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Sparring with Smokin' Joe : Joe Frazier's epic battles and rivalry with Ali /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Glenn, 1947- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Subjects:
Frazier, Joe, > 1944-2011.
Ali, Muhammad, > 1942-2016.
African American boxers.
Boxers (Sports) > United States.
Boxing > United States > History.
Sports rivalries > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.