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  • RVABoxer
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    What are some great books on boxing/boxers?

    Just wondering if anyone else here reads books on boxing/boxers like I do. Pretty much every book on boxing I have enjoyed I'm not really picky but a few of my favorites are:

    Hands of Stone by Christian Giudice
    PacMan by Gary Andrew Poole
    The Big Fight by Sugar Ray Leonard

    I want to read Sorcery at Ceasars but I haven't had time to read lately
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    I read the SRL book, it was pretty good I enjoyed it.

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    • Chiboxing123
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      If you can find it online it's called The Gloves a boxing chronical. It's really good it's a true story about an up and coming amateur boxer who joins the sport late in his 20's. it takes place in New York and takes u threw the whole process of a fighter coming up the hard way. I found it at the library picked it up and liked it alot

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        Originally posted by chibox123
        If you can find it online it's called The Gloves a boxing chronical. It's really good it's a true story about an up and coming amateur boxer who joins the sport late in his 20's. it takes place in New York and takes u threw the whole process of a fighter coming up the hard way. I found it at the library picked it up and liked it alot
        ok sounds good my friend got me a book that sounds kinda similar but the guy does mma i cant remember the title but it was really good. I just looked this up and found it on amazon im gonna check it out thanks

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          #5
          Originally posted by RVABoxer
          Just wondering if anyone else here reads books on boxing/boxers like I do. Pretty much every book on boxing I have enjoyed I'm not really picky but a few of my favorites are:

          Hands of Stone by Christian Giudice
          PacMan by Gary Andrew Poole
          The Big Fight by Sugar Ray Leonard

          I want to read Sorcery at Ceasars but I haven't had time to read lately
          i got a coffee table book about the history of big fights in vegas in 2003. Title escapes me but its real good.

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          • TaurusJ27
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            I'm almost finished reading a boxing novel I checked out of the library called Pound for Pound. It's about a trainer and a upcoming boxer. It's a great book. The author F.X. Toole also wrote the story Million Dollar Baby about the female boxer that was made into a movie.

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            • revs1227
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              the tomato can

              pacquiaos bio is insaneeeeeeeeee

              the "little book of boxing " is a must have

              al bumie davis story is also great
              "bummie davis vs murder inc"

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              • Big_L
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                four kings was good. i'm on hands of stone right now.

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                • lumiere
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                  Im also reading hands of stone right now.very good so far i recommend it.

                  Ive also read Beloved Warrior about alexis arguello and Raging Bull about jake lamotta

                  Its more of a photography book but i just got At The Fights and its awesome.huge book with everyone from refs to managers and promoters and ofcourse fighters in the sport.theres a huge fold out of champions lined up next to each other from minimumweight to heavyweight.pretty cool addition to any boxing fans book collection

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