Sporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing
by Carlos Acevedo
BOOK DETAILS: The essays that make up Sporting Blood include Acevedo’s moving meditation on Muhammad Ali; his penetrating look at Ali’s fearsome rival, the enigmatic Charles “Sonny” Liston; and his profile of Mike Tyson, which brilliantly conjures the Boy King’s late 1980s reign of terror. Acevedo offers many other unforgettable tales from boxing’s dark side, featuring Jack Johnson, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, Don Jordan, Aaron Pryor, Johnny Tapia, Eddie Machen, Jake LaMotta, and more. Forward by Pulitzer Prize nominee Thomas Hauser. “Carlos Acevedo is the most original, perceptive, and best new writer in boxing. Sporting Blood is a vivid and gripping collection.” Donald McRae, writer for The Guardian and author of Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Carlos Acevedo is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and was the founder of The Cruelest Sport. His work has appeared in Inside HBO Boxing, The Ring, Boxing News, Remezcla, Boxing Digest, Undisputed Champion Network, and Esquina Boxeo. His stories “A Darkness Made to Order” and “A Ghost Orbiting Forever” both won first place awards from the BWAA. He is currently editor of Hannibal Boxing. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Carlos Acevedo
Format: Hardcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 232
Bibliographic Info: Illustrated, general bibliography
Copyright Date: 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7161-1
Imprint: Hamilcar Publications
Price $27.95
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Sporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing
A signed copy is available in the United States for $36.00 (postage included). Contact the author: carlitoacevedo@gmail.com.