What is the best boxing biography you've ever read?

I read a book about joe louis & jesse owens a few years ago that was decent.

 

Compton's book on Greb.

 

I enjoyed Dave Anderson`s book on Ray Robinson.

 

Yeah, I was shook with the part where the neighbor molested him for oral sex when he was a boy and nothing happened...except that his siblings made fun of him about it.

Also the part about how he hid from friends and family to avoid them asking for handouts.

FYI, that’s one of my most prized books. Especially since it’s available from Amazon for the lowest price of $146.

 

Yea I agree. I wrote Aaron Pryor back in `99 once I finished his book. He wrote me a return letter personally that he spent alot of time on. He really turned his life around and had a solid ending. I still have that letter.

 

A letter...man I’m envious. You need to get that thing certified, if you haven’t Already done so. If the book is worth $146, there’s no telling what the value is for a letter.

 

Johnny Nelsons is good, also Mickey Duffs

 

I loved Arthur Mercante Sr's autobiography. Tysons "undisputed truth" and Teddy Atlas "atlas" was great for psychological insight, "Becoming Holyfield" was decent.

 

I hadn't thought about that. It' worth so much to me personally. It is his official letterhead. THE Hawk

 

Yeah, do that. You might also lock it away in a safe deposit box and consider yourself a lucky man to have it. It will definitely be worth good money one day, if it isn’t already.

 

I liked the good son about mancini and hands of stone

Irish thunder was very good I kind of enjoy the stories of the guys who weren't stars

for some reason it was really interesting to me to read about all the attempts to fight and negotiate with chavez and tszyu only to lose an important fight or just have negotiations fall apart

 

I have quite a few boxing books,

Watson's is great read, but could be longer

Benn, Mickey Duff are both good.

I have one by Michael Murray, i will have to read it again it was strange almost like he was trying to get every line to rhyme in some sort of way, like poetry unless it was the way i was reading it.

 

not the best, but an interesting take on things is "shadowbox" by George Plimpton. He takes on Archie Moore in an exhibition and it certainly an interesting perspective on the sport.