[Vano-irons]

We had one on Eastisde, started by @Mexican_LP IIRC, and I think it's time it made the switch here (party because Shaun aka @chatty has said he will loan me some of his collection). Basically, this is the thread that recommends books to other posters, which can be exchanged or loaned.

RULES

1. The person borrowing the book or DVD pays for the postage and packaging.
2. Items will be returned within a month (or longer if the two parties agree).

My collection

Books

Jimmy Wilde autobiography
Unforgivable blackness (jack Johnson) by Geoffrey Ward
Four kings
Freddie Mills biography by Jack Birtley
Sugar Ray Robinson autobiography
Ray Leonard Autobiography
Nipper Daly Bio by Alex Daly
In the ring with Bob Fitzsimmons by Adam Pollock
Sam Langford bio by Clay Moyle
Hands of Stone (Roberto Duran bio)
The Guv'ner (Lenny McClean, if it counts as boxing)

DVDs

I have career sets of:

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Roberto Duran
Willie Pep
Henry Armstrong
James Jeffries

 

[Flea Man]

We had one on Eastisde, started by @Mexican_LP IIRC, and I think it's time it made the switch here (party because Shaun aka @chatty has said he will loan me some of his collection). Basically, this is the thread that recommends books to other posters, which can be exchanged or loaned.

RULES

1. The person borrowing the book or DVD pays for the postage and packaging.
2. Items will be returned within a month (or longer if the two parties agree).

My collection

Books

Jimmy Wilde autobiography
Unforgivable blackness (jack Johnson) by Geoffrey Ward
Four kings
Freddie Mills biography by Jack Birtley
Sugar Ray Robinson autobiography
Ray Leonard Autobiography
Nipper Daly Bio by Alex Daly
In the ring with Bob Fitzsimmons by Adam Pollock
Sam Langford bio by Clay Moyle
Hands of Stone (Roberto Duran bio)
The Guv'ner (Lenny McClean, if it counts as boxing)

DVDs

I have career sets of:

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Roberto Duran
Wilkie Pep
Henry Armstrong
James Jeffries

Does the Wilkie Pep set feature the bouts with Paup Snith and Lucky *****?

 

[Vano-irons]

:lol: I'm a knob. Cool name tho! Wilkie TKO1 Snith

 

[dkos]

Books:

John L. Sullivan (Nat Fleischer)
Liverpool's Boxing Venues
Four Kings
Eye of the Tiger: Frank Bruno
The Fight Game
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
British Heavyweight Champions (1911-1959)
The Jack Johnson Story
Bare-Knuckle Breed
Boxing: Facts and Trivia
Jack Solomons Tells All
AND...The Kent Ex-Boxers Association 21st Anniversary Book!!

DVD's:

Career sets I have are Marvin Hagler, Mike McCallum (would have to check if it is complete), Jamie Moore and Meldrick Taylor (again, would have to check if complete).

I've got a load of recent, full shows from all the over the world, some of which are very rare. I've only got a list of my Japanese fight collection available right now (my last full list was lost when my laptop died), which I'd be happy to PM/email to anyone interested :good

 

[Vano-irons]

I'm interested in getting hold of Pollack's books on Corbett, L Sullivan and Jeffries. The Fitzsimmons book was absolutely brilliant and was very well written, so I'd like to continue trend. I understand he is also writing something on Marvon Hart.
@Flea Man any idea when Steve Compton's Greb book is coming out?

 

[Chatty]

Books

Read

Four Kings - George Kimball
Nigel Benn - Nigel benn
Jack Johnson: Unforgivable Blackness - Geoffrey Ward
Frank Bruno: Fighting back
They Could have Been Champions
The 12 greatest rounds in boxing - Freddy Pacheco
Ray Leonard - My Big Fight
Tommy Hearns: Hitman - Brian and Damian Hughes
Seaman Tommy Watson: From Byker to Broadway - John Jarrett
Oscar De La Hoya - American Son
Jimmy Bivins - (reserved)
Some shitty Naseem almost picture book
Boxing - Bob Mee
Boxing yearbook 1993
Sonny Liston - His life, strife and the phantom punch

Yet to Read - i'll move them into category above once read

David Haye - Making Haye
Audley Harrison - Realising the Dream
Amir Khan - Boy From Bolton
Facing Ali
Ghosts of Manilla
Muhammad Ali: His life and times - Hugh McIlvaney
Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber
Harry Holland
Boxing Confidential
Cleavelands Greatest Boxers - (reserved)
Mickey Rourke - not sure this counts

probably loads more in the loft, ill jump up at the weekend and have a proper look

 

[Vano-irons]

Books

Jimmy Bivins - (reserved)
Cleveland's Greatest Boxers - (reserved)

:happy

 

[GazOC]

Liverpool's Boxing Venues

I thought I was the only person who had ever read that book!!

