
Muhammad Ali
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Through exclusive accounts from family members, close friends, associates and adversaries, Fiaz Rafiq has compiled a compelling and intriguing insight into a sporting legend. Muhammad Ali's story is an epic one, one of bravery, courage, hope, skill and indomitable will. Muhammad Ali: The Life of a Legend is an oral biography of the greatest icon of world sport who continues to influence millions.
Among those interviewed include, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Chuck Wepner, Joe Bugner, Angelo Dundee, Don King, Jim Brown, Lou Gossett Jr., Dr. Harry Edwards, Butch Lewis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield, some close family members and some of the top sports journalists who worked with Ali, and many more.
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'An impressive collection of first-hand testimony from friends, rivals, contemporaries, scribes and his closest family illuminate Ali for a new generation while rekindling the memories for those that have always known he was The Greatest' * New York Daily News * 'An obsorbing, insightful look at the most significant sporting figure of modern times. Conversations gives a fresh perspective on a genial man, his boxing legacy and the 'Greatest's' role in landmark changes of 20th century history' * Daily Mail * 'A thoroughly absorbing read with intriguing insights into 'The Greatest' by those who know him best' * Daily Star * 'Lets Ali admirers, friends and former foes speak for themselves, as well as providing fascinating insights...essential reading' * Men's Fitness * 'A forensic examination of the greatest sportsman of his era, through the eyes of the people who knew him best, and an essential addition to the library' * The Independent * 'Ali was the quintessential sports icon and media star who in his 20-year boxing career played into his image as a larger than life athlete who basked in the spotlight,but was actually an intensely private man. Particularly poignant in the book are the interviews with four of Ali's adult children... Rafiq digs into Ali's technical prowess up close with interviews with his opponents... giving the inside view unscripted recollections of Ali's boxing style: the knockouts, the rope-a-dope strategies, and Ali's mental tactics in the ring...Rafiq's interview sessions with sports journalists are also revelatory' * New York Journal of Books *More details
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Family
- Muhammad Ali Jr.
- Rasheda Ali
- Hana Ali
- Maryum Ali
- Chapter Two: The Journalists
- Robert Lipsyte
- Bert Sugar
- Jerry Izenberg
- Neil Leifer
- Dave Kindred
- George Kalinsky
- Gary Smith
- Chapter Three: The Opponents
- George Foreman
- Larry Holmes
- Joe Bugner
- Ron Lyle
- Chuck Wepner
- Richard Dunn
- Chapter Four: Friends and Associates
- Angelo Dundee
- Bobby Goodman
- Don King
- Jim Brown
- Walter Beach
- Fred Williamson
- Dr. Harry Edwards
- Jhoon Rhee
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- George Dillman
- Jose Sulaiman
- Leon Gast
- Butch Lewis
- Alex Wallau
- Murad Muhammad
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Evander Holyfield
- Jimmy Walker
- Appendix - Muhammad Ali Timeline
- Author Biography
- Plates
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