Sporting Blood

Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing

By: Carlos Acevedo, Thomas Hauser - foreword

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

"This book may cement [Acevedo's] status as one of today's best boxing journalists."—Kirkus Reviews

Boxing has one of the richest literary traditions in sports. From A. J. Liebling to Donald McRae, the sweet science has consistently inspired great writing. The work of Carlos Acevedo stands firmly in that distinguished tradition.

In this expanded edition of Sporting Blood, Acevedo adds two new masterful essays—one about the murder of Stanley Ketchel, the other about the gangland slaying of Battling Siki—to those that made his debut collection an instant classic. Other highlights include a moving meditation on Muhammad Ali; a penetrating look at the enigmatic Charles "Sonny" Liston; and a vivid profile of Mike Tyson, which brilliantly conjures the Boy King's late 1980s reign of terror. Acevedo also offers many other unforgettable tales from boxing's dark side, featuring Jack Johnson, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, Aaron Pryor, Jake LaMotta, and more.

Sporting Blood is a poetic throwback, a singular book that evokes journalism's golden age and places Acevedo among the best sportswriters of his generation.

©2020, 2022 Carlos Acevedo; foreword copyright 2020, 2022 by Thomas Hauser (P)2023 Tantor

Audiobook error ruins story

There's some loop on the Jack Johnson chapter, around the halfway point the chaper begins again. i don't know if there's more to the chapter that is left out or if it's just lazy editing but it's annoying

The Narrator kind of sucks too. putting accents on Hispanic names but can't get Ali or Holyfield right, calls them Alli and Hollyfield.