Thomas Hauser assembles an oral history of Muhammad Ali built from more than two hundred interviews with the people who knew him best: family, opponents, reporters, and Ali himself. The result traces his full arc, from the 1960 Rome Olympics through the Liston fights and the three brutal wars with Joe Frazier. It closes with the stunning upset of George Foreman in Zaire.
Written with Ali’s cooperation and unprecedented candor, the book gives equal weight to his life outside the ring. It covers his faith, his politics, and his health struggles in later years. It remains widely regarded as the definitive Ali biography.
Published 1992
544 pages
$11.38