Jake Lamotta Boxing (92 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. b/w photos; Color Photo Cover of Jake Lamotta's Knockout of Laurent Dauthuille (illustrator). 1st. stapled wraps; closed tear on back cover; small piece missing at upper tip of front cover; inside bright & clean; includes: Boxing; Fleischer (Ezzard Charles, fighter of the Year; Sugar Ray Robinson, Best All-Round Fighter, Sandy Sadler, Jacob laMotta, Vic Toweel, Dado Marinoarchie Moore, Randolph Turpin, etc), Daniel M. Daniel (LaMotta-Dauthuille, fight of the Year), Barney Nagler (Everybody's a Fight Fan), Jersey Jones (international Competition; Manuel Ortiz, Terry Allen, etc), Ted Carroll (Memorable fights of the '50s; Rex Layne, etc), Art Colins (New Faces: Joe Glambra, Libby Manzo, Ernie Roberts, Tony Allegro,). Johnny Salak (Big stories of the Year), Nat Loubet (Middleweights; Ron Delaney, Eugene Hairston, Walter Curtier, Dave Sands, Dick Turpin,) al Buck (Joe Louis fadeout), W.C. Heinz (George Bannon, Father time of Boxing), Jersey Jones (Mike mcTigue), Stanley Weston (wrestling), etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition -- signed by Jake "Raging Bull" LaMotta and author Mike Fitzgerald -- of this biography of legendary Golden Age of Boxing fighter Archie Moore. Moore was an iconic boxer throughout a mind-boggling career that spanned 27 years and included more than 200 professional fights. How did he endure so much ring time? "Archie was a matador," according to the admiring Raging Bull who wrote the foreword. Signed by Jake LaMotta and Mike Fitzgerald on the front endpaper. 271 pages, illustrated, No sign of previous use. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New tightly bound hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. ( 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes color photo plates. Includes an index. 288 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Over 25 years Sugar Ray Robinson ruled three divisions, from lightweight to middleweight. As a kid he had danced for pennies on the streets of Harlem, and he danced again in the ring from New York and Vegas to Paris and back again. After a brilliant amateur career he turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 contests before Jake LaMotta snapped his streak of 123 fights. He was unbeaten over the next nine years and would beat LaMotta in five of their six fights, taking his middleweight title. One of Ray's toughest fights was with Uncle Sam over his $4 million fight earnings. He built and lost a Harlem business empire before retiring from the ring and entering showbiz. The great fighter eventually settled down with his third wife, Millie, in California where he set up the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Cleveland Arena featured professional boxing from 1937 to 1973 and left a lasting legacy that can never be duplicated.Many Cleveland boxers fought there during those years, including Jimmy Bivins, Joey Maxim, Chuck Hunter, Georgie Pace, and Carmen Barth. These men all came out of the Cleveland Golden Gloves. Cleveland Arena was the mecca of Ohio boxing with appearances from 50 fighters who at one time held recognition as world champions. Those fighters include such names as Henry Armstrong, Jake LaMotta, George Foreman, Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Sonny Liston. Each of the arena's 162 fight shows--feature bouts, undercards, and all results--appear here together for the first time in print, accompanied by great stories and rare photographs.Jerry Fitch started following boxing in the 1950s. His love of the sport began while watching televised fights and eventually attending the World Welterweight Championship match between Carmen Basilio and Johnny Saxton at Cleveland Arena on February 22, 1957. He was only 10 years old. Fitch has since participated in many boxing activities; the one that has stayed with him is writing. He has written hundreds of articles for major boxing magazines and authored six books, including Arcadia's Cleveland's Greatest Fighters of All Time. This latest continues his journey. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: New. Here is Jake LaMotta discussing his career as a hoodlum Floyd Patterson on growing up in the ghetto Gunboat Smith on the Jack Johnson era Jack Dempsey on the Willard fight and the Tunney "long count" Rocky Graziano on showbiz and dozens of others,including Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pastrano, José Torres, Carmen Basilio, Joe Louis, Willie Pep, and Archie Moore,on boxers, racketeers, drugs, payoffs, managers. Including two never-before-published interviews with Roberto Durán and Alexis Argüello, this newly expanded and updated edition of In This Corner. . . ! is undoubtedly the best one-volume history of boxing ever written.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Stated First Edition 1991 Four Wall Eight Windows New York 414 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to gray paper boards with black spine titles - bottom corners lightly bumped. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and toning to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. If you like boxing and want to learn about what goes on behind the scenes, Corner Men is for you. Profiled are some of the all-time greats, including Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, and other great champions. Their stories are told in the words of their trainers, Ray Arcel, Whitey Bimstien, Manny Seamon, Freddy Brown, Angelo Dundee and too many others to list. Fried also includes a great profile of Lou Stillman, the prickly gym owner who provided the perfect place for many champions to train. A very handsome First Edition with DJ.ISBN-0941423484.LOC SSS-07.

