 | Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauser
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £0.01 The definitive Ali biography.I have read more than 10 books on 'the Greatest' and i think this is definitely the best.Interviews with opponents,friends,trainers,everyone who knew him.
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 | In the Red Corner: A Journey into Cuban Boxing by John Duncan
Buy used from: £4.02 A writer's journey into Cuban boxing.Excellent.
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 | Boxing's Greatest Fighters by Bert Randolph Sugar
Buy new: £11.36 / Used from: £10.72 A good guide to all the greatest fighters who ever lived,if somewhat biased towards 'the good old days'.
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 | Looking for a Fight: How a Writer Took on the Boxing World - From the Inside by David Matthews
Buy used from: £1.24 Excellent insight into the world of pro boxing in the UK.
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 | Mama's Boy: Lennox Lewis and the Heavyweight Crown by Gavin Evans
Buy used from: £5.40 Interesting biography of a modern great from England.
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 | KOSTYA : My Story by Kostya with Malcolm Andrews Tszyu
Buy used from: £26.19 Good biography of a great fighter.Tells of the harsh training routines in Russia and his later move to Australia.
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 | Raging Bull: My Story by Jake La Motta
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £3.96 An old book,written in the 70's tells of a tough as nails fighter who stood up to the mafia single-handedly but ultimately played ball with them to get what he wanted.Jake wasnt a very nice person.
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 | Atlas: A Son's Journey from the Streets to the Ring to a Life Worth Living by Teddy Atlas
Buy used from: £2.80 Atlas is a well respected trainer from New York.This book tells of his upbringing to the present day.He has some crazy stories to tell.Very good.
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 | King of the World by David Remnick
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 Any Ali fan or any boxing fan should have this book in their collection.
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 | Hard Road to Glory by Johnny Nelson
Buy new: £10.15 / Used from: £18.44 An inspirational book about a boxer who wasnt very popular at first but eventually won most people over and achieved his goals.From the Naseem Hamed era.
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 | The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Ali
Buy used from: £1.65 Another old book from the 70's.Very interesting read but i have read reviews which have said some of the stories in this arent always 100% factual,regarding race hate crimes in the US.
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 | Boxing Confidential by Jim Brady
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £0.84 A look at the sleazy underbelly of boxing,exposing how the crooked sanctioning bodies operate.Brady was an excellent and sometimes controversial writer.
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 | The Rebel: Derek Roche - Irish Warrior, British Champion by Nigel McDermid
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £1.85 Very good read about an Irish boxer who came over to England and fought out of my home city,Leeds.Funny and easy to read,especially if you are from Yorkshire and followed the domestic scene in the UK.
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