Your Dream Boxing Book; What's In It?

Are you Ted as in Ted "the Bull" Sares?

 

A contemporary account of what life was like for the coloured fighters such as Molineaux, McVea, Jeanette, Blackburn and Langford, who came up by way of Battle Royales, facing the colour line and extreme prejudice.

Unforgivable Blackness - the story of Jack Johnson was such a compelling read that anything in a similar vein would be fascinating IMO.

You thinking of writing one?

 

I'd love to read a good biography on any of the following men: Jack Blackburn, Young Griffo, the Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, Harry Wills, the original Joe Walcott, Jersey Joe Walcott (one is in the works already), or Marvin Hagler to name a few.

I think a book that included chapters on many of the greatest, but in some cases lessor known fights, in history would also be interesting. Fights like the 49-round contest between Sam McVey and Joe Jeannette in France for example.

Or a book about murdered boxers comprised of chapters surrounding the murders of men like Stanley Ketchel, Bummy Davis, Bill Brennan, etc.

 

I like a back-story, regardless of what the front-story is, and whether it is a non-fiction book about boxing, politics or musicians. I want the story behind the story, the why and the how versus the when and the what...

 

any news on when jersey joe walcott's book is coming out?

 

The one I'm aware of is just beginning to be written, so no idea when it might be finished.

 

any news on who is writting the book?

 

Ted i think abook with just stories from the old time boxing scne would be great.

Just short ones like John Garfields ones. Like just intresting ones see the old timers views on fighters aswell.

JG i was reading hands of stone and i see you desribed Duran taking his nuts out in the middle of a gym

 

Any book with new information

 

Plenty of Pic's of scantily Clad Ring Card Girls!! LOL!!

 

A comprehensive biography of Jerry Quarry, including what he was doing with himself between his ill-fated comeback and the time period between that fight and his death.

 

Boxing Babylon is a good read, talks about Ketchel and his murder goes through to Tyrone Everett

 

Interested to read on how Black fighters/Champions were treated in the U.S. & Abroad. in the period before the 1960's.

 

la califa i like the ring card girl suggestion

Ted how about fight reports of older fights like Leonard vs Mclarnin, Canzoneri vs Ross 1 etc..