Thread: Autobiographies you have read

As I am sure most of you have, I have read a lot of autobiographies about boxers and cannot remember all the details or even the title of the books. So was wondering whose have you read and what was the most distinctive things that you remember about them. The quirkier the better.

Ali – over 500 pages but great read. I was impressed with how hard he trained and I think he said that once the tiredness was setting in on his training session was when he started it properly.

John L Sullivan – strongest man on the planet who drank a lot and fought bare knuckles.

Jack Johnson – Did not give a crap about society and the taboos, just wanted to make money.

Jack Dempsey – A hobo, draft dodger with a picture with nice shoes on, and his restaurant.

Rocky Marciano – Trained 3 months solid to prepare for a fight.

Sugar Ray Robinson – Had an illegitimate child when he was very young.

Joe Louis – showed early signs of mental illness, thought he was getting poisoned in rooms that had air condition. Told never to celebrate over his opponent because it would remind people about Jack Johnson.

Eubanks – on his dads funeral saying he was a wife beater and getting chased outside the funeral. Also gave up winning the fight against Watson in the rematch at the half way point and just took the beating.

Benn – in the army during Northern Ireland, went to celebrity sex parties.

Nice list. De La Hoya's was pretty bad except the part about womanizing.

Good thread Master. I got interested in boxing from hearing my father talk about Louis and Marciano when I was growing up. The first boxing Bio I read was about Jack Dempsey, "The Manassa Mauler", I must have read a half dozen more about Dempsey after the first one, it got me hooked on boxing.

Terry Marsh !
Mike Tyson
John L Sullivan
Roberto Duran
Joe Calzaghe
And a few others , and many other book's about boxing.

I haven't read that many to be honest. I look forward to hearing any recommendations.

I read benn's a few years ago on holiday only boxing book ive read, thought it was a good read

Wicked-naz hamed
Awsum read obviously naz was detested early in his career even as an amature and he thrived on it, the way brenden ingle says naz's life is goin to go, to wat actually happens is like he has a crystal ball?!? Thrashin fast cars, not listenin in fights or trainin proper, the night he fights steve robbo in wales is a very gud chapter!!

I have read the Dark Trade and it is about how they manoeuvred and manipulated Tyson from jail to WBC champion without having to face any real opposition making millions in the process and Tyson getting sweet FA from it.