![]() ![]() The majority of the book deals with the time-frame between Ali’s (then Cassius Clay) first heavyweight title fight against Sonny Liston, and the rematch between Liston & Ali. ![]() It was one of the first books I read that put any sportsman in the cultural context in which they operated. As anyone who has read any Remnick will know, its written with the style and with the imagination that has characterised all of his work. Its been over 15 years since I read this book, not long after it was first published. Then I read King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero (1998) by David Remnick. ![]() I remember watching Ali light the Olympic flame in Atlanta as a 12 year old and wondering why this guy was the hero, why was he loved so much by so many. Surely “undefeated champion” beats “multiple times champion” every day of the week. I remember thinking that how can he be the greatest when he lost so many times. I was first exposed to Muhammad Ali as a young kid watching some old tapes in my uncles house. My uncle, is father, was my intro to boxing and to boxing books. My cousin boxed for Ireland as a youngster and just missed out on the Atlanta Olympics. ![]() Drama in the Bahama’s (2016) by Dave Hannigan.Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World (2008) by David Maraniss.King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero (1998) by David Remnick.Not all of these books are specifically about Ali, but he is a central figure in all of them. ![]()
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