The Greatest Sport of All

Thomas Hauser is one of the most respected boxing writers in America and the definitive chronicler of the contemporary boxing scene. For The Greatest Sport of All, Hauser has collected articles he wrote in 2006 to offer up a captivating look back at a remarkable year in boxing. fighters, great fights, and the powers outside the ring. Here are revealing portraits of Oscar De La Hoya, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Don King, Lennox Lewis, and a host of others, as well as a look back at giants like Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali. Other pieces examine safety issues and fighters, pay-per-view piracy and the internet, and Boxing After Dark on HBO.