He called himself 'The Greatest' and it was a description he merited. Cassius Clay (renamed Muhammad Ali after his controversial conversion to Islam) was, quite simply, the greatest boxer of the twentieth century, a sportsman who overcame the traumas of his childhood to make his mark in the ring through an awesome combination of showmanship and superb technical grace. Climaxing in his crucial 1964 world title fight against Sonny Liston, 'King of the World' traces Ali's meteoric rise to fame through the story of his early years - his struggle against racial prejudice, his friendship with black activist Malcolm X, his determination to take on the reigning giants of the boxing world and be 'The Greatest'.
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