Anyone read Ray Robinson's autobiography?

**Ivansmamma** · 02-03-2010, 08:33 PM

Maybe i will read it. Im thinking about ordering Durans biography maybe ill order this one to.

I remeber from Ali:s biography when Ali is fighting with his wife and Ray tries to interfere. Ali says something like "Your just a middleweight don't try to get in my way". Apart from that they seemed to be good freinds.

**Ben_London** · 02-03-2010, 08:34 PM

Duran's one "Hands of stone" is good too yep.

**-Boxzilla-** · 02-03-2010, 08:36 PM

ya ben i read it last year ... i really didnt kno much about it and i did find it real interesting. i didnt kno he was a wifebeater!!! his ties with louis were real interesting too

**Ben_London** · 02-03-2010, 08:40 PM

Originally posted by -Boxzilla-

ya ben i read it last year ... i really didnt kno much about it and i did find it real interesting. i didnt kno he was a wifebeater!!! his ties with louis were real interesting too

Yo man, he hit his wife once I think he says but yeah that's the only bad thing I can say about the man. Yeah the Louis stories from the army are cool.

**Ivansmamma** · 02-03-2010, 08:41 PM

One time is no time as my people says.

**-Boxzilla-** · 02-03-2010, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by Ben_London

Yo man, he hit his wife once I think he says but yeah that's the only bad thing I can say about the man. Yeah the Louis stories from the army are cool.

we musta read different bio's ... the one i read which was pound for pound made it seem like he often beat his wife ... or thats at least how i remember it.

**Ben_London** · 02-03-2010, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by -Boxzilla-

we musta read different bio's ... the one i read which was pound for pound made it seem like he often beat his wife ... or thats at least how i remember it.

I read his autobiography co written with Dave Anderson:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Ray-Robinson/dp/030680574X

**JAB5239** · 02-03-2010, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by Ben_London

Yo man, he hit his wife once I think he says but yeah that's the only bad thing I can say about the man. Yeah the Louis stories from the army are cool.

If it wasn't for Joe Louis there would have never been a Jackie Robinson.

whats the name of the Robinson book, I'd like to check it out.

some other great boxing reads are "Hands of stone", "Larry Holmes: Against the odds", "Barney Ross", ".Charley Burley and the black murderers row", "Unforgivable blackness", "Joe Louis", and Don King: His life and crimes". I've read a few others besides these, but these were well worth reading

**Gonzalez_Boxing** · 02-03-2010, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Ben_London

I got done reading it recently, it's simply brilliant and very interesting. I love the stuff towards the end of the book when he was hanging out with Ali and Ali just idiolized him.

Havent read it. Which one did you read? Sugar Ray or Pound for Pound?

Reminds me that I have to finish Raging Bull. Would also like to order Hands of Stone.

Anyone read Ray Robinson's autobiography?