Among the figures covered are John L.
His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, Real Clear Sports, The American Spectator, The American Conservative, The Christian Science Monitor, The Millions, and The New York Journal of Books, as well as on the boxing website The Sweet Science." In The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring, Paul Beston profiles these larger-than-life men who held a central place in American culture. Their exploits were reported regularly in the newspapers--often outside the sports pages--and their fame and wealth dwarfed those of other athletes. Boxing fans, sports historians, and those interested in U.