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“Stringing seemingly disparate boxing stories together as intimate vignettes that document the sorrow and heartache of the most decorated—and forgotten— fighters of every generation, Acevedo strikes the reader early with a quick jab and refuses to let up.”

—Christian Giudice, author of Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran and Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho

“A collection of twenty brilliant essays, Carlos Acevedo's Sporting Blood represents the highest level of boxing writing. Poetic and evocative, Acevedo sends readers into the darkest corners of professional boxing. These are the untold stories of some of boxing's most tragic and enigmatic figures and will appeal to fight fans and historians alike.”

—Todd Snyder, author of 12 Rounds in Lo's Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia and Bundini: Don't Believe the Hype

“As someone who makes a living writing about the sport and business of boxing, there is no one that educates and entertains me more about its state of affairs—past and present—than Carlos Acevedo. He's insightful, witty, enlightened, and his words often cut like a knife. I find him to be the most compelling read in our sport.”

—Steve Kim, ESPN.com

“It's rare to find in one writer a restless historian, a penetrating boxing observer, and a poet who never loses sight of how ‘yesterday will make you cry.’ Whether he's considering an iconic figure such as Mike Tyson or a forgotten warrior like Carmelo Negron, Carlos Acevedo pursues a theme that extends far beyond boxing: the desperate quests some human beings undertake and the loneliness that runs beneath it all. Sporting Blood shows him working at top form.”

—Paul Beston, author of The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring