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Set against the backdrop of post-assassination America, the heavyweight championship fight between Charles Liston and Cassius Clay Jr. explores the complexities of fame and morality in boxing. Liston, a mob-associated fighter with a criminal history, faces Clay, who is rumored to be involved with the Nation of Islam. The narrative challenges the traditional hero-villain dichotomy, presenting both men as flawed characters navigating their tumultuous lives in a charged social and political climate.
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Ali and Liston: The Boy Who Would Be King and the Ugly Bear, Bob Mee
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Ali and Liston: The Boy Who Would Be King and the Ugly Bear
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bob Mee
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN13
- 9781620875643
- Category
- Sport, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of post-assassination America, the heavyweight championship fight between Charles Liston and Cassius Clay Jr. explores the complexities of fame and morality in boxing. Liston, a mob-associated fighter with a criminal history, faces Clay, who is rumored to be involved with the Nation of Islam. The narrative challenges the traditional hero-villain dichotomy, presenting both men as flawed characters navigating their tumultuous lives in a charged social and political climate.