Writers on Boxing

Reading List

  • #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