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Today my copy of Rocky Lives! Heavyweight Boxing Upsets of the 1990s by David Finger arrived and I found myself unable to put it down. I don't know how many other people have this book, but I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read about major fights and obscure fights. It details the background to and the round by round action by such fights as Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas and more obscure fights as Michael Dokes and Paul "Rocky" Ray Phillips. An added benefit is that it details the aftermath for each fighter, where their career trajectory moved after the fight, win or lose. I like the fact that I can jump around the book and read about different fights in no particular order.
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Sounds like a good book.I'll have to check it out! -
I was fascinated by the description of the Mark Gastineau-Tim Anderson match in 1992. It gives you the whole background to the fight and talks about Gastineau's su****ious manager (I forgot his name offhand, I don't have the book in front of me now) but if you get Rocky Lives definitely read that section.Comment
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nice one il have to check it out cheers for the info mateComment
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