Don Stradley is the author of several books of nonfiction, including The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages, named one of The Progressive magazine's Favorite of Books 2021, and Slaughter in the Streets: When Boston Became Boxing's Murder Capital, named by CrimeReads in 2020 as one of the Classics of Boxing Literature. His work has also appeared in The Ring, Cinema Retro, and on ESPN.com