| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America Contributor(s): Bingham, Howard L. (Author), Wallace, Max (Author), Ali, Muhammad (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1590772083 ISBN-13: 9781590772089 Publisher: M. Evans and Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.05" W x 8.98" (0.81 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |