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Title: The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages

Author: Don Stradley

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Release date: July 12, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble. With Hagler–Hearns looking like boxing's last hurrah, promoter Bob Arum embarked on one the most audacious publicity campaigns in history, hyping the bout until the entire country was captivated. Could Arum possibly get a memorable fight out of these two moody, unpredictable warriors? The Hagler–Hearns fight is now part of history, but The War explores the factors behind the event, and how it helped establish what many feel was boxing's greatest era. No book, not even George Kimball's classic, Four Kings, has focused solely on this legendary fight involving two of those 'Four Kings' that boxing fans have revered for their skills and willingness to take on challenges that many fighters do not take in today's boxing landscape. With additional commentary from many who were there, Stradley shows the unlikely path taken by two fighters searching for greatness. When the fight was over, however, each learned that fame inflicted its own kind of damage.

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Title: Just Tyrus: A Memoir

Author: Tyrus

Narrator: Tyrus

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Release date: July 5, 2022

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 23

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 8

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today. The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend, biding his time and honing his rap. When the WWE urged him to return, George became 'Brodus Clay' and, for the next several years, reinvented himself numerous times under the watchful mentorship of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, 'the American Dream.' He was eventually christened 'Tyrus,' and shortly after, a chance social media encounter with Greg Gutfeld at Fox News resulted in Tyrus finding a new skill: sage social commentator. Ferociously funny, blunt, and tenacious, Just Tyrus traces his unlikely and spectacular rise. As always with Tyrus, it's in-your-face and offers no apologies.

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Title: Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played

Author: Jeff Fletcher

Narrator: Kyle Tait

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Release date: June 30, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani’s dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All Star Game as both a pitcher and hitter (the first player to ever do so), won the 2021 Most Valuable Player award, and was named to Time 100’s list of most influential people of 2021. The question on everyone’s mind is this: How is this Japanese phenom doing this, and how far can he go? As the next generation of baseball superstars cement themselves, Ohtani, who can pitch a 100mph fastball and was a Top 3 home run leader at the end of the season, stands out amongst them all. Major League Baseball has found the new face of the sport. In Sho-time, Jeff Fletcher examines the player’s path from his early days in Japan, his transition to the MLB, and a start-to-finish inside look at his historic 2021 MVP season. Along the way, Fletcher details other players who have crossed over from Japan to the major leagues, how Ohtani brought his phenomenal talent to the game at a time when technology is exploding as a means toward maximizing performance, and the role that Ohtani and his otherworldly teammate Mike Trout are playing in helping to lead baseball into the next generation.

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Title: [Spanish] - Sin defensa

Author: Michael Arkush, Scottie Pippen

Narrator: Pablo Ibañez Durán

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Release date: June 23, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Las explosivas memorias del seis veces campeón de la NBA, dos veces medallista de oro olímpico y miembro del Salón de la Fama, que revelan cómo Scottie Pippen, el menor de doce hermanos, superó dos tragedias familiares y el desprecio universal de los cazatalentos universitarios para convertirse en un componente esencial de la mayor dinastía de baloncesto de los últimos cincuenta años. Scottie Pippen ha sido llamado uno de los mejores jugadores de la NBA por una buena razón. En pocas palabras, sin Pippen, no habría carteles de campeonatos, y mucho menos seis, colgando de las vigas del United Center. No habría documental El ÚLTIMO BAILE. No habría un Michael Jordan tal y como lo conocemos. Los Chicago Bulls de la década de 1990 no existirían como los conocemos. ¿Cómo pasó el menor de doce hermanos de crecer en la pobreza en la pequeña ciudad de Hamburgo, Arkansas, pasando por dos tragedias familiares en el camino, a convertirse en una leyenda reverenciada de la NBA? ¿Cómo es que el escuálido adolescente, pasado por alto por todos los programas universitarios importantes de baloncesto, se convirtió en la quinta selección general en el Draft de la NBA de 1987? Y, quizás lo más convincente, ¿cómo Pippen dejó de lado su ego para que los Bulls se convirtieran en la dinastía de baloncesto más dominante del último medio siglo? En Sin defensa, el seis veces campeón y dos veces medallista de oro olímpico finalmente se abre para ofrecer momentos claros y transparentes sobre Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson y Dennis Rodman, entre otros. Pippen detalla cómo se avergonzó al ser etiquetado como el compañero de Jordan, y comenta cómo pudo (y debería haber) recibido más respeto por parte de los propietarios de los Bulls y los medios de comunicación. Pippen revela historias nunca antes contadas sobre algunos de los partidos más famosos en la historia de la liga, incluido el partido de playoffs de 1994 contra los New York Knicks cuando fue expulsado a falta de 1,8 segundos para el final. Pippen explica cómo fue lidiar con Jordan en el día a día, mientras se desempeñaba como facilitador de la ofensiva y ancla para la defensa del equipo. Después de 30 años del primer campeonato de los Bulls, Pippen finalmente está dando a millones de fanáticos del baloncesto lo que anhelan; una mirada cruda y sin adornos a su vida y su papel dentro de uno de los equipos más grandes y populares de todos los tiempos. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Scottie Pippen jugó diecisiete temporadas en la NBA, ganando seis campeonatos y dos medallas de oro olímpicas. Fue honrado como uno de los 50 mejores jugadores de la historia de la NBA en 1996. Pippen es la única persona que ha ganado un campeonato de la NBA y una medalla de oro olímpica dos veces en el mismo año. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto en 2010. Vive en el área de Los Ángeles y puedes seguirlo en Facebook, Instagram y Twitter @ScottiePippen. Michael Arkush ha escrito o coescrito quince libros, incluidos los bestsellers del New York Times, From the Outside con Ray Allen y The Big Fight con Sugar Ray Leonard. Arkush se desempeñó anteriormente como redactor de plantilla en Los Angeles Times. Vive con su esposa, Pauletta Walsh, en Oak View, California.

