was fascinating. I had maybe twenty books about Ali, and I learned something about his competitiveness in each of them. I found myself wanting a rival like he had with Joe Frazier, and I wanted to be doubted as he was with George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle.” I wanted to know what it was like to not only be in a big moment, but also to conquer that moment. I recognized the pageantry of it all, too. For whatever reason, I never got that much into pro wrestling, though I have to admit there was something about the showmanship and the theatrics that always spoke to me.
