In this bountiful collection of his best boxing writing of a lifetime, Mr. Schulberg takes his fans all the way back to an epic bare-knuckle contest in England two hundred years ago; draws a revealing portrait of Uncle Mike Jacobs, the impresario of boxing in its Golden Age; expertly places Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali in the social history of their times; brings fans up to date in the careers of the great names of recent decades-Tyson, Holyfield, DeLaHoya, Hopkins, Chico Corrales; and much more. His writing sparkles with authority and insight. Here is great prose on great fighters, laced with a realistic sense of boxing's wrongs as well as its rights. Publication of Ringside is an event in the world of sports reportage.

"Throughout, Schulberg exhibits a boxing IQ matched by his wit." - Booklist

"Brims with fascinating stories.... Essential reading for all serious students of the sweet science." - The New York Times

"There’s an operatic, carnival-barker quality to Schulberg’s reporting...that reflects the high-low vertigo of the best sports writing." - The Atlantic Monthly

"Ringside contains Schulberg's mix of erudition and street authenticity." - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

"Having covered boxing for more than 60 years...Budd Schulberg knows a thing or two about the sweet science." - Hartford Courant

"A knockout of a sportswriting collection." - Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

"Schulberg's prose is imperious…Anybody with the slightest interest in the literature of sport should try to get their hands on this book." - Telegraph

"Ringside is that rare thing: a sports book by a writer who has truly lived his subject. Boxing has consumed Shulberg for over half a century and it shows on every absorbing page of this wonderful collection." - Independent