Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
by Mark Kram
Book Summary Information
Author: Mark KramEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-02
ISBN: 0060954809
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Reviews of Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
Book Review: well written , but a very bitter assessment of Ali
Summary: 2 Stars
In describing Ali's third and most brutal war with Joe Frazier, Kram twists and distorts plain facts and truths to suit his own agenda,which appears to concern itself with exacting some kind of revenge on Ali for an imaginary crime or slight Kram never explains.Ali is portrayed as a cesspit of human morality, a womaniser ( already well-documented), a figure of no social or cultural impact and, most offensively of all, a coward who refused to fight for his country.
Even amidst the aclaim surrounding his 60th birthday, no sane person would argue that Ali is a saint, but he was a tremendously exciting and enthralling sporting figure who transcended boxing and became an icon and a hero to millions around the world.
Did he achieve this by being a coward, as Kram asserts? Did cowardice see him through his battles with Sonny Liston, George Foreman and, most of all, the American media and Government? I think not. Ali had the heart of a lion, and it must have taken unimaginable courage to surrender his World Championship over his very genuine religious beliefs.
The history Ali ultimately made tells us differently now, but in 1967, nobody expected to see him box again, far less regain his title on that epic night in Zaire.
It seems Kram has elected to interpret Ali's story - and history - very differently from anybody else, as if he is nursing a personal grievance...
Go and buy Thomas Hauser's comprehensive biography, or better still, David Remnick's magnificent King Of The World & Hugh Mcilvanny's On Boxing for writing that does Ali justice. To millions, he'll always be The Greatest.
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