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Title: So You Want to Be a Fighter: Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience & Acceptance—Inside and Outside the Ring

Author: Chris Algieri

Narrator: Chris Algieri

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Release date: June 23, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

'I hated every minute of training, but I said: 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'' - Muhammad Ali Behind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, there are also moments of motivation, self-awareness, and coping strategies to help you push through the negative to reach the positive. Everyone has a story of success. Everyone has a story of failure or missed opportunities. So You Want to Be a Fighter? collects these kinds of stories in one place-told by well-known (and not-so-well-known) trainers, boxers, and MMA fighters, including Chris Algieri, former junior welterweight boxing champion and undefeated kickboxer. You'll hear about accomplishments, mishaps, tears of joy and pain, moments of utter frustration but also jubilation, and stories about what might have been if things had gone a little bit differently. If you've ever wondered what boxers and MMA fighters endure behind the scenes-maybe you yearn to join them? - this is the audiobook that will bring you all the different aspects to competing in a fight sport. © 2022 Chris Algieri © 2022 DK Audio

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Title: [Spanish] - El otro Fangio

Author: Eduardo Gesumaría Sprinter

Narrator: Gabriel Saint Genez

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Release date: June 15, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

El otro Fangio es una biografía del cinco veces campeón de Fórmula 1 escrita por Eduardo Gesumaría, avezado periodista que fuera su amigo durante tres décadas. El libro aborda algunas de las facetas y anécdotas más impactantes de este hombre consagrado al volante: su vida en Balcarce, sus amores y renuncias, sus accidentes, el particular secuestro que sufrió en Cuba a fines de los ´50 y muchos detalles de las artes que lo convirtieron en uno de los mejores corredores de todos los tiempos (si no el mejor). - Eduardo Gesumaría (Córdoba, Argentina, 1936 - 2020), también conocido como 'Sprinter', fue un periodista argentino especializado en automovilismo. Trabajó en las radios LV2, LV3, Radio Universidad de su provincia. En sus últimos años conducía su programa Autodinámica –ya un clásico de la radiofonía dedicada al deporte– en Radio Mitre. Escribió artículos para los diarios Meridiano, Orientación, Los Principios y La voz del Interior, y en las revistas Automundo, Corsa y Campeones. Publicó los libros La historia del automovilismo de Córdoba; Oscar Cabalén, el ídolo; Apuntes de la radio y televisión de Córdoba; Pirín Gradassi; Las 200 carreras de Fangio y El otro Fangio. En 1960 Gesumaría estuvo al frente del primer programa de automovilismo en la televisión argentina.

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Title: MOX

Author: Jon Moxley

Narrator: Jon Moxley

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Release date: June 14, 2022

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 21

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the business—a nobody from nowhere who achieved his ambitions and walked away with the gold and the girl of his dreams. Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he'd always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, including grisly ultraviolent encounters, crazy characters who became lifelong friends, and his unforgettable matches in Japan, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler. It is a tale written in blood and soaked in debauchery, with a good dose of wisdom accumulated along the way. More than a backstage pass into the arena, MOX is a ticket into the ring. Once inside, you’ll never look at pro wrestling the same again.

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Title: Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

Author: Howard Bryant

Narrator: Jd Jackson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 18 hours 37 minutes

Release date: June 7, 2022

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7

Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game. Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it’s a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation’s heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball’s greatest and most original stars finally gets his due. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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Title: Be Careful What You Wish For

Author: Simon Jordan

Narrator: Simon Jordan

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Release date: June 2, 2022

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 12

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Read this explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures. Multimillionaire at 32 Youngest Premier League football club owner at 36 His club and a fortune lost at 42 Owning your childhood club - that's the dream, isn't it? Simon Jordan made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for £75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. **A finalist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year** **Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Award for best autobiography* © Simon Jordan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Title: In the Middle Are the Horsemen

Author: Tik Maynard

Narrator: Tik Maynard

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Release date: June 1, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

In 2008, 26–year–old Tik Maynard faced a crossroads not unlike that of other young adults. A university graduate and modern pentathlete, he suffered both a career–ending injury and a painful breakup, leaving him suddenly adrift. The son of prominent Canadian equestrians, Maynard decided to spend the next year as a 'working student.' In the horse industry, working students aspire to become professional riders or trainers, and willingly trade labor for hands–on education. Here Maynard chronicles his experiences–good and bad–and we follow along as one year becomes three, what began as a casual adventure gradually transforms, and a life's purpose comes sharply into focus. Over time, Maynard evolved under the critical eyes of Olympians, medal winners, and world–renowned figures in the horse world, including Anne Kursinski, Johann Hinnemann, Ingrid Klimke, David and Karen O'Connor, Bruce Logan, and Ian Millar. He was ignored, degraded, encouraged, and praised. He was hired and fired, told he had the 'wrong body type to ride' and that he had found his 'destiny.' He got married and lost loved ones. Through it all he studied the horse, and human nature, and how the two can find balance. And in that journey, he may have found himself.