 

[Nyanners :sad5]

If anybody wants a sniff of my epic Junior Witter and Paulie Malignaggi collections, you know where to find me.

:lol:

 

[084]

1. The person borrowing book or DVD has to pay postal/packaging.

Nice of you to bring this 1 in @Vano-irons :yep

 

[Vano-irons]

1. The person borrowing book or DVD has to pay postal/packaging.

Nice of you to bring this 1 in @Vano-irons :yep

Beers are an adequate replacement for hard cash :deal

 

[084]

Beers are an adequate replacement for hard cash :deal

Very true :yep

I have an awesome Latin legends dvd am willing to lend out

 

[Vano-irons]

Very true :yep

I have an awesome Latin legends dvd am willing to lend out

What's on that mate?

 

[084]

What's on that mate?

Salvador Sanchez, Carlos Ortiz, kid galivan, Alexis arguello, might be 1 or 2 more. I'll list all my DVDs when laptop is fixed

 

[Flea Man]

@Vano-irons ask him @Klompton :good

 

[Vano-irons]

Cheers Flea, I had no idea he made the switch

 

[Barlivia]

Books

Read

Four Kings - George Kimball
Nigel Benn - Nigel benn
Jack Johnson: Unforgivable Blackness - Geoffrey Ward
Frank Bruno: Fighting back
They Could have Been Champions
The 12 greatest rounds in boxing - Freddy Pacheco
Ray Leonard - My Big Fight
Tommy Hearns: Hitman - Brian and Damian Hughes
Seaman Tommy Watson: From Byker to Broadway - John Jarrett
Oscar De La Hoya - American Son
Jimmy Bivins - (reserved)
Some shitty Naseem almost picture book
Boxing - Bob Mee
Boxing yearbook 1993
Sonny Liston - His life, strife and the phantom punch

Yet to Read - i'll move them into category above once read
David Haye - Making Haye
Audley Harrison - Realising the Dream
Amir Khan - Boy From Bolton
Facing Ali
Ghosts of Manilla
Muhammad Ali: His life and times - Hugh
Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber
Harry Holland
Boxing Confidential
Cleavelands Greatest Boxers - (reserved)
Mickey Rourke - not sure this counts

probably loads more in the loft, ill jump up at the weekend and have a proper look

If you had to recommend 1 or 2 of these which would it be? Have a bit of time on my hands to read a bit these

 

[Chatty]

If you had to recommend 1 or 2 of these which would it be? Have a bit of time on my hands to read a bit these

The Johnson, Leonard, Hearns, Four Kings and Liston books are excellent as is the Watson book if your into your history stuff.

The Oscar book was terrible as was the 12 rounds of boxing.

The rest were decent but not great.

I'd also highly recommend Durans biography, Larry Holmes book and their is an awesome Ray Robinson book I hired from the library - I think it was called Peerless.

 

[Barlivia]

The Johnson, Leonard, Hearns, Four Kings and Liston books are excellent as is the Watson book if your into your history stuff.

The Oscar book was terrible as was the 12 rounds of boxing.

The rest were decent but not great.

I'd also highly recommend Durans biography, Larry Holmes book and their is an awesome Ray Robinson book I hired from the library - I think it was called Peerless.

Who's the author of the duran book you'd recommend I'd like that one. Might get the larry holmes book too. I've read a book on stanley ketchel and through that I've read one on jack johnson not sure if its the one you have it was a while back. What about ray leonard's book that was released this year(I think?) have you read it or have you heard is it any good?

 

[Chatty]

Who's the author of the duran book you'd recommend I'd like that one. Might get the larry holmes book too. I've read a book on stanley ketchel and through that I've read one on jack johnson not sure if its the one you have it was a while back. What about ray leonard's book that was released this year(I think?) have you read it or have you heard is it any good?

Durans is by Christian Guidice, its a good read and goes into lots of detail.

The Holmes book is called Against The Odds.

The Leonard book came out end of last year and is very good, he's really honest when he talkes about his life and doesn't cut no corners, its dfo worth a read.