The Sweet Science

A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring--a combination that prompted Sports Illustrated to name The Sweet Science the best American sports book of all time.

• The Fight
• On Boxing
• Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
• The Gods of War
• Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris
• The Professional
• The Cus D'Amato Mind: Learn The Simple Secrets That Took Boxers Like Mike Tyson To Greatness
• Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales From The Ring, First Edition: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales From The Ring
• Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing
• Fat City (New York Review Books Classics)