Boxing Books


American Son: My StoryAmerican Son: My Story
Best Price: $12.29
The autobiography on "The Golden Boy," who parlayed his pugilistic skills into...
Iceman: My Fighting LifeIceman: My Fighting Life
Best Price: $14.51
This book tells a good story and gives you a peek at the explosively popular world of MMA. Chuck...
A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of FightingA Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting
Best Price: $8.19
Maybe my favorite book of the last 2 years. The only book I've given out as a gift more than...
Boxing: A Cultural HistoryBoxing: A Cultural History
Best Price: $20.00
I was given this--wouldn't have imagined that I was interested in boxing. After reading the...
Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for AskingFight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking
Best Price: $7.67
While this book possesses a definite sense of humor tempering a very serious subject, this fun...


Little Evil: One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the TopLittle Evil: One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top
Best Price: $8.78
Good, quick read! This was the original MMA fighter autobiography. Jens's was the 1st MMA...
Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for BoxingUltimate Guide to Weight Training for Boxing
Best Price: $8.37
Even though I disagree totally with the title, "Ultimate Guide," I do have to admit...
Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky WardIrish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward
Best Price: $11.00
Not being a huge fan of boxing I wasn't sure what to expect. This book is about so much more...
Boxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet ScienceBoxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet Science
Best Price: $7.29
Hatmaker and Werner's book Boxing Mastery is a fine manual on a few of the finer points of...
The Sweet ScienceThe Sweet Science
Best Price: $8.59
Sports Illustrated designated "The Sweet Science" the best book about sports ever...


Boxer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Boxing (Start-Up Sports series)Boxer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Boxing (Start-Up Sports series)
Best Price: $6.78
This is hands down the best boxing book i've ever read! not to vague like most boxing instuction...
Boxing's Ten Commandments: Essential Training for the Sweet ScienceBoxing's Ten Commandments: Essential Training for the Sweet Science
Best Price: $7.68
I was looking for a boxing book at the bookstore the other day and the first book that I grabbed...
My View from the CornerMy View from the Corner
Best Price: $13.66
An execrable job of juvenile and intrusive overwriting by "as told to" writer Bert...
Complete Kickboxing: The Fighter's Ultimate Guide to Techniques, Concepts and Strategy for Sparring and CompetitionComplete Kickboxing: The Fighter's Ultimate Guide to Techniques, Concepts and Strategy for Sparring and Competition
Best Price: $12.44
As said before me this book lives up to its title. It is very complete, the author talks...
The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales from the Ring (Greatest)The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales from the Ring (Greatest)
Best Price: $8.94
Mediocre Read. Highlight is Frank DeFord's SI article on Billy Conn, originally titled the...

The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe MakeoverThe Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover
Best Price: $5.45
I've been punching a heavy bag off and on for couple of years now and I knew just really basics...
Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto DuranHands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran
Best Price: $17.68
This is an outstanding biography about arguably, one of the best boxers to ever walk the planet....
Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a ManAtlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man
Best Price: $3.65
I am glad I bought this book. Not only did I learn some cool boxing history I also learned some...
Muay Thai Basics: Introductory Thai Boxing TechniquesMuay Thai Basics: Introductory Thai Boxing Techniques
Best Price: $13.50
I have this book and its been very useful to learn the basics from as I work night shift and...
King of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American HeroKing of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
Best Price: $4.73
It is, as many have said, one of the great sports biographies of all time -- but it's also one...

Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing ChampionJoe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion
Best Price: $35.96
Boxing: The Complete Guide to Training and FitnessBoxing: The Complete Guide to Training and Fitness
Best Price: $2.00
It's not a bad book as such - but it's very basic. Pictures are good - but it needs a bit more...
Un sueno americano: Mi historiaUn sueno americano: Mi historia
Best Price: $11.85
Oscar De La Hoya, uno de los luchadores m?s celebrados en la historia del boxeo, nos brinda su...
On Boxing (P.S.)On Boxing (P.S.)
Best Price: $5.49
Joyce Carol Oates, On Boxing (Doubleday, 1987) The blurbs on the back of this book gush. A...
The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever (St Martins Press)The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever (St Martins Press)
Best Price: $5.75
I did not expect to enjoy the book as much as I did. I Thought it was very well written and...

The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950sThe Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s
Best Price: $15.63
This book contained many quotes and passages by deceased people from earlier carmen basilio...
The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To #45472The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To #45472
Best Price: $368.92
LOOKED FOR THIS IN A HARDCOVER FOR YEARS. HAVEN'T READ THIS STORY IN YEARS.. VERY HAPPY TO HAVE...
Workouts from Boxing's Greatest Champs: Get in Shape with Muhammad Ali, Fernando Vargas, Roy Jones Jr., and Other LegendsWorkouts from Boxing's Greatest Champs: Get in Shape with Muhammad Ali, Fernando Vargas, Roy Jones Jr., and Other Legends
Best Price: $8.40
As a boxing fan, I wanted to check this book out to see the workout ideas of the great boxers....
Fight Pictures: A History of Boxing and Early CinemaFight Pictures: A History of Boxing and Early Cinema
Best Price: $17.96
It's about time someone came out with a book about this woefully-forgotten period of early...
Boxing Stories (The Works of Robert E. Howard)Boxing Stories (The Works of Robert E. Howard)
Best Price: $4.67
you're missing out! Robert E. Howard was a proflic author of exciting stories, including...

