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King of the world is a 1998 biography of muhammad ali written by david remnick with a special focus on the period in alis life from his victory in the olympics to his second fight with sonny liston. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf version or the epub, or both. Remnick was a moscow correspondent for the washington post between 1988 and 1991. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Terrence howard in king of the world 2000 king of the world 2000 see all 9 photos.
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