A Century of Boxing's Greats
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861051344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 394 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Todd Buster Paris said One Great Century. One Great CenturyThis is a perfect book for the boxing enthusiast.It's Patrick Myler's pick for the top 100 best boxers of this last century.This is one of those books where even the introduction is worthy of note.He gives a few pages of info for each fighter - starting with interesting statistics - nicknames, titles won, birthplace and date - and won l. A well-researched book on the top boxers of the century It is hard to dispute Muhammad Ali's claim to be 'the Greatest', but he is just edged off the top spot by Sugar Ray Robinson in the opinion of Patrick Myler, author of A Century of Boxing Greats. Myler states: 'Some say there is no such thing as the perfect fighter, but Robinson came as close to it as makes no difference.The author admits that his choic. Is it Just Me, or is the research Just a bit Barren in this Book? Hawk And the British flavor is a bit too heavy for my likes.Naseem Hamed, John Conteh, Nigel Benn Randy Turpin and Len Harvey are top 100 material but Tony Zale, Luis Rodriquez and Antoinio Cervantes are Not? YIKES!How does Ken Buchanan merit 6 pages for his biography and Carlos Monzon merit 2?Larry Holmes's title reign (7 years, 20 defenses) is summed up in
Perhaps two-thirds of the boxers selected will earn their place in anybody's choice of the century's greats. But such healthy debate is part of the excitement of boxing.In choosing his one hundred best boxers, Patrick Myler has cast aside any consideration of titlesthe only criterion is that every man had the mark of greatness. It is the last third that cause the arguments. The result is a fascinating evaluation of the very best of this century's boxers.. But no one will dispute the rights of legends like Muhammed Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey, Marvin Hagler or Bob Fitzsimmons to be included in this fascinating book. Name your top hundred anything and you'll get a hundred arguments