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The Lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali (Hardcover)

Distinguish Ali's true character from the recent public distortion and repackaging of his image.


In this companion volume to his influential 1991 biography, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, Thomas Hauser chronicles the deliberate distortion of what Ali believed. Hauser claims that ever since Ali lit the flame to open the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta there has been countless efforts to repackage Ali in order to sanitize his public image and maximize his economic potential.


The Lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali works to bring out the true character of a near-mythical man. According to Hauser, Ali was a great man with flaws. In his youth, Ali advocated racial segregation and demeaned many of his ring opponents. His embrace of the Nation of Islam and his refusal to fight in Vietnam prompted contempt from some and praise from others. Ali is now universally recognized as a champion of peace, freedom, and social justice. Hauser believes that Ali should be honored, but this should be done by accepting and understanding his whole character-not by selectively erasing memories of the man he was.

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