Boxing books.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What are some good books about boxing?
     
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    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tonnes.
    I read "In the red corner" by John Duncan recently about the Cuban boxing system.
    Bit old now(is from the 90s) but its a good read.
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "King of the World" by David Remnick

    "One Punch from the Promised Land" by John Florio

    "Dark Trade" by Donald McRae

    "The Black Lights" by Thomas Hauser

    "Unforgivable Blackness" by Geoffrey Ward

    "Tunney" by Jack Cavanaugh.

    "The Devil and Sonny Liston" by Nick Tosches

    Those are all good reads. My daughter ordered "Terrible Times" for me last Christmas. It's the bio of Tim Witherspoon. It's bad. I think someone just taped an interview with Tim and transcribed the notes. Avoid it.
     
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    Four Kings - George Kimball. All about Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran.
     
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    GolovKing ESB Since 2006 Full Member

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    Tunney by Jack Cavanaugh

    Beyond Glory by David Margolick

    Four Kings by George Kimball

    Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times by Russell Sullivan

    Those are my favorites.
     
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    GolovKing ESB Since 2006 Full Member

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    Also- Hands of Stone by Christian Giudice

    Funny story about that....My Wife and I went to Mohegan Sun for some fights years ago. Duran was there. I had him sign the book. He had someone nearby translate "bull s hit" to me, meaning the book wasn't up to his liking.
    All that aside, he still signed the book and it was a pretty good read.
     
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    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Right Hand To The Champ- Tasha Robinson-White

    If you are a big fan of Floyd Mayweather, you will really like this book!
     
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    Unforgivable Blackness
    by: Ward

    The Greatest Fight of Our Generation Louis vs. Schmeling
    by: Erenberg
     
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    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Two excellent compilation-type books;

    "McIlvanney on Boxing" by Hugh McIlvanney
    "Ringside" by Budd Schulberg

    Both books are a collection of each guy's articles over the years. It'd class them as must-read.

    I'm a fan of Hauser too, so anything my him - especially the Ali biography.
     
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    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Gods of War
    by Springs Toledo
     
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    I recently read R. Konder's book about Tomasz Adamek when he first came to the US, Konder (former member of Team Adamek) gives a whole chapter on how Adamek was roiding to the gills before his fights with Briggs, Ulrich and Dawson, was a rather shocking read to me
     
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    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Read Mcilvaney on boxing years ago.
    Some great old stories in it.

    The Tyson autobiography is very interesting too, although the most interesting things in it are his out of the ring stories
     
  14. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Both Benn and Eubanks books were good

    Just got Froch's the other day, can't wait for the 80,000 Wembley quote :D
     
  15. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It'll probably be in the first line...