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1) Ali: a life
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
xv, 623 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again). Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth century's greatest radicals and most compelling figures. At his funeral in 2016, eulogists said Ali had transcended race and united the country, but they...
2) Creed III
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
3) Ali
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
[Widescreen version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
4) Muhammad Ali
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century and a charismatic, beloved public figure. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today" --
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
3 DVD videos (133, 130, 116 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Creed: Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Creed II: Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge...
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspires a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists who believe in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence.
8) Muhammad Ali
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Muhammad Ali may have been the greatest athlete of the 20th century. He won two Golden Gloves titles and recorded many victories during his incredible boxing career. In 1960 he won the gold medal for boxing at the Olympics in Rome, Italy. Later, he became and activist and philanthropist, leaving a legacy out of the boxing ring as well as in it. Readers explore the rich life of a great champion who also became a living symbol of hope and peace in...
Author
Publisher
Graphic Library, an imprint of Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
GN 520L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1975 two legends of boxing clashed in the ring in Manila, Philippines. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier has already met in two previous bouts, with each claiming a victory. In their third and final match, the two titans of boxing battled for 14 punishing rounds. The fighters gave everything they had to defeat one another and claim the championship. With action-packed illustrations, now you can take a ringside seat and watch the two legendary fighters...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The incredible life story of Eugene Bullard, the first African American military pilot in WWI, who went on to become a self-taught jazz musician, a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer. Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility...
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (viii, 339 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. However, his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people in a New Jersey bar. While in prison, Carter chronicled the events that led him from the ring to three consecutive life sentences and 10 years in solitary confinement. His story was a cry for...
Pub. Date
200u
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[T]he story of Joe Louis rising from poverty and becoming known as 'The Brown Bomber' -- heavyweight champion of the world"--Container. Includes archive footage showing Joe Louis, Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, Primo Carnera, Rocky Marciano, Max Schmeling and Walter Winchell.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In The longest fight, the longtime Washington Post correspondent William Gildea tells the story of the longest boxing match of the twentieth century-- between Joe Gans , the first African American boxing champion, and "Battling" Nelson, a vicious and dirty brawler-- which would stretch to forty-two rounds and last two hours and forty-eight minutes. An new rail line brought spectators from around the country, dozens of reporters came to file blow-by-blow...
14) Muhammad Ali
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Muhammad Ali. Readers learn about Ali's early life, his gold medal win at the 1960 Olympic Games, his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War on religious grounds and ban from boxing, his return and five-year defense of the world heavyweight title" --
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title an astonishing 25 times and reigned as world champion for more than 11 years. Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed historian and biographer Roberts presents Louis, and his impact on sport and country, in a way never before accomplished.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 980L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military--and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative as any in the twentieth century. With the death of Muhammad Ali in June, 2016, the media and America in general have remembered a hero, a heavyweight champion, an Olympic gold medalist, an icon, and a man who represents the sheer greatness of America. New York Times bestselling...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xi, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book aims to rectify the imbalance in coverage between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali just in time for the 50th anniversary of The Fight of the Century. It is based on several months the author spent in the gym, on the road, and in verbal tussles with the legendary champion and gives new insight into Frazier"--
Just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Fight of the Century (AliFrazier I), Sparring with Smokin Joe provides a penetrating,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the legendary boxer who began his career as Cassius Clay, discussing his prowess in the ring, his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, and his life after boxing.