GhostsofManila:TheFatefulBloodFeudBetweenMuhammadAliandJoeFrazier
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- 出版社 HarperCollinsUK
- 出版时间 2002年2月
- ISBN 9780007141395
- 定价 93.40
内容简介
AbrilliantandoftenbrutalaccountoftheduallivesofMuhammadAliandJoeFrazierandthelong-runningfeudbetweenthem.Bepreparedtohaveyourpreviouslyheldopinionschallenged,thenshattered,bythisthought-provokingstudy.Setagainstthebackdropofthe‘ThrillainManila’,theepic1975battlewhichmanyaficionadosconsiderthegreatestheavyweightfightever,GhostsofManilaoffersadramaticinsightintothe30-yearfeudbetweenMuhammadAliandJoeFrazier.CelebratedAmericansportsjournalistMarkKramhasspentnearlythesameamountoftimepreparingtowritethisbook–andtheresultisahugelyimpressivepieceofresearchandsocialhistory.WhenAliandFraziermetinManilaforthethirdactoftheirtrilogyoffights,theirrivalryhadspunoutofcontrol.Morethanaclashofpersonalitiesandfightingstyles,therivalry,inflamedbythemedia,tookonovertonesofpoliticsandrace.ButintheaftermathofManilathehypenolongermattered:onemanwasleftwitharuinofalife;theotherwasbatteredtohissoul.Frazierisnowinanadvancedstateofblindness,stillconsumedbyhate;Ali'sonceagileandpowerfulbodyiswitheredbythegripofParkinson'sdisease.Kram'sbookbeginswiththeboxersthemselves–whotheyareandwere.Theybeganasfriends,withagenuine,ifgrudging,respectforeachother.Theywereturnedintoenemiesasmuchbyprideasforcesoverwhichtheyhadnocontrol.Weavingtogetherpastandpresent,Kramexplodesthehagiographysurroundingbothfighters,particularlyAli,andpresentsthereaderwiththerarestofliteraryachievements:apsychologicallyrivetingstudyoftwoheroes,manymyths,andtherealitybehinditall.NoonewhoreadsGhostsofManilawilleverthinkofMuhammadAliandJoeFrazierinthesamewayagain…
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