whats your favorite boxing book?

These = :good


Same goes for Hauser.


The Power Of One ?

Wasnt that a book based in Africa about a railroad kid and being the understudy to a boxer ?

Learnt of it in Oz.......strange....given there cheeky beef.

 

One I haven't seen mentioned so far ....... the Kirkland Laing biography.

 

I didn't like it. Don't get me wrong it is a good book, I just don't think it was in-depth enough for the type of book it was.

 

Didnt even know there was......i bet its decent.

Saying that, some books can have a great topic yet a pish conveyor.

Anyways, this is defo on the list.......as is a few others mentioned in the thread.


Cheers :good

 

Clay Moyle's Sam Langford biography and the Tom Sharkey biography (I forget by who) were both good reads.

There are a stack of Fitz biographies but I enjoyed Gilbert Odd's "The fighting blacksmith".

I'm half-way through the Jerry Quarry biography at the moment which is good apart from a few annoying "Americanisms". :bbb

 

Other than the Atlas one earlier, there's one by Angelo Dundee which is fairly decent.

 

It was a great read if you were following Laing's career, my only gripe was that the author didn't interview Colin Jones for the book.

 

I don't think there is anything in close to the same detail on Greb though, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Reg Gutteridge - Uppercuts and Dazes. Slow start, but was filled with great insights of the old fighters and more modern day ones too....

 

There is not, I salute that. I think I was expecting something as in-depth as Rosenfeld's Burley book.

A poster over in the classic forum, 'Klompton' is in the process of writing a book on Greb, and judging by his posts it will be very well-researched.

 

Excellent, he's a fascinating subject. Can't say I know esb posters too well.

Heard a lot of good things about Adam Pollack's book but I have 20+ books in my library waiting to be read so holding off for now.

 

Best boxing bio Ive ever read was "Hands of Stone" about Duran but I am biased!

"The Killings of Stanley Ketchel" is a dramatised bio which isnt 100% accurate historically but is a cracking read.

Someone else already mentioned Four Kings but if I were stuck on a desert island those 3 wouldnt be a bad selection.

 

Unforgivable Blackness, Boxing Confidential and Hands of Stone.

 

Enjoyed the doc, haven't read the book though.

 

Jack Doyle the Gorgeous Gael