful essays which alternate between examining the responses boxing evokes

The Sweet Science

One of the obvious realizations upon re-reading A.J. Liebling’s The Sweet Science is that while much has changed in the

I turned forty-years-old in 1998 and had not boxed competitively for over fifteen years. I still worked out regularly, though

Having already written a book about maniacal South American fighter Edwin Valero, Don Stradley doubtless experienced déjà vu when poring

The Montreal Olympics in 1976 was a galvanizing moment for boxing in America, an event that saw the sport gain

Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown

No one knowledgeable about the long history of prizefighting doubts the standing of Charley Burley. The man was so good

The rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the