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English
Description
From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father.
“[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street Journal
When Cus D’Amato...
“[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street Journal
When Cus D’Amato...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An evocative portrait of the boxing icon centers around his historic match against Germany's Max Schmeling on the eve of World War II, a fight that reflected international tensions and a triumph against racial barriers.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century and a charismatic, beloved public figure. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the explosive power of athlete and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali, as he gears up for his third and final match against fellow heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier - an event known as the Thrilla in Manila."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world's most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world. And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who knew him best--his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived...
Author
Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau. A phalanx of sportswriters had pushed and shoved their way into this tiny, breeze-blocked space. In this most unlikely of settings, they had come to record the last moments of the most storied of all boxing careers. They had come to intrude upon the grief. "It's over," mumbled Ali. "It's over." The show that had...
Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The greatest of all time! He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. He rhymed like a poet and fought to be free. He boxed and he battled, inspiring the world. Over and over, a championship banner he unfurled! Muhammad Ali was on to the best boxers of all time, and later became a world leader for peace and civil rights. Climb into the ring to join the fight against war and discrimination with Muhammad Ali!"-- cover page 4.
Includes bibliographic...
11) Ali
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
12) Facing Ali
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ten boxing champs pay tribute to Ali and discuss their encounters with him in and out of the ring.
13) Muhammad Ali
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
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