However, I do remember this from vaguely 1975 and it was crystallized by the documentary #WhenWeWereKings which also has contributions from Mailer and others like #GeorgePlympton and goes into the build up to the fight which took place in #Zaire under #Mobutu.

The book is amazingly written and the way Mailer describes events is superb in my opinion. He really brings the training and the sparring (both literal and figurative between Ali and Foreman) to life. [Cont...]