Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation (Audible Audio Edition) Tom Cushman Todd Belcher University Press Audiobooks Books
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Tom Cushman, one of boxing's great sportswriters, followed the "Ali generation" of fighters from New York to Las Vegas, Nassau to Zaire, reporting for the Philadelphia Daily News from 1966 to 1982 and for the San Diego Tribune, 1982 to 1992. Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation chronicles the behind-the-scenes stories of the great athletes in boxing's biggest-and-best age, their victories and struggles, crimes and passions, heydays and swan songs.
This collection of essays, gleaned from Cushman's personal files as well as his recent research, brings to light the backgrounds of the fighters in and out of the ring Liston's tragic death, Foreman's rise from hell to heaven, Holmes' crushing defeat and his great heart, Everett's murder, and everywhere, always, the unforgettable voice and charismatic volume of the astounding Muhammad Ali.
Columnist Bill Conlin, Philadelphia Daily News, writes in the book's preface
"This [is] history of the rarest sort the view of a man who not only had lived in the time and recorded the events, but now, a quarter of a century later, who was able to interpret both the athletic imprint left by these dynamic men and the sociological impact of their triumphs and tragedies."
The book is published by Southeast Missouri State University Press.
Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation (Audible Audio Edition) Tom Cushman Todd Belcher University Press Audiobooks Books
Tm Cushman has plumbed one of my favorite subjects of the sports world from an insiders viewpoint. And looking back nostalgiacally, the heavyweight landscape of boxing of this era was as talent laden and colorful as any in history.Muhammad Ali dominates this era, and rightfully, has claimed the largest number of chapters in this book. Some are legimately sad, as when he winds down his career with drubbings from Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. Cushman points out (not in his words), that like an alcoholic of out of control eater, Ali was addicted to the adulation of the masses, which he felt he could only have through the vehicle of the Heavyweight Championship. Though his reflexes had deserted him, he could not stay away from the stage.
But there were other legitimate talents on the Heavyweight circuit, and almost as interesting. George Foreman was one. Foreman fashioned himself the heir apparent to Sonny Liston's menacing, glowering, intimidating ring presence. The issue was, Foreman was not that person. There was a funny, quirky, sensitive and intelligent guy lurking where that baleful presence lived.
That person came out ten years after he retired, and was embarking on a comeback. His story is one of the most incredible sports stories in history., and his metamorphosis set the stage for him to become one of the most beloved athletes in any sport.
One of my favorite chapters was about Ron Stander, the Bluffs Butcher. A rollicking, good time fighter, with an appetite for anything except training, Stander "challenged" Joe Frazier for the Championship in what was little more than a glorified sparring session. Though Stander stunned Frazier in the first round, it was over after the fourth round.
Cushman explores the hypocracy and corruption that permeated boxing with the advent of Don King and the splintering of sanctioning bodies who advocated crooked judges, biased referees, and ultimately cheated fighters out of hard earned money.
Cushman is a fine writer, and a skilled storyteller. He includes chapters on Tyrone Everett, and Jimmy Young, two fighters who have little written about them.
For all the great writing, there are some prominent fighters of this era whose presence would have bolstered this book. Fine fighters like Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo, Ron Lyle and Oscar Bonavena were all popular, colorful and strong presences in the Heavyweight division during this era. I would have enjoyed Cushman's take on any of these athletes.
This was an enjoyable and engaging look at a time gone by a man who spent time at the core of a special group of competitors. I saw a different side of Ken Norton and Larry Holmes through the eyes of Cushman, and relived the greatest era of Heavyweight competition of all-time.
