"Sugar Ray Leonard - The Big Fight - My Life In & Out of the Ring" by Sugar Ray Leonard and Michael Arkush - 1st EDITION 1st PRINT Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 2011 by Viking - 303 pages (8 pages of great black & white photos) - both book and DJ are in EXCELLENT condition. 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, multi-championship 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.  Again, this book is in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of Sugar Ray Leonard or boxing items is complete without this great book. Check out the scan for the great cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print!  All previous buyers of my boxing related books have been completely satisfied. I have many other sports biographies available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs.  I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item or lot, please request an invoice with the appropriate combined shipping discount.  See my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 

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