Alis Knockout Punch, Michael Burgan
Alis Knockout Punch, Michael Burgan
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Ali's Knockout Punch
How a Photograph Stunned the Boxing World

Author: Michael Burgan

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017

Synopsis

It’s one of the most famous sports images of all time. Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston is sprawled on his back in the boxing rim. Muhammad Ali stands over Liston, holding his right hand as if ready to throw another punch. The reigning world champion had just thrown a short, right-handed punch to the side of Liston’s head. In a flash, Liston had gone down. The photo of the angry Ali standing over the fallen challenger was taken in an instant by photojournalist John Rooney, but the controversy over the 1965 fight lingers to this day.

About Michael Burgan

Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and young adults. His specialty is history, with an emphasis on biography. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He first started writing for children as an editor at Weekly Reader before beginning his freelance career in 1994. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia

This seemed very short but super concise and as much a biography of Muhammad Ali's life as about the image itself. And maybe there wasn't much more to add to it because it did discuss Liston in great detail as well as affiliations with mobsters in boxing and then discussions around white owners usin......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

Much as I dearly love a good story, I also love to hear the stories behind those stories. In a new series entitled "Captured History: Sports," readers like me will have the chance to learn what happened at the moment a certain important moment in sports was occurring. In this case, the photograph in......more

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