{"product_id":"the-universal-sport-two-years-inside-boxing-paperback","title":"The Universal Sport: Two Years inside Boxing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hauser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders, writers, and critics alike look forward to each new collection of Thomas Hauser's articles about today's boxing scene. Reviewing these books, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e has proclaimed, \"Many journalists have written fine boxing pieces, but none has written as extensively or as memorably as Thomas Hauser. . . . Hauser remains the current champion of boxing. . . . He is a treasure.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hauser's newest collection meets this high standard. \u003ci\u003eThe Universal Sport\u003c\/i\u003e features Hauser's coverage of 2021 and 2022 in boxing. As always, Hauser chronicles the big fights and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at boxing's biggest stars. He offers a cogent look the rise of women's boxing and shines a penetrating light on the murky world of illegal performance enhancing drugs and financial corruption at the sport's highest levels. He explores how boxing has become a tool in the high-stakes world of \"sportswashing\" by Saudi Arabia and a flash point for discussions about Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. The book culminates in a memorable four-part essay on the craft of writing coupled with reflections on Hauser's own induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hauser is the author of fifty-six books, including \u003ci\u003eMissing\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film, and \u003ci\u003eMuhammad Ali: His Life and Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive biography of the most famous fighter ever. The Boxing Writers Association of America has honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 550\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776812548384,"sku":"9781682262399","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/764adc8eb8dc54d3634fc3b84d4c4dff.webp?v=1780486606","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-universal-sport-two-years-inside-boxing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}