Boxing in Sports & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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Smokin’ Joe

The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin’ Joe Frazier

by Joe Frazier, Phil Berger ...

Narrated by Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

When boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time.Well-known, loved, and revered ... Read more

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When boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time.Well-known, loved, and revered
... Read more
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Iron Ambition

My Life with Cus D'Amato

by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman ...

Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White ...

Unabridged

19 hours

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 JournalWhen Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he ... Read more

$36.50 CAD

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 JournalWhen Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he
... Read more
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The Sweet Science

by A. J. Liebling ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

This collection of A. J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday, including Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, and Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and ... Read more

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This collection of A. J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday, including Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, and Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and
... Read more
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Fighting For My Life

A Memoir About a Mother’s Loss and Grief

by Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas ...

Narrated by Mia St. John ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don't know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family ... Read more

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Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don't know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family
... Read more
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Boxing and the Mob

The Notorious History of the Sweet Science

by Jeffrey Sussman ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for exploitation.In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet ... Read more

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More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for exploitation.In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet
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I Am Duran

My Autobiography

by Roberto Duran ...

Narrated by Henry Levya ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

They called him “Manos de Piedra”—Hands of Stone—and he was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Now Roberto Durán tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the “Four Kings,” along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing.Born into abject poverty, barely able to read or write, Durán quickly realized that his ... Read more

$23.00 CAD

They called him “Manos de Piedra”—Hands of Stone—and he was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Now Roberto Durán tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the “Four Kings,” along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing.Born into abject poverty, barely able to read or write, Durán quickly realized that his
... Read more
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Fighter

by Andy Lee ...

Narrated by Aidan Kelly ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

A lyrical and poignant memoir from former world boxing champion and Irish Olympian Andy Lee who brawled his way to the top of the world’s most unforgiving sport.Outside of the ring, boxing legend Andy Lee was the Irish Traveller in England. The English cousin in Ireland. The white boy in Detroit. But inside the ring he was only ever one thing: a fighter.In 2005, at the age of twenty, Andy Lee left ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

A lyrical and poignant memoir from former world boxing champion and Irish Olympian Andy Lee who brawled his way to the top of the world’s most unforgiving sport.Outside of the ring, boxing legend Andy Lee was the Irish Traveller in England. The English cousin in Ireland. The white boy in Detroit. But inside the ring he was only ever one thing: a fighter.In 2005, at the age of twenty, Andy Lee left
... Read more
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A Warrior's Heart

The True Story of Life Before and Beyond The Fighter

by Micky Ward, Joe Layden ...

Narrated by Micky Ward, Bill Lobley ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

With the success of the critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film “The Fighter,” the world stood up and cheered for the inspiring true story of Micky Ward—a heart-and-soul warrior who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that was only part of the tale…Now, in his own words, “Irish” Micky Ward tells his inspirational life story as only he can.From his first bout at the age of ... Read more

$22.50 CAD

With the success of the critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film “The Fighter,” the world stood up and cheered for the inspiring true story of Micky Ward—a heart-and-soul warrior who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that was only part of the tale…Now, in his own words, “Irish” Micky Ward tells his inspirational life story as only he can.From his first bout at the age of
... Read more
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100 års boksning i USA - 1980'erne

by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Narrated by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Series Audiobook 9 - 100 års boksning
Unabridged

39 min

1980’erne. Når virkeligheden ikke skriver tilstrækkelige historier, træder USA’s ideologiske fiktionsmaskine til. I en tid hvor Den Kolde Krig raser både fysisk og psykisk, bringer Sylvester Stallone med Rocky-filmene det drama til boksning, som virkelighedens mester Larry Holmes aldrig formår. Tag med på en rejse gennem USA’s store århundrede og mærk blodet, sveden og tårerne, der har været med ... Read more

$10.35 CAD

1980’erne. Når virkeligheden ikke skriver tilstrækkelige historier, træder USA’s ideologiske fiktionsmaskine til. I en tid hvor Den Kolde Krig raser både fysisk og psykisk, bringer Sylvester Stallone med Rocky-filmene det drama til boksning, som virkelighedens mester Larry Holmes aldrig formår. Tag med på en rejse gennem USA’s store århundrede og mærk blodet, sveden og tårerne, der har været med
... Read more
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La edad de oro del campeón

La historia de un boxeador

by Iron Hayes ...

