Ghosts of Manila
The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
On Sale: 02/19/2002
Ghosts of Manila
The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
On Sale: 02/19/2002
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About the Book
When Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier in Manila for their third fight, their rivalry had spun out of control. The Ali-Frazier matchup had become a madness, inflamed by the media and the politics of race. When the "Thrilla in Manila" was over, one man was left with a ruin of a life; the other was battered to his soul.
Mark Kram covered that fight for Sports Illustrated in an award-winning article. Now his riveting book reappraises the boxers -- who they are and who they were. And in a voice as powerful as a heavyweight punch, Kram explodes the myths surrounding each fighter, particularly Ali. A controversial, no-holds-barred account, Ghosts of Manila ranks with the finest boxing books ever written.
Critical Praise
“Kram’s book has the punch of historical truth written in poetic combinations by a reporter who was there.” — New York Post
“[A] frequently spectacular meditation on Ali and Frazier.” — New York Daily News
“Colorful, fascinating, brilliant.” — The Washington Post
“Ghosts of Manila will surely become the definitive work on the definitive boxer of our times.” — London Sunday Times
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780060954802
- ISBN 10: 0060954809
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 02/19/2002
- Pages: 240
- List Price:19.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing
- BISAC2 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- BISAC3 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- BISAC4 : HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- BISAC5 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports