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"Every once in a while, a book publisher comes up with a great concept for a series of books that deserve more than superficial recognition. Such a series is The Greatest (fill in the blank) Stories Ever Told, anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading." -The Lexington County Chronicle "THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD assembles some of the best writing available on the sweet science and illuminates boxing in all its literal and symbolic glory. Each piece in this varied collection connects with the sort of powerful punch one can only expect from the world's greatest writers." -Boxing Digest In THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD, editor Jeff Silverman delivers a knockout collection of not only the best writing ever penned on the subject of "the sweet science," but also stories that relate to the larger human issues the brutal sport has come to embody. Whether the story be about the triumph of a heroic champion, a tragic death in the ring, the shady tactics of fight promoters, or victories against seemingly impossible odds, each story in this varied collection connects powerfully with the reader. THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD is the perfect gift for fight fans and non-fight fans alike, and with its allstar lineup of "contenders" throwing "haymakers" and "uppercuts" in every round, it stands as the definitive volume of short stories on this enduring pugilistic pastime.

ISBN-13: 9781493065462

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Publication Date: 07-15-2022

Pages: 366

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

Series: Greatest

Jeff Silverman, a former columnist for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and several national magazines. He is also editor of The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, Lardner on Baseball, The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told, Classic Golf Stories, and Bernard Darwin on Golf. He lives in West Chester, PA.

Table of Contents

Introduction Jeff Silverman ix

In The Face Richard Ford 3

From On Boxing Joyce Carol Oates 7

Ring Around the Writers George Plimpton 13

From the Iliad Homer 19

The Fight William Hazlitt 23

"I Decide to Give Up Fighting" Daniel Mendoza 29

The Higher Pragmatism O. Henry 33

Like Father Like Son Clarence Riordan 37

Cribb Repulses Molineaux's Challenge Pierce Egan 43

Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries Jack London 53

The Battle Royal Ralph Ellison 63

A Visit with John L. Sullivan Nellie Ely 73

Sport for Art's Sake Heywood Broun 81

Ringside (Formal) Robert Benchley 85

The Sack of Shelby John Lardner 89

The Long Count Gene Tunney 107

Champion Ring Lardner 113

The Croxley Master Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 133

From Requiem for a Heavyweight Rod Serling 169

Bred for Battle Damon Runyon 183

You're Joe Louis Jimmy Cannon 193

The Boxer and the Blonde Frank Deford 197

The Fight: Patterson vs. Liston James Baldwin 223

The Death Of Paret Norman Mailer 235

Return to Kansas City Irwin Shaw 241

His Brother's Keeper Dashiell Hammett 249

"I Could've Been a Contender …" Budd Schulberg 263

The Greatest, Pound for Pound W.C. Heinz 271

Pride of the Tiger Robert M. Lipsyte 291

Lawdy, Lawdy, He's Great Mark Kram 301

Donnybrook Farr A.J. Liebling 307

Onward Virgin Soldier: Johnny Hugh McIlvanney 318

Owen's Last Fight Duran No Quitter Red Smith 329

Biting Commentary Jim Murray 333

He Swung and He Missed Nelson Algren 339

Thicker Than Water Paul Gallico 347