Sport has never known an icon like Muhammad Ali the greatest boxer of them all, a paradigm for Black America, astonishingly photogenic and articulate. This new Rough Guide covers every aspect of Ali's life and career - from the fights to the civil rights movement, from his fans to his family. Insightful coverage is given to Ali's life and times from the days when he scared his parents to the nights when he terrified his opponents. The guide looks at all 61 major contests Ali fought and his opponents - from his major adversaries, Liston, Frazier and Foreman to the lesser-known Jean Pierre Coopman ( the Lion of Flanders') and Ali's brother. Background is provided to the social context - Ali's stand on Vietnam, his friendship with Malcolm X and his worldwide impact. A chapter titled 'The Mouth' records 101 greatest quotes from The Greatest - and his meetings with fans and the famous across the world. Finally the Rough Guide looks at The Icon - the books, the films, the interviews, the photographs and the essential ephemera.
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Ali was the Greatest boxer of all time. This book gives a good, close look at the background of the Champ and the many ways he brought excitement and fun to the sport of boxing. Over the years I have collected a full library of Ali books. This one does a great job of wrapping them all up into one small volume.
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Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Record Fought, Angelo Dundee, Nation of Islam, Thomas Hauser, George Foreman, Floyd Patterson, Elijah Muhammad, Outcome Won, New York, Ken Norton, Las Vegas, Muhammad All, Don King, Archie Moore, Madison Square Garden, The Life, Herbert Muhammad, Howard Bingham, Henry Cooper, Larry Holmes, Howard Cosell Browse Sample Pages:
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