Books

'Damage' Review: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing

On Saturday, September 11, Evander Holyfield, who turned 59 in October, was knocked out in the first round by the 44-year old former UFC...

‘Bundini’ WSJ Review: The Trickster in His Corner

One of the most popular figures in modern history, Muhammad Ali not only reshaped the self-image of athletes; he helped reshape the...

“If this isn’t nice, what is?” Fragments of Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy of life

It is hard to imagine what his level of consternation would be at Facebook friends and virtual communities.

‘No Way but to Fight’ Review: Ready to Rumble and Reinvent

It was a half-century ago, but the names still resonate: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were the heavyweight-boxing kings...

‘Why We Fight’ Review: Punch-Drunk Love

Writers have long been stepping into the ring to wrestle a book out of themselves. This one is more than a literary reality show.

LARB: The Existentialist’s Survival Guide

"Hardly Navel-Gazing"

‘The Existentialist’s Survival Guide’ Review: Choose Your Own Adventure

From the WSJ: When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive, so to speak, by passing on what is...

'Undisputed Truth' by Mike Tyson, WSJ Review

Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Mike Tyson must agree: Over the past few years, the former heavyweight champ...

‘At the Fights’ NYT Review: Of Writers and Boxers

Today, championship boxing is lucky to win half a column in the sports pages. There was a time, though, when things were otherwise. In...

'Tales From the 5th St. Gym' by Fredie Pacheco NYT Review: View From the Corner

Over the years, various gyms have emerged as the Sorbonne of the sweet science. In the 1930s and ’40s, there were Stillman’s and...

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