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King of the World

by David Remnick
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Synopsis

This evocation of the heavyweight champion and 20th-century icon concentrates on Muhammad Ali's early career, when he was still fighting as Cassius Clay. It begins with the fight between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston in 1962 and goes through to 1967 when Ali refused the Vietnam draft.

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Book Details

Published
December 10, 1999
Publisher
Picador
Pages
326
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780330371896

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