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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 796.83092 EAN: 9780815681755 ISBN: 0815681755 Label: Campbell Road Press North Manufacturer: Campbell Road Press North Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 214 Publication Date: August 30, 2007 Publisher: Campbell Road Press North Studio: Campbell Road Press North Editorial Review: Product Description: On September 23, 1957, Carmen Basilio moved up in weight class to challenge Sugar Ray Robinson, pound for pound the greatest boxer, for the middleweight championship of the world. Basilio, the ultimate warrior, set the stage for a classic matchup between great fighters. Leading up to the fight, Robinson had angered his opponent with his arrogance and one-sided demands. Basilio entered the ring with one goal in mind: the destruction of Sugar Ray Robinson. This matchup was much more than a battle for a world championship. This fight was "personal." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Simple errors not caughtThis book contained many quotes and passages by deceased people from earlier carmen basilio articles from boxing magazines. It also contained some glaring errors that should have been caught easily if the book had simply been proof read. The errors listed in the book have Joey Maxim as a lightweight champion when he was the light-heavyweight champion. The author also misspelled emmanuel steward as "stuart", and he had "Sugar" Ray Robinson knocking out Gene Fullmer in round one, when the actual round ... Read More Rating: - Very disappointingA very disappointing effort. Although a book on the remarkable Carmen Basilio has been needed for some time, this is not it. Gary B. Youmans hasn't really written a biography of Basilio; he has merely compiled the raw materials for one. A few short passages of narrative are consistently followed by a long series of quoted remarks in the style of oral history. After his 600-word account of the second fight with Tony DeMarco, for example, Youmans shifts to this: "CARMEN BASILIO: 'After the ... Read More Rating:  - Great readI was a teenager durning the 50s. Part of my spare time was spent in a gymnasium for amature and pro boxers. I gained my enthusiasm and love of the sport from my dad which I still carry to this day. This book was a throw back to a simpler time and what a treat to read of the men that made the sport what it was. Sure, there were shady characters around the game just like today. But when all of that is said and done two guys get into the ring and make it right. Starting in about 1952 I saw every fight ( ... Read More Rating: - The onion pickerI ordered this book for my husband and he loved it. He will read it more than once. He has already shared it with two other fellas his age,who remember the boxers and they loved the book also. Rating: - great item on a worthy subject !Boxing has long needed a careful and literate treatment of Carmen Basilio. I was delighted to fine this one. Dr. Kelly Nicholson |
