"[A] fascinating, colorful new biography... [Smith] writes of a boxer who ultimately triumphed in the most unvirtuous of sports." ā Texas Observer Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now. Raised in Houston's "Bloody Fifth" Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever. In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman's life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and culture wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion. "An insightful life study... Smith's captivating narrative suggests that Mr. Foreman is much more than the outsize roles he has played." ā The Wall Street Journal "While Foreman's life has been dissected before, Smith's account, which includes fresh interviews with the man himself as well as extracts from recently declassified government documents, rates as perhaps the best." ā Bristol Post
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Frontispiece
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: Crossroads
- 1. Fruits of the Fifth Ward
- 2. Corpsmanās Call
- 3. God Bless the Puncher
- 4. Eatinā Money
- 5. Sculpting George Foreman
- 6. Better Must Come
- 7. I Aināt No Dog
- 8. Supermanās Evil Twin
- 9. Man without a Country
- 10. To the Mountains of the Moon
- 11. I Donāt Run āCause I Donāt Have To
- 12. You Got to Have a Boss
- 13. A Gangsterās Game
- 14. Jesus Rode on a Jackass
- 15. Man of La Mancha
- Epilogue: Unscripted
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
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