Writers on Boxing

Reading List

  • #3: ‘Four Kings’ by George Kimball

    #3: ‘Four Kings’ by George Kimball

    ‘Four Kings’ is a fascinating look at the overlapping careers of boxing legends Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran. After an introduction covering the upbringings and amateur careers of the quartet, each chapter of the book covers each time the four boxers fought one another. The book spans an amazing period for Read more

  • #2: ‘The Sweet Science’ by A.J. Liebling

    #2: ‘The Sweet Science’ by A.J. Liebling

    ‘The Sweet Science’ by A. J. Liebling is probably the single most famous book about boxing, possibly due to the way that the internet regurgitates ‘best of’ lists with this title pretty much always present. That being said, it is clearly an important book on the subject. It’s probably worth saying here that I have Read more

  • #1: ‘McIlvanney on Boxing’ by Hugh McIlvanney

    #1: ‘McIlvanney on Boxing’ by Hugh McIlvanney

    First post!! Woop! (Let’s hope I stick with this and don’t just jack it in) I first got into reading about boxing through the reporting of British newspapers and the writing of the likes of Colin Hart and Steve Bunce – I won’t go into it now but I’m sure my attraction to boxing writing Read more