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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Vietnam vet Frank Vega now runs and East L.A. community center where he trains young boxers to survive in and out of the ring. But when his prize student falls in with the wrong crowd and turns up dead, Frank teams up with his pal Bernie to take matters into their own fists and prove that justice never gets old.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: He never lost a professional fight. His record was a perfect 49-0. Unbeaten is the story of this...
4) Creed II
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during the Vietnam Era and fighting his way to regain a stripped title.
6) The boxer: 3
Author
Series
Boxer (Manhwa series) volume 3
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The monster versus the wild beast! Who will come out on top? Every boxing fan is raring to see the matchup between Yu and Qasim, the two inhumanly strong rookies setting fire to the professional scene. And Qasim himself won't be satisfied until he's crowned champion atop a throne of pummeled opponents -- Yu included! But Qasim's not the only one with his sights set on K's new prodigy. The number one lightweight boxer, Jean Pierre Manuel, is enamored...
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected...
8) Simon says
Author
Series
SBC fighters volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Pub
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Fueled by rage and betrayal, ex-fighter Simon Evans re-enters the ring, determined to take out his anger on his opponents, until the father who walked out on him and his mom years ago wants to be part of his life, sending a P.I. named Dakota, who is a total knockout, to do his dirty work.
10) Chessboxer
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Leah Baxter is a genius. She's a few wins away from becoming a junior chess grandmaster, and her life is on course to achieve everything her mom and coach want for her. But Leah is at stalemate, grieving for her father, and feeling suffocated. She decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and quit chess. But chess doesn't want to quit her. Soon Leah discovers her new gambit: chessboxing, a fierce hybrid sport which will test her body and mind to their...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Rocky III: Rocky becomes world famous, scoring ten consecutive wins. But after suffering a humiliating defeat against Clubber Lang, he considers hanging up his gloves. With encouragement from his old nemesis, Apollo Creed, Rocky strives to regain the "eye of the tiger" before confronting Lang in a rematch.
Rocky IV: Rocky's training regimen takes him to icy Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match against a vicious Soviet fighter,...
12) The boxer: 1
Author
Series
Boxer (Manhwa series) volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"While searching for a final prodigy to train, legendary boxing coach K stumbles across a bewildering scene -- an apathetic teenager simply standing still as his bullies throttle him. But Coach K sees more than this, sees the precision, grace, and uncanny perceptiveness in the boy's movements. He knows right away that this is the fighter he's been waiting for. Yet when he tries to recruit him, the boy with the lifeless eyes only asks one question:...
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Muhammad Ali is one of the world's best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous "Rumble in the Jungle," where even the skies let loose with rain right after his victory, Ali has captivated the world. Tonya Bolden's careful research and elegant telling, paired with...
14) Muhammad Ali
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Learn how iconic sports figure Muhammad Ali became a boxing champion, a gold-medal Olympian, and a civil rights activist" -- page 4 of cover.
16) Rocky: Rocky II
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Rocky: Stallone stars as an unknown boxer from the slums of Philadelphia who is given a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the world heavyweight title. Rocky II: Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in his win against heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, announces his retirement. But he soon realizes he can't escape his true calling, and prepares for the fight of his life.
17) The boxer: 2
Author
Series
Boxer (Manhwa series) volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After landing Baeksan in the hospital, Yu finds himself taking up K's offer to join his gym. The legendary coach sweeps Yu away and gives him a new hairstyle, a new place to live, and a new goal: become king of the boxing world! But K's other prodigies aren't too keen on a clueless, scrawny newbie receiving all their trainer's attention... Still, Yu may have bigger fish to fry--his first professional fight has been set, and he's facing the infamous...
18) Hands of stone
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch!
19) Cain and Mabel
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
The story follows prizefighter Larry Cain and hoofer Mabel O'Dare who fake a romance to drum up a little free publicity.
20) A father's fight
Publisher
Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Hitting rock bottom, an aging boxer's rivalry within himself restores his vitality with hopes of retraining to fight for what matters most.
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