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.
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
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.
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.