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    The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever
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    The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever

    By Joe Layden

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    Meticulously researched, wonderfully written; The Last Great Fight tells the untold story of a legendary fight and the two warriors who would never be the same again
    It is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas knocked out then-undefeated Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in the 10th round in 1990 when the dominating and intimidating Tyson was considered invincible.

    The Last Great Fight takes readers not only behind the scenes of this epic battle, but inside the lives of two men, their ambitions, their dreams, the downfall of one and the rise of another.

    Using his exclusive interviews with both boxers Tyson and Douglas, family members, the referee, the cutmen, trainers and managers to the commentators and HBO staff covering the fight in Tokyo, Joe Layden has crafted a human drama played out on a large stage. This is a compelling tale of shattered dreams and, ultimately, redemption.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 2, 2007
    ISBN9781429920537
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    The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever
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    Joe Layden

    An award-winning journalist and bestselling author, Joe Layden has written more than thirty books, including The Last Great Fight, which was named one of the best sports books of 2007 by Sports Illustrated and the American Library Association. He is also the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers There and Back Again and The Rock Says. . . . He lives in upstate New York.

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      This is an account of perhaps the greatest upset in boxing history, the night Buster Douglas knocked out the seemingly invincible Mike Tyson. It's done in the typical style of books of this nature - the backgrounds of both participants are recounted, then the actual event is depicted, then the aftermath of the upset is laid out. I'm sure that the Tyson part of the story has been told in greater detail elsewhere, but it's still compelling (it's hard not to feel at least a little sorry for him). The Buster Douglas story, though, strikes me as an overlooked part of history - it seems as though the Tyson fight was the one time in his career where he gave 100% effort, mentally and physically, and it paid off (Tyson's apathy didn't hurt matters, either). The formulaic nature of the storytelling and a little bit of the "magazine article" feel prevents me from rating this higher, but if you aren't a boxing diehard (like myself), then a lot of this will probably be new and interesting to you. I would imagine that nothing new is brought to the table for the experienced boxing fan, however.