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George Kimball

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The 1986 recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism, George Kimball spent a quarter-century as a sports columnist for the Boston Herald before retiring in 2005. A veteran of nearly title bouts, Kimball has covered boxing all over the world since the eras of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and was the only journalist to cover every fight of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's middleweight reign from start to finish. For the past decade he has written a weekly 'America at Large' column for The Irish Times. Kimball has received numerous awards for his Boxing, Golf, Baseball, and Olympic coverage, and in retirement, in addition to his Irish Times column, he keeps his hand in the game as a featured columnist for ESPN.com and fo...more

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	Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing by George Kimball (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Schulian (Editor), Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manly Art: They Can Run-But They Can't Hide 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American at Large 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manly Art: Dispatches From Ringside 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only Skin Deep 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outsourcing Agreements: A Practical Guide 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing by Various, George Kimball (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Schulian (Editor) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chairman Of The Boards: No. 1 by Eamonn Coghlan, George Kimball (Goodreads Author), Eamonn Coughlan 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunday's Fools by Tom Beer, George Kimball (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1974	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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George added Writers' Fighters And Other Sweet Scientists by John Schulian	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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George added Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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