biographys of boxers, books

[Caesar]

hi

i am looking for biographys of boxers, when somebody has some scann them and upload them i would be very glad about this

peace, Caesar

[Sugarj]

Hi Caeser, to be honest you can probably Ebay many of them for next to nothing. I think I payed £1.50 for 'The Greatest' by Muhammad Ali. Second hand bookshops might not be 'cool', but you can find some super cheap gems there.

Alot of biographies have tonnes of pages, it would take ages to scan them in and then theres the copyright issues.

I know you like the heavyweights so take a look at the following if they come in your direction:

Smokin Joe: Joe Frazier Biography

The Larry Holmes Biography

Either 'The Greatest' by Richard Durham or the Ali biography by Thomas Hauser.

George Foreman biography

Evander Holyfield biography, I think its called 'Warriors Spirit'

Earnie Shavers biography

Lennox Lewis has a couple from memory, the earlier one doesn't deal with his full career but is a good read.


These are all great reads. I've also recently enjoyed Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Michael Watson and Ricky Hatton. Obviously I'm British, the books are all good. Second hand paperbacks wont cost much at all.

[Caesar]

ok thanks Sugarj

[StarshipTrooper]

hi

i am looking for biographys of boxers, when somebody has some scann them and upload them i would be very glad about this

peace, Caesar

Go over to the Video Exchange forum: You'll find some video biographies on a number of fighters there. Not the same as an in-depth book but it will give the basics.

Poet

[Sugarj]

Hi Caeser:

Heres a link to a great book which offers biographies on the heavyweight champions in order through to fairly recently. I've read this book many times, its terrific and super cheap from Amazon £1.22!!! Champions of the ring by Gerald Suster.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...condition=used

[The Iron Man]

The best Tyson biography i have read is by Paul Heller:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Intentio...0259994&sr=1-1

I have just started Sonny Liston: His Life, Strife and the Phantom Punch and so far so good!.

[1SILVA]

hi

i am looking for biographys of boxers, when somebody has some scann them and upload them i would be very glad about this

peace, Caesar

Get the Four Kings by George Kimball, The Life and Times of Muhammad Ali by Thomas Hauser and teddy Atlas' autobiography.

[Caesar]

thank you for the great stuff!! i am so interesting in boxing in the last time, thank you

[GJC]

hi

i am looking for biographys of boxers, when somebody has some scann them and upload them i would be very glad about this

peace, Caesar

Couple of books by Jim McNeil I highlighted were:
That Night in the Garden Which is a selection of fights from Madison Square Garden's long history. The selection is varied and the fights are well covered and the background information is well researched

They Could've Been Contenders This covers a number of fighters who for one reason or another didn't get their shot at a title. Covers such fighters as Jimmy Bivens, Joe Baksi, Burley etc etc.

Men of Steel is good its about the middleweights.
In this Corner is excellent.
Lightening Strikes by Gerald Suster covers the lightweights is worth a read.

Gun to my head on all time favourite I would say In This Corner by Peter Heller I believe.

[GJC]

thank you for the great stuff!! i am so interesting in boxing in the last time, thank you

[Hugh] McIlvanney On Boxing is also very good McIlvanney is as good a sports writer as Britain has produced. I believe he shows Bert Sugar how to write about boxing and that its about the fighters not about Sugar