King of the World Audiobook (Free)

There had been mythic sports figures just before Cassius Clay, but when he burst upon the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mold. Those had been the years when boxing and boxers were at the mercy of the mob and the whim of the sportswriters. In the event that you wanted a shot at a name, you did it their method. Young Clay did it his way – with little more than an Olympic gold medal to his credit, he danced into Sonny Liston’s baleful view and provoked the terrifying champ into receiving him as his next challenger. The others is background. Muhammad Ali has turned into a mythic hero, an American icon, a self-invented legend. As both a mirror and a molder of his times, Ali became the most recognizable face on earth, a key shape in the cultural battles of the days. This is the tale of his self-creation, and his rise to glory, informed by a expert storyteller.