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They Won, They Lost, They Were Scorned Or Cheered, But They Got In The Ring With The Champ. Muhammad Ali Through The Stories Of 15 Of His Opponents — An Incredible Cross-section That Reveals Ali As Never Before. Every Fighter Who Got Into The Ring With Ali Shone Brighter As A Result; No Life Or Career Could Be The Same Afterwards. Stephen Brunt, Canada’s Most Respected Sports Writer, Has Travelled To Meet The Men Who Fought Ali, Opening A New Perspective On The Most Famous Man On The Planet. They Include Great Champions And “tomato Cans”, No-hopers And A Few Men Who Beat Ali; By Turns Triumphant And Tragic, Hilarious, Uplifting And Angry, Each Tells A Different Story. Brunt Speaks To Men Like Joe Frazier And Larry Holmes, Who Remember Their Titanic Bouts With Ali With Love And Rancour. In 1963 Henry Cooper’s Perfect Left Hook Floored Ali — But He Was Saved By The Bell And Some Ringside Shenanigans. Cooper’s Moment Still Helped Make “ ’ammerin’ ’enry” Into Sir Henry Cooper, While The Little-known Jurgen Blin Returned From Facing Ali In Zurich Straight To His Job At A Sausage Factory. The Men He Fought Can Tell Us About Ali The Boxer As No-one Else Can. But They Also Saw Ali Invent H

Author

Stephen Brunt

Publisher

Toronto: Vintage Canada

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780676973518

Subjects

Memoir, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.92 / 5 (132 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14