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PublisherMcbooks Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101590132386
ISBN-139781590132388
eBay Product ID (ePID)72552507
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Book TitleFour Kings : Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing
Number of Pages364 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBoxing, General
Publication Year2009
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGeorge Kimball
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"George Kimball is one of America's best-loved sportswriters and Four Kings shows why. With skill, grace and humor, he brings to life a remarkable era and four uniquely gifted athletes." —Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author, Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock , Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, "A a terrific book. Kimball was there and never missed a moment of it. His account of the fighters, the fights and the colorful supporting players is rich with insights and details." -Vincent Patrick, author,The Pope of Greenwich VillageandFamily Business, "A a terrific book. Kimball was there and never missed a moment of it. His account of the fighters, the fights and the colorful supporting players is rich with insights and details." —Vincent Patrick, author, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, "Kimball's accounts of the fights are riveting blow-by-blows, the 'big event' context is palpably rendered, and each of the fighters reemerges from the mists of memory as colorful and compelling as ever. Boxing fans . . . will savor Kimball's work." -Booklist, "Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves. Kimball's breezy, detail-packed book . . . provides vivid, knowledgeable accounts of the action. He also draws clear colorful portraits of [the] four fighters." -Sports Illustrated, "Kimball writes with insight and humor. The bigger the fight, the better he tells it." -Thomas Hauser, author,Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, "Kimball writes with insight and humor. The bigger the fight, the better he tells it." —Thomas Hauser, author, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, "George Kimball is one of America's best-loved sportswriters andFour Kingsshows why. With skill, grace, and humor, he brings to life a remarkable era and four uniquely gifted athletes." -Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author,Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, " Four Kings is a thriller and George Kimball a prince among sportswriters . . . an epic poem of a book, a book that lifts the heart." —Frank McCourt, author, Angela's Ashes ,' Tis , and Teacher Man, "Very accurate and well-researched . . . a phenomenon . . . well-written. I couldn't put it down. I loaned it to a friend and he won't give it back" —Emanuel Steward, World Champion Boxing trainer, "Four Kingsis a thriller and George Kimball a prince among sportswriters . . . an epic poem of a book, a book that lifts the heart." -Frank McCourt, author,Angela's Ashes, 'Tis,andTeacher Man, "Very accurate and well-researched . . . a phenomenon . . . well-written. I couldn't put it down. I loaned it to a friend and he won't give it back." -Emanuel Steward, World Champion Boxing trainer, "Kimball's accounts of the fights are riveting blow-by-blows, the "big event" context is palpably rendered, and each of the fighters re-emerges from the mists of memory as colorful and compelling as ever. Boxing fans . . . will savor Kimball's work." —Booklist, "Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves. Kimball's breezy, detail-packed book . . . provides vivid, knowledgeable accounts of the action. He also draws clear colorful portraits of [the] four fighters." —Sports Illustrated
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.83092273
SynopsisRoberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns all formed the pantheon of boxing greats during the late 1970s and early 1980s--before the pay-per-view model, when prize fights were telecast on network television and still captured the nation's attention. Championship bouts during this era were replete with revenge and fury, often pitting one of these storied fighters against another. From training camps to locker rooms, author George Kimball was there to cover every body shot, uppercut, and TKO. Inside stories full of drama, sacrifice, fear, and pain make up this treasury of boxing tales brought to life by one of the sport's greatest writers.
