Muhammad Ali

This fast-paced biography takes readers on a dramatic journey through the life and times of heavyweight boxing champion ... (more)

This fast-paced biography takes readers on a dramatic journey through the life and times of heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali. The author covers his childhood, gold medal performance in the Olympics, stellar professional career, popularity with the press and fans, affiliation with the Nation of Islam, and his comeback fights with Joe Frazier. Along the way, readers will get a clear view of an American hero who has made a name for himself as both a fighter and a humanitarian. (less)

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Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion an... (more)

Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during the Vietnam Era and fighting his way to regain a stripped title. (less)

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The story of the great Muhammad Ali and how he lived in relation to what was going on in the world around him--including... (more)

The story of the great Muhammad Ali and how he lived in relation to what was going on in the world around him--including social, civil, and political turbulence. (less)

"Stripping away the revisionism to reveal the true nature of the man himself, this new book recounts the life journey of... (more)

"Stripping away the revisionism to reveal the true nature of the man himself, this new book recounts the life journey of a fighter universally recognized as a unique and treasured world icon. Few global personalities have commanded an all-encompassing sporting and cultural audience like Muhammad Ali. Many have tried to interpret his impact and legacy into words. Now, Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest allows us to more fully appreciate the truth{u2015}and understand both the man and the ways in which he helped recalibrate how the world perceives its transcendent figures. In this celebratory volume, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Hauser provides a compelling retrospective of Ali{u2019}s life. Relying on personal insights, interviews with close associates and other contemporaries, and memories gathered over the course of decades on the cutting edge of boxing journalism, Hauser explores Ali in colorful detail inside and outside the ring. Muhammad Ali has attained mythical status. But in recent years, he has been subjected to an image makeover by corporate America as it seeks to homogenize the electrifying nature of his persona. Hauser argues that there has been a deliberate distortion of what Ali believed, said, and stood for, and that making Ali more presentable for advertising purposes by sanitizing his legacy is a disservice to history as well as to Ali himself"--Amazon.com. (less)

Presents a biography of the legendary boxing champion that traces the childhood event that inspired his career and the a... (more)

Presents a biography of the legendary boxing champion that traces the childhood event that inspired his career and the achievements that became his enduring legacy. (less)

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"This graphic novel follows the life of Muhammad Ali as he became a world heavyweight boxing champion, activist, and phi... (more)

"This graphic novel follows the life of Muhammad Ali as he became a world heavyweight boxing champion, activist, and philanthropist"-- (less)

From his early years in Kentucky to his triumph at the 1966 Olympics, a rare look at Muhammad Ali, three time World Heav... (more)

From his early years in Kentucky to his triumph at the 1966 Olympics, a rare look at Muhammad Ali, three time World Heavyweight Champion and one of the world's most endearing heroes. (less)

Muhammad Ali the boxer was also an Olympic Gold medalist and the first to win the linear heavyweight title three times. ... (more)

Muhammad Ali the boxer was also an Olympic Gold medalist and the first to win the linear heavyweight title three times. Muhammad Ali the star was a jive-talking showman who had reporters eating out of his hands, always wondering what he was going to say next. Muhammad Ali the humanitarian gave cause to his countrymen to find their place in the world. Ali grew up in Louisville Kentucky as Cassius Clay Jnr, and started boxing at an early age. Working on his fitness he'd run beside the school bus rather than catch it, and spar under an old cedar tree in his front yard. He took up boxing so that he would be ready if he ever caught up with the thieves who stole a treasured bicycle. But boxing became so much more to him than just a way to get revenge or defend himself. During his amateur career he registered 100 wins and five losses, competed in the famous Golden Gloves tournament, and finally as an amateur in the 1960 Olympic games before turning pro. The opponent of his first professional fight remembers Ali (then known by his real name, Clay) as being lightening fast, and delivering the hardest body blow he'd ever taken. By March 1963 Ali had won each of his 18 bouts, with five knockouts, and nine technical knockouts. He was also building a reputation as the "Louisville Lip", with his confident assurance becoming as much a trademark as his footwork and punches. Ali's first title fight was against Sonny Liston, on Feb 25th, 1964 in Miami Beach. Ali won, becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, and retained his title the following year. In March of '64 he celebrated his joining the Fellowship of Islam by changing his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1966 Ali became a conscientious objector to the war in Vietnam, refusing to fight due to his religious beliefs, and taking his personal battle to court. After some time in Europe, Ali returned to the US in November '66 and continued to object to taking up arms in Vietnam. During this time, paradoxically, he retained his WBC title, and won the WBA title in two bouts that demonstrated his superb skill and "ruthless killer instinct". Ali won his court battle in the end, but also won in the court of public opinion, in a time where anti-war protests were the in-thing. Toward the end of the '70's boxing was losing its grip on the American public and many of Ali's former opponents had retired. By now, Ali was firmly established as a cultural phenomenon, his views on politics, fate, society and life sought by the media and public. It's hard to think of another athlete that so many have looked to, in such a way. Ali retired in June, 1979, but was coaxed out of retirement in 1980 to contest the WBC title, and that was when the first rumblings that something was seriously wrong with the greatest boxer in history, took hold. He was examined at the Mao Clinic and diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1983. Since retiring he has worked endlessly for various humanitarian causes, including the search for a cure for Parkinson's sufferers. (less)

Hear from the people who knew him best, from experts of the world of boxing, relive the legendary fights and explore the... (more)

Hear from the people who knew him best, from experts of the world of boxing, relive the legendary fights and explore the life of boxing's greatest symbol, Ali. (less)

Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his politic... (more)

Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing. (less)