What boxing books have you read?

CorkMan

I've read:

(From Muhammad Ali)

Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
The Greatest: My Own Story
Soul Of A Butterly
Ali: King Of The World
Muhammad Ali, who once was Cassius Clay. (from 1968, over 300 pages long so much of Alis life till then)
The Fight (by Norman Mailers, bout Rumble In The Jungle)

(From Mike Tyson)

Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story
Mike Tyson: Nurture of the Beast
Fear and Fire: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson (at the moment)

George: My Own Story (George Foreman)
Smokin Joe: The Autobiography


I really like reading the bios of boxers. I even go on amazon and go back through publishing dates, so if a book of Ali was written for example in 1965 and is the only version released I can get it.

Broozer

off the top of my head:
Fighting Irish (about Irish fighters going way back)
Ghosts of Manilla
Four Kings
Hands of Stone (Duran)
Ray Robinson Bio
Joe Louis Bio
Larry Holmes Bio

I'm sure there's more but that's all I can remember. all of the above were very enjoyable reads anyway.

Gannicus

Pacman (v.good)
Hitman: The Thomas Hearns Story (okay)
Hands Of Stone: The Life And Legend Of Roberto Duran (v.good)
Max Schmeling Vs. Joe Louis (okay)
Joe Calzaghe (okay)
Four Kings (good)
Facing Tyson (not bad)
Cinderella Man (good)
Bernard Dunne (don't ask)

wildrover444

Hands of stone(Duran)
Rise and fall of Jack johnson

2 very good reads

blsw

thomas hauser from secondsout.com recommends boxing books every year at xmas. theres some great stuff here. you will have to check the site for 2010s recommends as ive lost the link

Holiday Reading: 2008

Holiday Reading: 2009

slapbangwallop

blsw wrote: »

thomas hauser from secondsout.com recommends boxing books every year at xmas. theres some great stuff here. you will have to check the site for 2010s recommends as ive lost the link

Holiday Reading: 2008

Holiday Reading: 2009

good links thanks!