jamesmcdonnell wrote:
Hang on, I thought the Tyson book remained unfinished?
Was just reading about him - sad end, truly gifted writer. I'd love to write another boxing book, but quite what on, I just don't know. I had an idea for a biography, but not sure if that's really what I want to do - I do still love boxing, but from afar these days, but I'm feeling itchy to write about it again lately.
I believe it was unfinished but patched together using his notes. It's understandably short, but certainly enjoyable and really gets into Tyson's head. Amazon sell it:
Jonathan Rendall's books were really good. Rest in Peace. I likE Donald MaCrae too although I think he's the writer who gets a bit bogged down with his own guilt at being a white South African in the apartheid era (forgive me if i have mixed up my authors, I'm going from memory.)
I am reading a few boxing books at the moment, I will post my thoughts and review.
I was a bit disappointed with Tyson's autobiography, not that much about boxing, more about how much he drank, banged women and did coke. He manages to fill a thick book with that.... But it gets a bit boring.mhe basically comes off at a complex, but exceedingly self centred and quite nasty individual
