Boxers autobiographys

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  1. craigseventy

    craigseventy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Could you reccomend some of the more interesting ones please. I read the Joe calzaghe one and found it in all honestly a little boring. Does bernard hopkins have anything out? What interesting ones have people read.
     
  2. Black

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    Chris Eubank has one out but its ghost written. I think most of them are ghost written to some extent. You could always try Raging Bull though.
     
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    I recommend Johnny Nelsons book, its very good:hi:
     
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    The Holyfield one is good if you want insight on his fights. Otherwise, it's just okay.
     
  5. Davies

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    Ricky Hattons is a bit of a laugh, prtty good read,
    Joe calzaghes is boring
    Raging Bull exellent
    Read several Ali books that were ghost written but enjoyed especially through the eyes of the world
     
  6. LP_1985

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    try roberto's durans book, Hands of Stone. im halfway through and its very good
     
  7. roadkill barbie

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    Tapias - mi vida loca , if you know even the slightest thing about johnny tapias life you'll figure its a great read! Cant ****in wait for B-hops :)
     
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    Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank are worth a read as is Michael Watsons , Hattons , Calzaghes , Steve Collins De La Hoya and Evander Holyfield r ok if theres nothing else out.

    Do you reckon B - Hop , Roy Jones , Mosely will release one there coming to the end of there career now ?
     
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    ive got De La Hoya's..... the best book iv'e probably ever read! :good
     
  10. Charles White

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    I liked Becoming Holyfield, Evander's latest book. And recently I read George Foreman's book By George, but found it a bit too much about his religious life than his boxing life for my taste. And the latest one I read I think was Herbie Hide's recently released autobiography which wasn't all that bad.
     
  11. duranimal

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    Superb read, a real eye opener:smoke
     
  12. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Ive got that gonna start reading it soon myself.
     
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    barney ross
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    well worth seeking out, the chapters on being a junky are especially illuminating
     
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    I read many of these and though the ray robinson was best
     
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