Reviews
"Both up to the minute and timeless, [Lommasson's] pictures are also affecting, intricate and sometimes just glorious." -Time, "Lommasson captures the insides of America's urban boxing gyms...the way Ansel Adams tackled Yosemite." -- Chicago Sports Review, "A remarkable book...a journey into a subculture that most people do not know exists...[A] very special book for your personal library." -Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com, "Pick of the Month" , "An inside look at boxing gyms and...a fresh perspective on a sport that many people have given up on." -TalkingBoxing.com, "An insider's vivid, surprising look at a world most of us never get a chance to see--a world of battle-weary veterans and bright-eyed newcomers, of surrogate fathers and ancient skills and sanctuary from the mean streets just outside the door. Not to be missed." --Geoffrey C. Ward, author, "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, "Gritty, grimy and gorgeous. . . Visceral and quietly dramatic . . . a lively cross-breed of art and journalism." — The Oregonian, "Gritty, grimy and gorgeous. . . Visceral and quietly dramatic . . . a lively cross-breed of art and journalism." -The Oregonian, "An inside look at boxing gyms and...a fresh perspective on a sport that many people have given up on." --TalkingBoxing.com, "Reveals not just the grit and toil of a disappearing world, but also an unexpected sense of community and...sanctuary." — Sports Illustrated, "A remarkable book...a journey into a subculture that most people do not know exists...[A] very special book for your personal library." —Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com, Pick of the Month" , "Lommasson captures the insides of America's urban boxing gyms...the way Ansel Adams tackled Yosemite." -Chicago Sports Review, "A remarkable book...a journey into a subculture that most people do not know exists...[A] very special book for your personal library." --Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com, "Pick of the Month" , "Both up to the minute and timeless, [Lommasson's] pictures are also affecting, intricate and sometimes just glorious." -- Time, "Reveals not just the grit and toil of a disappearing world, but also an unexpected sense of community and...sanctuary." -- Sports Illustrated, "An inside look at boxing gyms and...a fresh perspective on a sport that many people have given up on." —TalkingBoxing.com, "Both up to the minute and timeless, [Lommasson's] pictures are also affecting, intricate and sometimes just glorious." — Time, "A remarkable book...a journey into a subculture that most people do not know exists...[A] very special book for your personal library." -Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com, Pick of the Month", "Gritty, grimy and gorgeous. . . Visceral and quietly dramatic . . . a lively cross-breed of art and journalism." -- The Oregonian, "Lommasson captures the insides of America's urban boxing gyms...the way Ansel Adams tackled Yosemite." — Chicago Sports Review, "Reveals not just the grit and toil of a disappearing world, but also an unexpected sense of community and...sanctuary." -Sports Illustrated
