Bouts of Mania by Richard Hoffer
This is a book that goes beyond boxing and will appeal to any sports fan or reader who may have heard something about these legendary fights and wants to learn more.'A fine study of context and character'
‘Rich and loquacious account.’
‘Acclaimed boxing writer Richard Hoffer turns his attentions to the fights between Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman.’
'The strengths of Hoffer's writing is that the fight action is told with action and drama.'
‘ Richard Hoffer’ s book is a tale of three men and three fights, each so momentous that there is little risk of tedium in the retelling and no need for new angles. It is revealing detail, fine writing and insight into character that is required, and the author, a writer for Sports Illustrated, delivers on every count.’
‘ In Bouts of Mania and its three heroes, Hoffer vividly evokes an era in which the spirit of boxing, seen against the febrile backdrop of America’ s psychological crisis over the Vietnam war, achieved a pitch of intensity that it has never attained since.’
‘ Acclaimed boxing writer Richard Hoffer turns his attentions to the fights between Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman.’
‘ Rich and loquacious account.’
'A fine study of context and character.'
Richard Hoffer is an award-winning senior writer for Sports Illustrated and the author of A Savage Business: The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781313367 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781313369 |
| Title | Bouts of Mania |
| Author | Richard Hoffer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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