Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali an

Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

Contributor(s): Kram, Mark (Author)

ISBN: 0060954809 EAN: 9780060954802

Publisher: Harper Perennial (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 15.99 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: February 19, 2002

Publisher Marketing: 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. Show Less