The story of the hard-hitting, hard-drinking Gilded Age Boxer who became the country’s first sports superstar and Irish-American hero
EXCERPT
“The most wicked men in New York City skimmed along the surface of the Hudson River. With the sun safely tucked beneath the horizon on the night of May 16, 1881, a tug hauled a barge laden with an unsavory cargo of pickpockets, gamblers, swindlers, drinkers, and drifters.”
WATCH
Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America’s First Sports Hero by Christopher Klein from Audissey Media on Vimeo.
TESTIMONIALS
“Christopher Klein gives readers a ringside seat for one of the greatest boxing careers in history. The descriptions of the fights are quick and powerful—like one of John L.’s punches—and the Boston Strong Boy’s life story unfolds with wonderfully vivid detail. The Sweet Science deserves beautiful writing like this.”
