Glenn Lewis

Sparring with Smokin' Joe

Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This Maileresque combination of personal reflection, boxing analysis, and sports biography is a must read for fight fans...." Booklist, Starred Review - This book offers fascinating new insight into the usually private Joe Frazier, including his relationship with his son, wars with Muhammad Ali, and his life after retirement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538199046
• ISBN-10: 1538199041
• Artikelnr.: 71160323

Autorenporträt

By 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