Ghosts of Manila

The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

by Mark Kram Jr.

On Sale: 02/19/2002

Ghosts of Manila

The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

by Mark Kram Jr.

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

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