Blows to the head, how boxing changed my mind
Jack Hirsch examines whether opposites attract
Ultimate Tough Guy
Jack Hirsch casts his eye over the Jim Jeffries biography
The Barfighter
Jack Hirsch gives his opinions on Ivan Goldman's excellent book
Unforgiveable Blackness
A prize-winning book on Jack Johnson goes under the microscope
Hard Road to Glory
Former cruiserweight champion turned TV pundit Johnny Nelson leaves little out in this super book
Fighting Back
Frank Bruno's clownish persona sold tickets in his fighting days but his autobiography Frank: Fighting Back aims to present the real account of his life
The Rough Guide to Muhammad Ali
Packed with 304 pages, this pocket-size book contains a wide - and occasionally curious - range of information on the legendary former heavyweight champion
Atlas: From the streets to the ring: a son's struggle to become a man
A straight-shooting book from a straight-shotting talker
Scottish Professional Boxing in the Fifties and Sixties
A book of limited appeal but one for collectors, obituary writers, relatives and busy journalists needing quick references
Amir Khan: A Boy from Bolton
A Boy From Bolton gives us a detailed picture of Khan's amateur boxing career from its beginnings to the silver medal at Athens and beyond
No Ordinary Joe
The life and times of the Welshmen are laid bare in this superb offering, co-written by Brian Doogan
Occupation Prizefighter
Plenty for non-boxing fans as well as those who know their history in this fascinating book
Without Apology
If you like your writing to verge on the pretentious, then Without Apology might be the book for you
Harry Holland
The Londoner takes his readers through his colourful life in boxing
John Davison - Little Man, Big Heart
Danny Flexen on a book that failed to deliver
Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men
An account of the shenanigans surrounding a heavyweight title fight in Madison Square Garden between Mike Tyson and a Belfast challenger, Bobby ‘Fat Boy’ McMaster
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis (Faber & Faber), a 205-page volume which claims to be "the autobiography of the WBC heavyweight champion of the world"
The Sunshine in my Life
The story of surely the most off-beat friendship Ali forged in the course of his very public life: with an unemployed builder/labourer from Abingdon
Prince of the Ring
Naseem Hamed’s story is worth telling and Gavin Evans does the job well
The Boxing Register
The official record book of the now well-established International Boxing Hall of Fame, and contains complete career records, photos and pen-pictures of everyone honoured by the Hall Of Fame
Dark Trade
Donald McRae's excellent book on encounters with Naseem Hamed, Mike Tyson, James Toney, Oscar De La Hoya and others
My Greatest Fight
Ken Gorman's fascinating insight into why men box
Muhammad Ali: In perspective
A fabulous pictorial view of the life of the former three-time World heavyweight champion
The Tao of Muhammad Ali
No book can capture Ali’s life comprehensively, but Miller’s is another fascinating journey with a man who never failed to entertain or fascinate
McIlvanney on Boxing
One of the sport's foremost writers compiles his excellent work in an unmissable book
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Inside Story
An excellent attempt at recounting the story of the “Sugar man” in Sugar Ray Robinson: The Inside Story
Being Sugar Ray
The author takes Robinson’s life and career and uses them to examine the phenomenon of the modern celebrity athlete
Braddock - The Rise of the Cinderella Man
JAMES WALTER BRADDOCK was one of boxing’s unlikeliest world champions, here, we look at Jim Hague's take on the heavyweight's life
Champagne Charlie
A candid book from the former flyweight champion who became a pub landlord
The Big If
Johnny was known as “The Matchstick Man” and his freakishly thin frame and skeletal appearance are constantly referred to in Rick Broadbent’s fine book.