Fight of the century: Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971
The first of three titanic bouts between Muhammad Ali, who was just coming back to the ring after being banned over his refusal to go to Vietnam, and Joe Frazier, who needed to beat Ali to prove that he was the greatest, transcended boxing and became a battle of two views of a nation reeling from the turbulent sixties. More than a blow-by-blow recap of the fight, this book features information gleaned from interviews with scores of insiders.
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- Full title :Fight of the century : Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971 / Michael Arkush.
Summary
The first of three titanic bouts between Muhammad Ali, who was just coming back to the ring after being banned over his refusal to go to Vietnam, and Joe Frazier, who needed to beat Ali to prove that he was the greatest, transcended boxing and became a battle of two views of a nation reeling from the turbulent sixties. More than a blow-by-blow recap of the fight, this book features information gleaned from interviews with scores of insiders.
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- Publication Date:c2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:c2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:257 p. : : ill. ; : 16 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470056424, 0470056428
- oclc:on1285005888
- LC Classification:GV1125
- Dewey Decimal:796.8309747/1
Table of Contents
Beating the system -- Back in my old life -- Joe -- The tune-ups -- Jack, Jerry, and the deal -- The show -- The countdown -- March 8 -- The fight -- After the fight.
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