Good boxing books?

[phb82]

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Just read "Four Kings" and i am now looking for more good boxing books to read.
Interested in all eras! :-)


Which ones do you guys recommend?

[Goodnight, Irene]

"American Son," but Im a tad biased :)

[funso banjo baby]

Boxiana - Pierce Egan (where boxing journalism began)

im just in the middle of 'Dark Trade' by donald Macrae (very good look at the savage 80's/90's golden era)

[allworld80]

Jack Dempsey and the Roaring 20's - Roger Kahn

[allworld80]

"American Son," but Im a tad biased :)

[Goodnight, Irene]

Is it really good? I have From Russia, With Gloves.

[phb82]

American Son & Dark Trade are ordered! :-) Can't find the Upham Book on german Amazon... :-(

Boxiana sounds interesting but the three parts are a bit on the expensive side... Maybe later!


Any good tips on the great HWs?? Ali, Foreman, Frazier & Tyson?

[Archie Moore]

Tale of the Gator-The Craig Bodzianowski.

The guy lost a foot and returned to fight for a world title with a prosthesis.

[marbles]

in the red corner by john duncan all about cuban boxing all amateur boxers but loads of them would of been pro greats i think eg angel espinosa teofillio stevenson felix savon adolfo horta ect some great storys in it

also the hawk about aaron pryor fantastic read that is about a great boxer

[allworld80]

Is it really good? I have From Russia, With Gloves.

I haven't read it. But I do own and have read Oscar's book. Meh is the best was to describe it.

[Goodnight, Irene]

You wish Kostya had that much career to write about

Instead, he had to devote two pages to excusifying the Phillips fight

[Alex]

"A riveting and thought-provoking book."

- Colin Hart, The Sun

"A truly remarkable story, even by boxing's remarkable standards… It's a brilliant book, a sensational book."

- Steve Bunce, BBC London radio

Read Chapter 1 for free here:

http://nipperpatdaly.co.uk/nipperbooksample.pdf

More on the book:

http://nipperpatdaly.co.uk/nipperboxingbook.html

[allworld80]

You wish Kostya had that much career to write about

Instead, he had to devote two pages to excusifying the Phillips fight

Indeed, and we're all waiting for Oscar's follow up book with baited breath. I imagine he can get at least 2 chapters out of the coke fueled partying, paying off strippers, and his thoughts on this year's lingerie fashion lines.

Actually that does sound like a good book.

[funso banjo baby]

The Memoirs of Daniel Mendoza - another great book from the golden age of pugilism

The Bareknuckle Breed - by Louis Golding (great stories from Mendoza to Dempsey)

both these are out of print and around £10 to £20 on the usual sites.

also Harry Carpenter's Pictorial History of Boxing - Harry's take on the history of boxing with all the classic photos

[CNorkusJr]

"Only The Ring Was Square" by Teddy Brenner (former matchmaker at Madison Sq Garden.)

1940's-1950's boxing and how HIS thoughts on fixed fights of that times.
Published mid 1970's.

"Raging Bull II" by Jake LaMotta Sequel to famed original piece Raging Bull.Picking up from where his life left off. Interesting thoughts by LaMotta.
Alot of people dont know about this one, but it exists. Probably out of print like the one above, but some quick online searches should turn up a copy.

[johnnykayo]

if any of you guys are in liverpool go to the discount bookstore in st johns precinct and i picked up 3 of brian hughes books willie pep,sugar ray robinson and jock mcavoy all for a mere £22 !! great books too,and brian is a great writer and certainly knows his stuff,so check it out if you near their,bargains !!!

[SUGARRAYSMELEE]

The Sweet Science- A.J. Liebling

[Brutu]

one of my all time favorite books on boxing is Jack Johnson's autobiography
IN THE RING AND OUT.
I avoided this book for many years because I had heard some critics say over the years
that it was greatly inaccurate.
(the book is even mocked in Ken Burns smarmy crummy PBS documentary)
Well IMOP except for some dates in it that would appear to be either typos
or the manuscript was rushed for publication before it was proof read.
(Jack Johnson declared bankrupcy in 1927)
Otherwise its a terrific book.
I just wished I had read in 1977 when it was reprinted
instead of waiting for the 1993 repriniting to get a copy.

[Ade L]

1. "War, Baby" (Benn - G Man)
2. "Unlicensed"
3. "Irish Thunder" (Micky Ward)
4. "Bare Fists"
5. "Heavy Justice" (Tyson trial)

Hope you enjoy them.....

[matko]

if any of you guys are in liverpool go to the discount bookstore in st johns precinct and i picked up 3 of brian hughes books willie pep,sugar ray robinson and jock mcavoy all for a mere £22 !! great books too,and brian is a great writer and certainly knows his stuff,so check it out if you near their,bargains !!!

Brian Hughes book on Tommy Hearns "The Hitman" is a fantastic read so can imagine many of his other books are. Definatley The Four Kings is a must and also Dark Trade

I really enjoyed Angelo Dundee's "My view from the corner" is fascinating as i like to here the old school stories etc

[SaadOffTheDeck]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images ... 55&s=books

This was fantastic

[phb82]

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f ... xing+books

This is a thread from the British and Irish forum

IMO 4 kings and Dark Trade are the best boxing books. Most autobiographies are boring and I have read a few however the Johnny Nelson and Frank Bruno ones are good for different reasons but books by Hatton, Benn, Eubanks, Calazghe, ODH, Holyfield etc are all much the same and you won't learn anything new. Mamas Boy which is about Lennox Lewis is a decent read and takes you inside the boxing business and training camps. Don King Only in America also is worth a look

Exactly what i was looking for!! Thanks a lot! :-)

[thunderfromdownunder]

Irish thunder, fighters by trade and the fight are all enjoyable books. Im going to start on the johnny Lewis biography soon

[robert.snell1]

if any of you guys are in liverpool go to the discount bookstore in st johns precinct and i picked up 3 of brian hughes books willie pep,sugar ray robinson and jock mcavoy all for a mere £22 !! great books too,and brian is a great writer and certainly knows his stuff,so check it out if you near their,bargains !!!

they have a shop in the pyramid centre Birkenhead - very cheap reduced from £25 to £6 on some.Going there at the weekend as it happens

[J]

dark trade - mcrae

great book especially if you are a toney fan.