Boxing Books

There is an alternate view that declares both Leonard camps naive or at least incomplete. Here's it's guiding principle:

Leonard was a great fighter and an elite among the Welterweights, but he was also an opportunist, and some of his greatest wins deserve asterisks.

I agree with you about Tommy Hearns, he deserves the Tommy Loughran "All-time Good Guy Award".

 

Here are some boxing books that I recommend

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Thanks Stonehands - I wish my epilogue were as masterful as your posts.

For those who haven't read 'Sorcery', the epilogue reflects what redrooster said in his earlier post.

Leonard was the center of attention because of the vision he represented: glamour and success. The reality of his life was much different, but his 'magic' was in the seductive vision he represented.

Hagler represented a different vision: hard work and struggle. That was the reality of his career, and life. And it was (and is) the reality of most people and boxing fans.

Every fan who watched their bout, and picked a winner, chose the vision with which they identified.

 

The Inner Ring, by Rudy Gonzales. Rudy was Mike Tyson's personal chauffeur 7 close friend for 5 1/2 years. By reading this book, people will realise that Mike Tyson was a cpmpletely different person out of the ring back in the day. Quite a nice guy from what is told in the book!

Punch Lines, by Phil Berger. One of the very best Boxing books Ive read. A lot of stories on different fighters in & boxing people in this one.

 

Have read some ripper boxing books lately. Just to name a few:

1/ Sting Like a Bee (The Muhammad Ali Story) by Jose Torres (former World LHW champ) is excellent. Takes you right there, up close, with Ali, as Torres often was. Best Ali book that I've read so far! Probably bought from Melbourne Sports Book, who seem to carry the best range of boxing books in Melbourne.

2/ Fighter Lady by Beverley Will is a brilliant up-close on Australian boxing in the early 70's - Rose, Famachon, Mundine, Ferreri, Ramon, White, Thornberry etc, etc. A boxing book by a woman you might ask? The author was co-editor of Australia's FIGHTER magazine for years and really knows her stuff - strongly recommended reading. Book can be sourced through www.bewtalks.com.au.

3/ The Lester Ellis book, and very recently released Danny Green book are both excellent reads. Green comes across so honest about his career & retirement. Hope he stays retired. As he's got nothing left to prove, in my mind at least. Probably picked up these two from Melbourne Sports Book as well.

 

hard road to glory by JOHNNY NELSON!!
its much more entertaining than watching a johnny nelson fight.full of real funny stories.i definatly recommend it.
teddy altas autobiography is aslo a good read.

 

What isn't more entertaining than a Nelson fight?

 

haha,true.its a really funny book though.its got alot about his growing up in there,