{"title":"Jerry Izenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Izenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of sports history through vivid storytelling and insightful commentary. His works capture the spirit of legendary athletes and pivotal moments, providing readers with a profound understanding of the games and their impact on culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom dramatic accounts to reflective narratives, Izenberg's books resonate with both sports enthusiasts and general readers seeking captivating tales. His ability to blend fact with engaging prose makes each title a memorable journey into the world of sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"once-there-were-giants-by-jerry-izenberg-9781510759985","title":"Once There Were Giants","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew edition updated with a foreword by Manny Pacquiao.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, of all the memories made in ballparks and arenas from California to New York, there was nothing to rival that magic moment that could grab a heavyweight fight crowd by its collective jugular vein and trigger a tsunami of raw emotion before a single punch had even been thrown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's the way it was when the heavyweight giants danced in the boxing ring during the golden eras of the greats Ali, Frazier, Holmes, and Spinks, to name a few. There will never again be a heavyweight cycle like the one that began when Sonny Liston stopped Floyd Patterson and ended when Mike Tyson bit a slice out of Evander Holyfield's ear; when no ersatz drama, smoke, mirrors, and noise followed a fighter's entry into the ring; when the crowds knew that these men were not actors on a stage but rather giants in a ring with a single purpose—to fight other giants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the ringside, acclaimed sportswriter Jerry Izenberg watched history as it was being made during those legendary days, witnessing fights like the Thrilla in Manila and the Rumble in the Jungle and preserving them in punchy yet tremendous prose. Delivering both his eyewitness accounts and revelatory back stories of this greatest era of heavyweight boxing, Izenberg invites readers to a place of recollection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce There Were Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is his memorial to this extraordinary time, the likes of which we shall never see again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463959691500,"sku":"9781510759985","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781510759985-once-there-were-giants.jpg?v=1775037436"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jerry-izenberg.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}