Best book about boxing

[solidman]

I have read some good books about boxing. I have read every Dempsey book apart from the Randy Roberts one. i read a good one about Tyson and Douglas. Anyone recommend any?

[IceTrayDaGang]

i was waiting for ariza to drop his "tell-all" book, but it never came out like what the other fanbase suggested.

[Mr Mitts]

Bronson may be the best here for boxing book recommendations. He seems to have read a hella lot of them. He can probably break it into separate categories according to what you need.

[Marchegiano]

Peter Maher The Irish Champion by Matt Dunnellon

I'm not huge on Maher TBH. He's fine, I don't hate him and his story is anything but boring. What makes this book special IMO is depth and accessibility.

depth as in this book added hundred of fights to records, Boxrec does a decent job noting this, other don't, but it's true. Matt doesn't simply unearth Peter but everything and every one around that time even loosely related to Maher in any way.

As a reader with some level of knowledge going in often I think authors fall into a trap of not being able to remember knowing nothing and take for granted their readers know things they may not. Matt does a great job covering need to know info for those who don't without making it tedious for those who do.




Foundational books to read:

Treatise for Self Defense
Boxiana
Fistiania
Pugilistica
Life and Times of Famous Black Pugilists




Also, alot of this is still active:

http://krikya360.com/forums/b...ic-library-pdf

[BattlingNelson]

An old thread, but some good reads mentioned:

http://krikya360.com/forums/b...-for-christmas

[solidman]

Yes unforgivable blackness was a good book very detailed

[QueensburyRules]

Bob Mees Bare Knuckler book the best by far when Men were still Men. Nobody else close...


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[catadams]

Thank you all for the info

[solidman]

I read the book about Ezzard Charles. That was a god one. What a great underrated fighter he was.

[solidman]

good one