Boxing category: 529 books
Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay
Muhammad Ali The Greatest, The Champ,
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Muhammad Ali - Cassius Marcellus Clay
Quotes:
"Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are."
"I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest."
"Only a man who knows what...
King of the Gypsies
Memoirs of the Undefeated Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2018
'A rare glimpse into a secret world.' --THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Every page shines...a tremendous book.' -- TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
'Hard-hitting...Highly recommended.' -FIGHTSPORT
'Illuminating and gripping.' -- IRISH POST
Bartley Gorman was the greatest bareknuckle fighter...
by Lenny McLean, Peter Gerrard
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Born in East London in 1949, Lenny McLean grew up in an area that had been ravaged by the Second World War. Although money was scarce and fighting was commonplace, a camaraderie and deep sense of honour and respect remained. A victim of violent abuse at the hands of his stepfather, Lenny spent much...
by Richard Poche
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
Floyd Mayweather is critiqued and analyzed in fantasy match-ups against the following fighters: Alexis Arguello, Henry Armstrong, Carmen Basilio, Wilfred Benitez, Tony Canzoneri, Antonio Cervantes, Julio Cesar Chavez, Donald Curry, Roberto Duran, Kid Gavilan, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns, Julian...
The Stakes were High
The Extraordinary Life of John Gully, From Bruiser and Bookie to Fine Old English Gentleman
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
The son of a poor butcher, John Gully rose to the height of Victorian respectability, whose death in ripe old age was mourned by all classes from paupers to princes. It's the story of an extraordinarily varied life - a bare knuckle fighter and champion of England, a publican, a hugely successful gambler,...
by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
**Be sure to check out IRON AMBITION: My Life with Cus D’Amato by Mike Tyson
“Raw, powerful and disturbing—a head-spinning take on Mr. Tyson's life.”—Wall Street Journal**
Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and...
by Rob Price
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 12, 2012
La guía definitiva, Entrenar con pesas para boxeo es la guía de entrenamiento más completa y actualizada específica para deportes en el mundo hoy en día. Contiene descripciones y fotografías de casi 100 de los ejercicios más efectivos de entrenamiento...
A Fighter's Heart
One man's journey through the world of fighting
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
After a series of adventurous jobs around the world, Sam Sheridan found himself in Australia, cash-rich and with time on his hands to spend it. It occurred to him that he could finally explore a long-held obsession: fighting. Within a year, he was in Bangkok training with Thailand's greatest kickboxing...
by Brian J. D'Souza
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
RESPECTED, REVERED—AND EXPENDABLE
Pain. Getting ripped off. Watching your potential wither on the vine due to contractual disputes that arise when people view you as their property. More pain. For the upper echelon of professional athletes in mixed martial arts, like can resemble the nightmare,...
by John Glaser
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
UFC light heavyweight Jon “Bones” Jones is one of the most athletic and magnetic fighters contending in mixed martial arts (MMA) today. At 23 years-old and known for holding one of the most electric attacking repertoires in all of MMA, Jones’ athletic ability joint with his magnetic entreaty...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the etc. did not happen quickly....
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the etc. did not happen quickly....
The Sporting Life
Horses, Boxers, Rivers, and a Russian Ballclub
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Bill Barich’s widely praised work is at its peak in these intimate glimpses into the stories behind the stories, the real people behind the public façade of the athletic realm. In this collection, Barich takes readers behind the scenes of both participatory and spectator sports, whose wide variety...
A Warrior's Heart
The True Story of Life Before and Beyond The Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
With the success of the critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film “The Fighter,” the world stood up and cheered for the inspiring true story of Micky Ward—a heart-and-soul warrior who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that was only part of the tale…
Now, in his...