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Cleveland's Greatest Fighters of All Time (Images of Sports)

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I highly recommend that boxing enthusiasts, or Cleveland sport enthusiasts in general pick up a copy of Cleveland's Greatest Fighters of All Time. Before anyone cries foul, yes, I am related to the author, who is my father.

As such, my opinion may be biased, but what makes this book so special are the personal experiences that my father relates in the book. Not only does he provide a detailed and entertaining narrative, but there are many previously unpublished or rarely seen photographs. What makes the narrative unique is that my father was friends with, or personally knew many of the pugilists that he writes about in the book. This is apparent in his writing, as it is clear he has a passion for the topic and getting things right, rather than writing as a barely interested third party.

The section on Jimmy Bivins is a real treat, and it has been good to see this often forgotten fighter get some recognition for what was a very good career in which he fought such greats as Joe Louis. My father has been, and continues to be friends with Bivins, and is completing work on a biography about him as I write this.

In short, I highly recommend this detailed and interesting read. My father's passion for the subject and the respect he shows these fighters by getting things right shows up on every page, which makes this entry stand out where other entries on the same topic might have been drier.