Off Topic: Best boxing books

apophenic
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Re: Off Topic: Best boxing books

Post by apophenic »

jonny tapias book is a fantastic read...

just bought DLH's for a quid from poundland....surprisingly not a bad read at all...
grub
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Post by grub »

Boxing Confidential by Jim Brady is a good read - some interesting stuff on Sulaiman and the WBC.

As a fan of 'lost generation' of heavyweights from the late 80s and early 90s; Facing Tyson by Ted Kluck and The Long Round by Dominic Calder-Smith are both good reads.

One to avoid: Michael Murray's autobiography...must have a load of great stories to tell but I found it verging on the point of non-sensicle.
dexter
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Kostya Tszyu's book is about as bad as it gets.
palooka
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Post by palooka »

I know a lot of people really enjoyed 'Dark Trade' but I found it pretty heavy going. There are 2 Charlie Burley biographies about; one is very tough going and the other (by Harry Otty) is a great read.
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