Need an uncommon boxing book for next months holiday.

I say uncommon because most of the good ones you can name, four kings etc i've read already so i'm at a loss for one to read next month when i go away.

Any recommendations?

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I have a bio on John . L . Sullivan it is a good read would be hard to get a copy of thou mine is an old copy I found in a second hand store.

 

Hmmm now that would be an interesting read, certain something from that period i would think would be very interesting

 

Hands of Stone!
great book on Duran

 

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This was a pretty good book if you haven't read it.

 

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Just read Ray Leonards book. Enjoyed that one too.

 

sugar ray leonards is the best in my opinion. excellent read. as is the de la hoya bio. as is sorcery at caesars.

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Check out some of A.J. Liebling's stuff about the old days...very well written and insightful.

 

Smokin joe is an excellent book. MAkes you think about Ali a little differently that's for sure.

 

ring magazine is usually quite good

 

I actually didn't care that much for Hands of Stone. There are too many alternate versions of stories presented. I didn't feel after reading it like I really what happened in certain instances. And I felt like the author didn't know either so he just threw all accounts of an incident in there to cover his butt.

I presume you've probably read Ghosts of Manilla? I think that is very good. If you haven't, just go in knowing that it is more pro-Frazier and less pro-Ali. (Which is fine with me cause that is how my feelings lie between the two)

Aside from that my favorite boxing book is Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King. Don King is one of those guys who you marvel at what he accomplished while being disgusted with his tactics. Love him or hate him, the man is ballsy and brilliant.

If you like Holyfield, The Holyfield Way by Jim Thomas, Holy's attorney is good. Definitely Holyfield thru rose colored glasses, but, I personally enjoy reading a lot about the business of boxing and there are a lot of good fight negotiation stories in it along with his history with Holyfield.

I like the Teddy Atlas book as well. Atlas: from the streets to the ring... Although, I think it helps to like Teddy to read it. If you don't like him going in, I don't think it'll change your opinion any.

I've read a few others. The Johnny Tapia one which is decent but poorly written. Angelo Dundee's which is alright, but, nothing spectacular. A Holyfield one written with his brother which was pretty bad.

I personally need to read 4 Kings. I actually bought it from Kimball last year and had him sign it. But, I still haven't read it.

 

Heart, Soul, Fire the Paul Briggs book is good too. Although, the way he went out against Green cheapens it in retrospect.

 

I'm reading The Gloves by Robert Anasi.

Its a nonfiction story about a regular working guy, the author, training for the New York Golden Gloves.

This intriguing title is the story of first-time author Anasi's venture into the world of amateur boxing. In his early twenties, Anasi took up the sport as a means of keeping in shape. When he reached 32, the last year of eligibility to fight in the prestigious amateur Golden Gloves tournament, he decided to fulfill a dream and test his pugilistic skill in the Gloves. From the beginning, the reader is immersed in the gym, introduced to the people (in particular owner/trainer Milton Le Croix), the sounds, the pitiless training regimen, and the blood, sweat, and tears. The gym becomes a way of life an obsession and, as Anasi evokes it, an environment dominated by the young and ethnic. Here is a powerful book that sporting enthusiasts will relish.

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Norman Mailer "The Fight"

 

Hattons book always a good read