The decade of the 1950s has held a particular fascination for boxing historians. This was the decade in which the sport’s dominant player was the International...
When a man retires after a lengthy career in an interesting occupation, he feels a tug to write his memoir. If he happened to be a...
If you happen to follow boxing or tennis closely, you might know who reporter Mark “Scoop” Malinowski is. Author and editor of fourteen books, Malinowski made...
12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym by Todd D. Snyder (West Virginia University Press) is a memoir about Snyder, his father, Appalachia, and boxing in coal country....
A Review of When Pittsburgh Was a Fight Town (2019) Roy McHugh never met Harry Greb. He was eleven when the Pittsburgh Pandemonium passed away on...
One of the best boxing history books that I have ever read has been around since 2005 and I just stumbled on it. You wouldn’t guess...
John Jarrett has been writing about boxing since 1951 when his first article, a piece about Rocky Marciano, was published in Boxing News. Since then, he...
The Biblical battle of David vs. Goliath has endured for thousands of years as an inspiration for underdogs in one-on-one combat. But few people have written...
Modern boxing has existed for more or less 160 years after the Marquis of Queensbury rules were adopted. Since that time hundreds and perhaps tens of...
Ernest Hemingway referenced boxing from time to time in his writing. But one of his works was devoted entirely to the sweet science. Hemingway’s great novels...