Boxing Books

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  1. menemsha43

    menemsha43 Member Full Member

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    Getting close the to Christmas, might be time to suggest some good boxing books. Some I'd read are included below. Any other suggestions?

    The Black Lights - Thomas Hauser
    Beyond Glory (about Joe Louis) - David Margolick
    The Sweet Science - AJ Liebling
    Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ - Jack Cavanaugh
    Cinderella Man - Jeremy Schaap
    Shadow Box - George Plimpton
    King of the World (Ali) - David Remnick
    Lost Legacy of Ali - Hauser
    A View from Ringside - Hauser
    White Collar Boxing - John Oden
     
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  2. BadJuju83

    BadJuju83 Bolivian Full Member

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    War, Baby (The glamour of violence) by Kevin Mitchell.
     
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  3. TheRock49

    TheRock49 Active Member Full Member

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    I've got four of those... what is 'white collar boxing' about? Sounds interesting...
     
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  4. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Duran's bio: 'Hands of Stone-the life and times of Roberto Duran'. Great book, don't remember author though.
     
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  5. Suge Green

    Suge Green Boxing Junkie banned

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    Sorcery at Caesars by Steve Marantz, he talked about his book on the most recent edition of On The Grind Radio. Click on
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  6. menemsha43

    menemsha43 Member Full Member

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    Will definitely read the Duran book - that just went on my Christmas list. Thanks

    White Collar boxing is about a banker in NYC who takes up amatuer boxing and does pretty well
     
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  7. TheRock49

    TheRock49 Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks bro, that one will be on my list.
     
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  8. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Anyone know if there are any bios of Sonny Liston? I've been fascinated with his story for a while and would love to read a proper biography.
     
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  9. Akxtinguish

    Akxtinguish Belt holder Full Member

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    Four Kings- George Kimball
     
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  10. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm waiting for Bernard Hopkins to write a biography.
     
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  11. King Dan

    King Dan Golovkin Full Member

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    "Pound for Pound" - Sugar Ray Robinson

    I own the Tunney, Louis-Schmeling, Duran and Sugar Ray books.

    I like the Tunney book the best.

    Louis-Schmeling was a close second.
     
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  12. VARG

    VARG Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A personal favorite of mine that I feel should be mentioned for his 20 year fight with the law...

    "The Sixteenth Round" - Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter
     
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