Hardback. Condition: New. Sugar Ray Robinson was boxing royalty. King of the world. Personality with a punch. Over 25 years he ruled three divisions, from lightweight to middleweight. As a kid he had danced for pennies on the streets of Harlem, and he danced again in the ring from New York and Vegas to Paris and back again. The greatest pound-for-pound fighter in history. After a brilliant amateur career he turned professional in 1940 and won his first 40 contests before Jake LaMotta snapped his streak of 123 fights. He was unbeaten over the next nine years and would beat LaMotta in five of their six fights, taking his middleweight title in the process. One of Ray's toughest fights was with Uncle Sam over his $4 million fight earnings. He built and lost a Harlem business empire before retiring from the ring and entering showbiz. The great fighter proved a philandering husband and a redundant father before settling down with his third wife, Millie, in California where he set up the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation, teaching kids about sports and life.

Paperback. Condition: New. Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today's superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine condition black boards, red spine, and gold spine lettering contained within a very good condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Herb Boyd; Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Prologue; Epilogue; Sugar's Ring Record; Interviews; Notes; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. The lower page edge has a remainder mark. A 1 1/2 inch repaired tear at the rear upper jacket flap (see photographs). "Hailed by Muhammad Ali as "the king, the master, my idol," Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer American had seen since Joe Louis and is considered by many today to be, pound for pound, the best boxer the sport has ever known. A world welterweight and five-time middleweight champion, he had a career that spanned three decades. With his graceful yet powerful style and Hollywood looks - which he would use to his advantage upon his final retirement from boxing - he embodied the very essence of the "sweet science." Before he finally hung up his boxing gloves in 1965, at the age of forty-four, Sugar Ray Robinson won 125 consecutive fights, including victories over Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano, Gene Fullmer, and Randy Turpin. His successes were not his alone, however. They belonged to his family as well, though those relationships would be marked by neglect and abuse. At a time still characterized by discrimination, his victories, like those of Jackie Robinson, represented victories for all black America. And they were all the more symbolic because of the place he chose to call home - Harlem. Co-written with Robinson's son, Ray Robinson II, and thoroughly researched by Amsterdam News reporter Herb Boyd, Pound for Pound is not only a definitive portrait of an emotionally complex man and his family, it is also a portrait of Harlem at the apex of its creativity, a time when Miles Davis was playing at Minton's, Langston Hughes was writing his divine poetry, and a boy from Georgia originally named Walker Smith Jr. would take on the moniker "Sugar." " - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.

Condition: good, good. 24 cm, 431, illus., DJ soiled and chipped, underlining on 4 pages, pages noted on front endpaper. Introduction by Muhammad Ali. For two years the author travelled around with his tape-recorder, capturingthe memories of as many boxing champions as he could, to preserve the stories of their lives and careers.

