Muhammad Ali In His Own Words Audiobook on Audio CD, Audio Download, buy now from AudioGO

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the legendary champion boxer begins in 1965 with an interview with Harry Carpenter, and culminates with a TV interview with Joanna Lumley in 1989. Along the way Muhammad Ali makes several famous appearances on Parkinson in the 1970s, and talks to David Frost in The Frost Interview. In the course of these appearances he discusses his fighting career, his frank views on religion and society, his vision of a separate black-only American state, and his lack of formal education. The 1980s find him answering questions about his impending retirement and rumours that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

Muhammad Ali is not only a cultural icon of our time, he was also a diligent social activist and a respected personality in the world of sporting achievement, involved in several of what are widely considered to be the best matches in boxing history. Now, in this outstanding collection of archived interviews from the BBC, you are free to discover in his own words the personal views and opinions that shaped one of the most idolised and vilified figures of modern history.

In this CD audiobook, Muhammad Ali, known for his distinctive ‘fight like a butterfly, sting like a bee’ style, talks to the likes of Joanna Lumley, Michael Parkinson and David Frost over the course of his career. From his early days of fame in the 1960s, through to speculations about his forthcoming retirement in the 1980s, this archive superbly chronicles the rise and fall of a matchless icon.

This extraordinary compilation, also available as an MP3 audiobook enables you to find out for yourself about the mind behind Muhammad Ali’s unique persona, whilst at the same time providing first-hand awareness into the life of a legend.

Sound quality has potential to vary as a result of age and nature of material.

Product Information

Author: AudioGO Running Time: 1hrs 26min Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Series: In Their Own Words Number of CDs: 2 File Quality: MP3 (256 kbps) Release Date: 01/11/2011 D/L ISBN: 9781408497425 CD ISBN: 9781445846606

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