Ghosts of Manila

When Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier in Manila for their third fight, the rivalry between them had spun out of control. The Ali-Frazier matchup, inflamed by media and politics, had become a madness. When the boxing match was over, one man—Ali—was left with a ruin of a life; Joe Frazier was battered to his soul. Now reporter Mark Kram's riveting book reappraises the boxers -- who they are and who they were. And in a voice as powerful as a heavyweight punch, Kram explodes the myths surrounding each fighter, particularly Ali. A controversial, no-holds-barred account, Ghosts of Manila ranks with the finest boxing books ever written.