Muhammad Ali : Fifteen Rounds in the Wilderness

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannigan, Dave.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American boxers.

African American boxers--Biography.

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Muhammad Ali

Place of Publication:

London : Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, 2022.

Summary:

Between defeat by Trevor Berbick in December 1981 and lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta in July 1996, Muhammad Ali spent the 15 most turbulent years of his life traversing the globe, seeking a higher purpose. Depending on the day, the retired champion could be a diplomat trying to liberate hostages in the Middle East, a salesman flogging cookies and cologne across America, or an amateur magician performing sleights of hand everywhere from prison yards to school halls to Valentino fashion shows. Sometimes hilarious, often terribly poignant, this kaleidoscopic account of the most bizarre episodes in his epic life chronicles Ali preaching Islam, causing havoc and touching lives from Beijing to Birmingham, Detroit to Damascus, Khartoum to the Khyber Pass. One minute hanging with Donald Trump, the next with Nelson Mandela, even as his own body and mind battled the onset of Parkinson's Syndrome, here are so many previously untold stories about 'The Greatest' treating statesmen and strangers, popes and paupers just the same.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Prologue

Round One: 1982

Round Two: 1983

Round Three: 1984

Round Four: 1985

Round Five: 1986

Round Six: 1987

Round Seven: 1988

Round Eight: 1989

Round Nine: 1990

Round Ten: 1991

Round Eleven: 1992

Round Twelve: 1993

Round Thirteen: 1994

Round Fourteen: 1995

Round Fifteen: 1996

Epilogue

Select Bibliography

Photos

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-80150-281-1

OCLC:

1313643519