Any good boxing books in the works?

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I forgot you were on here. You should be very proud of those books. And you're a helluva skilled writer. I can not recommend them highly enough to the sort of people who visit this Classic board.

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  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Just a chance to suggest a book “Sweet Thunder” is good as far as I’ve read. I once heard John Garfield call it the best SRR bio.
     
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  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Lordy you wrote those books? I’ve been advised to read them many times and I will.Congratulations on your work.
     
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  4. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    That sounds like a fascinating book.
     
  5. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A couple of books going to reprint I'd like to check out

    "I'm a one woman man" by Jake LaMotta

    "Illustrated Archery lessons" by Don Jordan

    "Respect for women" by Carlos Monzon

    "Boxing: the only sport on the up and up" by Blinky Palermo
     
  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    “Championship Guide to Diet and Discipline” by James Toney

    “Winners Never Quit” by Roberto Duran

    “Mental Strength: How to Control Your Emotions” by Oliver McCall

    “They Call Me Babyface” by Iran Barkley

    “Law Abiding Citizen” by Sonny Liston, with foreword by Mike Tyson

    “Thinking Man’s Fighter: How to Use Your Head” by Evander Holyfield
     
  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lol!!!!

    "Hygiene and you" by Marvin Johnson

    "Living life on the straight and narrow" by Rubin Carter

    "The art of pure boxing" by Chuck Wepner

    "12 steps to sobriety" by John L. Sullivan

    "Studying for the Priesthood" by Mando Ramos
     
  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Pollack is this generations gift to boxing book publishing ... a man who talks little, offends few, ignores ignorance, and spends the time and effort to author and publish high quality works for the love of the sport as clearly there is little money in the exercise ... he also helps others utilize his publishing arm to get their product to market ... I recently read two really good books he published, Bridgham's Hurricane Hank (Armstrong) and and Botti's Thunder and Lightning about the Gatti Brothers ... other than that , allow others to fill us in ...
     
  9. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    “Impressing the Judges to Win” by Emmanuel Augustus

    “You Are What You Drink” by Juan Manuel Marquez

    “The Art of Disguise” by Floyd Patterson

    “Live by the Rulebook, Fight by the Rulebook” by Andrew Golota

    “Stick and Move” by Juan Roldan
     
  10. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "My RAMpage towards boxing greatness" by Andre Ward.
     
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  11. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Guys, these have been too funny, even though we've sort of *******ized the OP. Can't resist a few more though.

    "Pilates made easy" by Tony Galento

    "The evils of Narcissism" by Prince Naseem Hamed

    "7 steps to keeping your emotions in check" by Jack Sharkey

    "The burden of being a crowd-pleaser" by Joe Bugner
     
  12. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "The sweet science, box like a ballerina" - Mysterious Billy Smith

    "Why I enjoyed being battered around the ring" - Emile Griffiths

    "The secret to a balanced diet - a whisky in each hand" - Benny Lynch
     
  13. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "The 2 steps to winning an academy award" by Luis Santana

    "Hemophiliacs are people too" by Henry Cooper

    "Your head is more than a hat stand" by John Conteh

    "Dancing like Fred Astaire in 3 easy lessons" by Jess Willard

    "What's in a name?" by Funso Banjo
     
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  14. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Autobiographies:

    ‘Level-headed, the Tyson Fury Story’

    ‘Reckless Abandon, the Hector Camacho Story’

    ‘Low-Key and Low Profie, the Floyd Mayweather Jr Story’

    ‘Passionless, the Joe Frazier Story’

    ‘Slow Hands, the Roy Jones Jr Story’
     
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  15. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thank you very much.
     
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