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The Fight
The Fight
Printed slipcase
Norman Mailer's words have been paired with the legendary photographs of Neil Leifer, and his large-scale images capture the crackle and tension of the atmosphere both in and out of the ring. To complete this 50th-anniverary edition, we have a pair of wonderful introductions. Michael Mailer's piece explores the background to the fight and his father's part in it, and Hana Ali writes movingly of her father's later friendship with George Foreman.
About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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About the Photography
Neil Leifer, born in 1942 in New York City, is an acclaimed American sports photographer and filmmaker. His career began in his teens, capturing the 1958 NFL Championship Game, and he soon became a regular contributor to major publications like Sports Illustrated and Time. Leifer's iconic 1965 photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports images ever taken. Over six decades, he has covered 16 Olympic Games, four FIFA World Cups, and numerous other major sporting events. Leifer has published 17 books and has been honored with multiple awards, including the Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
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Norman Mailer was a towering figure in American post-war letters. He wrote numerous best-selling novels, won the Pulitzer Prize twice, and helped found The Village Voice. He was the editor of Dissent from 1952 to 1963 and was jailed in 1967 for his part in demonstrations against the Vietnam War. He wrote more than 40 books including the novels The Naked and the Dead (1948), The Deer Park (1955), Why Are We in Vietnam? (1967), The Executioner's Song (1979), and Harlot's Ghost (1991), and the non-fiction works The Armies of the Night (1968) and A Fire on the Moon (published in the USA as Of a Fire on the Moon, 1970). Mailer was a fan of boxing for 40 years, practicing the sport himself, and wrote extensively on the subject. He died in 2007.
Hana Ali is the daughter of Muhammad Ali and Veronica Porché. She is the author of three books about her father’s life and legacy – At Home with Muhammad Ali (2018), The Soul of a Butterfly (2004), and More Than a Hero (2000) – and has been featured in several documentaries and television spotlights on him, most notably I Am Ali and The Trials of Muhammad Ali.
Michael Mailer is an American film producer, writer and director. The eldest son of Norman Mailer and actress Beverly Bentley, he has produced more than twenty films, including Blind and The Ledge, and is known for his character-driven storytelling. A Harvard graduate, he founded Michael Mailer Films in 2004 to focus on independent cinema. With a lifelong passion for narrative, he brings a uniquely personal perspective to The Fight (1975; Folio 2024) – a book written by his father and widely regarded as one of the greatest pieces of sports writing ever published.