Narrated by Iron Hayes, Laura Torres ...

Unabridged

33 min

Chicago, 1905. Un niño nace en los arrabales, entre gritos de obreros y sombras de luchadores callejeros. Su nombre es Tony Veiga, y desde pequeño aprende que en la vida no hay reglas: solo resistencia, golpes y la fuerza para levantarse.Desde las peleas clandestinas hasta los reflectores del Madison Square Garden, Tony se convertirá en campeón del mundo… pero también en un hombre roto por su ... Read more

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Chicago, 1905. Un niño nace en los arrabales, entre gritos de obreros y sombras de luchadores callejeros. Su nombre es Tony Veiga, y desde pequeño aprende que en la vida no hay reglas: solo resistencia, golpes y la fuerza para levantarse.Desde las peleas clandestinas hasta los reflectores del Madison Square Garden, Tony se convertirá en campeón del mundo… pero también en un hombre roto por su
... Read more
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Macho Time

The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho

by Christian Giudice ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra "Macho Time!", beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation.His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually—and tragically—when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico ... Read more

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Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra "Macho Time!", beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation.His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually—and tragically—when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico
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Manos de Piedra

A Biography of Roberto Durán

by Frank Foster ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.There are not many boxing stories that have happy endings. Roberto Duran's seems to be one. Now in his sixties, he has both his faculties and an intact body. He still has money; his wife of more than four decades and his family are his greatest joys. He lives in a country that worships him.For a fighter who personified the face of evil in the ring, he ... Read more

$5.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.There are not many boxing stories that have happy endings. Roberto Duran's seems to be one. Now in his sixties, he has both his faculties and an intact body. He still has money; his wife of more than four decades and his family are his greatest joys. He lives in a country that worships him.For a fighter who personified the face of evil in the ring, he
... Read more
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When Fury Takes Over

My Bare-Knuckle Life as the Head of the Fury Family

by John Fury ...

Narrated by John Fury, Dean Williamson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

**This audiobook includes a special introduction read by John Fury.'My dad is truly a Man amongst Men ' Tyson Fury**I'm a traveller, a bare knuckle boxer and the father of Britain's most successful sportsman and heavyweight boxing champion. My life has been anything but ordinary. Now I'm setting the record straight.From Netflix's At Home With Th... ... Read more

$27.65 CAD

**This audiobook includes a special introduction read by John Fury.'My dad is truly a Man amongst Men ' Tyson Fury**I'm a traveller, a bare knuckle boxer and the father of Britain's most successful sportsman and heavyweight boxing champion. My life has been anything but ordinary. Now I'm setting the record straight.From Netflix's At Home With Th...
... Read more
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Flame of Pure Fire, A

Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s

by Roger Kahn ...

Narrated by Kevin Yon ...

Unabridged

17 hours 6 min

Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to ... Read more

$61.82 CAD

Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to
... Read more
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Heavyweight

Black Boxers and the Fight for Representation

by Jordana Moore Saggese ...

Narrated by L. Malaika Cooper ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

In Heavyweight, Jordana Moore Saggese examines images of Black heavyweight boxers to map the visual terrain of racist ideology in the United States, paying particular attention to the intersecting discourses of Blackness, masculinity, and sport. Looking closely at the "shadow archive" of portrayals across fine art, vernacular imagery, and public media at the turn of the twentieth century, she ... Read more

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In Heavyweight, Jordana Moore Saggese examines images of Black heavyweight boxers to map the visual terrain of racist ideology in the United States, paying particular attention to the intersecting discourses of Blackness, masculinity, and sport. Looking closely at the "shadow archive" of portrayals across fine art, vernacular imagery, and public media at the turn of the twentieth century, she
... Read more
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Basic Wing Chun Training

Wing Chun For Street Fighting and Self Defense

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Self-Defense
Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets!This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense.It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao).Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are:People who are ... Read more

$13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets!This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense.It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao).Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are:People who are
... Read more
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Believe

Boxing, Olympics and my life outside the ring

by Nicola Adams, OBE ...

