Muhammad Ali cast a blinding light on his sport, on the tumultuous times in
which he reigned as champion, and on all the people who surrounded him,
including the fighters brave enough to stand alone, across the ring from the
greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
Ali's own story has been told repeatedly, but the stories of those who faced
him have been mostly ignored. For each, the moments alone in the ring with
Ali changed their lives. Facing Ali tells the stories, in the
fighters' own words, of fifteen men from around the world, from famous names
like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper, to lesser lights like
Tunney Hunsaker and Jurgen Blin and George Chuvalo. Facing Ali offers
a unique perspective on what it was like to fight Ali, and gives new
insights into the character of a man who is arguably the most recognized
celebrity on the planet.
