Boxing book recommendations

True and that's one of the issues I had with the book, their later careers are covered off in the last 10 pages of a 350 page book, but I suppose the book is mainly about their two fight rivalry and is not really meant to be biography of the fighters

 

I couldn't recommend 'Boxing Confidential' by Jim Brady highly enough. It is sensational.

It gets behind the fights and digs right into the corruption and weasiling behind the scenes through the 20th century right up to the present day.

The chapter on the IBF wiretaps is absolute dynamite.

Do yourself a huge favour and buy it. I got it off amazon - in fact I'm the only one to review it on there. Honestly chaps you will not regret it.

 

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and he STILL hasn't realised it... :good

 

in fact it is lying around ready to be given to charity or something so if anyone wants it PM me first come first served and I'll send it on

 

Try "Battling Siki" by Peter Benson. one mans battle in & out of the ring also for those who wish to know the dark side of how boxing run " boxing confidential" by Jim Brady a terrific read

 

Well I'm a few pages into this one and so far quite a lot of factual errors, Max Baers career ending in 1938 when he fought on into the 40's, having him die in 1962 it was 1959, saying there was a statue of Diana on top of MSG I when it was on MSG II, hope theres not a load of other factual errors in here as it undermines the content of what should be a really good book

 

Haven't read through this whole thread so this may be a repost...

Arthur Mercante - Inside the Ropes

 

:goodi'll second that.tim witherspoon ended up with about 7p after cuddly don king and his family had flea ****ed him from his victory over frank bruno

 

Just about to start on James J. Braddock - Cinderella Man. Will let you know what it's like!:good

 

Johnny Nelsons, just for the fact theres a chapter called "someone is shagging your dog"

 

Anyone read "McIlvanney On Boxing". Simply going by Hugh McIlvanney's standing as a boxing and sports writer, tt must be a good read?

 

Just bought the Greb book, 30 quid is quite steep but it's gonna be a fascinating read.

Gonna get the Langford one next, cheap on Amazon now.

 

Someone is shagging your dog is a good chapter in a good book. Nelson was alright as a pundit but he must have been told to tune it down or summat as he now just follows the other muppets. He used to disagree wuite a lot with them

 

Rocky grazianos bio, somebody up there likes me.