The Harder They Fall (1947) - Budd Schulberg

Written by Budd Schulberg
Read by Stephen Boyd Davies
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

· Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
· Release date: 10-21-13
· Publisher: Audible Studios

Toro Molina (based on real life Primo Carnera) is a prizefighter imported from Argentina (Italy in Carnera’s case). Despite being physically huge Molina is a poor fighter. Unbeknownst to him the promoters fix all his fights, the idea being to build him up to a championship bout. All along the way the promoters make a bundle betting the fights. The story is told from the point of view of a freelance writer hired to publicize and spin the story.

Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket.
The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption.”-USA Today

“The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself.”-Arthur Miller.

“Brilliant, witty, and amusing-the best book on fighting that I have read.”-Gene Tunney

Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than What Makes Sammy Run?

The Harder They Fall was filmed staring Humphrey Bogart