Boxing Scene Book Club

[THE REAL NINJA]

Anyone have this book? It looks interesting.

The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing (Sweet Science: Boxing in Literature and History) (Paperback)
by Thomas Hauser

Is that the one that is about all the great black fighters from 1800 + that never had a title shot and couldnt fight white fighters ? I've read parts of that also good book with great old pics .

[Mr. Ryan]

Is that the one that is about all the great black fighters from 1800 + that never had a title shot and couldnt fight white fighters ? I've read parts of that also good book with great old pics .

Do they cover Sam Langford and Charley Burley in the book?

[THE REAL NINJA]

Do they cover Sam Langford and Charley Burley in the book?

I think so but can't tell you for sure it's been years

[Derranged_]

Anyone heard of "Facing Ali?" It chronicles the lifes of 20 opponents who fought Ali. Some very happy stories(larry holmes, Jurgen Blin, etc) as well as soon very tragic ones( George Chuvulo).

[THE REAL NINJA]

Anyone heard of "Facing Ali?" It chronicles the lifes of 20 opponents who fought Ali. Some very happy stories(larry holmes, Jurgen Blin, etc) as well as soon very tragic ones( George Chuvulo).

no but i'd love to see his scrap book I guess Ali kept a book with a head shot of every fighter he ever fought . One of the books I have has a pic of him holding up the page with Liston on it .

[jason100x]

Is that the one that is about all the great black fighters from 1800 + that never had a title shot and couldnt fight white fighters ? I've read parts of that also good book with great old pics .

No, it's this book. http://www.amazon.com/Black-Lights-P...e=UTF8&s=books
It's follows the boxer Billy Costello as he prepares for a title defense. Apparently it has a lot about the shady behind the scenes stuff involving Don King and bob Arum. I really want to get this one now, I'll probably order it soon.

[Derranged_]

no but i'd love to see his scrap book I guess Ali kept a book with a head shot of every fighter he ever fought . One of the books I have has a pic of him holding up the page with Liston on it .

It's worth checking out; its about a chapter per fighter and really contrasts the different lives of each fighter to one another.

Also anyone heard about a book with the same premise but about Tyson opponents? I saw a review in Ring magazine about it but can't find it anywhere.

[jason100x]

I've flipped through "Facing Ali" in the bookstore. Looks pretty good. I'll ahve to get it sometime. The book about facing Tyson is called Facing Tyson and here's the link for it.
http://www.amazon.com/Facing-Tyson-F...e=UTF8&s=books

[clemente]

just in case you guys are interested, this website alibris.com
offers used and brand new books from different people and stores.
you can find a lot of books there.

[Mr. Ryan]

The late Jack Newfield's "Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King" has to be the best investigative journalism I have ever come across. His transgressions against Michael Dokes, Saoul Mamby, Larry Holmes, Jeff Merritt, Mike Tyson, and Julian Jackson are all detailed meticulously, and give insight into why the sport is in the shape it is today.

What I found most useful is how it pertains to journalists, how money and power can taint a writer through the power of the dollar. I saw the infinite valor of Thomas Hauser, Jerry Izenberg, Michael Katz, and Jack Newfield permeate the paper of the book, while former NY Post writer and now the editor of Fightnightnews.com Mike Marley gave into temptation and went on DKP payroll. It's almost a cautionary tale for both writers and fighters, it shows that nobody is immune to the seduction of greed.