What they’re saying about Boston’s 100 Greatest Games
“No one should need further proof that Boston is the best sports town in the country, but if you do, here is Boston’s 100 Greatest Games, Rob Sneddon’s excellent and encyclopedic countdown of the Hub’s greatest moments, from the Beaneaters’ heroic vanquishing of the Orioles (1896) to the nail-biter that was Super Bowl XLIX (2015). A great gift for any fan of the Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, or Celtics, this book should start more arguments — and settle more bar bets — than anything else published this year.”
—Paul Doiron, author of The Poacher’s Son
“Rob Sneddon’s Boston’s 100 Greatest Games is the kind of book New England sports fans could debate about for hours! It’s a fun book that’s sure to spur lively conversations.”
— Greg Kretschmar, Greg and the Morning Buzz, WHEB 100.3
“It is an awesome read. I love going back and reliving the games I remember from when I was very young right on up to now. It never gets old.”
—Pete Sheppard, ESPN New Hampshire
“Rob has done it again! The first Boston’s 100 Greatest Games edition provided much discussion from our sports fans. Let the debate begin again on the new greatest games list!”
—Dale Duff, Host of the Morning Pitch Show, Sports Radio 92.9 The Ticket
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—Paul Doiron, author of The Poacher’s Son
“Rob Sneddon’s Boston’s 100 Greatest Games is the kind of book New England sports fans could debate about for hours! It’s a fun book that’s sure to spur lively conversations.”
— Greg Kretschmar, Greg and the Morning Buzz, WHEB 100.3
“It is an awesome read. I love going back and reliving the games I remember from when I was very young right on up to now. It never gets old.”
—Pete Sheppard, ESPN New Hampshire
“Rob has done it again! The first Boston’s 100 Greatest Games edition provided much discussion from our sports fans. Let the debate begin again on the new greatest games list!”
—Dale Duff, Host of the Morning Pitch Show, Sports Radio 92.9 The Ticket
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Praise for the Phantom Punch
“If you think something that only lasted 90 seconds couldn't fill a book, grab a copy of Rob Sneddon’s The Phantom Punch: The Story Behind Boxing's Most Controversial Bout. Sneddon, a sports historian and contributing editor of Down East magazine, has done a great job of detective work on a subject that sportswriters have stumbled over and around for decades. If you’re willing to listen to reason, Sneddon will turn your head around. ‘No one,’ he writes, ‘could have planned a mess like that.’”
—Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune
“In this intriguing, exhaustively researched chronicle, Sneddon examines the infamous ‘phantom punch’ that ended the second Ali-Liston bout in May of 1965. … Against a backdrop of political assassinations and the rising turmoil of the ’60s, one venue after another rejected the chance to present the [fight], leaving Lewiston, Maine, to claim the spotlight. While Sneddon’s ostensible subject is the phantom punch—a seemingly innocuous blow that K.O.’d Liston in the first round—he is equally concerned with New England characters such as promoters Sam Michael and ‘Suitcase’ Sam Silverman. Diligent historical research allows Sneddon to convincingly evoke the surreal marriage of a heavyweight title bout with an economically struggling city.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Sneddon’s meticulously researched 224-page book serves as a chronicle of a bygone era in sports but also as an homage to a city rich in character, and characters... Sneddon traces the history of boxing’s hold on the working-class city, introducing readers to the visionary impresario Sam Michael, who becomes the real protagonist of the story. The book’s dedication even reads, ‘For Sam Michael, who believed in Lewiston more than Lewiston did.’”
—Mark Emmert, Portland Press Herald
“The Phantom Punch is the story of [a] unique event, when an odd set of circumstances put one of the jewels of the sporting calendar in a small town in Maine. And after reading the book, you might come to the same conclusion that I did. This is a movie, waiting to be written and filmed.”
—Budd Bailey, Sports Book Review Center
“Well researched and written in such a manner that a reader will be both well-informed and well-entertained.”
—Lance Smith, The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books
“Fully capturing a moment in time, The Phantom Punch is a meticulously researched and compellingly written account of one of the most significant moments in boxing history (not to mention Maine sports history)—one that, while long past, will likely never be forgotten.”
—Allen Adams, The Maine Edge
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—Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune
“In this intriguing, exhaustively researched chronicle, Sneddon examines the infamous ‘phantom punch’ that ended the second Ali-Liston bout in May of 1965. … Against a backdrop of political assassinations and the rising turmoil of the ’60s, one venue after another rejected the chance to present the [fight], leaving Lewiston, Maine, to claim the spotlight. While Sneddon’s ostensible subject is the phantom punch—a seemingly innocuous blow that K.O.’d Liston in the first round—he is equally concerned with New England characters such as promoters Sam Michael and ‘Suitcase’ Sam Silverman. Diligent historical research allows Sneddon to convincingly evoke the surreal marriage of a heavyweight title bout with an economically struggling city.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Sneddon’s meticulously researched 224-page book serves as a chronicle of a bygone era in sports but also as an homage to a city rich in character, and characters... Sneddon traces the history of boxing’s hold on the working-class city, introducing readers to the visionary impresario Sam Michael, who becomes the real protagonist of the story. The book’s dedication even reads, ‘For Sam Michael, who believed in Lewiston more than Lewiston did.’”
—Mark Emmert, Portland Press Herald
“The Phantom Punch is the story of [a] unique event, when an odd set of circumstances put one of the jewels of the sporting calendar in a small town in Maine. And after reading the book, you might come to the same conclusion that I did. This is a movie, waiting to be written and filmed.”
—Budd Bailey, Sports Book Review Center
“Well researched and written in such a manner that a reader will be both well-informed and well-entertained.”
—Lance Smith, The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books
“Fully capturing a moment in time, The Phantom Punch is a meticulously researched and compellingly written account of one of the most significant moments in boxing history (not to mention Maine sports history)—one that, while long past, will likely never be forgotten.”
—Allen Adams, The Maine Edge
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