Name Every Boxing Book You've Read

[MeccaOfBoxing]

NOT YOUR JUST YOU FAVIOURITES, name all the boxing books you have every read!

[prinzemanspopa]

The only boxing related book that I've ever read was Nigel Benn's autobiography.I saw it at the library one day and took it home for a couple of nights.Surprisingly,I found it a good read.His father came across as a litte somewhat cruel,although I'd imagine it must have been tough raising a large family on limited resources,in a fairly rough area, where the life of a petty criminal is tempting for a young lad.The most fascinating part is where he goes into detail on his brothers death.



That's most likely the only boxing book that I will ever read.

[MeccaOfBoxing]

The only boxing related book that I've ever read was Nigel Benn's autobiography.I saw it at the library one day and took it home for a couple of nights.Surprisingly,I found it a good read.His father came across as a litte somewhat cruel,although I'd imagine it must have been tough raising a large family on limited resources,in a fairly rough area, where the life of a petty criminal is tempting for a young lad.The most fascinating part is where he goes into detail on his brothers death.



That's most likely the only boxing book that I will ever read.

Why? If you enjoyed the one that you did read? There are some real great ones out there.....

[GymRat]

I own and have read all of my boxing books which literally total at least 60 or so, which includes the Nigel Benn autobiography. I have about six entire boxes full of books and two of the boxes are of books related to boxing somehow or another. I'd post some names but A.) I'm not home right now and B.) There are far too many titles. I think I even have more in storage so if I left those out it would depress me. I'll probably list some later when I get home.

[MeccaOfBoxing]

I own and have read all of my boxing books which literally total at least 60 or so, which includes the Nigel Benn autobiography. I have about six entire boxes full of books and two of the boxes are of books related to boxing somehow or another. I'd post some names but A.) I'm not home right now and B.) There are far too many titles. I think I even have more in storage so if I left those out it would depress me. I'll probably list some later when I get home.

get namin lol

[JAB5239]

Unforgivable Blackness
Joe Louis by Art Rust
Muhammad Ali by Thomas Hauser
Hands of Stone
Irish Thunder the Micky Ward story
Barney Ross by Douglas Century
Charley Burley and the black murderers row
Don King: his life and crimes
Raging Bull
Larry Holmes: against the odds

There might be one or two more but I can't remember at the moment.

[NChristo]

Unforgiveable Blackness

The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing

Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion

Sparring with Hemingway: And Other Legends of the Fight Game

Charley Burley and the Black Murderers Row

Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey

The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s

Four Kings: Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran

Championship Fighting by Jack Dempsey


Read some more but these are the ones on the shelf, been meaning to get the Barney Ross book but haven't got around to it.

[GJC]

Pretty much impossible to list every boxing book i've read as it numbers a fair few, in fact at Christmas and birthdays its generally boxing books or socks!

Will list a fair notable ones that I would highly recommend:

Men of Steel: by Peter Walsh
In This Corner . by Peter Heller
That Night in the Garden by Jim McNeill
They Could'Ve Been Contenders by Jim McNeill
Lightning Strikes Gerald Suster
Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing
HANDS OF STONE: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran
Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage Budd Schulberg
McIlvanney on Boxing

[JAB5239]

Unforgiveable Blackness

The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing

Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion

Sparring with Hemingway: And Other Legends of the Fight Game

Charley Burley and the Black Murderers Row

Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey

The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s

Four Kings: Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran

Championship Fighting by Jack Dempsey


Read some more but these are the ones on the shelf, been meaning to get the Barney Ross book but haven't got around to it.

How were the books I put in bold? I've been meaning to get both the Greb book and Basilio book for awhile, but like yourself I haven't got around to it. If you give it a good review I may just get the Gans book first as he is another fighter Im extremely interested in.

[mrboxer]

i have read quit a few and the stories of some of these boxers is very interesting,i think more boxers and authors should put a book out there,