Narrated by Ms Emma Swan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Believe by Nicola Adams, read by Emma Swan.At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - becamethe first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with the nation cheering her on, she did it all over again.Growing up in Leeds, Nicola stumbled into boxing in ... Read more

$16.60 CAD

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Believe by Nicola Adams, read by Emma Swan.At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - becamethe first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with the nation cheering her on, she did it all over again.Growing up in Leeds, Nicola stumbled into boxing in
... Read more
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Devotion

Now a Netflix limited series

by Marco Missiroli ...

Narrated by Emma Carter ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES'Erotically charged... this intimate and ultimately moving analysis of desire and the long-term legacy of betrayal deserves to be read: completely absorbing'DAILY MAIL'An absolute scorcher'EVENING STANDARD'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'FINANCIAL TI... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES'Erotically charged... this intimate and ultimately moving analysis of desire and the long-term legacy of betrayal deserves to be read: completely absorbing'DAILY MAIL'An absolute scorcher'EVENING STANDARD'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'FINANCIAL TI...
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Baddest Man

The Making of Mike Tyson

by Mark Kriegel ...

Narrated by Mark Kriegel ...

Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

"The most nuanced, most human portrait of Tyson ever created." —Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated.From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s, a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history.On an evening that defined ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

"The most nuanced, most human portrait of Tyson ever created." —Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated.From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s, a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history.On an evening that defined
... Read more
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Kickboxing: Mastering Kickboxing Techniques for Success (Critical Skills and Strategies Every Martial Artist Needs to Know)

by Mark Sammons ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Kickboxing is a hybrid martial art that combines striking and footwork techniques with a unique set of rules and training methods. The origins of kickboxing trace back to ancient combat arts, including Karate, and Western boxing, with cultural exchanges shaping its development into a modern martial art. Emerging in the 20th century, kickboxing became ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Kickboxing is a hybrid martial art that combines striking and footwork techniques with a unique set of rules and training methods. The origins of kickboxing trace back to ancient combat arts, including Karate, and Western boxing, with cultural exchanges shaping its development into a modern martial art. Emerging in the 20th century, kickboxing became
... Read more
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The Fight of the Century

Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971

by Michael Arkush ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with ... Read more

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It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with
... Read more
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Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

by Jeremy Schaap ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In ... Read more

$25.00 CAD

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In
... Read more
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Vortex Control Self-Defense

Hand to Hand Combat Training Manual

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Self-defense
Unabridged

54 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research ... Read more

$8.23 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research
... Read more
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100 års boksning i USA - 1970'erne

by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Narrated by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Series Audiobook 8 - 100 års boksning
Unabridged

45 min

1970’erne. I dette årti findes historien om fødslen af sportsverdenens uomtvisteligt største politiske ikon og stemme nogensinde. Historien om Cassius Clay, der konverterer til Islam og bliver til muslimske Muhammad Ali. Med sin kompromisløse personlighed, sine talegaver og en politisk stemme, der trodser alt og alle viser Muhammad Ali vejen for en ny og selvsikker sort identitet, der ikke står ... Read more

$10.35 CAD

1970’erne. I dette årti findes historien om fødslen af sportsverdenens uomtvisteligt største politiske ikon og stemme nogensinde. Historien om Cassius Clay, der konverterer til Islam og bliver til muslimske Muhammad Ali. Med sin kompromisløse personlighed, sine talegaver og en politisk stemme, der trodser alt og alle viser Muhammad Ali vejen for en ny og selvsikker sort identitet, der ikke står
... Read more

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