boxing autobiography's

[foxy]

anyone recommend a good boxing autobiography. I was thinking about getting the hurricane about rubin carter, has anyone read this or know of a good one apart from hattons which i thought was wank.

[LouieJ]

Ones I recommend...

Dark destroyer: Nigel Benn

Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing

If you just want a boxing book read War Baby, by Kevin Mitchell (not the boxer), shows boxing as it really is. My best of the above

[spenna]

mi vida loco - brilliant (thanks red mist)

[foxy]

Whats that about chief?

[widge milward]

All of the above, War Baby is my personal fav, but also really enjoyed Eubank's and also Michael Watson's books.

[Allan Shrek]

Are any of the above autobiographies or just biographies?

[thaison]

Dark trade
War Baby
Four Kings

All awesome

autobiographies, Hands of stone is awesome, teddy Atlas's book is awesome, Angelo Dundees my view form the corner is awesome, The prince and the paddy is awesome, Hurricane Ruben Carter is awesome,Sugar Ray Robinson, Benn and eubank are ok, Calazaghe and Hattons are decent, audley harrisons and amir khans are a bit shit. Im half way through frank brunos just now.

Freddie Roachs book comes out early nxt year i think, should be awesome

[widge milward]

Forgot the Dark trade, the chapter on James Toney is great!

[daveo13]

Four Kings is really good but i wound 'nt recommend" My view from the corner" by Anglo Dundee I was really looking forward to it but when I finished it I was pretty underwhelmed.There seemed like so more he could have said instead of the very bland re-telling of the fights which he gave.

[IceKid]

i wouldnt recommend evander holyfields one, pretty shit.

[spenna]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mi-Vida-Loca-Unbelievable-Johnny/dp/1566252717/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261573942&sr=8-2

[thaison]

hollyfields is a bit shit

benny lynchs is not bad, jake lamotta's is good

[speedball]

rocky marciano's is brilliant

Jake Lamotta's is the the most crazy. Raging bull only touched on how messed up the guy is!

[Grizzly.]

A Fighters Heart - Sam Sheridan is a fantastic book.

I've read hundreds all of which I've enjoyed - Holyfield, Marciano, Bruno, Calzaghe, Duran, Leonard the list goes on.

[HendoUK]

oscar del la hoyas ones a pretty good read ive finish it so ill send it to you if you want?

[daspecimen]

eubanks is pretty good

[hfa/boxing]

Looking for a fight. its about a journalist who wants to box pro and trains with howard rainey in sheffield. think the author is called dave mathews. bit different to usual boxing books

[speedball]

Looking for a fight. its about a journalist who wants to box pro and trains with howard rainey in sheffield. think the author is called dave mathews. bit different to usual boxing books


agreed, good read!

[Shoothai]

Has anyone read Frank warren's book? I think it's called hitting back or something similar, anyone know where I coud get it from?