A Neutral Corner - Boxing Essays

A Neutral Corner collects fifteen previously unpublished boxing pieces written by legendary sportswriter A.J. Liebling between 1952 and 1963.

Demonstrating A.J. Liebling's abiding passion for the "sweet science" of boxing, A Neutral Corner brings together previously unpublished material. Antic, clear-eyed, and wildly entertaining, these essays showcase a The New Yorker journalist at the top of his form. Here one relives the high drama of the classic Patterson-Johansson championship bout of 1959, and Liebling's early prescient portrayal of Cassius Clay's style as a boxer and a poet is not to be missed.

Liebling always finds the human story that makes these essays appealing to aficionados of boxing and prose alike. Alive with a true fan's reverence for the sport, yet balanced by a true skeptic's disdain for sentiment, A Neutral Corner is an American treasure.

About the author

A.J. Liebling Edited by Fred Warner and James Barbour

Product details

• Authors: A. J. Liebling
• Assisted by: James Barbour (Editor), Fred Warner (Editor)
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3PL
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780865474956
• ISBN: 978-0-86547-495-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies