Customer Reviews
The hard fight 
2007-02-15
Ali was waiting for a hard fight his opponent Archie Moore was born in Benoit Mississippi on December 13, 1913 he began to fight in reform school his professional boxing career began in 1936. But his fight more difficult was sonny Liston and George Foreman because they are more older than Ali years later Ali was attacked from a disease called Parkinson. Ever with the disease Ali never backed up. And he was banned from boxing .Ali refused from been taken out.
The theme of the story of Ali talking about his opponent that where older man than him and also talking about all the fighters want to reach Ali level of fighting because of the money to be made and the famous he gets.
I give this book a 4 because he expresses his feeling about how to reach his goals. Ali had accomplished all his goals of racism.
muhammad ali 2007-02-15
The story in this book is a very interesting because the person and the story is tremendous And this story passes the one fight important and the world the fight with ray Robison and Muhammad ail and 1964 pass the fight and Ali is lose because ray Robison defeats him with a KO Muhammad Ali retired the fights because the eyes is very delicate for punch in that face is dangerous.
THEME: The story is above the fight
Moral/lesson: I learn so munch the this book because I learn what the boxing is used for moment proprietary and fight needed I learn too what the man the name Muhammad Ali is the good person because is teach much thing in the boxing and defeats when in needed the fight .
I like the story because the man in that story is a good boxing and good person in that life Ali open the gym for learn the protection in that life the man is very good person because learn the much on the fight in that life the him . Dislike because and life the Muhammad Ali is problem and your face on the eyes this problem is retard the professional boxing because they have one problem in that eyes is a very sad because the Muhammad Ali is a good person and that life .for it dislike and that life can so much thing because a have a god in the world this an good god because him learn thing beautiful in that life this my opinion on this story.
The Greatest Boxer Ever 
2007-02-14
This summary is about a African American guy who want to be a professional boxer but, he need to fight with a lot of guys so he can have a shot for the champion ship. Also he need to trained a lot for the title so he can beat Frazier and all the professional boxers who has a lot of experience in street fight. They are very strong because they have a lot of time trained in street fight or something like that. So his coaches Joe push his self to a hard trained so he can beat the biggest professional boxers.
I learn the book is about racism because he wants to be a champion but he is an African American so he fights with a lot guys. I think the theme is racism, but also at the sane time is adventure because he traveled a lot for the champion shot. I don't like to much this book because is to longer but I liked because in every story the good heroes win but this time wasn't like that this time the one of the bad guys win the title.
The Greatest Boxer Ever 
2007-02-14
BOOK REVIEW
"THE GREATEST BOXER EVER"
BILLY FIGUEROA
Muhammad Ali had a big dream, a goal. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky January 17, 1942. Muhammad Ali wanted to become the greatest boxer ever. Joe was his coach of the boxing program Ali was in at Louisville. He starts off by pushing himself to hard training. He's a really hard trained person. Muhammad Ali then started boxing against other fighters. I too wish I had Ali's potential. Ali's potential is the greatest attitude a beginning boxer could ever have. He then got a disease, sadly but he's the worlds
Greatest champion. His title was unfortunately taken away; the reason why that happened was because of Ali's religion, he was not allowed to go to war, so he was permanently banned from boxing. So pretty much Muhammad Ali's problem is that he gets diseased, and gets kicked off boxing. He no longer has his life dream. The lesson I would have learned from this book is how hard it is to try and reach a goal. Another lesson I also learned was to never give up. I found this book interesting, so I really like it. I would pretty much recommend this book to anyone. I also have a little boxing thing going on, so I now know how hard it's going to be for me. But thanks to this book I'll never give up. Anything is possible.
The Greatest? Not Really 
2006-12-15
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. The boy was destined to become the greatest heavyweight fighter in the history of boxing. Around the age of 32 he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his to Muhammad X Ali. His life was full of thrills including winning world titles, being thrown in jail and told he could never fight again, and becoming an international icon for young blacks. The Greatest wasn't a terribly exciting book but it did show the struggles of many young black fighters in the sixties.
In my opinion the book went into for detail about the boring parts of his life than his fights. The author found it necessary to go on and on about the consciences of him refusing to go into the army, but didn't put in enough detail about his international title fights. As a reader I would much rather listen to how he became the greatest fighter in history than how he got in trouble with the government. The book also took up a page explaining why his middle name was X, when that could have been summarized into a simple paragraph. Myers did a good job of informing the reader of his life but overdid it at parts.
I did enjoy reading about how things changed during the Vietnam War. The draft and the rise of the Nation of Islam definitely changed Ali's life and it was explained well. I didn't know that you had to go into the army and that if you refused you were sent to jail. I also learned that the Nation of Islam was taken in very graciously by young blacks throughout America but many other groups rejected them. This book taught me a lot about things that affected the lives of many people in the sixties.
I felt that this book didn't have enough action. It's 160 pages of boredom hiding inside the cover. If the book was shorter and didn't occasionally take trips off topic then I would probably recommend this book to people who aren't boxing fanatics. Some things should have been more emphasized, like the power of being called one of the best boxers in history, but instead the pages were lined with many random facts and oddities.
While Ali was a fantastic boxer who had to deal with a lot of people trying to hold him back, his life didn't make a very entertaining book. I've never found a book that was easier to fall asleep while reading than this one. There is very little drama or action bound inside this book. I would not recommend this book to anyone who isn't a die hard Ali fan.
- R. Martin
The Greatest boxer ever 2006-10-06
Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers presents the amazing story of Muhammad Ali¹s childhood, his rise as a champion, his politics, and his battles against Parkinson¹s disease. Packed with dramatic black-and-white photos, this critically acclaimed biography is the perfect choice for both young adult sports fans and fans of Walter Dean Myers in general.
Good book for kids 2006-03-21
I bought this book for my fifth grader for a report he did on Ali. He enjoyed the book and pictures very much; to the point that he became quite interested in Ali's life (beyond just boxing). The boook was easy to read, not too long, and had some great, famous photographs.
2-B Massoudou Barry 2005-12-02
I really like this book because , it had many things about his life. It had many details on his liftime and what he achieved.I would advise people to read it , becaus eit's a really good book.
The Greatest Muhamma Ali 2005-10-27
Genre: Biography
Three Sentence Summary: This story was a bout an african american boy who got his bike solen and reported it to the sherif and the sherif like all kinds of kid every color and so he wanted to help him out and he over head the kid saying he is ganna beat up the kid who stole it so the sherif asked if knows how to fight and after that day he has been one of the Greatest boxers.
What I Like most about the book:When he tells about how things were in the 1800's and how racisms went on when he was a kid.
What I didn't like and why: I didn't like how he was treated because he was black and all the whites treated him bad.
My favorite charicter and why: Curtis is my favorite character because he wanted to start boxing and after how every one treated him he didn't quite i keep going and thats what i like to see people that don't give up.
the scene, line , or passage that meant something to me and why( page#): when the sherif gives him a boxing deal to keep him out of trouble.
What I would say about the this book to someone else: The book is a goog book and if your into sports even boxing you will like it.
One question i have after reading this book: has boxing changed from when boxing started to now.
My strongest reason for recommending this book: Its a good book and I think that i tell about his problems that he had in trying to make it out of the bad life that he started in.
Starts Out Slow; Informative Throughout; Exciting Finish 2005-02-24
I'm afraid "The Greatest" is not the greatest book on Muhammad Ali. It is tedious in its construction and rather boring for the first couple of chapters. However, it does manage to pick up some steam in the middle chapters, granting the reader some excellent insight into the behind-the-scenes happenings of Ali's boxing life. The author delves into his days with the Nation of Islam, his early marriages and even the intimacies involved in the boxing world. The final chapters of the book are very good, as we are given an almost round-by-round account of some of Ali's greatest matches, against Joe Frazier and George Foreman. If you can endure the slow beginning of this book, the finale is well worth the wait.
