Any Boxing/MMA Books You Recommend?

[Knockout_LR_Freshmart]

I'm looking for some more to read and these are ones I've already read:

My Life In The Ring and Out - Jack Johnson
Undisputed Truth - Mike Tyson
Iceman - Chuck Liddell
Uncaged - Frank Shamrock
Voice of Reason - Chael Sonnen
Before A Fall - Pride FC
Training For Warriors/UWW - Martin Rooney

So other than those, are there any books you guys are particularly fond of?

 

[patscorpio]

dammit stupid links not posting on amazon

archie moore book
ezzard charles book
edwin valero book
johnny tapia book
charles burley and black murderers row

 

[reservoirdogs]

Read some boxing books in recent times, my favorite 3 were:

This is about the famous Black Murderers' Row of the 40s-50s

 

[Erratic415]

Dark Trade might be the best boxing book I've ever read.

If you're interested in reading about Muhammad Ali, then the Thomas Hauser reader is probably the definitive one.

Bad Intentions by Peter Heller about Mike Tyson is good, although it doesn't speak well to the personality of Mike, my favorite fighter.

If you like quick reads, I know a ton of old Sports Illustrated articles that are good. They used to write really good boxing articles.

Aaron Pryor: The Champion of Confusion https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/the-champion-of-confusion

Aaron Pryor: KO'd by His Demons https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/09/09/kod-by-his-demons

I wasn't surprised by Alexis Arguello committing suicide, I had articles talking about his psychological demons. Sad stuff https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/10/21/adrift-sea-choices

Roy Jones: One Tough Bird https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/06/...ed-under-the-rules-of-cockfighting-win-or-die

James Toney: The Sins of the Father https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/03/...-man-who-left-him-and-his-mother-22-years-ago

Pernell Whitaker: The Untouchable https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/08/...-victims-he-will-not-allow-himself-to-get-hit

 

[chunky_mcdaniels]

dammit stupid links not posting on amazon

archie moore book
ezzard charles book
edwin valero book
johnny tapia book
charles burley and black murderers row

There's a Valero book?

 

[reservoirdogs]

There's a Valero book?

Don't know if he was thinking of this one but this just came out late 2019

 

[93 til]

Any PDFs? These are worth buying but doesn't hurt to ask

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

I wasn't surprised by Alexis Arguello committing suicide, I had articles talking about his psychological demons. Sad stuff https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/10/21/adrift-sea-choices

props on the article. Arguello was killed by the Sandinistas because he was leaving their party. He was found shot in the chest. Common knowledge in Nicaragua.

 

[Erratic415]

 

[chunky_mcdaniels]

A Cuban Boxer's Journey: Guillermo Rigondeaux, from Castro's Traitor to American Champion

 

[patscorpio]

There's a Valero book?

yup

 

[patscorpio]

Any PDFs? These are worth buying but doesn't hurt to ask

if you google sometimes you get lucky..sometimes i just pay for it...its the only way i read casually AND use my tablet for lol

 

[Counter Racist Male]

dammit stupid links not posting on amazon

archie moore book
ezzard charles book
edwin valero book
johnny tapia book
charles burley and black murderers row

Yeah I saw it on YouTube video about a year ago on the whole black Murderers Row thing. I don't know if I ever get around to reading the book but it was quite interesting. And any of those books are there any insights into the techniques used buy these guys?

 

[patscorpio]

Yeah I saw it on YouTube video about a year ago on the whole black Murderers Row thing. I don't know if I ever get around to reading the book but it was quite interesting. And any of those books are there any insights into the techniques used buy these guys?

Some do I believe