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Muhammad Ali cast a blinding light on his sport, on the tumultuous times in which he reigned as champion, and on all the people who surrounded him. That included the fighters brave enough to stand alone, in the ring with the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
Ali's own story has been told often, but the tales of those who faced him have been mostly overlooked. For each, the moments alone in the ring with Ali changed their lives. FACING ALI tells the stories, in the fighters' own words, of fifteen men from around the world--from famous names like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper, to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker, Jergen Blin, and George Chuvalo. FACING ALI offers a unique perspective on what it was like to fight Ali, and gives new insights into the character of a boxer who is arguably the most recognized man on the planet.




About the Author :
STEPHEN BRUNT is Canada's premier sportswriter and commentator. He is the lead columnist for Toronto's "Globe and Mail" and won the Michener Award for his piece on negligence and corruption in boxing. He was nominated for Canada's National Newspaper Award for his account of meeting with Ali.


Review :
"Brunt knows the sport of boxing cold and has given a voice to those whose customary mode of expression is their fists."--"Quill & Quire", Canada's Magazine of Book News and Reviews
A Sports Illustrated Book-of-the-Year Pick

"This book should become one of the essential works for understanding the legendary fighter."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"These are men of substance, worth getting to know. Brunt does them justice, but the author has done something even more impressive: He has found something new to report about Muhammad Ali." Sports Illustrated

"Brunt does an excellent job of bringing his subjects out of the shadow of The Greatest, recounting their often poignant tales of life before and after their dates with the champ. In the end, of course, we learn more about Ali."
Library Journal
"Makes it clear that boxing sure could use an Ali today--or any day."
Kirkus Reviews
"Between the perspectives on Ali and the witty, elegant retelling of fifteen fighters' lives, this is a must for boxing fans."
Booklist






A Sports Illustrated Book-of-the-Year Pick
"This book should become one of the essential works for understanding the legendary fighter."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"These are men of substance, worth getting to know. Brunt does them justice, but the author has done something even more impressive: He has found something new to report about Muhammad Ali." Sports Illustrated
"Brunt does an excellent job of bringing his subjects out of the shadow of The Greatest, recounting their often poignant tales of life before and after their dates with the champ. In the end, of course, we learn more about Ali."
Library Journal
"Makes it clear that boxing sure could use an Ali today--or any day."
Kirkus Reviews
"Between the perspectives on Ali and the witty, elegant retelling of fifteen fighters' lives, this is a must for boxing fans."
Booklist


"Makes it clear that boxing sure could us an Ali today-or any day." --"Kirkus Reviews
"Brunt does an excellent job of bringing his subjects out of the shadow of the Greatest, recounting their often poignant tales of life before and after their dates with the champ. In the end, of course, we learn more about Ali. What stands out is their almost unanimous expression of affection for Ali. A worthy addition to any boxing collection." --"Library Journal
"Brunt provides penetrating and honest profiles of 15 fighters from around the world who faced Muhammad Ali, and he produces a book that should become one of the essential works for understanding the legendary fighter...Facing Ali should be as coveted as other recent popular works on Ali to which it compares favorably, such as David Remnick''s King of the World and Mark Kram''s Ghosts of Manila."--"Publisher''s Weekly
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"Between the perspectives on Ali and the witty, elegant retelling of 15 fighters'' lives, this is a must for boxing fans."--"Booklist
"Brunt does an excellent job of bringing his subjects out of the shadow of the Greatest, recounting their often poignant tales of life before and after their dates with the champ. In the end, of course, we learn more about Ali."--"Library Journal
"Between the perspectives on Ali and the witty, elegant retelling of the 15 fighters'' lives, this is a must for boxing fans." "--Booklist
"Brunt provides penetrating and honest profiles of 15 fighters from around the world who faced Muhammad Ali, and he produces a book that should become one of the essential works for understanding the legendary fighter. Brunt is amazingly sensitive to and respectfulof each fighter''s own words, no matter how factually wrong or self-serving they might be. Facing Ali should be as coveted as other recent popular works on Ali to which it compares favorably, such as David Remnick''s King of the World and Mark Kram''s Ghosts of Manila."--"Publishers Weekly
"Facing Ali contains a number of touching moments, but Stephen Brunt does not sentimentalize a brutal sport."-- "Columbus Dispatch
"It''s encouraging, if surprising, that Brunt found so many old fighters capable of talking to him. Only a couple had to be reminded by their wives of what they remembered. Not so remarkable is that some of them are scuffling, and a few are bitter. Joe Frazier got $2,500 up front to talk to Brunt for an hour. Frazier established the conversation''s agenda while his son counted the money and kept an eye on the clock."--"The Boston Globe
"More books have been written about Muhammad Ali than any other athlete in history. The strength of Canadian sportswriter Stephen Brunt''s Facing Ali is that it manages to unearth fresh details about the man who called himself "the Greatest" while providing a series of compelling stories outlining the lives of 15 prizefighters."-- "Houston Chronicle
"Facing Ali is not only a fine read, it succeeds in finding a new angle to the Ali story."-- "Cleveland Plain Dealer


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781585748297
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1585748293
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2003
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Sub Title: The Opposition Weighs in


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