Hardback. Condition: New. Boxing grew to be one of the most popular sports in America in the early 1950s. Thanks to television, fans tuned in each week, rooting for their favorites, watching the best fighters in the world battle on Gillette's Friday Night Fights. These were the "Golden Years" of boxing - the ring echoed with the names of all-time legendary champions: Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Galivan, Jake LaMotta, Gene Fullmer, and a tough guy from Canastota, New York, Carmen Basilio. On September 23, 1957, Carmen Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight championship of the world. His remarkable career is a story of survival and perseverance during a fascinating time in boxing history. Basilio's story celebrates the power of the human spirit to triumph over pain and self-doubt. A man of great integrity and drive, Carmen Basilio deliberately moved up in weight class for the opportunity to challenge the great Ray Robinson for his title. His belief in himself and his insistence on being treated fairly is a testament to his core value of living an honorable life, one in which he refused to compromise his principles. His story is a compelling look back at one of the most magical periods in sports history.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 271pp Illus "The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore." Foreword by Jake LaMotta. Preface by Bert Randolph Sugar. Afterword by Pete Ehrmann.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. L6 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Jake LaMotta with "Raging Bull" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkled patch on the back top, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Jake "Raging Bull" LaMotta, Preface by Bert Randolph Sugar, Afterword by Pete Ehrmann. 9.25"x6.25", 271 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. There was only one man who battled both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali - Archie "The Old Mongoose" Moore, owner of boxing's all-time knockout record. With a seven-decade boxing career under his belt, including 27 years as a prize fighter, Moore compiled a lengthy list of accomplishments. Even boxing historians have had a hard time keeping track of the exact number of Moore's Kos - tallies differ based upon the source - and his age - opinions differ based upon whether you ask Archie of his mother. Prize writer Mike Fitzgerald does a wonderful job in setting the record straight, once and for all, in The Ageless Warrior. Fitzgerald spent considerable time with Moore and his family before the boxer's death in an effort to cage the life story of one of the 20th century's most colorful athletes. And what a story it is, Moore's opponents included a Who's Who of boxing Hall of Famers. In 1952 - already in his late thirties - Moore finally got his shot at the light heavyweight title and didn't disappoint. He successfully defended the title for nearly a decade before leaving the ring to train such stars as Ali and George Foreman. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Moore's life wasn't just boxing, though. The Ageless Warrior also spotlights Moore's Hollywood career in the 1960s and his beloved "Any Boy Can" youth program, which reached underprivilege youth throughout the country. Whether this is your first encounter with Archie Moore or your hundredth, the story never grows old - kind of like Archie Moore. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: New. Here is Jake LaMotta discussing his career as a hoodlum Floyd Patterson on growing up in the ghetto Gunboat Smith on the Jack Johnson era Jack Dempsey on the Willard fight and the Tunney "long count" Rocky Graziano on showbiz and dozens of others,including Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pastrano, José Torres, Carmen Basilio, Joe Louis, Willie Pep, and Archie Moore,on boxers, racketeers, drugs, payoffs, managers. Including two never-before-published interviews with Roberto Durán and Alexis Argüello, this newly expanded and updated edition of In This Corner. . . ! is undoubtedly the best one-volume history of boxing ever written.

Condition: new.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The book of the famous Scorcese film. 8vo. 244pp. 5th imp. Very good. From our large stock of boxing books and publications.

Paperback. Condition: New. Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today's superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.

Magazine, 4to, illustrated. 64 pp. Some crud tape repairs to spine back cover, a couple of minor edge chips, a little staining, pages aged and browned. Maybe missing table of contents, but not certain, since otherwise complete. Overall in fair condition. Picture of Gus Lesnevich on the cover. Some wonderful material on some of the greatest fights ever, including Willie Pep, Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Charlie Wright.

