Book description
Muhammed Ali cast a blinding light onto his sport, on the tumultuous
times he in part initiated, on all of those who surrounded him, and who
surround him still. That includes the fighters brave enough to stand
alone, across the ring from the greatest heavyweight champion of all
time. Ali's own story has been told again and again, but the stories of
those who faced him have, by and large, been ignored. For each, the
moments alone with Ali changed their careers, changed their lives, and
affected them for ever. FACING ALI tells the story of fifteen men from
around the world, from famous names like Joe Frazier, Joe Bugner, George
Foreman and Henry Cooper to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker and
Jurgen Blin. Each man, many for the first time, tell their stories in
their own words. The resulting book offers a unique perspective on what
it was really like to fight Ali, and gives new insights into the
character of the most famous man on the planet.
Stephen Brunt is Canada's premier sports writer and commentator. He
is lead columnist for the Globe and Mail, and won a Michener Award for
his piece on negligence and corruption in boxing, and was nominated
for the National Newspaper Award for his account of meeting with
Muhammed Ali.
