Name: The Harder They Fall

Author: Budd Schulberg
Year: 1947
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9781566631075
1566631076
In Budd Schulberg'€™s classic novel about boxing'€™s corrupt underworld, naïve newcomer Toro Molina is set up to hit the mat like no one else '€œToro'€ Molina certainly looks the part. He'€™s built like the Minotaur, but few would guess at the fear consuming the Argentine farmer and former circus performer after he'€™s brought to the United States to be the next heavyweight champion of the world. The problem is that Molina can'€™t box at all. But monstrous fight promoter Nick Latka fixes every fight on the way to the championship, and builds Toro'€™s renown with the help of cynical sports journalist Ed Lewis and a host of lackeys. First published in 1947, The Harder They Fall stands as a powerful exposé of professional boxing by one of the sport'€™s true poet laureates. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Budd Schulberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author'€™s estate.
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