Boxing: The American Martial Art, a 12 Week CourseBoxing: The American Martial Art, a 12 Week Course
Best Price: $4.08
Don't be fooled by the title of this book. It is not a twelve week boxing course. It is an...
Raging Bull: My StoryRaging Bull: My Story
Best Price: $7.94
"Bull" is one of the most powerful biography's written. La Motta went step by step...
Champ in the Corner: The Ray Arcel StoryChamp in the Corner: The Ray Arcel Story
Best Price: $22.71
Hsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body BoxingHsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body Boxing
Best Price: $6.17
This book was one of the earlier books on martial arts that I purchased. Not knowing a thing...
Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of BoxingFour Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing
Best Price: $15.61
Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns...

Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's JourneyBecoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey
Best Price: $8.25
A few days I ago I purchased a copy of Evander Holyfield's book Becoming Holyfield. I have...
Boxing's Greatest FightersBoxing's Greatest Fighters
Best Price: $7.99
If you like boxing and its glorious history, this book is for you. Bert Sugar is the recognized...
Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don KingOnly in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King
Best Price: $24.99
Jack revised the book and updated it. You want to get "The Life and Crimes of Don King: The...
The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's JourneyThe Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey
Best Price: $4.49
This beautiful summary of Ali's life is not just a gift to his kids but to all of America as...
Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques and Sparring (Start-Up Sports, Number 12)Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques and Sparring (Start-Up Sports, Number 12)
Best Price: $5.49
This is the second book in a series of three collaborations between Doug Werner and Alan Lachica...

Chinese Boxing: Masters and MethodsChinese Boxing: Masters and Methods
Best Price: $3.00
Chinese boxing lends itself to stories that are, well, perhaps not entirely true. If at all. ...
In This Corner . . . !: Forty-two World Champions Tell Their StoriesIn This Corner . . . !: Forty-two World Champions Tell Their Stories
Best Price: $11.95
More than 40 world boxing champions tell their stories in this book, and some of them are...
The Devil and Sonny ListonThe Devil and Sonny Liston
Best Price: $6.90
If you rolled your eyes when you read the title of this review, then you'll want to steer clear...
The International Boxing Hall of Fame's Basic Boxing SkillsThe International Boxing Hall of Fame's Basic Boxing Skills
Best Price: $4.95
Floyd Patterson's book is less of a guide for boxers than it is reflection of a man who put...
Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers...Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers...
Best Price: $8.59
This book is about some ghetto kids of the 1930's and 40's who became famous because they...

Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack DempseyTunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey
Best Price: $8.38
This biography of Gene Tunney is an excellent work that paints a portrait of an exceptionally...
Rocky Marciano: THE ROCK OF HIS TIMES (Sport and Society)Rocky Marciano: THE ROCK OF HIS TIMES (Sport and Society)
Best Price: $12.74
Every boxing fan should know about The Rock, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the...
Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing ReportageRingside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage
Best Price: $6.42
Budd Schulberg at ninety is still punching. In this collection of his boxing writing he brings...
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Best Price: $8.50
THIS BOOK PAINTS A REAL PICTURE OF THE LIFE OF A MAN IN A RACIALLY CHARGED TIME IN OUR HISTORY....
Muhammad Ali: His Life and TimesMuhammad Ali: His Life and Times
Best Price: $4.79
I first really watched an Ali fight as a boy. Ali was fighting his second comeback fight...

Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker WriterJust Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer
Best Price: $7.97
I read the review in the New York Review of Books and bought the book. I'm not disappointed. ...
The Speed Bag BibleThe Speed Bag Bible
Best Price: $19.95
March 19, 2004 I was trained to hit a Speedbag by my ex- Father-in- Law Raliegh Martin, when I...
The Fight of the Century: Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971The Fight of the Century: Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971
Best Price: $14.26
I watched the fight in Columbia, South Carolina with Jerry Coker a friend from college. We got...
Championship Streetfighting: Boxing As A Martial ArtChampionship Streetfighting: Boxing As A Martial Art
Best Price: $12.31
Ned Beaumont does an exceptional job with Championship Streetfighting: Boxing as a Martial Art. ...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness Boxing Illustrated (Complete Idiot's Guide to)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness Boxing Illustrated (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
Best Price: $1.98
I have taught boxing aerobics for many years, and I have published reviews of numerous boxing...
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