Ebook {Epub PDF} Facing Ali by Stephen Brunt

 · Those questions are at the heart of Brunt's Facing Ali, which traces Ali's career not through the man himself, but through the men he fought. Brunt begins chronologically, starting with Ali's first professional opponent, and moving through until he comes to Larry Holmes, the man who beat Ali in Ali's final night in the ring.4/5(37).  · FACING ALI: 15 Fighters, 15 Stories. By Stephen Brunt. Lyons Press, $; pp. MORE books have been written about Muhammad Ali than any other athlete in www.doorway.ru: CHARLIE BIER.  · Stephen Brunt, Canada’s most respected sports writer, has travelled to meet the men who fought Ali, opening a new perspective on the most 3/5(1).

Stephen Brunt. · Rating details · Those questions are at the heart of Brunt's Facing Ali, which traces Ali's career not through the man himself, but through the men he fought. Brunt begins chronologically, starting with Ali's first professional opponent, and moving through until he comes to Larry Holmes, the man who beat Ali in Ali's. Facing Ali by Stephen Brunt, Paperback (ISBN: ). Stephen Brunt interviewed 15 men, most of whom knew they were most likely to lose of the two men in the ring. They did it for the money, and to show that if Ali hadn't been there, they would have been champions. And at the End, we have the interview with Larry Holmes, perhaps Ali's greatest fan, who had to go in there, and finish him.

Facing Ali offers some swift, hard jabs by one of our country’s best sportswriters, one who knows boxing and, more importantly, the frailty that goes with human pride. Stephen Brunt takes us for a rare and sometimes painful sit in the loser’s corner, where, as all observers of tragedy know, the most revealing stories take place.”. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Facing Ali 15 Fighters, 15 Stories. Stephen Brunt $ Today’s heavyweight boxing world is but a shadow of its glory days, when colossal figures.