Recommended reading.

[BatNelson]

Just ordered it.

Nice Mr. Malone.

Let me know if you like it. It has some great pics and gives a good basic info about boxing history with a nice angle on the British scene.

[Barn]

Sam Langford: Boxing's Greatest Uncrowned Champion by Clay Moyle is an excellent read and a must have, it supplies you with plenty of knowledge and is very well researched.

[Rockin']

Beyond the Ring is the greatest boxing book ever written......Rockin'

[P4P Opinion]

Two essential reads:

Jacob's Beach: The Mobs, The Fights, The Fifties

- http://www.amazon.com/Jacobs-Beach-M...pr_product_top

Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing

- http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Trade-Box...5987912&sr=1-1

[GJC]

They Could've Been Contenders

That Night in the Garden: Great Fights and Great Moments from Madison Square Gardens

both by Jim McNeill

I seem to be the only person on here who has read these but I have read probably 90% of the books mentioned so far and these measure up amongst the best imo.
Go on take a chance i'll give you your damn money back if you don't like them!
And no I have no vested interest in the books or author

[Kevin Malone]

Nice Mr. Malone.

Let me know if you like it. It has some great pics and gives a good basic info about boxing history with a nice angle on the British scene.

I saw it was an older book (1974 I think?) and I like getting different angles on the sport and I love old boxing pictures. My knowledge of the British scene is slim so that's good to know...

[GJC]

McIlvanney on Boxing by Hugh McIlvanney is a must too, knowledgable man and a great writer.

[Kevin Malone]

McIlvanney on Boxing by Hugh McIlvanney is a must too, knowledgable man and a great writer.

I have a McIlvanney book and I just can't read that guy. I still haven't finished it...

[Kevin Malone]

Well, I got a book but it was not the book I ordered. It's a book by Sugar which I don't want. Thanks for the hassle Amazon.com seller. These people couldn't look at the ISBN on the book they sent me and the receipt they sent with it as they don't match.

[BattlingNelson]

Well, I got a book but it was not the book I ordered. It's a book by Sugar which I don't want. Thanks for the hassle Amazon.com seller. These people couldn't look at the ISBN on the book they sent me and the receipt they sent with it as they don't match.

Lol wut?

The first and most serious internet bookstore makes an elementary error.