I Don't Believe It, But It's True recounts 2005 in professional boxing and adds to the definitive record that Hauser is creating of the contemporary boxing scene. The book starts with an in-depth personal portrait of Oscar De La Hoya and moves quickly to luminaries like Mike Tyson and Don King. There's a behind-the-scenes exposй of the television reality show The Contender and blow-by-blow commentary on the year's most exciting fights, including the dethroning of Bernard Hopkins. With this book, Hauser solidifies his reputation as the best boxing writer in America.

Thomas Hauser has written 32 books, including his definitive biography Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, and The Execution of Charles Horman, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. In 2005, he received boxing's highest journalistic honor, the Nat Fleisher Award for career excellence. He lives in New York.

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Also by Thomas Hauser:

• Knockout! The Nightmares and Dreams of Vikki LaMotta
  
• The Lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali
  
• Chaos, Corruption, Courage and Glory
  
• The View From Ringside
  
• The Italian Stallions