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Thomas Hauser is among the most decorated boxing writers ever. He burst upon the fistic scene four decades ago with publication of The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing and followed that triumph with Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times-the definitive biography of the man who was once the most famous person on earth. Hauser is the only person to be honored by the Boxing Writers Association of American with both the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism and the A.J. Liebling Award for Outstanding Boxing Writing. On ten occasions, articles he has written have been designated by the BWAA as the ""best investigative journalism of the year."" The Most Honest Sport continues Hauser's tradition of excellence and includes all of his articles about boxing from 2023 and 2024. As always, Hauser chronicles the big fights and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the sport's biggest stars. He shines a penetrating light on the murky world of illegal performance enhancing drugs and explores how the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority has become the most powerful force in boxing today-and perhaps ever.

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""Many journalists have written fine boxing pieces, but none has written as extensively or as memorably as Thomas Hauser. By any standard, Hauser remains the current champion of boxing literature."" ""Hauser has earned a reputation as one of boxing's greatest writers."" ""Virtually every piece is notable for its carefully drawn characters, who will linger on the edge of readers' minds long after the book has been shelved. As always, Hauser is the best."" ""Contemporary boxing doesn't have the cachet it once had. But, in some ways, that makes the work of Hauser more appealing and, yes, more necessary."" ""If there's an award for boxing journalism that Thomas Hauser hasn't won, it's probably not worth winning. For years, Hauser has supplied the best of boxing journalism, and here he's done it again."" ""Hauser is one of the best sports journalists working today. He is an unashamed lover of boxing but never hesitates in exposing its flaws. Wonderful writing from a world-class journalist."" ""This annual series detailing the year in boxing should be a highlight, not only for fans of the sport but also for those who appreciate journalistic acumen and stylish prose."" ""The arrival of Hauser's annual boxing review is akin to Christmas morning for fight fans. Nobody knows a sport better than Hauser knows boxing."" ""This is Hauser in a nutshell: compassion, character, and context. As always, an annual delight."" ""It's hard to think of another sports journalist who knows more about his or her sport of choice. As it does every year, Hauser's anthology laps the field."" ""Hauser is a treasure. Whatever he writes is worth reading. Boxing is blessed that he has focused so much of his career on the sweet science.""

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Thomas Hauser is among the most decorated boxing writers ever. He burst upon the fistic scene four decades ago with publication of THE BLACK LIGHTS: INSIDE THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING and followed that triumph with MUHAMMAD ALI: HIS LIFE AND TIMES-the definitive biography of the man who was once the most famous person on earth. Hauser is the only person to be honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America with both the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism and the A.J. Liebling Award for Outstanding Boxing Writing. On ten occasions, articles he has written have been designated by the BWAA as the ""best investigative journalism of the year.""In 2019, Hauser was chosen for boxing's highest honor-induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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