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Muhammad Ali and the Greatest Heavyweight Generation (Audible Audio Edition) Tom Cushman Todd Belcher University Press Audiobooks Books Reviews
It is with a whiff of wistfulness that Tom Cushman, long time sportswriter/columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and other major newspapers, relives a time, unlike now, when the name of the Heavyweight Champion of the World was known to one and all. Cushman vividly reprises
a bygone era, fast fading into the ring bells and crowd roar of our memories. Each page is packed with stinging verbal jabs, sardonic wit and first-hand insights. This book is the real deal! With measures of sympathy, admiration, pity, and sometimes head shaking disgust, the author traces the rise and inevitable fall of Ali, Liston, Holmes, Frazier, Shavers, Foreman, Tyson and others. Every word reeks of ringside authenticity. He knew them all! He was there!
Alan Terry Wright
St. Louis, MO
First of all I know Tom Cushman from reading all his fantastic articles in our local paper here in San Diego at the Union Tribune. This book is a must read. The information and insights that Tom accumulated in a lifetime of interviewing and being around all of the great boxers in the Ali era is fabulous. I was blessed to hear author Tom Cushman in San Diego twice speaking about his great Ali boxing book. I love his great command of the English language and his style.
Lance Haynes San Diego, CA
Just because I am mentioned in this book should not disqualify me from reviewing it. Tom Cushman was one of the best at covering boxing during his time in Philadelphia (approximately 1966 to 1981) or during any generation. His style brings back to life many acedotes and descriptions of the last Golden Era, not only for heavyweights, but of boxing in general. It makes you imagine what boxing would be like today if only changes were made at the top. One well-known journalist recently reminded me that the problem with boxing today is that "the bad guys are in charge." Perhaps they also were around in the 1970s, but it seems the right matches were made much more often in those days. Anyway, buy this book; you will not be sorry. It's a heavyweight book written by a heavyweight writer with a lot of emphasis on Philadelphia during that city's last Golden Era also.
Tm Cushman has plumbed one of my favorite subjects of the sports world from an insiders viewpoint. And looking back nostalgiacally, the heavyweight landscape of boxing of this era was as talent laden and colorful as any in history.
Muhammad Ali dominates this era, and rightfully, has claimed the largest number of chapters in this book. Some are legimately sad, as when he winds down his career with drubbings from Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. Cushman points out (not in his words), that like an alcoholic of out of control eater, Ali was addicted to the adulation of the masses, which he felt he could only have through the vehicle of the Heavyweight Championship. Though his reflexes had deserted him, he could not stay away from the stage.
But there were other legitimate talents on the Heavyweight circuit, and almost as interesting. George Foreman was one. Foreman fashioned himself the heir apparent to Sonny Liston's menacing, glowering, intimidating ring presence. The issue was, Foreman was not that person. There was a funny, quirky, sensitive and intelligent guy lurking where that baleful presence lived.
That person came out ten years after he retired, and was embarking on a comeback. His story is one of the most incredible sports stories in history., and his metamorphosis set the stage for him to become one of the most beloved athletes in any sport.
One of my favorite chapters was about Ron Stander, the Bluffs Butcher. A rollicking, good time fighter, with an appetite for anything except training, Stander "challenged" Joe Frazier for the Championship in what was little more than a glorified sparring session. Though Stander stunned Frazier in the first round, it was over after the fourth round.
Cushman explores the hypocracy and corruption that permeated boxing with the advent of Don King and the splintering of sanctioning bodies who advocated crooked judges, biased referees, and ultimately cheated fighters out of hard earned money.
Cushman is a fine writer, and a skilled storyteller. He includes chapters on Tyrone Everett, and Jimmy Young, two fighters who have little written about them.
For all the great writing, there are some prominent fighters of this era whose presence would have bolstered this book. Fine fighters like Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo, Ron Lyle and Oscar Bonavena were all popular, colorful and strong presences in the Heavyweight division during this era. I would have enjoyed Cushman's take on any of these athletes.
This was an enjoyable and engaging look at a time gone by a man who spent time at the core of a special group of competitors. I saw a different side of Ken Norton and Larry Holmes through the eyes of Cushman, and relived the greatest era of Heavyweight competition of all-time.
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