The Boxing Scene by Thomas Hauser
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From the bestselling author, an insider's look into a year of "the sweet science"
The Boxing Scene
by Thomas Hauser
Thomas Hauser has been called "one of boxing's greatest writers" and "A.J. Liebling's current day successor." The Boxing Scene, Hauser's provocative new anthology, recreates another year in professional boxing and adds to Hauser's definitive record of the sport. It contains all of his trademark insights and candor as he peels away layers of hypocrisy to reveal the contemporary boxing landscape.
Hauser exposes the inner workings of HBO Sports; goes behind-the-scenes for a look at ticket-scalping on big fights, and examines the phenomenon of mixed martial arts as it relates to boxing. In addition, he records the amusing encounter between his 81-year-old mother and larger-than-life boxing impresario Don King.
The Boxing Scene also updates Hauser's thoughts on superstars like Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik, Bernard Hopkins and Bob Arum, sexual icon Tempest Storm, and a host of others.
About the Author
Thomas Hauser was born in New York, grew up in Larchmont, and attended both college (BA 1967) and law school (JD 1970) at Columbia. After graduating from law school, he clerked for a federal judge until November 1971, when he started work as a litigator for the Wall Street law firm of Cravath Swaine & Moore.
In 1977, Hauser began to write. Since then, he has authored thirty-six books on subjects ranging from professional boxing to Beethoven. His first book -- Missing -- was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, Bancroft Prize, and National Book Award, and served as the basis for the Academy-Award-winning film starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. The Beethoven Conspiracy -- Hauser's thriller about the search for a lost Beethoven symphony -- won the prestigious Prix Lafayette, awarded biannually in France to the outstanding book by an American. Subsequently, Hauser co-authored Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl, again demonstrating his ability to explain and bring to life events of complexity and importance; an ability which has secured his reputation as a responsible and reliable social critic. The film version of Final Warning starred Jon Voight and Jason Robards.
Hauser's most celebrated work to date is Muhammad Ali: His Life And Times -- the definitive biography of the most famous man on earth. Like Missing, the Ali book was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The British edition was honored with the William Hill Book of the Year Award in England. Subsequently, Ali and Hauser co-authored HEALING: A Journal of Tolerance And Understanding and criss-crossed the country, meeting with student audiences on their subject. For their efforts to combat bigotry and prejudice, they were named as co-recipients of the 1998 Haviva Reik Award. In 2004, Hauser was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America, which bestowed upon him the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism.
Hauser's books are read worldwide in eighteen languages. He has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and numerous other publications and was retained by the Encyclopedia Britannica to author its entries on Muhammad Ali and Arnold Palmer. He lives in Manhattan.
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Reviews & Blurbs
Praise for Thomas Hauser?s Writing about Professional Boxing
"Brilliantly crafted." - The Washington Post
"The best writing so far on the business of boxing." - New York Daily News
"No one has ever done it better." - Ring Magazine
"Thought-provoking and engaging." - Newsweek
"This is the best; thorough, honest, well-researched, good, entertaining, informative." - Philadelphia Daily News
"Hauser should be read by critics as well as boosters of professional boxing." - The Associated Press
"Hauser has firmly established himself as A.J. Liebling's current day successor." - Boxing Collectors' News
"Hauser writes about professional boxing in a way that no one has ever done before." - Playboy
"Thomas Hauser is the rarest of rare among boxing writers. He's a relentless reporter, a good listener, a thorough source-developer, a conscientious fact-checker, and a super writer. If Hauser writes it, you know it's true." - Jerry Izenberg, Newark Star-Ledger
"Nobody else does what Tom Hauser does for boxing. And if they tried, they couldn't do it as well." - Larry Merchant, HBO Sports
"There are two kinds of people in boxing. Those who say, 'Oh, boy; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me,' and those who say, 'Big problem; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me.'" - Jim Lampley, HBO Sports
"Thomas Hauser gives boxing fans a press pass into unrestricted places." - Teddy Atlas, ESPN
"Thomas Hauser is the conscience of boxing, which makes him the conscience of the unconscionable." - Jay Larkin, former head of Showtime Boxing
"Thomas Hauser respects boxing and boxers. He gives readers insight into what happens in and out of the ring. Everything he writes is fair-minded and reality-based with a human touch." - Lennox Lewis
"If it comes from Tom Hauser, it's the truth." - Roy Jones
What the Critics Have Said about Thomas Hauser's Writing
"These pages are devastating." - The New York Times
"Hauser's reconstruction of events reads like a Hitchcock thriller." - The Los Angeles Times
"Some books come merely recommended, but every person of conscience should read this one." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Hauser has earned a storm of bravos." - New York Daily News
"First class entertainment." - The New Yorker
"Suspensefully and compassionately reconstructed. Masterfully handled." - Publishers Weekly
"A gripping memoir. This compelling account deserves a wide and attentive audience." - Kirkus Reviews
"This is heady stuff. A book you will not be able to put down." - Newsday
