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Poems of the Ring (Paperback): Ezequiel Kratsman Poems of the Ring (Paperback)
Ezequiel Kratsman
R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano (Paperback): Mike Stanton Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano (Paperback)
Mike Stanton 1
R351 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R94 (27%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Unbeaten is one of the best sports books I’ve read in years.' – Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life.

Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: he never lost a professional fight. When he retired in 1956, his record was a perfect 49-0.

Unbeaten is the revelatory biography of one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Marciano rose from abject poverty and a life of petty crime to become heavyweight champion and one of the most famous faces of his era. He dominated boxing in the decade following the Second World War with a devastating punch, which he nicknamed the ‘Suzie Q’.

But perfection came at a price.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Stanton tells the story of Marciano’s pursuit of greatness through the era of guys and dolls, hustlers and gamblers, glamorous celebrities and notorious mobsters. But boxing had its dark side, particularly at a time when Mafia mob bosses like Blinky Palermo and Frankie Carbo wielded immense power behind the scenes.

Marciano retired while still in his prime, weighed down by the mob’s influence in the sport he loved. For the last decade of his life, he wandered America, disillusioned, untrusting, hiding his money, cheating on his wife, consorting with the mobsters he had loathed for corrupting his sport, until his death in a plane crash in 1969, the night before his 46th birthday.

Unbeaten by Mike Stanton is the story of a remarkable champion, a sport that was rotten to its core, and a country that may have expected too much from its heroes.

Cobra Boxing (Paperback): Leonardo Gudino Cobra Boxing (Paperback)
Leonardo Gudino
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion (Paperback): Ramla Ali Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion (Paperback)
Ramla Ali
R240 R190 Discovery Miles 1 900 Save R50 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

Ramla Ali's life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes in. In her first book, Ramla details ten key fights - a combination of life's constant challenges and real bouts she's endured both in and outside of the ring - that have shaped her remarkable rise to date. From her arrival in England as a refugee to being drawn to the energy and spirit of her first boxercise class; from the adrenaline of her first amateur fights to how she often powered on alone, searching for a community of women like her, and her biggest win of all: letting love into her life. Each relatable lesson is packed full of honesty and urgency, powering the reader on to become their own champion.

Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner - Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line (Paperback): Theresa Runstedtler Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner - Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line (Paperback)
Theresa Runstedtler
R746 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R117 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In his day, Jack JohnsonOCoborn in Texas, the son of former slavesOCowas the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908OCo1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous consumption, masculine bravado, and interracial love wherever he traveled. "Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner" provides the first in-depth exploration of JohnsonOCOs battles against the color line in places as far-flung as Sydney, London, Cape Town, Paris, Havana, and Mexico City. In relating this dramatic story, Theresa Runstedtler constructs a global history of race, gender, and empire in the early twentieth century.

Mooresy - The Fighters' Fighter - My Autobiography - Jamie Moore (Hardcover): Jamie Moore, Paul Zanon Mooresy - The Fighters' Fighter - My Autobiography - Jamie Moore (Hardcover)
Jamie Moore, Paul Zanon
R523 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R100 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mooresy: The Fighter's Fighter is the life story of one of Britain's most-loved boxers. Not always an angelic teen and a product of the 'Salford Overspill', Jamie Moore was sucked into the slipstream of the thrill which came with car theft. At 15, his luck ran out after a helicopter police chase. Boxing turned out to be his saviour. Progressing through the amateur ranks, he turned pro in 1999 aged 20 and went on to become British, Irish, Commonwealth and European light middleweight champion. Known by many as 'Britain's most exciting fighter' Moore engaged in some epic battles, and was one half of boxing's Fight of the Year three times within a five-year period. Four shoulder operations and three brain scans prompted him to quit in 2010. He was snapped up by Sky Sports and started training his own stable of champions. Life was good. That life was almost permanently taken away from him in August 2014, after being shot at five times in Marbella. Despite having a bullet lodged in his right hip and constant pain to his left leg as a result of another bullet passing straight through his thigh, Moore does not dwell on his brush with death.His serene acceptance of life is inspirational as he remains a husband, proud father, former champion, trainer - and occasional actor.

Richmond Unchained - The Biography of the World's First Black Sporting Superstar (Paperback): Luke G Williams Richmond Unchained - The Biography of the World's First Black Sporting Superstar (Paperback)
Luke G Williams
R480 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R89 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Today Bill Richmond is largely unknown to the wider public, but he was one of the most significant sportsmen in history and one of the most prominent celebrities of Georgian times. Born into slavery in Staten Island, Richmond won his freedom as a young boy and carved a new life for himself in England as a cabinet maker and then a renowned prizefighter and trainer. His amazing life encompassed encounters and relationships with some of the most prominent men of the age, including Earl Percy, William Hazlitt, Lord Byron, the Prince Regent and Lord Camelford. His fame was such that he fulfilled an official role at the coronation celebrations of King George IV in 1821. The story of Bill Richmond is an incredible tale of personal advancement, as well as the story of a life informed and influenced by a series of turbulent historical events, including the American War of Independence, the fight for black emancipation and Britain's long-running conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte.

Secrets of Martial Arts (Paperback): Darin Martineau Secrets of Martial Arts (Paperback)
Darin Martineau
R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Under Dog - A gritty, gripping gangland thriller from Kerry Kaya (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition):... Under Dog - A gritty, gripping gangland thriller from Kerry Kaya (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Kerry Kaya
R1,013 R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Save R148 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nothing to lose...When nineteen-year-old Tommy Carter throws away a promising career as a professional boxer to work for local villain Davey Abbott, everyone thinks he's made a huge mistake - collecting debts and working in strip clubs is no life for a young lad just starting out in life. Everything to gain. A brutal fighter, Tommy quickly earns a reputation for himself - feared and respected by everyone - and becomes Davey's trusted right-hand man. But when Davey is murdered Tommy is shocked to learn that Davey has left his business empire to him - Tommy's the boss now. No one believes Tommy will succeed. But there is only one rule Tommy lives by...always back the underdog. Because Tommy is on the way up. This book was previously published as Barking Boy. Another gripping gangland read by Kerry Kaya. Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay.

