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In 50 or 100 years, people might wonder what all the fuss was about. Muhammad Ali: was there really such a character? They should \u003cb\u003eread this book\u003c\/b\u003e and learn that yes, there was, for all his flaws.' -- Nick Pitt * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003erichly researched, sympathetic yet unsparing portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of a controversial figure...could not have come at a more appropriate time... As Muhammad Ali's life was an epic of a life, so \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean epic of a biography\u003c\/b\u003e... Even the familiar may be glanced from a new perspective in Eig's fluent prose.' -- Joyce Carol Oates * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e'Finally, after so many works focusing on this fight or that, the whole man, his whole life, is presented here' -- Ken Burns\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGoes deeper and uncovers more\u003c\/b\u003e than any Ali biography has before’ * Esquire *\u003cbr\u003e'Jonathan Eig’s \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe first comprehensive biography worthy of this titanic figure\u003c\/b\u003e... [Eig] vigorously narrates the story of the man who transformed the landscape of race and sports... Eig also paints Ali’s bouts with vivid detail and captivating sweep... \u003ci\u003eAli \u003c\/i\u003estirs together the sweet and the spicy, the gifts and the failings, the charm and the rage, the grace and the greed, the pride and the ego. 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Fortunately, \u003cb\u003ethe earlier chapters dazzle us\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- Clive Davis * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e'Ali's \u003cb\u003eextraordinary story\u003c\/b\u003e, in all its complexity, is told in Jonathan Eig's \u003cb\u003eexcellent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e' -- Martin Chilton * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e'There have been countless tomes about the iconic fighter, of course, but Eig's is \u003cb\u003ethe definitive work to date\u003c\/b\u003e.' * Sports Illustrated Sports Book of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eStunning new biography\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003ci\u003eAli\u003c\/i\u003e is a big, fat, \u003cb\u003eentertaining and illuminating\u003c\/b\u003e read...What makes Eig’s book stand out is its broad scope, its detailed reportage and its lively, cinematic writing.' -- Laurie Hertzel * Star Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e'Each blow echoes on the pages of Jonathan Eig’s\u003cb\u003e relentless, image-altering biography\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e...Though replete with tales of race, religion, war protest, sex, marital turmoil and skulduggery, this book is, more than anything else, an indictment of boxing. The cumulative damage of Ali’s boxing career is a terrible and haunting thing to read about, and it becomes all the more so when you remind yourself that Mr. Eig’s subject is one of American sports’ most beloved figures, not some luckless tomato can.' -- John Schulian * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e'Eig...has exhaustively covered the career of boxing’s very greatest in an \u003cb\u003eunprecedented level of detail\u003c\/b\u003e...The result is a biography that is as \u003cb\u003eunflinching \u003c\/b\u003eabout Ali’s marriages and extra-marital activities as it is about his sporting decline. The closing chapters...are \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- James Grey * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e'Achieved the \u003cb\u003eminor miracle\u003c\/b\u003e of refreshing ground already trodden by writers of the quality of Thomas Hauser, Mike Marqusee and David Remnick, relating \u003cb\u003egroundbreaking analysis\u003c\/b\u003e of the punches taken by Muhammad Ali, particularly in his later fights, to his subsequent ill health' -- Huw Richards * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFirst rate\u003c\/b\u003e... An exemplary life of an exemplary man' * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eAli, who died last year, was contradictory and controversial, and Jonathan Eig tells his story beautifully in his \u003cb\u003estunning new biography\u003c\/b\u003e of the champ, \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e... Eig recounts the champ's major bouts in dizzying detail. Even readers who don't care for boxing will be drawn in by his descriptions of the fights... Ali's life was more complex than most other sports figures, and Eig's \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, exhaustive book is the biography the champ deserves: a beautiful portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of a man whose name will never be forgotten, who carried a torch for equality and justice, and lit a fire that will never go out. -- Michael Schaub * NPR Books *\u003cbr\u003e'Jonathan Eig’s \u003cb\u003emasterful new biography\u003c\/b\u003e of the champ is both \u003cb\u003ecaptivating and highly relevant\u003c\/b\u003e to the current discussions on race...Eig’s boxing descriptions are \u003cb\u003etaut and lively\u003c\/b\u003e, wisely eschewing the purple prose of the literary set who have written about the sport... Muhammad Ali was one of the most compelling figures in the 20th century, and Eig does ample justice to capturing his extraordinary and enduring legacy.' -- David Takami * Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003e'Full justice is done to Ali's extraordinary athletic gifts' -- Nick Pitt * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e'[Jonathan Eig's] new book feels \u003cb\u003ecomprehensive\u003c\/b\u003e...noteworthy is how much of Ali’s well-documented life has been overlooked by previous accounts... He’s \u003cb\u003ebreezy to read\u003c\/b\u003e while also being a stickler for detail... It is by no stretch a hatchet job, but it’s no hagiography either and doesn’t shy away from stories that reveal Ali’s fallibilities and extreme views... Even in the most examined lives, there are corners where it is revealing to shine a light.' -- Tim Lewis * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e'Jonathan Eig’s book is the first major biography since Ali’s death, and it offers \u003cb\u003ea bruising account\u003c\/b\u003e of his life. It jabs at myths throughout... \u003cb\u003eMasterful\u003c\/b\u003e.' * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003e'That Eig has achieved his aim of revealing Ali afresh, which I think he has, is \u003cb\u003esome kind of literary miracle\u003c\/b\u003e...Eig has achieved the improbable and made Ali human again: flawed, inspiring, too complex to truly represent any one coherent idea.' -- Malcolm Knox * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eComprehensive and definitive\u003c\/b\u003e...uncovers new stories and tidbits about his life and career' * Sports Illustrated *\u003cbr\u003e'Ali’s life and times have been documented often but \u003cb\u003enever more comprehensively or brilliantly\u003c\/b\u003e than the recently published \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e...this is not only \u003cb\u003eone of the best-ever sports books\u003c\/b\u003e but an insightful social essay about a deeply troubled era for human rights in America.' -- Ron Reed * sportshounds.com.au *\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003edeeply researched, comprehensive\u003c\/b\u003e biography. 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Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as mo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn insightful life study...Smith's captivating narrative suggests that Mr. Foreman is much more than the outsize roles he has played…[\u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e] makes it plain that the man who was once one of the rarest of power punchers is also one of those rare celebrities who seem to have learned from their vast experience. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eUnquestionably, [Smith] did his homework, including research into declassified government documents, and he takes readers to far-flung locales, including Zaire in 1974 or the famous 'Rumble in the Jungle' with Muhammad Ali…students of the sport will find plenty to chew on. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive…[Smith's] analysis reaps insights and dispels misconceptions, bringing forth little-known details about the great fighters of Foreman's era. * Foreword Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling glimpse into the career of a true American success story. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e[A] well-researched account…Foreman fans and those who remember his Rumble in the Jungle will enjoy this adept look at the champion's life inside the ring. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e] will fill a need for information about all of Foreman's life story. * All Sports Books *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent…a superbly well-researched account of George Foreman's eventful life…This is a cracking story and while Foreman's life has been dissected before, Smith's account, which includes fresh interviews with the man himself as well as extracts from recently declassified government documents, rates as perhaps the best. * Bristol Post *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating, colorful new biography…From an era when boxing's influence reverberated across the United States and the globe, to when Foreman became better known for his infomercials than what he accomplished in the ring, \u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e uses the boxer as a lens to show a changing society. 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[\u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e] provides a masterful warts and all account of the life and career of George Foreman, and the dark arts of the world of boxing. * Newtown Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eBiographies of heavyweight boxing champions have the potential to attract both a general and an academic readership. Andrew R. M. Smith’s accessible prose and narrative pace achieve this difficult balance, and his study of George Foreman provides important perspective in a market saturated by studies of Muhammad Ali. * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eSmith captures all [Foreman's] twists and turns in [\u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e]...Smith’s examination of Foreman is less of a straight biography than it is a look at the changing business of boxing from the 1960s to the 1990s, using his career as a lens through which to look at those shifts. 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Both the sport management community and casual readers will find \u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e an engaging read...Like Foreman himself, \u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e has the potential for wide appeal...Sport management faculty members will find the book useful for the abundance of illustrative examples that can be gleaned from the book thanks to Smith’s meticulous research of Foreman’s career. * Journal of Sport Management *\u003cbr\u003eSmith has penned a fight saga that followers of the 'sweet science' of boxing will enjoy reading for its blow-by-blow detail of George Foreman's climb from amateur to two-time heavyweight boxing world champion. * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003eThe chameleon-like nature of Foreman’s image makes him a slippery subject for a biographer, but Smith deftly charts the boxer’s evolution from his initial appearance in the limelight as the symbol of patriotic African American athletes at the contentious 1968 Olympics to the grandfatherly television figure of the early twenty-first century...An excellent account of both the public and private George Foreman...a strong monograph that deserves a wide audience in academia and beyond. * Journal of Sport History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Way But to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e makes a persuasive case for Foreman’s importance in the rise of the itinerant global boxing champion, providing a wider context for understanding this phenomenon beyond merely crediting [Muhammad] Ali...as the athlete who solely made this happen. 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