From the Bookshelf: ‘Slats’ recounts life of Jimmy Slattery
Rich Blake’s book is about a fighter and an era when local fighters were heroes, the good-looking ones were matinee idols, and boxing mattered.
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Literary Notes: ‘Jack Sharkey’
Thomas Hauser reviews James Curl’s book “Jack Sharkey: A Heavyweight Champion’s Untold Story,” about the underappreciated fighter who finished his career just as Joe Louis was emerging.
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Literary Notes: ‘Great Men Die Twice’
Thomas Hauser reviews the book “Great Men Die Twice,” a collection of boxing articles by famed sportswriter Mark Kram.
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Book review: ‘The Domino Diaries’
Spanning the distance between Mike Tyson’s living room and Teofilo Stevenson’s home in Cuba, Brin-Jonathan Butler’s memoir is a quest for answers in a closed society.
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Book review: ‘Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life’
“Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life” examines the life of one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time, whose career was overshadowed by the superstars of his day.
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What’s it like in the shadow of an icon? Ask Rahaman Ali.
RingTV’s Michael Woods reviews “That’s Muhammad Ali’s Brother!” by Rahaman Ali, who talks about a life spent next to one of the most famous men of all time.
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Ray Mancini for real: A review of ‘The Good Son’
From THE RING Magazine, boxing writer Thomas Hauser reviews “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” by Mark Kriegel.
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