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Boxers (Sports)

Muhammed Ali

John Tessitore

A comprehensive biography of the only boxer crowned Heavyweight Champion of the World three times.

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ALI

King of the World

David Remnick

Contrasts the three major heavyweight champions of the 1960s (Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and Ali) as competing models of African-American identity.

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Ali

The Contender

Robert Lipsyte

After a successful start in a boxing career, a Harlem high school dropout decides that competing in the ring isn't enough of life and resolves to aim for different goals.

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LIP

Hurricane

James S. Hirsch

Chronicles Rubin Carter's twenty-year imprisonment, discussing why he was accused of three murders he did not commit, how racial issues affected the outcome of his trial, how he earned the support of

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The Greatest

Walter Dean Myers

An illustrated biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali that addresses his politics, his fight against Parkinson's disease, and boxing's dangers.

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ALI

Sugar Ray

Ray Robinson

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ROBINSON

Muhammad Ali, the Champion

Arnold Hano

A biography of the heavyweight champion whose colorful antics in and out of the ring have made him a legend all over the world.

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MUHAMMAD
ALI