Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest

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Portions of this book were previously published as The Lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali (Sport Classic Books) and Muhammad Ali: The Lost Legacy (Robson Books)

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EPIGRAPH (#u9623782f-4460-5766-89f3-d563146fc4c3)

Muhammad Ali belongs to the world.

This book is dedicated to Muhammad

and to everyone who is part of his story.

CONTENTS

Cover (#u915aa5b5-8466-5299-9478-d60e134c78c5)

Title Page (#ulink_c8562a23-9bd9-5e8b-96b4-bc40f15e625c)

Books by Thomas Hauser (#ulink_44feb515-f0d8-5ff6-8fa5-50397fa8c6ae)

Copyright (#ulink_20f68c6b-8f6a-53ed-89ec-4c3b99c6ff84)

Epigraph (#ulink_86fa871f-0705-597d-b341-39b2e7ed85b6)

Author’s Note (#ulink_c8ef5e29-4119-5e70-a94c-3ad102b00c3d)

PART I: ESSAYS (#uecec47ae-ed75-5a54-aba1-4adb6b6e8194)

The Importance of Muhammad Ali (#ulink_793f1b4e-d402-53c6-851a-8ab2ce53a814)

Muhammad Ali and Boxing (#ulink_d994358d-2544-517c-9deb-f7d5d72e6f81)

Muhammad Ali and Congress Remembered (#ulink_f9acb167-340a-5262-9b2e-01aa25a9d3a2)

The Athlete of the Century (#ulink_05d53550-5538-50d3-a339-85f03ad6a9a2)