Muhammad Alis Greatest Fights

Now an HBO film! Catch the premiere this fall. In 1966 Muhammad Ali announced his intention to refuse induction into the United States Army as a conscientious objector. This set off a five-year battle that would strip him of his world heavyweight title, bar him from boxing, and nearly send him to prison—all at the peak of his career as the greatest boxer in history. Ali defiantly proclaimed his refusal to go to war with the assertion that it violated his beliefs as a black Muslim. The subsequent legal battle proved to be a test tougher than fighting Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman combined. Framed with photos from Ali's photographer and good friend Howard Bingham, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is the extraordinary story of the greatest challenge to the greatest champion of the century.

It's the summer of 2011 and trainer Angelo Dundee is talking about his long journey with the most famous fighter in history, Muhammad Ali. Many years have passed since the punches were thrown, but their potency remains. "I first met him way back in 1959 and he was 16 or 17 years old," Dundee says, his mind consumed by glorious memories. "I was in a hotel in Louisville, Kentucky preparing one of my fighters and I got a call: 'My name is Cassius Marcellus Clay and I'm the Golden Gloves champion of Louisville, I won the gloves in Chicago, I won the gloves in Seattle and I'm going to win the Olympics.' This was him; the energetic kid who wanted to talk to me because he had seen me on TV because I had about six fighters who would fight every other week on CBS back when we had public television. He wanted to talk to me because he was curious how I trained my fighters. "I had no idea who he was because I never paid attention to the amateurs. I let him come up to the room, and we had a conversation, and it was beautiful. It was like a kid at school who wanted to learn more, and Muhammad wanted to learn more about boxing." Seduced by his mischievous confidence, Angelo eventually agreed to guide Clay. But he quickly realised there was no point in trying to change him. Crucially for their longevity, Dundee knew that harnessing what came naturally would suffocate the magic. Instead, he watched and listened carefully, while devising Clay's route to the top. Professional boxing was in a mess when he came along in 1960. Under investigation, it was exposed as a sport run by racketeers, with strong influences from the Mob. Even when some influential gangsters were jailed for their interference in the career of welterweight champion Don Jordan, the sport continued to struggle. There were televised tragedies in the ring, and the calls for boxing to be abolished got louder. But they never quite got as loud as Cassius Clay. He quickly realised that incessant talking, boasting, making up outrageous poetry and harassing opponents was the way to a fortune. Through it all, Dundee stood back and watched.

Based on more than 500 interviews, including Muhammad Ali's closest associates, and enhanced by access to thousands of pages of newly released FBI records, this is a thrilling story of a man who became one of the great figures of the twentieth century.​

One of the most recognisable, respected and inspirational men on earth, Muhammad Ali is the world's most famous boxing hero. Ali brought unprecedented speed and grace to the sport, and his charm and wit changed forever what the world expects of a champion athlete. In the words of over two hundred of Ali's family members, associates, opponents, friends and enemies, this comprehensive and honest portrait relates his legendary sporting accomplishments, as well as the high drama of life outside the boxing ring. From Olympic gold in Rome, to stunning victory over George Foreman in Zaire, every historic victory and defeat of Ali's career is covered. His controversial embrace of the Nation of Islam - with the renunciation of his 'slave name', Cassius Clay - and the historic refusal to be inducted into the US Army makes for compelling reading. Ali became America's first national conscientious objector, and with a willingness to stage his fights in Third World locales, he continued his advocacy for people in need which was honoured in 2000 when he became a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Charismatic, dedicated and a skilful self-publicist, Ali is the living embodiment of the American Dream. This is the biography to match his achievements.

Throughout his entire amateure boxing career Muhammad Ali was 'Good'. Nobody really new that he was 'Great', until he turned professional. When he told the 'World' that he was, 'The Greatest'. Not only inside the ring was he considered 'The Greatest' boxer of his era, but the 'Greatest' boxer of 'All Time'. Even outside the ring, he captivated his audiences, with his razor-sharp wit and and lightening- quick togue. He had a 'Way' with words, which impacted harder than any right or left hand on the media, fans and opponents. Which led in many cases to defeating his opponents before their contests began. He has travelled the World. He is known throughout the World. Yet even today or in the next centuary Muhammad Ali's name will not be forgotten. He is not only 'The Greatest'; he is a Legend' forever. Who better to write a quize book about! A quiz book that covers Muhammad Ali's life, his times and his opponents. You now have the chance to come face to face with 'The Champ' and find out how much you really knew about, 'The Greatest'.

"A dazzling portrait. . . . Written with energy, daring, and artful intelligence." --San Francisco Chronicle

“Captures the excitement that Ali created in a generation of young African Americans, who found in the brash, young boxer a new kind of hero.” —Booklist Includes photos From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He became a symbol of the antiwar movement—and a defender of civil rights. As “The Greatest,” he was a boxer of undeniable talent and courage. He took the world by storm—only Ali could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” From a New York Times–bestselling author and winner of numerous awards—including the Michael L. Printz Award, Newbery Honors, a Caldecott Honor and five Coretta Scott King awards—this is an inspiring biography of Ali, Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time. “Myers interweaves fight sequences with the boxer’s life story and the political events and issues of the day. He doesn’t shy away from reporting on the brutality of the sport and documents the toll it has taken on its many stars . . . Myers’s writing flows while describing the boxing action and the legend’s larger-than-life story.” —School Library Journal

A brief biography of the Olympic gold medal winner who went on to become heavyweight champion of the world.

The fighter, the activist, the man, the icon. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is Jeter Publishing’s intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age. Celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali in these 200-plus pages of images, quotes, and tributes to the Greatest of All Time. Millions of words have been said about Muhammad Ali—at least half of those by the fighter himself. Brought to the world stage through boxing, he transcended the sport with his quick feet, quick fists, and even quicker mouth. Not content to be idolized as a celebrity, he reached out to encounter the world as it was, always striving to make it a better place for everyone. A foreword and a eulogy by the legend’s widow, Lonnie Ali, sit alongside Muhammad Ali’s wit, wisdom, and inimitably photogenic self to paint a rounded portrait of a man who strove to get the most out of life and live well. Including his extemporaneous “Getting Ready to Meet God” speech and featuring more than 200 rare and iconic photos, many rare or exclusive, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered brings you the Greatest of All Time like you’ve never seen him before. Boxer. Believer. Father. Husband. Legend. Muhammad Ali proved that one person can change the world.