Boxing book that deals with the corruption within the sport?

[SlySlickSmooth]

Anyone know of a boxing book that details not just one person, but a general history of the corruption in boxing?

Maybe more than corrupt promoters & rigged fights, but corruptions in the governing bodies as well.

[Rockin']

Beyond the Ring - Jefferie T Sammons. It's the best boxing book that you will ever read ...................Rockin'

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Life and crimes of don king


Great book

[SlySlickSmooth]

Beyond the Ring - Jefferie T Sammons. It's the best boxing book that you will ever read ...................Rockin'

Right on Rockin'. I'll be reading it soon

[Rope_Burns]

"Rope Burns" by F.X. Toole is a collection of short stories, including Million Dollar Baby that became the film, revolving around boxing and a couple of the stories deal with corruption. A cut-man for hire is about to get about to get ripped off by the team that hires him so he takes things into his own hands, and another story about a fighter getting robbed in the other fighter's hometown. I enjoyed the read. My username is the title of my favorite short story in the book.

[Rope_Burns]

http://www.amazon.com/Million-Dollar-Baby-Stories-Corner-ebook/dp/B007OLMXN0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393051433&sr=8-1&keywords=rope+burns+by+f.x+toole

The version I have is titled Rope Burns but its the same book.

[mickey malone]

Anyone know of a boxing book that details not just one person, but a general history of the corruption in boxing?

Maybe more than corrupt promoters & rigged fights, but corruptions in the governing bodies as well.

Boxing Confidential by Jim Brady

[- Ram Raid -]

Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the Golden Age of Boxing by Kevin Mitchell

[SlySlickSmooth]

Thanks for the recommendations guys, I'll have to add these to every other book I'll be reading.

After my current reading, I'll be tackling "Beyond The Ring" then another random reading then I'll tackle another boxing book.

[Humean]

Not a book, but there are some good articles in the sports illustrated archive about the IBC in the 50s.

Such as:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1128441/

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1129255/index.htm