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The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring
Written by Sugar Ray Leonard and Michael Arkush
Narrated by Sugar Ray Leonard
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In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest competitor: himself.Sugar Ray Leonard's brutally honest and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex man behind the boxer. The Olympic hero, multichampionship winner, and beloved athlete waged his own personal battle with depression, rage, addiction, and greed.Coming from a tumultuous, impoverished household and a dangerous neighborhood on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, Sugar Ray Leonard rose swiftly and skillfully through the ranks of amateur boxing-and eventually went on to win a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics. With an extremely ill father and no endorsement deals, Leonard decided to go pro.The Big Fight takes readers behind the scenes of a notoriously corrupt sport and chronicles the evolution of a champion, as Leonard prepares for the greatest fights of his life-against Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez. At the same time Leonard fearlessly reveals his own contradictions and compulsions, his infidelity, and alcohol and cocaine abuse.With honesty, humor, and hard-won perspective, Leonard comes to terms with both triumph and struggle-and presents a gripping portrait of remarkable strength, courage, and resilience, both in and out of the ring.
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard worked as a boxing analyst for ABC and HBO after retiring from the ring. He lives with his wife and two children in California.
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Reviews for The Big Fight
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This one isn't my normal kind of book, but I read it in order to prepare for my interview with the author. It was interesting to learn more about the boxer's life, but it wasn't something that will stick with me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A completely honest tale from an all time great fighter. I'd highly reccomend it to anybody interested in boxing or competitive sports in general
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book has a lot in common with Andre Agassi's book, and the two athletes have a lot in common as well. You may not think it, seeing as tennis and boxing would appear to be at the opposite ends of the emotional spectrum, but in fact, as individual sports whose elite athletes depend on intelligence and psychology to get the edge that makes them win, you can see the similarity. This book may not be quite as introspective and confessional as Agassi's, but it's good anyway.