Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
- ISBN-10
- 0061956686
- ISBN-13
- 9780061956683
- Series
- Ghosts Of Manila
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-09
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Authors
- Jr., Mark Kram
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.
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- 2002
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- 2001-05-22
- 240 pages
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