This collection of A. J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday, including Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, and 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.
Audiobook details
GenreOther, Literary Classics
Length8 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byGrover Gardner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 1, 2006
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
11Chapter 11
2Chapter 2
12Chapter 12
3Chapter 3
13Chapter 13
4Chapter 4
14Chapter 14
5Chapter 5
15Chapter 15
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6Chapter 6
16Chapter 16
7Chapter 7
17Chapter 17
8Chapter 8
18Chapter 18
9Chapter 9
19Chapter 19
10Chapter 10
20Chapter 20
About the author
A. J. Liebling
A. J. Liebling (1904–1963), a graduate of the School of Journalism at Columbia University, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935. He served as a war correspondent during World War II, writing and filming stories from France, England and the African continent. Liebling is one of the few foreign nationals to have been awarded the Cross of the Légion d'honneur by the French government.View all by A. J. Liebling
