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Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books) by Wil Haygood Publisher Comments From the author of the critically acclaimed In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., comes another illuminating socio-historical narrative of the twentieth century, this one spun around one of the most iconic figures of the fight game, Sugar Ray... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James Hirsch Publisher Comments Carter, bereft, shunned almost all human contact until he received a letter from Lesra Martin, a teenager raised in a Brooklyn ghetto. Against his bitter instincts, Carter agreed to meet with Martin, thus taking the first step on a tortuous path back to... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S Hirsch Publisher Comments HURRICANE recounts the harrowing, inspiring odyssey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, from fierce despair to freedom and enlightenment. On June 17, 1966, two black men strode into the Lafayette Grill, a white... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Standing Eight: The Inspiring Story of Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, Who Became Lightweight Champion of the World by Adam Pitluk Publisher Comments Here is the inspirational story of Gabriel Sandoval, who grew up in the small dirt-poor town of Delicias, Mexico. Crossing the U.S. border with his family as a young boy of seven, he settled in Chicago, where he learned to speak English and to box... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey by Jack Cavanaugh Publisher Comments Offering a unique perspective on sports, celebrity, and popular culture in the 1920s, this irresistible story is an insightful real-life tale replete with heads of state, irrepressible showmen, mobsters, Hollywood luminaries, and the cream of New York... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years by Felix Dennis Publisher Comments This lavishly illustrated, oversized hardcover is a celebration of the life and career of the most famous and beloved sports icon of all time. 340 photos, many in color.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Blood Season: Mike Tyson and the World of Boxing by Phil Berger Synopsis As former boxing correspondent for the New York Times, Phil Berger had accessto Tyson and his "handlers" as no other journalist. Berger regards Tyson as adangerously violent man who has as many people trying to get their hooks intohim as he has millions,... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Boxing Shadows by W K Stratton Publisher Comments Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Smokin Joe: The Autobiography of the Champ by Joe Frazier Publisher Comments When boxing was bold, bright and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned, and with his career record of 32-4-1 with 27 knockouts... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sucker Punch: The Hard Left Hook That Dazed Ali and Killed King's Dream by Jack Cashill Publisher Comments Everything that he has done was against this country. Joe Frazier on Muhammad Ali Part man, part myth, and all American, Muhammad Ali is history's most beloved, most revered athlete. But though he was The Greatest inside the ring, outside he was a... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Muhammad Ali: The Illustrated Biography by Christine Kidney Synopsis Fantastic, mostly-never-before-seen photos of the Greatest.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties by Mike Marqusee Synopsis This narrative explores the origins and impact of Muhammed Ali's dramatic public stands on race and the draft. It traces his interaction with the evolving black liberation and anti-war movements and encounters with leading figures.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey by Muhammad Ali Publisher Comments The world's most famous goodwill ambassador offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him and his family. In this memoir, Muhammad Ali, with the assistance of his daughter Hana, writes about the values that shaped... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson by Herb Boyd Publisher Comments Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound for Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the sport has ever... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Muhammad Ali Handbook Synopsis Dave Zirin provides a knowledgeable, analytic, sports-aficionado's journey through the starry trajectory of Ali's boxing career. Included are informative insights into Ali's relationship with Malcolm X, his personal journey within the Nation of Islam... (read more) add to wish list |
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Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey by Evander Holyfield Publisher Comments History's only four-time world heavyweight boxing champion and one of America's most admired and beloved athletes reveals the dramatic story of his rise from poverty to the very pinnacle of the toughest sport on earth. Barely able to make it into the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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George Forman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down by George Foreman and Linda Kulman Synopsis George Foreman graduated from the proverbial school of hard knocks, overcoming many obstacles to achieve success. In this title, he shares the hard-won life lessons he has earned and offers inspirational advice and guidance for families everywhere.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.00 Used - Hardcover
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American Son: My Story by Oscar De La Hoya Publisher Comments From Oscar De La Hoya, one of the most celebrated fighters in the history of boxing, comes a frank and touching memoir about achieving the American Dream: his rise to the top, the power of a solid work ethic, his mother's painful death from cancer, the... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Muhammad Ali by Victor Bockris Publisher Comments Presented are generous helpings of Ali's unique poetry, and insightful glimpses into his feelings on race relations, Muslim principles and family values.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Guvnor by Lenny Mclean Synopsis A bare-knuckle fighter turned moviestar, Lenny Mclean had powerful friends and terrible enemies. In this biography, he tells stories about his life, including how he knocked out the Mafia's greatest boxer in three minutes, and how he was brought in to... (read more) Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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