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Post by The Galveston Giant Fri 03 Feb 2012, 7:23 pm

Evening Gents, thought i would give some of you a heads up on a few books coming out soon,




The Nelson-Wolgast Fight and the San Francisco Boxing Scene (15 May 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nelson-Wolgast-Fight-Francisco-Boxing-19001914/dp/0786470038/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3U7BFIE91YZMO&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Henry Cooper: A Hero for All Time (8 Jun 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Henry-Cooper-Hero-All-Time/dp/1849541590/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1Q40SJXLO5CTX&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Ray Arcel: A Boxing Biography (15 July 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ray-Arcel-Professor-Donald-Dewey/dp/0786469684/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2FDDU4RLAN3U8&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (18 Sep 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Son-Life-Boom-Mancini/dp/0743286359/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3QU1TVOCRHZAV&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Tex Rickard: Boxing's Greatest Promoter (15 July 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tex-Rickard-Boxings-Greatest-Promoter/dp/0786465913/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=IDVUPYO8973R9&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


The Longest Fight: In the Ring with Joe Gans, Boxing's First African American Champion (19 Jun 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Longest-Fight-Boxings-American-Champion/dp/0374280975/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I15T382TRUDEV0&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line (1 April 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Johnson-Rebel-Sojourner-Crossroads/dp/0520271602/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I137Z4127BAZH5&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Floyd Patterson: The Fighting Life of Boxing's Invisible Champion (5 July 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Floyd-Patterson-Fighting-Invisible-Champion/dp/1845963326/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=IQPF23IF6M7I6&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Beloved Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Alexis Arguello (28 Mar 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beloved-Warrior-Rise-Alexis-Arguello/dp/1597977098/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2HWIGSA7NBFOK&colid=1535PBZ82GDIU


Making Haye: The Authorised David Haye Story (7 Jun 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Haye-Authorised-David-Story/dp/178087023X/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328296645&sr=1-17


The Big Fight: Muhammad Ali vs Al "Blue" Lewis (31 July 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Fight-Muhammad-Blue-Lewis/dp/0224091948/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328296786&sr=1-7


Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography (31 May 2012)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jersey-Joe-Walcott-Boxing-Biography/dp/078646822X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328356664&sr=8-1


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Post by ShahenshahG Fri 03 Feb 2012, 7:27 pm

Waingro authoring Henry and Haye? Excellent list - thanks for that.

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Post by Imperial Ghosty Fri 03 Feb 2012, 8:07 pm

Definitely be getting the Arguello book.

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Post by azania Fri 03 Feb 2012, 8:10 pm

Patterson book for me.

Great list though.

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Post by The Galveston Giant Fri 03 Feb 2012, 8:12 pm

No worries guys, few crackers there.
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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Fri 03 Feb 2012, 8:14 pm

Arguello was murdered no doubt about it!!! Pretty poor stuff....But the kind of stuff you get away with in these backward corrupt South American Countries...

it was worthy of President Marcos...

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Post by Imperial Ghosty Fri 03 Feb 2012, 11:24 pm

Easy thing to say but Arguello loved his son far too much to even contemplate killing himself, everyone know he was murdered by the government but nothing can be done about it.

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Post by Rowley Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:02 am

Some others that are worth adding, there is a biography of Jersey Joe Walcott coming soon that looks terrific out on Mc Farland publishing and by the end of the year Adam Pollack should have completed his Jack Johnson biography which is as close to unmissable as it gets.

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Post by 88Chris05 Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:18 am

Not treating yourself to the Haye book then, Rowley?

The Arcel and Rickard ones will be required reading for me, no doubt about that.
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Post by Steffan Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:53 am

There is book coming out about the Haye v Wlad fight as well

I hear its gonna be called 'Just the toe of us'

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Post by Rowley Sat 04 Feb 2012, 9:46 am

88Chris05 wrote:Not treating yourself to the Haye book then, Rowley?


It will be quality IMO, there are so many I want it is not even funny at the minute, the next on my list is the Sundowners by Kevin Smith which is apparently excellent, only stumbling block is hardback edition is about £50 which hurts.

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Post by The Galveston Giant Sat 04 Feb 2012, 11:59 am

Some of the prices make me cry, some of them are definately worth it though. The Walcott book due out tomorrow in America but i have just noticed it's on schedule for 31st May here, nice one i'll add it to the list.



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Post by The Galveston Giant Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:09 pm

Can't wait for Johnson Rowley, just recieved Tommy Burns and should have Fitzsimmons by Monday, had a lot of trouble getting that one, it cost me 40 bucks. Cry

Have the Jefferies one also but not looking forward to getting the Corbett one and the Sullivan one is pricey at the moment. Do you have the Corbett one if so did you get it from Lulu.com?
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Post by Rowley Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:13 pm

GG, the Corbett one is the only one I have not got, it is only available from lulu.com, will get it eventually to complete the set but I have Patrick Myler's biography of him so decided it could probably wait. Adam said the Johnson book should arrive by the end of the year and it should be massive, given the Jeffries one ran to 600 pages can only guess what constitutes massive.

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Post by The Galveston Giant Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:20 pm

I have the Myler one also Rowley so wasn't too pressed with the Corbett one, i have yet to read it though and must have had it for at least 8 years now. I was thinking about trying Lulu for the Corbett one before i bought Burns but read some bad reviews about books taking weeks and traveling long ways for a shortcut, probably shouldn't have read them but i will get in touch with them i think if i'm looking to buy it, i'm sure it will be fine. Still got the Sullivan and Hart ones to get so i am in no rush. Let me know if you hear anything more on johnson. thumbsup
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Post by The Galveston Giant Sat 04 Feb 2012, 12:22 pm

rowley wrote:GG, the Corbett one is the only one I have not got, it is only available from lulu.com, will get it eventually to complete the set but I have Patrick Myler's biography of him so decided it could probably wait. Adam said the Johnson book should arrive by the end of the year and it should be massive, given the Jeffries one ran to 600 pages can only guess what constitutes massive.

It's going to be a beauty that's for sure, probably end up around 800-900 pages, i can't see that starting off at 26 bucks but it will be worth every penny.
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Post by Rowley Sat 04 Feb 2012, 2:56 pm

The Galveston Giant wrote:. I was thinking about trying Lulu for the Corbett one before i bought Burns but read some bad reviews about books taking weeks and traveling long ways for a shortcut, probably shouldn't have read them but i will get in touch with them i think if i'm looking to buy it, i'm sure it will be fine.

Wish I'd not read that as the only place I have seen the sundowners available from is Lulu, for nearly £50 I expect them to provide someone to read it to me!

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Post by The Galveston Giant Sat 04 Feb 2012, 4:34 pm

Hmm, not good mate, let me know how you get on if you go for it.
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