In 2010 he tagged his ten top boxing books for the Guardian. One title to make the list:The Sweet Science by AJ LieblingRead about the other entries on the list.
Like FX Toole, Liebling gives the reader an insight into the entire world of boxing, not just what happens in the ring. The title alone seems almost like a challenge to those who hate boxing (and who can blame them?) but this book depicts a time as much as a sport. You seem to be sitting in those dusty, men-filled rooms of America in the 1950s.
--Marshal Zeringue