Glenn Lewis

Sparring with Smokin' Joe

Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book aims to rectify the imbalance in coverage between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali just in time for the 50th anniversary of The Fight of the Century. It is based on several months the author spent in the gym, on the road, and in verbal tussles with the legendary champion and gives new insight into Frazier.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9781538136799
• ISBN-10: 1538136791
• Artikelnr.: 59641883

Autorenporträt

Glenn Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Main Event
Chapter One: Up in Joe's Lair
Chapter Two: Down with the Gym Rats
Chapter Three: Return to Black Roots
Chapter Four: More than the White Man's Champion
Chapter Five: Ali's Tap Dance and Frazier's Flying Circus
Chapter Six: Lessons on Beating a Bear
Chapter Seven: In the Shadow of Champions
Chapter Eight: Bumpy Roads to Olympic Glory
Chapter Nine: The Fraziers Go Pro
Chapter Ten: (Mis)managing Marvis
Chapter Eleven: Smokin' Joe and the Ali Wars
Extra Rounds
Chapter Twelve: Ali and Frazier on the Comeback Trail
Epilogue: Ain't Nothing but a Party
Bibliography
Index
About the Author