Check out the books on arcadiapublishing.com. They have amazing boxing books based on city. Their Cincinatti Boxing book just came out. I own the Chicago, Boston, Baltimore(GREAT stuff on Gans), Detroit and San Francisco. Seriously guys, no boxing fan should be without these books. They're invaluable historical documents. They tell you a lot about fighters you probably didn't know about. I got to know all about great contenders like Eddie Hanlon, Leo Rodak and Eddie Santry cuz of these books. Ask yourself this: can you name 6 top bantamweights from the 1910s? Or 5 top featherweights from the 1890s? That's the kind of great stuff these books have.
Go to the site, hit the catalogue search and then "search by theme". The boxing link is there.
BTW...my plug is based on enthusiasm and nothing more. I have no financial interests in these books. Just in case you guys were wondering*s*
2007-05-01 19:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by douglas c 3 in Sports ➔ Boxing
'The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing' by Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. Really informative and insightful.
I read a review for a Battling Siki book. It sounded quite good, so I might try and buy that sometime.
'Muhammad Ali - his life and times' by Thomas Hauser. Supposedly the best in a plethora of books about the life and career of Muhammad Ali.
'Pound For Pound - the Sugar Ray Robinson story'.
2007-05-02 02:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Oneirokritis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blogbaba's favorite boxing story is by Jack London. It's a short story titled "A piece of steak". I have read a lot of boxing material, and a lot of great books on the subject, but nothing ever hit home like Jack London's short story. He was famous for Stuff like "White Fang" and "Call of the Wild" and a few other gold rush/Alaska novels, but he nailed a spectacular boxing story with that one.
2007-05-02 13:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-09 07:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I WILL PROBABLY LOOK AT IT. I STILL THINK THAT PRE-1920 FIGHTERS ARE OVERRATED.
2007-05-08 10:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing on De La Hoya...
2007-05-01 21:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by wendy m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