Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers. Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than
What Makes Sammy Run
? "The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption."—
USA Today
"The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself."—Arthur Miller. "Brilliant, witty, and amusing—the best book on fighting that I have read."—Gene Tunney.