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In liebling s time, boxing was more than the niche spectacle it is today. The sweet science abbott joseph liebling, robert anasi. Liebling believes that governor earl long, brother of the flamboyant huey, ranks as one of the last backwoods realists in american provincial politics and that he deserves more credit than blame. His father was a jewish immigrant from austria and his mother, anna adelson slone, came from a jewish family in san francisco. Sugar ray robinsons dramatic comeback, rocky marcianos rise to prominence, joe louiss unfortunate decline, brought so vividly to life that sports illustrated named the sweet science the best american sports book of. Liebling s classic new yorker pieces on the sweet science of bruising brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was.
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J liebling s boxing essays from the new yorker liebling writes in a dry and sarcastic style, and even without knowing or caring much about boxing in the pre cassius clay era of the 20th century i could still find the book enjoyable it s kind of like david foster wallace s tennis. It depicts the great events of boxings american heyday, including sugar ray robinsons dramatic comeback, rocky marcianos rise to prominence, and. Worldwarii writings, edited by pete hamill, rich kelley conducted this exclusive inter view for the library of america enewsletter. A collection of classic essays on boxing, sports illustrated named liebling s the sweet science the number one sports book of all time in 2002. Liebling s the sweet science is that while much has changed in the sport over the last sixty years, some things havent at all. The sweet science ranks number one on the sports illustrated best books of all time list. 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 goingson in the ringa combination that prompted sports illustrated to name the sweet science the best american sports book of all pdf time. Quiteafewjournalistsbecamewell knownfortheircoverageofworld. Sugar ray robinsons dramatic comeback, rocky marcianos rise to prominence, joe louiss unfortunate decline. In 2002, sports illustrated named the sweet science, a collection of lieblings essays on boxing, the. The sweet science of bruising home the art of manliness.
Counted amongst the most creative journalists of his age, he is remembered for his many quotes and aphorisms, such as freedom of the press is. He would have been bernard hopkins or archie moore. This volume collects five books that demonstrate his extraordinary vitality and versatility as a writer. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The sweet science is written in the prose of a skilled writer and the content is that of someone with very keen insight on the intricacies of the noble art. Liebling october 18, 1904 december 28, 1963 was an american. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. Its a breezy portrait of the last 15 months of earl longs lusty career. Liebling s classic new yorker pieces on the sweet science of bruising bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. Named the best sports book of all time by sports illustrated in 2002, the sweet science 1956. The boston globe prose as crisp as a sugar ray robinson jab. The sweet science by a j liebling, signed abebooks.
Joe liebling was a fat little guy who loved boxing. Liebling, who was born 100 years ago on october 18, had been a fighter, he would have been a skilled craftsman, renowned for his improvising intelligence. After early schooling in new york, liebling was admitted to dartmouth college in the fall of 1920. One of the most gifted american journalists of the twentieth century, a. Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one. Liebling learned his craft as a newspaper reporter before joining the new yorker in 1935. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the sweet science.
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