Boxer biography listening
- The Big Fight · By: Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Arkush · Narrated by: Sugar Ray Leonard · Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins · Language: English.
- Michael Gerard Tyson, better known as "Iron Mike" Tyson, is a former professional boxer who reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
- The Boxing Kings tells the story of the heavyweight title in the days when it was a defining institution in the United States.
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Sports Boxing
Undisputed Truth
- By: Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman
- Narrated by: Joshua Henry
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon - Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time - and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior.
- 4 out of 5 stars
Fascinating story about a train wreck of a life
- By Brock on 11-19-13
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Boxing Biographies
Ali
- A Life
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 22 hrs and 53 mins
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He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again). Muhammad Ali was one of the 20th century's greatest radicals and most compelling figures. At his funeral in 2016, eulogists said Ali had transcended race and united the country, but they got it wrong. Race was the theme of Ali's life. He insisted that America come to grips with a Black man who wasn't afraid to speak out or break the rules. He didn't overcome racism. He called it out.
- 5 out of 5 stars
Left me Conflicted
- By DPM on 10-26-17
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This is a special episode about Muhammad Ali and the story of one of his most famous fights, “The Rumble in the Jungle”. In the episode you’ll hear me give a biography of Ali and then I go into lots of descriptive detail about the fight, exploring exactly what happened in and out of the ring and why he is now considered not only one of the greatest boxers but one of the most outstanding people of recent times. The episode is almost 100% transcribed. See below for details.
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It is a cool Wednesday morning here in Paris as I record this episode. Again I’m talking about sport on the podcast today. This time it’s the sport of boxing as I talk about arguably the greatest boxer we’ve ever had, and in fact one of the greatest people of the last 50 years or so – Muhammad Ali. I’ve got a lot to say about the man, so I suspect this could be another long episode of the podcast! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – a lot of my episodes are long these days. Now, most of you seem to