The Knockout by Andy Clarke (published by Aurum) is a thoughtful book that encourages readers to think more deeply about boxing’s most violent spectacle, described by...
Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser Bernard Fernandez has written thousands of articles during his 55-year career as a sports journalist. Championship Rounds: Round 5 is the...
Midway through reading Dave Kindred’s most recent book – My Home Team (published by Public Affairs) – I said to myself, “Kindred is such a good...
Holiday Reading 2023: Best Books About Boxing By Thomas Hauser Each year during the holiday season, I publish a list of what I consider to be...
Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser (Book Reviews) Tyrone Everett was a stylish southpaw who preferred boxing to slugging which made him the antithesis of the typical...
Reviews of Two Atypical Boxing Books: A ‘Thumbs Up’ and a ‘Thumbs Down’ Jack Johnson sheared the world heavyweight title from Tommy Burns in 1908 and...
More than any other fighter, Christy Martin was responsible for legitimizing women’s boxing in the public eye. She was also a closeted gay woman married to...
Summertime is reading season. In olden days when the leading Sunday papers had a separate book review section and vacationers carried books in their carry-ons, the...
Tommy Morrison was born in Gravette, Arkansas, on January 2, 1969, and lived in Oklahoma for most of his life. He fought in countless toughman contests,...
There is a nationwide shortage of high school sports officials. It’s a problem that was brewing before the pandemic drove many longtime officials to leave the...