whats your top ten boxing reads

**chantelle** · 02-16-2008 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by telboy66

i've read some great boxing books over the years most of which i still have up in the loft ,some of the latest books

unforgiveable blackness, Jack johnson
facing Ali
hands of stone, Roberto Duran
Charlie Magri, champagne charlie
irish thunder micky Ward
teddy atlas
pound for pound, Sugar ray Robinson
When the gloves came off, Billy Walker
i don't believe it but it's true, A year in boxing
mi vida loca, The crazy life of Johnny tapia

all ten I can reccomend to any true boxing fan
I'm just starting My view from the corner By angello dundee & bert Sugar

thats a good book most of dundee's book are great reads.

**Cortez The Killer** · 02-16-2008 11:43 PM

Haven't read ten books about boxing myself..

But an excellent fictional story centered around boxing I read was "The Power of One" by the Australian author Bryce Courtenay.

Fantastic book, one that you don't need to be a boxing fan to enjoy, but it certainly helps. It's been a few years since I've read it and would recommend it to anyone looking for an excellent fiction book.

Some reviews:
Amazon.com: The Power of One: A Novel: Books: Bryce Courtenay

**Dizaster** · 02-17-2008 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Cortez The Killer

Haven't read ten books about boxing myself..

But an excellent fictional story centered around boxing I read was "The Power of One" by the Australian author Bryce Courtenay.

Fantastic book, one that you don't need to be a boxing fan to enjoy, but it certainly helps. It's been a few years since I've read it and would recommend it to anyone looking for an excellent fiction book.

Some reviews:
Amazon.com: The Power of One: A Novel: Books: Bryce Courtenay

Their is a movie about that book as well by the same name.. It's probably about 15 years old now, but for those that aren't book readers... I've heard the movie did a good job, but it had an extraordinary book to live up to though...