Writers on Boxing

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  • #58: ‘The Harder They Fall’ by Budd Schulberg

    #58: ‘The Harder They Fall’ by Budd Schulberg

    ‘The Harder They Fall’ is Budd Schulberg’s novel about fictional boxer and man-mountain ‘El Toro’ Molina. The narrator of the book is boxing journalist Eddie Lewis, who, like a lot of writers I know, is procrastinating and putting off finishing the play he believes is his life’s work, while scratching a living filing copy for…

  • #37: ‘Ringside’ by Budd Schulberg

    #37: ‘Ringside’ by Budd Schulberg

    ‘Ringside – A Treasury of Boxing Reportage’ is a collection of boxing articles written by Budd Schulberg for a number of publications, including Esquire, Boxing Illustrated, Sunday Herald and Sports Illustrated. I really like BS’s writing, which is rooted in a lifetime of fight-watching and a remarkable knack for observing the characters within the professional…