Boxing books

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by lufcrazy, Oct 31, 2011.


  1. TAC602

    TAC602 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Don King's tax attorney.
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    That book depository website seems the best I can find atm across the board.

    Any other suggestions by anyone?
     
  3. Robbi

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  4. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    This book I got today. And, amazingly, it only cost me 1p with £2.80 postage from a seller from Amazon. Brand new (hardback). The seller has more if anyone wants one. It's a fantastic photo book.

    A stunning photographic portrait of the Olympic gold medalist, heavyweight champion and 20th-century icon Muhammad Ali. Astonishingly intimate images by some of the world's best photographers capture Ali's flamboyant style and extraordinary charisma. His shocking upset victory over Sonny Liston, his conversion to the Nation of Islam, his outspoken stances on social issues, which made him a controversial figure during the 1960s, this all unfolds before us in these compelling images. Stripped of his title when he refused induction into the armed services in 1967 and unable to fight until the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his draft appeal in 1971, Ali went on to wage furious ring battles that were among boxing's biggest events. This is a remarkable photo-essay.


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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Sounds like a bargain that mate!
     
  6. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Cheaper than a 10 packet of cigarettes, including postage. The Amazon seller has more......Go treat yourself.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    It does seem actually it's just a handful of books that are expensive across the board but they seem to be the most researched and respected so I guess the cost can be justified it terms of alternate work hours.
     
  9. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i recently bought rocky graziano's biography somebody up there likes me on paperback from ebay for $7.00 and postage included.

    Probably the best book ive read brilliant
     
  10. Robbi

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    The Archie Moore book, "Ageless Warrior" seems like one for the shelf.
     
  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Yeah it's great lhw and hw books i'm most interested atm :good some good suggestions
     
  12. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    jd,A great biography of the most exciting fighter I ever saw. I bought the paperback when it was first published...Proud to say,I saw much of the
    Graziano story, while it was unfolding .When I first saw him at Stillman's gym, he was AWOL from the Army,and then I saw him next week in one of his first prelim's at St Nick's Arena. Enjoy the book ...
     
  13. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    some terrific books suggested on here. clearly I need to build a library of quality boxing books. I want to avoid multiple books on the same guy though, I'd much prefer the consensus best researched per boxer if possible.
     
  14. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Len Harvey, the Prince of Boxers
    Jock McAvoy, the Rochdale Thunderbolt.
    Bert Gilroy, Gilroy was here!

    you don't need many more to some up the Best of British.
     
  15. ColdSteel

    ColdSteel New Member Full Member

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    Long time reader here first time poster... I'd like to thank you all for your suggestions, I'm just finishing off Hands of Stone and was wondering what to get next and this thread has given me plenty of food for the thought cheers