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Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation

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It is with a whiff of wistfulness that Tom Cushman, long time sportswriter/columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and other major newspapers, relives a time, unlike now, when the name of the Heavyweight Champion of the World was known to one and all. Cushman vividly reprises

a bygone era, fast fading into the ring bells and crowd roar of our memories. Each page is packed with stinging verbal jabs, sardonic wit and first-hand insights. This book is the real deal! With measures of sympathy, admiration, pity, and sometimes head shaking disgust, the author traces the rise and inevitable fall of Ali, Liston, Holmes, Frazier, Shavers, Foreman, Tyson and others. Every word reeks of ringside authenticity. He knew them all! He was there!

Alan Terry Wright

St. Louis, MO

Sportswriter and columnist Tom Cushman presents Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation, an anthology of essays from Cushman's personal files as well as his research. Offering behind-the-scenes insights into the true stories of great athletes from boxing's glory days, Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation tells of incredible battles, nefarious crimes, determined struggles, and much more. From Liston's tragic early death, to Foreman's incredible rise to glory, Holmes' earthshaking defeat, and much more, Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation brings sports legends to life. Highly recommended for any boxing enthusiast curious about the grand days when Muhammad Ali reigned in the ring.

First of all I know Tom Cushman from reading all his fantastic articles in our local paper here in San Diego at the Union Tribune. This book is a must read. The information and insights that Tom accumulated in a lifetime of interviewing and being around all of the great boxers in the Ali era is fabulous. I was blessed to hear author Tom Cushman in San Diego twice speaking about his great Ali boxing book. I love his great command of the English language and his style.

Lance Haynes San Diego, CA