Boxing's Greatest Fighters

Bert Randolph Sugar

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Miscellaneous
01 November 2006

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"No one is more qualified to answer the time-honoured question 'who was the greatest fighter?' than Bert Randolph Sugar. In ""Boxing's Greatest Fighters"", the former editor of ""The Ring"" magazine not only tells us who the greatest fighters are, but tells us the order of their greatness. Could Sugar Ray Robinson have beaten Sonny Liston? The answer, most experts agree, would be 'no'. But what if, as Bert Sugar has done here, one were to take all the boxers and 'reduce them in the mind's eye to the same height, the same weight, the same ring conditions?' The answers are very different. And while some fans may express outrage that Rocky Marciano is not in the top 10 and Marvelous Marvin Hagler is barely in the top 50, others will nod sagely when they read why Sugar selects Henry Armstrong and Willie Pep as better than just about anybody else. So, whether you read ""Boxing Greatest Fighters"" cover-to-cover, or merely flip to your favourites, be prepared, at the bell, to come out arguing. For Sugar makes 'The Sweet Science' one helluva sweet quarrel."

By: Bert Randolph Sugar
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1.100kg
ISBN: 9780709081616
ISBN 10: 0709081618
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 November 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bert Randolph Sugar, known as the 'unofficial historian' and 'the guru' of boxing, is one of the most charismatic writers ever to capture the drama of fights and fighters on paper. One of the most recognizable personalities in the sport, Sugar - with his trademark fedora and cigar - has been called 'entertaining, insightful, and eminently colorful'. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he has served as the editor of The Ring, Boxing Illustrated, and Fight Game magazines, and is the author of more than fifty books.