Liston & Ali: the ugly bear and the boy who would be king

Mee, Bob

Liston & Ali: the ugly bear and the boy who would be king - Mainstream 2010 - 336 p., [8] p. of plates.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Three months after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, two prizefighters named Charles 'Sonny' Liston and Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. stepped into a boxing ring in Miami to dispute the heavyweight championship of the world. America was in turmoil. This book follows the contrasting paths these two men took.

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Liston 1932-1970 Sonny
Ali 1942- Muhammad


Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography
African American athletes--Biography
Boxing matches--History--Florida--Miami

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