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Sparring with Smokin' Joe : Joe Frazier's epic battles and rivalry with Ali
- Title
- Sparring with Smokin' Joe : Joe Frazier's epic battles and rivalry with Ali / Glenn Lewis.
- Author
- Lewis, Glenn, 1947-
- Publication
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
- ©2021
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 22-619 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xi, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book aims to rectify the imbalance in coverage between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali just in time for the 50th anniversary of The Fight of the Century. It is based on several months the author spent in the gym, on the road, and in verbal tussles with the legendary champion and gives new insight into Frazier"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
- Contents
- Up in Joe's lair -- Down with the gym rats -- Return to black roots -- More than the white man's champion -- Ali's tap dance & Frazier's flying circus -- Lessons on beating a bear -- In the shadow of champions -- Bumpy roads to Olympic glory -- The Frazier's go pro -- (Mis)managing Marvis -- Smokin' Joe & the Ali Wars -- Extra Rounds -- Ali & Frazier on the comeback trail -- Epilogue: Ain't nothing but a party.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-619
- ISBN
- 9781538136799
- 1538136791
- LCCN
- 2020031150
- OCLC
- 1178869751
- Author
- Lewis, Glenn, 1947- author.
- Title
- Sparring with Smokin' Joe : Joe Frazier's epic battles and rivalry with Ali / Glenn Lewis.
- Publisher
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-619