I like Steve Costigan, REH's best brawler. Robert E. Howard has a quite a way of describing boxing matches, a furious style that shows REH knew what he was writing about. It shows that REH was not only a boxing enthusiast, but also an amateur boxer. These stories are packed with action. In hindsight, though I probably shouldn't have read these straight through like a novel - some of the stories blended together - but should have treated it like I treat most short story collections; I read a story or two between reading other novels. ( )