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The Fight by Norman Mailer (Paperback, 2000)

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Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. This book focuses on the 1975 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire.

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From one of the major innovators of New Journalism, Norman Mailer's The Fight is the real-life story of a clash between two of the world's greatest boxers, both in and out of the ring Norman Mailer's The Fight focuses on the 1974 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. Together the two men made boxing history in an explosive meeting of two great minds, two iron wills and monumental egos.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780141184142

eBay Product ID (ePID)89089170

Product Key Features

Book TitleThe Fight

AuthorNorman Mailer

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports

Number of Pages256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight191g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorNorman Mailer

Series TitlePenguin Modern Classics

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by barrie*11
17 Apr, 2022
Quite poor
Not a book I would recommend.
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by afishy_123
07 Sep, 2017
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mailer can be up his own you know what. but compelling in this epic tale..
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by jlbwhu23
04 Sep, 2024
Great title
An excellent account of the greatest boxer ever, Muhammad Ali’s fight in 1974 against George Foreman, when boxing was boxing and the fighters were exceptional.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by charliechester-2007
20 Feb, 2020
Great..!!
Great..!! Knockout.. Thank You
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