Your favorite book about boxing

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  1. The G-Man

    The G-Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anybody read Intimate Warfare?The book on the Gatti-Ward trilogy?
    I just got it and will jump in.
     
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  2. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    WHOA!
    I didn't know a book about Stan was ever written. That's awesome. Is it available on Amazon?
    I'll definitely be checking that one out.
    May I ask the motivation for writing about Christodoulou?
     
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  3. Curtis Lowe

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    Hard Luck. The book is about the career of Jerry Quarry, with some Mike Quarry stuff sprinkled in. It is no wonder both Mike and Jerry died of Dementia pugilistica. The kids were beating each others brains out since age 4. Jack Quarry, the father, was a real POS.
     
  4. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, they’re both available on Amazon. The motivation is that Christodoulou refereed Chagaev vs Browne. The old man was in touch with Stan about his views on the fight as part of his first book. My old man’s writing style really impressed Stan and he asked the old boy to write his memoirs. It’s done quite well, particularly in South Africa, where Stan has a very decent profile.
     
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  5. 70sFan

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    Below is my current collection:

    Read:

    The Heavyweight Champions – John Durant

    Gods of War – Springs Toledo

    In the Cheap Seats - Springs Toledo

    Murderers Row - Springs Toledo

    The Sweet Science – AJ Liebling

    The Fight of the Century - Michael Arkush

    Once There Were Giants - Jerry Izenberg

    Four Kings – George Kimball

    Ghosts of Manila – Mark Kram

    A Flame of Pure Fire – Jack Dempsey and the Roaring ‘20s – Roger Kahn

    The Good Son – Mark Kriegel

    Atlas – Teddy Atlas/Peter Alson

    Chuvalo – George Chuvalo/Murray Greig

    Facing Ali – Stephen Brunt

    Irish Thunder – Bob Halloran

    Hands of Stone – Christian Giudice

    Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth – Mike Tyson/Larry Sloman

    Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s – Joe Ryan

    Sonny Liston - Paul R Gallender

    Boxing’s Greatest Fighters – Bert Sugar

    Muhammad Ali – Thomas Hauser

    Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry – Steve Springer

    King of the World - David Remnick

    The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Rule the Ring – Paul Beston

    In this Corner…! – Peter Heller

    Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier – Joe Frazier/ Phil Berger (Electronic version)

    Ali: A Life - Jonathan Eig

    Facing Mike Tyson – Ted Kluck

    Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World – Mike Stanton

    The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing's Wastelands – Tris Dixon

    Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing – Randy Gordon

    Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier – Mark Kram Jr

    My View from the Corner: A Life in Boxing – Angelo Dundee/Bert Sugar

    Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler – Randy Roberts

    Sam Langford: Boxing's Greatest Uncrowned Champion - Clay Moyle

    Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho - Christian Giudice

    The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists – Bert Sugar/Teddy Atlas


    To Read:

    Tunney – Jack Cavanaugh

    Unforgivable Blackness - Geoffrey C. Ward

    Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson - Herb Boyd/Ray Robinson

    Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Time – Russell Sullivan

    Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L Sullivan, America’s First Sports Hero – Christopher Klein

    Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales From The Ring – Jeff Silver

    Lanky Bob - The Life, Times and Contemporaries of Bob Fitzsimmons - K. R. Robinson

    The Heavyweight Champions – Stanley Weston

    In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part I: The Making of a Champion - Adam J. Pollack

    Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing – Tris Dixon


    Boxing Books (Coffee Table):

    The Best of the Ring: Stanley Weston

    The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing: Harry Mullan/Bob Mee

    A Pictorial History of Boxing - Sam Andre/Nat Fleischer

    The Ring – Boxing: The 20th Century - Stanley Weston/Steven Farhood

    Muhammad Ali: The Unseen Archives - William Strathmore

    The Greatest of All Time: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali - TASCHEN Publishing

    SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Muhammad Ali 1942-2016: The Tribute - The Editors Of Sports Illustrated



    On my Radar:

    The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing - Bill Paxton

    Charley Burley and the Black Murderers' Row -Harry Otty
     
  6. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's a great list.
    As far as coffee table boxing books go,
    The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing: Harry Mullan/Bob Mee
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    A Pictorial History of Boxing - Sam Andre/Nat Fleischer are excellent books.

    I particularly like the Sam Andre/Nat Fleischer one because it goes way back, well before Sullivan's time.
     
  7. Skins

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    The Heavyweight Champions by John Durant was my first boxing book in 6th grade I think. It was the pictures that really got me hooked. Nice one of Clay sticking his left jab in Liston's eye, another of Patterson ko'ing Ingo. Few others I can't remember off the top of my head but they just fascinated the young me
     
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  8. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Actually I should add I really enjoyed The Last Great Fight, about Tyson and Douglas.

    Has anyone read anything on both Greb and John L Sullivan? Would be interested to hear their recommendations.
     
  9. greynotsoold

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    I may have missed it but the Jack Hurley trilogy by @KasimirKid is freaking wonderful. All 3 books are great, the first was the best thing that I have read in years.
    Also, The Professional, by W.C. Heinz. A phenomenal work of fiction, but based on Jack Hurley.
    The History of Mexican American Boxing In Los Angeles by Gene Aguilera.
     
  10. ChrisJS

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    Adam Pollack’s Sullivan book. For Greb, Steve Compton and Springs Toledo wrote great books on him. Toledo’s writing is incredible.
     
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  11. ChrisJS

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    Gene is my friend. His Mexican American Boxing in LA and Latino Boxing in Southern California are great. He’s got another one coming out later this year.
     
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  12. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I knew that you know Gene. You and I are members in common of at least one Facebook boxing group and have several friends in common.
     
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  13. McGrain

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    That's the best boxing coffee table book. It's crammed with brilliant stuff and I love it.
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    The picture from my avatar is actually scanned from it. It's a great book.
     
  14. Jel

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    The Ring's Chronicle of Boxing will probably always be my favourite book as it got me into the history of the sport.
     
  15. fists of fury

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    Cheers, I'll check it out.