Bouts of mania : Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes /
Hoffer, Richard.
Bouts of mania : Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes / Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes Richard Hoffer. - vi, 278 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.
"Describes the ... era when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman fought each other in every possible combination, on nearly every possible continent. In their most memorable bouts from 1971 to 1975, the three men created athletic set pieces that continue to resonate: the Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thrilla in Manila. Their fights for the heavyweight belt ... made for a roiling and convulsive tournament, all the more striking against a backdrop of national dysfunction"--
0306822229 (hbk.) 9780306822223 (hbk.)
2014005079
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-
Foreman, George, 1949-
Frazier, Joe, 1944-2011.
African American boxers--Biography.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Boxing matches--United States.
Bouts of mania : Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes / Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes Richard Hoffer. - vi, 278 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.
"Describes the ... era when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman fought each other in every possible combination, on nearly every possible continent. In their most memorable bouts from 1971 to 1975, the three men created athletic set pieces that continue to resonate: the Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thrilla in Manila. Their fights for the heavyweight belt ... made for a roiling and convulsive tournament, all the more striking against a backdrop of national dysfunction"--
0306822229 (hbk.) 9780306822223 (hbk.)
2014005079
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-
Foreman, George, 1949-
Frazier, Joe, 1944-2011.
African American boxers--Biography.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Boxing matches--United States.