Best boxing books?

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  1. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    On Boxing - Joyce Carol Oates
     
    bernie4366, Nov 22, 2010
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  2. FraggleRock

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    Dark Trade by Donald McRae is excellent. I quite like The Last Great Fight by Joe Layden, its about Douglas-Tyson
     
    FraggleRock, Nov 22, 2010
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  3. Richel Hersisia

    Richel Hersisia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Dark Trade !!!!! you have to read that!!!! by far the best boxing book ever...

    I liked Roberto Durans Bio too...

    and Norman Mailer's book on the rumble in the jungle... the fight
     
    Richel Hersisia, Nov 22, 2010
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  4. stevo78

    stevo78 Active Member Full Member

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    Great thread!
     
    stevo78, Nov 22, 2010
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  5. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Four Kings
    ODLH:American Son
    Unforgivable Blackness
    Bernard Dunne:My story
    Muhammed Ali bio by Thomas Hauser
    The Fight by Norman Mailer
     
    jpab19, Nov 22, 2010
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  6. haglerwon

    haglerwon Official GTMSBT Marquez Full Member

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    Seconded.

    Also 'War, baby: The Glamour of Violence" by Kevin Mitchell is worth a look.
     
    haglerwon, Nov 22, 2010
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  7. bigphilla1

    bigphilla1 Member Full Member

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    dark trade is an excellent book the james toney parts in particular
     
    bigphilla1, Nov 22, 2010
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  8. ShaggyRogers

    ShaggyRogers New Member Full Member

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    The Sweet Science by AJ Liebling. Series of brilliant essays on fights and fighters in the early 50s.
     
    ShaggyRogers, Nov 22, 2010
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  9. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Cheers lads. Looks like I'll be ordering dark trade and four kings then ad see how it goes from there. Nice 1!
     
    Vano-Irons, Nov 23, 2010
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  10. stefanoitch

    stefanoitch Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I have only read 1 boxing book, raging bull about jake lamotta. Its a good book but not a great book. But i do recommend it. Its very intresting if youre a fan of the raging bull
     
    stefanoitch, Nov 23, 2010
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  11. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Ok so I ended up getting:

    Four Kings

    Sugar Ray- book based on SRR

    And Robert Duran Hands of Stone.

    Looking forward to cracking on with them. Cheers lads!
     
    Vano-Irons, Dec 10, 2010
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  12. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is there a box about boxing and just boxing not about a certain fighter.
     
    Finesse74, Dec 10, 2010
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  13. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Aside from the ones already mentioned;

    McIlvanney on Boxing - Hugh McIlvanney
    Ringside; A Treasury of Boxing Reportage by Budd Schulberg
     
    Henke67, Dec 10, 2010
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  14. Johnnyboy

    Johnnyboy New Member Full Member

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    If you're into your heavyweights then a book called 'Kings of the Ring: The History of Heavyweight Boxing' is a must.

    Basically runs through bio's of every recognised Heavyweight champ from John L Sullivan to V. Klitschko. Also gives a great insight into how boxing evolved in the early days and some of the prominent fighters at the time.

    A top read
     
    Johnnyboy, Dec 10, 2010
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  15. lordinho

    lordinho New Member Full Member

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    Master Of The Ring and The Lion And The Eagle are exellant for any boxing historians out there War Baby's a great little book and The Last Great Fight about Tyson vs Douglas is also brilliant probably better than the fight and what a great fight!!
     
    lordinho, Dec 10, 2010
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