Muhammad Ali

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Sports / American studies / African American Studies

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Why Another Book about Muhammad Ali?	p. 1
Louisville Sponsoring Group
Louisville's Favorite Son: The Professional Debut	p. 7
Choosing Management: The Courtship of Cassius Clay	p. 14
The Early Bouts, 1961-1962	p. 29
Clay vs. Moore: The Seminal Text	p. 40
The Most Hated Man in Boxing? The Early Bouts, 1963	p. 49
Damage Control through Moral Authority: The Louisville Sponsoring Group's Specialty	p. 62
The Relationship between Cassius Clay and the Louisville Sponsoring Group: A Summary	p. 67
The Commercial Elements of Clay-Liston I	p. 80
Nation of Islam
Main Bout Inc.: How Commerce Affects Culture	p. 93
Carving Out Moral Authority: Ali's Race Man Phase	p. 120
Good People
Forty Years of Ali: The Making of an Icon	p. 137
The Legacy of Ali's Exile and the Nation of Islam	p. 139
The Prodigal Son Returns	p. 148
King of the World: The Consequences of Monarchy	p. 154
Death of a Salesman	p. 160
Lonnie Ali: The Savior	p. 164
Thomas Hauser: The Literary Rehabilitation of Ali's Legend	p. 167
Olympic Torch: From Literature to Television	p. 175
Beyond Moral Authority: The Apotheosis of Muhammad Ali	p. 182
Culture Meets Commerce: The Muhammad Ali Center, Naming Rights, and the Price of Moral Authority	p. 186
The Backlash: Exploring Contradictory Meanings of Ali	p. 194
Notes	p. 199
Index	p. 229
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