Autobiographies you have read

[Rantcatrat]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Sonny Liston biography?

On my list to read:

The Rise and Fall of Alexis Arguello

Charley Burley: The Life and Hard Times of an Uncrowned Champion
Charey Burley and the Black Murderers Row

Sweet Thunder: The life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson

The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini - coming out later this year

Ray Arcel: A Boxing Biography

If there are better books on the above fighters, please let me know. Also, if there any must-read, well-written biographies that are recommended, please too let me know.

[Master]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Sonny Liston biography?

Night Train for Sonny Liston forgot about that one. Really sad the victimisation and police brutality he faced.

[armyash]

Read:

Gentleman Jim Corbett
Joe Calzaghe
Ricky Hatton
Jane Couch
Nigel Benn
Eubank
Roberto Duran
Carl Froch (not particularly interesting)
Ali
Herbie Hide
Johnny Owen - Great read
Paddy and the Prince
Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
Frank Maloney - some funny stuff in that
Barry Mcguigan
Frank Bruno
Reg Gutteridge
Mickey Vann
Ruben Carter
Jack Johnson - very good but feel like you have to read the footnotes which can get very very tedious! lol


Own but still not read (or partially read):

De la Hoya
Dave Charnley
Joe Louis - actually started reading this years ago but will have to start again
Henry Cooper

Not an autobiography but the book war, baby is a good read. All about the Benn vs Mclellan fight.

Most of the books I have read were before I joined thearmy and before I had my little girl. There's so many more I want to read....we can all have dreams!

[armyash]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Sonny Liston biography?

Night Train for Sonny Liston forgot about that one. Really sad the victimisation and police brutality he faced.

Definitely a book I will have to purchase!

[roberto duran legend]

Reading Errol Christie at the moment , good read. coming to the point that
i am running out of Boxing books to read , not boasting at all but i have
hundreds of books , some handed down from my grandfather who boxed
for the Army.

[armyash]

Reading Errol Christie at the moment , good read. coming to the point that
i am running out of Boxing books to read , not boasting at all but i have
hundreds of books , some handed down from my grandfather who boxed
for the Army.

Think I read the review for that in Boxing Monthly, might have to get myself to Amazon

[roberto duran legend]

Reading Errol Christie at the moment , good read. coming to the point that
i am running out of Boxing books to read , not boasting at all but i have
hundreds of books , some handed down from my grandfather who boxed
for the Army.

Think I read the review for that in Boxing Monthly, might have to get myself to Amazon

Its worth buying mate , intresting reading what it was like in the
80,s when i was a kid , Was not so pleasant for poor Errol.
well worth a few quid on Amazon.

[roberto duran legend]

This may come as a surprise but Mickey Duffs book is a fantastic
read IMO and only costs a couple of quid on Amazon, just finished
it and it was very intresting.

[armyash]

Reading Errol Christie at the moment , good read. coming to the point that
i am running out of Boxing books to read , not boasting at all but i have
hundreds of books , some handed down from my grandfather who boxed
for the Army.

Think I read the review for that in Boxing Monthly, might have to get myself to Amazon

Its worth buying mate , intresting reading what it was like in the
80,s when i was a kid , Was not so pleasant for poor Errol.
well worth a few quid on Amazon.

Sounds good mate think i'll buy it tomorrow! will let ya know what i think of it!

[Jaymitch81]

Roberto Duran is the best autobiography I have read...loved it.

But for a boxing book then War Baby is an absolute peach and all about Benn v McClellan.

Just started Johnny Tapia book today as it goes.

Holyfield book was shit...got fed up of him preaching about his faith.

[Master]

Reading Errol Christie at the moment , good read. coming to the point that
i am running out of Boxing books to read , not boasting at all but i have
hundreds of books , some handed down from my grandfather who boxed
for the Army.

Think I read the review for that in Boxing Monthly, might have to get myself to Amazon

Its worth buying mate , intresting reading what it was like in the
80,s when i was a kid , Was not so pleasant for poor Errol.
well worth a few quid on Amazon.

Remember Errol’s street fight with Mark Kaylor and the match in the ring was a war.

[fightscorecollector]

the 3 best auto-biographies i have read are..
1. Ali by Thomas Hauser

2. Money myth and betrayal , story of tyson's life right up to he got jailed

2. Barry McGuigan , some great stuff especialy when he got barney eastwood to write a $250k note to him saying that if he lost to cruz eastwood would pay him this....this is because barry was injured quite bad and didint want to fight...barry brother guarded the note with his life

[roberto duran legend]

Nigel Benns and Oscar De La Hoya books are terrible, do not bother with them,
waste of paper. Utter shite.

[Rantcatrat]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Sonny Liston biography?

Night Train for Sonny Liston forgot about that one. Really sad the victimisation and police brutality he faced.

Cool. I'll check it out.