Paper. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. LAID IN IS A SMALL YELLOW CARD THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY JAKE LaMOTTA. New edition of the autobiography of the boxer Jake La Motta that was made into a great film by Martin Scorsese in 1980. Most critics agree that the film was the best film of the decade, even though it lost the best picture Oscar to Ordinary People. Great performances from the entire cast. Bold cover design. Near fine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. SECOND PRINTING. NICE, FRESH COPY, 3 BY 5 CARD INSERTED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY JAKE LAMOTTA: "BEST WISHES JEFF ORLY.". INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. -Gene Fullmer vs Paul Pender -Jake LaMotta-Peter Jackson -Wrestling section-Vern Gagne-Buddy Rogers -Photos-stills-info -Stain on back cover & last few pages - GRADE: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lewin, Ted (illustrator). 1st Edition. Caldecott nominee for his beautiful illustrations, Lewin knows of what he writes- he was a professional wrestler before taking on writing and illustrating children's books. This book is about the great gym at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge that was the home of Jake LaMotta and Muhammed Ali and is the place nine year old Sugar Boy goes for training and inspiration. This copy is in fine condition, a first printing simply signed and dated (June 1,2007 two months before its general release) by Lewin on the title page with the bright, price-intact dustjacket in clear, mylar covering. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condition: Good-Very Good. profusely illustrated (illustrator). Issue No. 4 in the series of publications on aspects of the history of Milan, with focus here on Milanese boxing champions down the ages; b&w photo illustrations throughout; boxers include Jake LaMotta, Mario Bosisio, Erminio Spalla, Michele Bonaglia, and countless others; text in Italian; knock to foot of text block, with creasing to lower corners of pages, some light foxing, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps lightly rubbed, loss to foot of spine. . 122pp. 4to. Good-Very Good.

Softcover. Condition: Very good. Vol. XXVIII, No. 11. 64 p. 29 cm. B&w illustrations. Stapled paper covers. Small chips and tears to edges. Front cover features Jake LaMotta/Laurent Dauthuille "Fight of the Year." Articles on memorable fights of 1950, big stories of the year, middleweights rich in talent, how boxers of the world are rated by "The Ring", etc.

Hardback. Condition: New. Rocky Graziano, juvenile delinquent, middleweight boxing champion, and comedic actor, was the last great fighter from the golden age of boxing, the era of Joe Louis, Jake LaMotta, and Sugar Ray Robinson. In Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune, Jeffrey Sussman tells the rags-to-riches story of Tommy Rocco Barbella, who came to be known as Rocky Graziano. Raised by an abusive father, Graziano took to the streets and soon found himself in reformatories and prison cells. Drafted into the U.S. Army, Graziano went AWOL but was eventually caught, tried, and sent to prison for a year. After his release, Rocky went on to have one successful boxing match after another and quickly ascended up the pyramid of professional boxing. In one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the middleweight division, Rocky beat Tony Zale and became the middleweight champion of the world. Rocky retired from boxing after he lost his crown to Sugar Ray Robinson and went on to have a successful acting career in two acclaimed television series. Rich and famous, he was no longer the angry young man he once was. In his post-boxing life, Rocky became known for his good humor, witty remarks, and kindness and generosity to those in need. Rocky Graziano's life is not only inspiring, it is also a story of redemption, of how boxing became the vehicle for saving a young man from a life of anger and crime and leading him into a life of happiness and honesty. The first biography of Graziano in over 60 years, this book will bring his story to a new generation of boxing fans and sports historians.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Unleash the Fighter Within: Life Lessons from the World of BoxingBoxing is more than just a sport-it's a mindset. It's about discipline, focus, resilience, and rising every time you fall.Life Lessons Through the Lens of Boxing explores how the raw grit and determination of legendary fighters like Jack Johnson, Bernard Hopkins, and Jake LaMotta offer powerful lessons in positive thinking, self-motivation, and personal strength. Whether you're passionate about boxing, drawn to the world of sports, or simply looking for motivational guidance in life, this book will inspire you to fight for the best version of yourself.Inside this powerful read, you'll discover: Motivational quotes from boxing legends that fuel mental strengthHow the mindset of a champion applies to everyday lifeTimeless principles of courage, focus, and perseveranceA unique blend of sports wisdom and positive thinking strategiesPractical tools to overcome challenges and stay motivatedThis isn't just about what happens in the ring-it's about what happens in life. These fighters faced real battles, both physical and personal. Their stories and philosophies will teach you how to keep moving forward, one round at a time.Whether you're a lifelong fan of boxing, a student of sports psychology, or simply someone seeking inspiration, Life Lessons Through the Lens of Boxing delivers the motivation you need to face life with strength, clarity, and purpose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.