Books like Boxing stories by Robert E. Howard

When a veteran boxer's mental decline and mounting gambling debts threaten his legacy, he must return to the bare‑knuckle ring one final time for redemption.

Obsessive love, a secret ringside seat, and a deadly boxing match set the stage for a dramatic confrontation that tests loyalty and ambition.

A 15‑year‑old prisoner named Johnny learns to box and then strives to earn a living as a fighter in late‑nineteenth‑century New York City.

Billy Carlyle is a professional fighter starting to lose. His eyes cut too easily and his friends, Gabriel, an aspiring actor, and Sam, an artist preparing for her first gallery show, try to persuade Billy to leave the ring.

A Stone for Danny Fisher follows a Brooklyn teenager turned boxer as he battles poverty, anti‑Semitic prejudice, and the seedy underworld of Depression‑era Manhattan while seeking hope, redemption, and a place to belong.

"F.X. Toole with this first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing reveals a complex web of athletes, trainers, and promoters and their extended families, all players in an unforgiving business where victory, like defeat, comes at a dark and painful price.". "In "The Monkey Look," an aging cut man with an incorrigible sweet tooth works the corner for Hoolie, a featherweight "bleeder" with attitude. "Black Jew" brings Reggie Valentine Love and his camp to a brutal elimination bout in Atlantic City, where they are treated like second-class citizens by a promoter. In "Million $$$ Baby," seasoned trainer Frankie Dunn faces the most daunting challenge of his life when he agrees to aid the fearless Maggie Fitzgerald in her quest to become a champion boxer. "Fightin' in Philly" and "Frozen Water" are stories in which youthful dreams of glory and celebrity are threatened by the harsh realities that suffuse both of these narratives. The novella "Rope Burns" is an account of the indestructible bond that develops between a devoted fighter and his trainer."--BOOK JACKET.