Description
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.
Author: Mark Kram
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/19/2002
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780060954802
ISBN10: 0060954809
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Boxing
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports