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« on: August 15, 2009, 09:47:09 AM » |
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I thought I would start a thread were people can post any info on new or upcoming books about boxing(if thats ok). The first one I could find is called The Hitman and is due out 12/09  Then theres Muhammed Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation due out 10/09  And finally Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the golden age of Boxing  I'll post new ones as I come across them, and if anyone else comes across any new books please post them  |
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« on: August 15, 2009, 09:47:09 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 06:01:55 PM » |
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Well done!
Must get the Hearns book pronto!
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rockytony67
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2009, 10:19:26 AM » |
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This one has just been released Fight or Die: The Vinny Paz Story  The Years of the Locust: A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing  This book has been out for a couple of months, but seems to have slipped under the rader. Its a great read and shows what it's like to be a journeyman boxer in the USA(although at the extreme end)  |
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2009, 02:10:43 PM » |
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This one has just been released Fight or Die: The Vinny Paz Story The Years of the Locust: A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing This book has been out for a couple of months, but seems to have slipped under the rader. Its a great read and shows what it's like to be a journeyman boxer in the USA(although at the extreme end) Got a great review in this week's Boxing News. The next book on my list now. |
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rockytony67
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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 06:27:58 PM » |
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That's one of the reason's I put it up styledoctor, I read it a few months ago and really enjoyed it, but it seems that no one had heard about the book, hopefully the review in Boxing News will get more people to read it.
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« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 06:31:13 PM » |
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Good shout mate. Have you read Teddy Atlas' autobiography? Must be published a couple of years now but I loved it.
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rockytony67
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 06:35:12 PM » |
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Yes it's very good, a lot of books like that go throw the motions and don't tell you anything about the real person, but Atlas lays his cards on the table, I really enjoyed it |
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rockytony67
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2009, 06:08:45 PM » |
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Just got this today, haven't read it yet(flicked though it) but looks a good read if your interested in the original Baby Faced Assassin  Babyface Goes to Hollywood: Fighters, Mobsters and Film Stars - The Jimmy McLarnin Story  |
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rockytony67
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2009, 06:23:54 PM » |
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Another book about the great Sugar Ray Robinson, due out this October Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2009, 08:23:18 AM » |
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Sweet Thunder is referred to by Thomas Hauser in the SRR articles I posted on the Boxing History Board. He rates it, which makes a good recommendation for me.
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telboy66
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« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2009, 06:31:09 PM » |
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Just finished Jim Brady's excellent book " Boxing Confidential" a must for all boxing fans, Must admit it has changed my whole outlook on a sport I have been watching since the fifty's.
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« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2009, 09:50:49 PM » |
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The Fearless Harry Greb Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing By Bill Paxton  Book Description: The legendary Harry Greb stepped into the ring over 300 times from 1913 to 1926, defeated opponents who outweighed him by more than 30 pounds, held the middleweight and light heavyweight titles and beat every Hall of Fame boxer he ever fought. Dubbed "the Pittsburgh Windmill" because of his manic, freewheeling style in the ring, Greb also crossed racial lines, taking on all comers regardless of color. An injury in the ring led to Greb gradually going blind in one eye and should have ended his career, but he kept his condition secret and fought on. Tragically, the indomitable fighter would be dead by the age of 32, felled by complications during minor surgery. This biography of one of the toughest boxers of all time includes interviews, family recollections, modern doctors' analyses of Greb's eye injury and over 120 rare photographs, as well as a complete fight record and round-by-round descriptions of his most famous fights. There are a few links here to buy the book: http://www.harrygreb.com/book_fearless_page.html |
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telboy66
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« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2009, 03:00:32 PM » |
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Just finished " Rope burns" by Ian Probert it's a good read with an interesting new slant on how through boxing the author turned his live around
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