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Falling Hard: A Rookie's Year in Boxing

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Chris Jones showed the signs of a decent writer in this short book.I found it worth a read but it could have been better had he shown more depth.This ingredient could be found with a writer of some maturity.

Just because one is a sportswriter does not mean that they can cover all sports accurately. Not all sports have the same depth or the same level of needed understanding. It is all the worse when a sport is covered by someone who had neither a passion for the sport nor any intellectual interest in the sport. Chris Jones really doesn't have any knowledge of the history of boxing that delves deeper than a previous short newspaper clip or a 30 second sound byte.

It would be nice if this author would attempt to write at least one complete sentence. How about an attempt not to use "sportswriter" jargon or "present slang". A professional examination of this topic would have been much more digestible.

Latching onto the "feel good" character of Otis Grant was sad. The author only attempted to understand his history AFTER his assignment was given. Then he paints Mr. Grant as a helpless figure who is abused and tormented by the evil world of boxing. Oh yeah, forget that Otis Grant loved boxing...

This is a read for those with a short attention span and no interest in the true history/reality of boxing. If you like boxing...and good writing...it will just make you sick.