Pound For Pound
A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson
Published on 2. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-06-093438-5 (ISBN)
Description
Hailed by critics as a long-overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man as elusive outside the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound by Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the scene has ever seen. But the same discipline that Robinson brought to the sport eluded him at home, leading him to emotionally and physically abuse his family. Exposing Robinson's flaws as well as putting his career in the context of his life, this book tells for the first time the full story of a truly complex man.
Reviews / Votes
"Admiring biography that neither glosses over nor dwells on [Ray's] not-always-great behavior outside the ring." -- Kirkus Reviews "A rich history of the athlete, the man, the sport and a fascinating time in African American history." -- Ebony "An informative account of the life of Hollywood-handsome middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robison." -- Essence "A nuanced, sensitive, critical, and definitive biography of arguably the greatest boxer of all time." -- --Kevin Powell, author of Who's Gonna Take the Weight? Manhood, Race, and Power in AmericaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-093438-5 (9780060934385)
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E-Book
03/2009
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Persons
Herb Boyd is an activist, journalist, author and teacher. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Amsterdam News, The Final Call, Essence and The Network Journal. In 1995, with co-editor Robert Allen, Boyd received the American Book Award for Brotherman--The Odyssey of Black Men in America (Ballantine/One World). A noted authority on black studies, he has been teaching African and African American history for nearly forty years. Ray Robinson II is an independent producer who is currently in the process of establishing a museum in honour of his mother and father.