Close Encounters with the Gloves off - Boxing's Greats Recall the Inside Stories of Their Big Fights (Paperback): Tom Myler Close Encounters with the Gloves off - Boxing's Greats Recall the Inside Stories of Their Big Fights (Paperback)
Tom Myler 1
R315 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Save R57 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Close Encounters with the Gloves Off is a rollercoaster ride through boxing history in the words of the boxers themselves, as they recall their highs and lows, their greatest triumphs, the background stories and many shock revelations. Acclaimed boxing writer, author and historian Thomas Myler has interviewed every one of the pugilistic greats featured, during a career spent covering boxing; from the big names of the 'Roaring 20s' right through to boxing's modern era. Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and modern greats such as Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and Ken Buchanan all feature. Myler has spent a lifetime around boxing and boxers and was once described by George Kimball, prize-winning author of the acclaimed Four Kings, as 'One of the world's best boxing writers'. Close Encounters with the Gloves Off pulls together that life's work to take the reader on a wonderful boxing journey which spans almost an entire century.

Strategy for Street Fighting (Paperback): Mick Franklin, John Nawn Strategy for Street Fighting (Paperback)
Mick Franklin, John Nawn
R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
At Home with Muhammad Ali - A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness (Paperback): Hana Yasmeen Ali At Home with Muhammad Ali - A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness (Paperback)
Hana Yasmeen Ali 1
R451 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R83 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From the daughter of Muhammad Ali comes an intimate portrait of the heavyweight boxing champion and a final love letter from a daughter to her father.

Through audio journals, love letters and cherished memories, Ali's daughter Hana tells the story of a very typical and yet fully-unique family, the rise and fall of her parent’s marriage and the struggles they faced as a family surrounding Ali’s loss to Larry Holmes in 1981.

With the decline of Ali’s voice, his recordings are important to history as they are to his personal legacy. At Home with Muhammad Ali offers a candid look at a man who was trying to find his purpose in the world as he realized he was coming to the end of his lucrative sporting career, all the while trying to balance fatherhood and his worldly and political obligations. Additionally, Hana tells of the everyday adventures that the family experienced around the house—with visitors like Michael Jackson and Clint Eastwood dropping by. And for the first time, Hana’s mother Veronica will share her memories of the 12-year relationship with Muhammad.

At Home with Muhammad Ali is a candid and revealing portrait of a legend, a man admired and respected as the greatest sporting icon of our age.

How to Fight Tough (Paperback): Jack Dempsey How to Fight Tough (Paperback)
Jack Dempsey
R560 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R98 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dream Fights - Great Boxing Matches Which Never Happened (Paperback): Sam Dalton Dream Fights - Great Boxing Matches Which Never Happened (Paperback)
Sam Dalton
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sonny Liston - The Champ Nobody Wanted (Paperback): A S Doc Young Sonny Liston - The Champ Nobody Wanted (Paperback)
A S Doc Young
R543 R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Save R88 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Brother, Muhammad Ali - The Definitive Biography (Paperback): Rahaman Ali My Brother, Muhammad Ali - The Definitive Biography (Paperback)
Rahaman Ali; As told to Fiaz Rafiq; Foreword by Jim Brown
R553 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R50 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

“Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his late brother, which tells the real Ali story.” —Mike Tyson More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world’s most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world. And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who knew him best—his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived together, trained together, travelled together, and fought together in the street and in the ring. A near-constant fixture in his sibling’s company, Rahaman saw Ali at both his best and his worst: the relentless prankster and the jealous older brother, the outspoken advocate, the husband and father. In My Brother, Muhammad Ali, Rahaman offers an insider's perspective on the well-known stories as well as never-before-told tales, painting a rich and intimate portrait of a proud, relentlessly polarizing, yet often vulnerable man. In this extraordinary, poignant memoir, Rahaman tells a much bigger and more personal story than in any other book on Muhammad Ali—that of two brothers, almost inseparable from birth to death. It is the final and most important perspective on an iconic figure.

Rodney Stone (Paperback): Arthur Conan Doyle Rodney Stone (Paperback)
Arthur Conan Doyle
R486 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R56 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Art of the Jab (Paperback): Patrick Latu The Art of the Jab (Paperback)
Patrick Latu
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Best of Boxing World Magazine - The Angelo Prospero Collection (Paperback): Angelo Prospero, Editors Of Boxing World Magazine Best of Boxing World Magazine - The Angelo Prospero Collection (Paperback)
Angelo Prospero, Editors Of Boxing World Magazine
R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Raised By The Hood (Paperback): Ashley Theophane Raised By The Hood (Paperback)
Ashley Theophane
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Boxing Simplified (Paperback): John J. Walsh Boxing Simplified (Paperback)
John J. Walsh
R471 R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Save R82 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
We Almost Made It (Paperback): Sylvester Cash We Almost Made It (Paperback)
Sylvester Cash
R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Pal The Boxing Legend Ken Buchanan (Paperback): Jock Mcinnes My Pal The Boxing Legend Ken Buchanan (Paperback)
Jock Mcinnes
R345 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R49 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dark Path of a Champion (Paperback): Keith Holmes Dark Path of a Champion (Paperback)
Keith Holmes
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gladiators Arising - Blood-Bought vs. Blood Sport (Paperback): Trent Herbert Gladiators Arising - Blood-Bought vs. Blood Sport (Paperback)
Trent Herbert
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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