Book review: Ringside

• Budd Schulberg, Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage(Chicago, 2006)

If, like me, you are a big fan of Schulberg’s writing, then this is a collection of his work that you simply cannot miss.

From an epic bare-knuckle brawl in England over 200 years ago, through boxing’s golden era and into the 21st century, the consistent quality of the prose adds a new dimension to the noble sport.