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Budd Schulberg was the author of What Makes Sammy Run?, On the Waterfront and The Harder They Fall. A celebrated boxing writer, he won every possible award the sport has to offer, including the Living Legend Award of the World Boxing Association, the A.J. Liebling Award of the Boxing Writers Association of America and was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. He died in August 2009.

"Schulberg's prose is imperious ... Anybody with the slightest interest in the literature of sport should try to get their hands on this book" Daily Telegraph "Schulberg is not merely a contender, he's an undisputed champion" Independent on Sunday "Schulberg's prose packs as much of a punch as any of his heroes, but it is the sheer breadth of knowledge and history displayed here that takes the breath away" Metro "I have come across few men with as profound an understanding of the imperatives that govern the quality of a performance in the ring ... the voice that will come through the ensuing pages is not just engaging and eloquent. It is wise" -- from the introduction by Hugh McIllvanney "Schulberg remains a distinguished boxing author, which you'll confirm if you do yourself a favour and buy his new book" Daily Mail