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PublisherMcbooks Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101590131622

ISBN-139781590131626

eBay Product ID (ePID)65905321

Product Key Features

Book TitleFour Kings : Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing

Number of Pages340 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBoxing, General, Sports

Publication Year2008

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGeorge Kimball

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight25.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-013825

Reviews"Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves. Kimball's breezy, detail-packed book . . . provides vivid, knowledgeable accounts of the action. He also draws clear colorful portraits of [the] four fighters." --Sports Illustrated, "Kimball's accounts of the fights are riveting blow-by-blows, the 'big event' context is palpably rendered, and each of the fighters reemerges from the mists of memory as colorful and compelling as ever. Boxing fans . . . will savor Kimball's work." — Booklist, "A a terrific book. Kimball was there and never missed a moment of it. His account of the fighters, the fights and the colorful supporting players is rich with insights and details." -Vincent Patrick, author,The Pope of Greenwich VillageandFamily Business, "A a terrific book. Kimball was there and never missed a moment of it. His account of the fighters, the fights and the colorful supporting players is rich with insights and details." —Vincent Patrick, author, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, "Kimball's accounts of the fights are riveting blow-by-blows, the 'big event' context is palpably rendered, and each of the fighters reemerges from the mists of memory as colorful and compelling as ever. Boxing fans . . . will savor Kimball's work." -Booklist, "Kimball writes with insight and humor. The bigger the fight, the better he tells it." -Thomas Hauser, author,Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, "Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves. Kimball's breezy, detail-packed book . . . provides vivid, knowledgeable accounts of the action. He also draws clear colorful portraits of [the] four fighters." -Sports Illustrated, "George Kimball is one of America's best-loved sportswriters andFour Kingsshows why. With skill, grace, and humor, he brings to life a remarkable era and four uniquely gifted athletes." -Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author,Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, "George Kimball's excellent and accurate account of the grandeur-indeed the majesty-of the confrontations among Hagler, Hearns, Leonard , and Duran is an exciting read. I highly recommend it." - Bob Arum, CEO, Top Rank, Inc., "George Kimball is one of America's best-loved sportswriters and Four Kings shows why. With skill, grace, and humor, he brings to life a remarkable era and four uniquely gifted athletes." —Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author, Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, "Very accurate and well-researched . . . a phenomenon . . . well-written. I couldn't put it down. I loaned it to a friend and he won't give it back" —Emanuel Steward, World Champion Boxing trainer, "Kimball's accounts of the fights are riveting blow-by-blows, the 'big event' context is palpably rendered, and each of the fighters reemerges from the mists of memory as colorful and compelling as ever. Boxing fans . . . will savor Kimball's work." -- Booklist, " Four Kings is a thriller and George Kimball a prince among sportswriters . . . an epic poem of a book, a book that lifts the heart." --Frank McCourt, author, Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, and Teacher Man, "Four Kingsis a thriller and George Kimball a prince among sportswriters . . . an epic poem of a book, a book that lifts the heart." -Frank McCourt, author,Angela's Ashes, 'Tis,andTeacher Man, "George Kimball is one of America's best-loved sportswriters and Four Kings shows why. With skill, grace, and humor, he brings to life a remarkable era and four uniquely gifted athletes." --Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author, Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, "Very accurate and well-researched . . . a phenomenon . . . well-written. I couldn't put it down. I loaned it to a friend and he won't give it back" --Emanuel Steward, World Champion Boxing trainer, "A a terrific book. Kimball was there and never missed a moment of it. His account of the fighters, the fights and the colorful supporting players is rich with insights and details." --Vincent Patrick, author, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, "Very accurate and well-researched . . . a phenomenon . . . well-written. I couldn't put it down. I loaned it to a friend and he won't give it back." -Emanuel Steward, World Champion Boxing trainer, " Four Kings is a thriller and George Kimball a prince among sportswriters . . . an epic poem of a book, a book that lifts the heart." —Frank McCourt, author, Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, and Teacher Man, "Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves. Kimball's breezy, detail-packed book . . . provides vivid, knowledgeable accounts of the action. He also draws clear colorful portraits of [the] four fighters." —Sports Illustrated

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.83092273

SynopsisTheir names are legendary: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hit Man Hearns, and Roberto Duran. They were exceptional boxers with unique combinations of power and speed. In another era, with few rivals of equal caliber, each might have held championship belts for years on end. But as it was, they matured together in the 1980s and fought each other as middleweights. With unforgettable courage and skill, they ruled the ring and ushered in the last Golden Age of boxing. George Kimball takes an authoritative look at the rivalries that fueled this great era in sports history. Veteran sports journalist Kimball reported on every one of the Four Kings' nine internecine fights. Here his eye-witness coverage is enhanced by recent interviews with each of the boxers and other seasoned analysts. The result is a fast-paced, blow-by-blow account of four extraordinary adversaries and a remarkable boxing epoch., Their names are legendary: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hit Man Hearns, and Roberto Duran. They were exceptional boxers with unique combinations of power and speed. In another era, with few rivals of equal caliber, each might have held championship belts for years on end. But as it was, they matured together in the 1980s and fought each other as middleweights. With unforgettable courage and skill, they ruled the ring and ushered in the last Golden Age of boxing.George Kimball takes an authoritative look at the rivalries that fueled this great era in sports history. Veteran sports journalist Kimball reported on every one of the Four Kings nine internecine fights. Here his eye-witness coverage is enhanced by recent interviews with each of the boxers and other seasoned analysts. The result is a fast-paced, blow-by-blow account of four extraordinary adversaries and a remarkable boxing epoch."

LC Classification NumberGV1131.K55 2008