They Must Fall - Muhammad Ali and the Men He Fought (Hardcover)

They Must Fall: Muhammad Ali and the Men He Fought features powerful and often moving images and stories of Muhammad Ali and the men he fought in the ring, by award-winning photographer Michael Brennan. "Around 1978, I had been in Houston, Texas photographing former Ali opponent George Foreman who had then reinvented himself as a roadside preacher. On the plane back to NYC, I thought, 'If that's what George is doing, I wonder what the rest of his opponents are up to?' I set out to track down as many of the old guys as I could find." Brennan spent decades locating Ali's former opponents to discover what had become of them. This unique book is a look through Brennan's remarkable archive, containing numerous never-before- seen photos plus poignant stories illuminating the images and contextualising Ali's powerful role in the world of sport. Includes a special introductory essay by the late, great Jimmy Breslin. "Michael Brennan's iconic 1977 portrait photograph of Muhammad Ali captures something far bigger and deeper than just the beautiful face of a beautiful man. It is a detailed map of the personal journey of one whose incomparable talents and audacity caused literati to swoon, taught a generation to question authority, and ultimately altered the path of a society which had never before seen a man exactly like him. To look at him the way he was then is to remember, with joy and sorrow, who we all once were." - Jim Lampley, discussing the cover image (Boxing commentator, HBO Sports)

General

Imprint:	ACC Art Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2020
Photographers:	Michael Brennan
Contributors:	Michael Brennan
Introduction by:	Jimmy Breslin
Foreword by:	Simon Booy
Dimensions:	250 x 250 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-78884-018-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Boxing Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-78884-018-6
Barcode:	9781788840187

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