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    Default Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    I've read a few 'the night train' sonny listons, 'Ali', 'Hurricaine','To be Frank' Brunos, 'Dempsey' 'From Peckham to Vegas' F.Maloneys... There's two I'm gonna order from Amazon 'Mano de Peidros' and 'Mi Vida loca' any thoughts or other reccomendations, also read on here Jack jonsons is shit hot.

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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    I just recently finished readind "Hands of Stone". I thought it was a great book. It really covers a lot about Roberto Duran. It covers his life from start to today, and it covers the fights well too
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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    Quote Originally Posted by BoomBoom
    I just recently finished readind "Hands of Stone". I thought it was a great book. It really covers a lot about Roberto Duran. It covers his life from start to today, and it covers the fights well too
    one review i read said it painted RD in too much of a nice light and didn't go in to the legend that was the party loving nutter RD who caused hell and loved its consequences. Long live Manson looka like

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    Quote Originally Posted by motorcitycobra
    Quote Originally Posted by BoomBoom
    I just recently finished readind "Hands of Stone". I thought it was a great book. It really covers a lot about Roberto Duran. It covers his life from start to today, and it covers the fights well too
    one review i read said it painted RD in too much of a nice light and didn't go in to the legend that was the party loving nutter RD who caused hell and loved its consequences. Long live Manson looka like
    Well it gives different accounts from different people. My opinion of him didnt go up or down after reading the book. Hes still my idol for his accomplishments in the ring. Most Tyson autobiographies make him a sympethetic character but this book doesnt do anything like that
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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time
    Larry Holmes: Against the Odds
    Ring of Hate: Joe Louis Vs. Max Schmeling The Fight of the Century
    The Devil and Sonny Liston
    Standing Eight: The Story of Jesus Chavez
    Heavy Justice: The Trial of Mike Tyson
    Living in the Shadows: The Legend and the Legacy of Marvis and Joe Frazier
    Ghosts of Manila: The Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
    Thinkin Big: The Story of James "Quick" Tillis
    Kostya Tszyu: Destiny

    I own and read these books. The Sonny Liston one was the best one. The James Tillis one made me laugh. I can't believe he actually put out a book

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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    My two favorites were Jake Lamotta's "Raging Bull" and Rocky Graziano's "Somebody up there Likes Me."
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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise
    Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time
    Larry Holmes: Against the Odds
    Ring of Hate: Joe Louis Vs. Max Schmeling The Fight of the Century
    The Devil and Sonny Liston
    Standing Eight: The Story of Jesus Chavez
    Heavy Justice: The Trial of Mike Tyson
    Living in the Shadows: The Legend and the Legacy of Marvis and Joe Frazier
    Ghosts of Manila: The Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
    Thinkin Big: The Story of James "Quick" Tillis
    Kostya Tszyu: Destiny

    I own and read these books. The Sonny Liston one was the best one. The James Tillis one made me laugh. I can't believe he actually put out a book
    nice one. i'll get the devil an sonny and try that, night train wqsn't bad but neither ones first hand.

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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker
    My two favorites were Jake Lamotta's "Raging Bull" and Rocky Graziano's "Somebody up there Likes Me."
    the books, haven't read either but seen raging bull with De Niro, an rockys story wiht Newman, brilliant! Newman even gets his voice...

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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    The book reveals SOOOOO much more of the Lamotta story than the movie. If you liked the movie you'll love the book. The Lamotta and Graziano stories were very similar... in fact they crossed at one point. Raging Bull has a funny story in about Graziano and Lamotta being in the same youth detention center, and Graziano assisting Lamotta in an ill-fated escape attempt.
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    Default Re: Whats the best boxers book you've read?

    cheers i'll have aread of both,films always miss the stuff like that.

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