Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers. Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than What Makes Sammy Run? "The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption."-USA Today "The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself."-Arthur Miller. "Brilliant, witty, and amusing-the best book on fighting that I have read."-Gene Tunney.

About the Author
Budd Schulberg is also the author of What Makes Sammy Run?, The Disenchanted, Sparring with Hemingway, On the Waterfront (play and screenplay), and Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince. He lives in Westhampton Beach, New York.

Reviews
Brilliant, witty, and amusing...the best book on fighting that I have read. -- Gene Tunney
The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself. -- Arthur Miller
The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption. * USA Today *



Book Information
ISBN 9781566631075
Author Budd Schulberg
Format Paperback
Page Count 357
Imprint Ivan R Dee, Inc
Publisher Ivan R Dee, Inc
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 207mm * 130mm * 22mm