Boxing books

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I genuinely don't wanna sound like a cheapskate here.

    A while ago I did a thread about which biographies I should read, since then i've been reading tonnes of reviews and I know which books I wanna read first.

    My issue is the bloody cost of the things! Looking on sites like amazon they all seem to be in the 30-40 pound range.

    Is this normal for boxing books? Or am I just looking in the wrong places?
     
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  2. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    30-40 pound range? You're talking nonsense. You can get books from Amazon sellers for as little as a penny to around a pound. Some new as well as used.

    What kind of books are you looking at for that price? Have they got gold plated covers on them?
     
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  3. Rasch

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    I would like to buy the Pollack books but they are just so expensive to UK buyers.

    Another one is Paxton's Greb book.

    But like the original poster, I just can't justify spending over £30 or £40 for a book. :bbb

    If there is a place to buy them cheaper, I would like to know about it.
     
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  4. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Very, very, very few boxing books are £30 to £40.
     
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  5. Rasch

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    The ones I mentioned above are ..... at least where I'm looking.
     
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  6. Robbi

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    The Greb and Langford books are dear. However, just seen the Greb one for £25 new.
     
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  8. Rasch

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    Another two I'd like to read are the Aycock books on Joe Gans and Black Boxing Champions.

    Just looked on Amazon and one is over £33, the other over £37!!
     
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  9. lufcrazy

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    Yeah the pollack books are some I was interested in but they all seem £30-£40
     
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  10. Rasch

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  11. Robbi

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    What books have you got?
     
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  12. Rasch

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    I've been collecting boxing books for over 35 years ..... probably got close to a 1000.

    I've paid ridiculous sums of money for books and old magazines.

    But that was all before I became a single parent and had money to spare.
     
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  13. Robbi

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    How do you rate Thomas Hauser's yearly boxing books?

     
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  14. Skins

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    Try Ebay. I have gotten a lot of good boxing books there at great prices. Try Four Kings. Great book about Hagler, Leonard, Hearns, and Duran and their fights with each other
     
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  15. Robbi

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    Anyone read this book?
     
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