{"product_id":"a-neutral-corner-boxing-essays-9780865474956","title":"A Neutral Corner: Boxing Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): A. J. Liebling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Boxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Neutral Corner\u003c\/i\u003e collects fifteen previously unpublished boxing pieces written by legendary sportswriter A.J. Liebling between 1952 and 1963.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrating A.J. Liebling's abiding passion for the \"sweet science\" of boxing, \u003ci\u003eA Neutral Corner\u003c\/i\u003e brings together previously unpublished material. Antic, clear-eyed, and wildly entertaining, these essays showcase a\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiebling 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, \u003ci\u003eA Neutral Corner \u003c\/i\u003eis an American treasure.","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45112856641687,"sku":"9780865474956","price":1516.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780865474956.webp?v=1767267760","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-neutral-corner-boxing-essays-9780865474956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}