Paul Beston is managing editor of City Journal and the author of The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring, a history of the heavyweight championship in the United States. His writing has appeared in City Journal, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The American Conservative, The American Spectator, Real Clear Sports, The Millions, Pop Matters, The Christian Science Monitor, and others, including the anthology Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003.