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Description edit
"Succeeds more than any previous book in bringing Ali into focus . . . as a starburst of energy, ego and ability whose like will never be seen again."-- The Wall Street Journal "Best Nonfiction Book of the Year"-- Time "Penetrating . . . reveal<s> details that even close followers of... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Sonny Liston: Add a description of this character.
- Floyd Patterson
- Muhammad Ali
- Cassius Clay
- Malcolm
- Elijah Muhammad
- Joe Louis
- Bundini
- Mailer
- Cus D'amato
- Archie Moore
- Pacheco
- Mckinney
- Lipsyte
- Baldwin
- Macdonald
- Martin
- Johansson
- Angelo
- Kefauver
- Jimmy Cannon
- Jack Johnson
- Rudy
- Geraldine
- Robinson
- Walcott
- Resnik
- Talese
- Carbo
- Muslim
- Cooper
- Dempsey
- Harrison
- Kennedy
- Sonji
- Wilson
- Jack Nilon
- Kempton
Setting & Locations edit
- Miami
- New York
- Louisville
- Chicago
- America
- Lewiston
- Philadelphia
- Dundee
- Harlem
- Africa
- Rome
- Nation Of Islam
- St. Louis
- Florida
- Detroit
- Faversham
- Mississippi
- United States
- Washington
- Maine
- Manhattan
- Los Angeles
- Kentucky
- Odessa
- Brooklyn
- Boston
- Madison Square Garden
- St. Dominic
- Georgia
- Denver
- California
- Queens
- White House
- Europe
- London
First Sentence edit
ON THE MORNING OF THE FIGHT, THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of the world packed a loser's suitcase.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Remnick (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1998: Biography/Autobiography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.83092
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