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Hugh mcilvanney has 15 books on goodreads with 449 ratings. William mcilvanney 25 november 1936 5 december 2015 was a scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. Mcilvanney on boxing by hugh mcilvanney, paperback barnes. Thirty years of ringside reporting from one of the worlds most honored sportswriters a living legend on both sides of the atlantic, british sportswriter hugh mcilvanney is best known for his incisive ringside boxing commentaries. Jan 25, 2019 mcilvanney, whose late brother william was a crime novelist, also wrote books on soccer, boxing, and horse racing.