The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists

by Sugar, Bert Randolph; Atlas, Teddy

• ISBN13: 9780762440139
• ISBN10: 0762440139
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-11
• Publisher: Running Press Adult

Summary

What were the ten most fantastic knockouts in boxing history? Which pugilist had the greatest jab of all time? What were the sport's most intense rivalries? Who scored the biggest upsets in the sport's annals? Which fighters have the best nicknames? These questions and many others are answered in this bold collection of ranked lists from two of boxing's most popular commentators. Each list has an introductory paragraph followed by a number of ranked entries, with each entry featuring a brief explanation of ranking plus entertaining and enlightening background information.Also included are original lists contributed exclusive to this book by more than 25 top personalities from boxing and beyond, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, and more.

Author Biography

Bert Sugar has been called “the greatest boxing writer of the 20th century” by the International Veterans Boxing Association. A sports-media icon with his trademark cigar and fedora, Sugar appears regularly on ESPN, HBO, and Showtime as a commentator on boxing and baseball. In addition to being the one-time owner and editor of Boxing Illustrated magazine, and editor and publisher of The Ring, Sugar has written over 80 books on boxing. He lives in Chappaqua, New York.

Teddy Atlas has been a well-respected boxing trainer since 1976, including six years at the legendary Catskill Boxing Club of Cus D’Amato and serving as Mike Tyson’s trainer for the first four years of his career. Atlas joined ESPN in September 1998 to serve as ringside analyst for ESPN2’s weekly series Friday Night Fights, and has also served as a ringside analyst for Showtime, ABC Wide World of Sports, and HBO radio broadcasts. He lives in upstate New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 8
Introductions	p. 10
Best Lines Defining the Sport of Boxing	p. 13
Best Boxing Nicknames	p. 15
My Top Ten All-Time Heavyweight Champions	p. 18
Boxing's Most Colorful Characters	p. 20
Boxing's Dirtiest Fights	p. 22
Best Body Punchers	p. 26
Best Physiques	p. 29
Greatest Boxing IQs	p. 31
My Ten Toughest Fights	p. 35
Five Reasons I Won the Rematch against Sugar Ray Leonard	p. 37
Fighters with the Best Jabs	p. 38
Most Devastating Single-Punch Knockouts	p. 40
Boxing's Biggest Punchers	p. 43
The Ten Hardest Punches I Ever Threw	p. 45
Best Chins	p. 46
The Hardest I Was Ever Hit	p. 48
Greatest Canadian Fighters	p. 49
Greatest Latino Boxers	p. 50
Greatest Southpaws	p. 52
Best Left Hooks	p. 54
Nicknames for Famous Punches	p. 57
Most Memorable Rounds in Boxing History (Round-by-Roundl	p. 59
Greatest Olympic Boxers	p. 64
Greatest British Fighters	p. 67
Boxing's Top Technicians	p. 69
Best Pre-Fight Lines	p. 72
Greatest Rivalries	p. 74
Boxing's Best Brother Combinations	p. 77
Greatest Italian-American Fighters	p. 49
Most Exciting Fighters	p. 81
Fastest Hands	p. 83
Best Footwork	p. 85
Most Awkward Fighters	p. 88
Boxing's Most Controversial Fights	p. 90
Greatest Fan Favorites	p. 94
Most Menacing Nicknames	p. 98
Most Intimidating Fighters	p. 100
Most Fragile Chins	p. 102
Fighters with the Most "Heart"	p. 104
Best Lines During Fights	p. 107
Boxing's Most Two-Sided Fights	p. 108
Most Famous Draws in Boxing History	p. 112
My Favorite Fighters to Draw	p. 114
Flattest Noses	p. 115
Take-Two-to-Give-One Fighters	p. 116
Most Famous Rockys	p. 119
Other Film Heroes I Wish I Would Have Inspired	p. 121
Top Boxing Movies	p. 122
Boxing's Greatest Ring Generals	p. 125
Boxing's Most Overlooked "Bit" Players	p. 127
Boxing's Best Cornermen/Trainers	p. 131
Greatest Playboys of the Boxing World	p. 132
Powderpuff Punchers	p. 135
History's Busiest Punchers	p. 137
CompuBox's Busiest Punchers	p. 139
The Most Significant Fights in History	p. 140
Greatest Irish-American Fighters	p. 143
Greatest Jewish Boxers	p. 146
Greatest Trilogies	p. 148
Biggest Boxing Stories of the Last 50 Years	p. 153
The Most Underappreciated Boxers in History	p. 154
My All-Time Favorite Fighters	p. 157
Boxing's Biggest Disappointments	p. 158
Greatest Defensive Fighters	p. 161
Greatest Fighting Families	p. 164
Boxing's Biggest Upsets	p. 165
Best Lines on Individual Aspects of Boxing	p. 169
Greatest Puerto Rican Fighters of All Time	p. 170
Greatest Mew York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions	p. 172
Boxing's Greatest Methuselahs	p. 173
Saddest Finales	p. 175
My Favorite Singers and Musical Groups	p. 178
Best Boxing Songs	p. 179
Greatest Roles in Boxing Movies	p. 182
Championship Fights that Would Have Had a Different Result under the Current 12-Round Limit	p. 184
Greatest Cuban Fighters	p. 188
Most Disappointing Heavyweight Title Fights	p. 190
Greatest Heavyweight Championship Fights	p. 195
Most Controversial Decisions	p. 196
Greatest Mexican Boxers	p. 199
Greatest "Killer Instinct"	p. 202
Best Post-Fight Lines	p. 205
Most Famous Disqualifications	p. 206
My Most Memorable Las Vegas Fights	p. 209
Fighters More Remembered for Their Losses than Their Wins	p. 211
Greatest Career Comebacks	p. 214
Boxing's Greatest: Division-By-Division	p. 217
Boxing's Greatest All-Time Pound-For-Pound Fighters	p. 234
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