Knockout

Author bio [40 words]: KEN REGAN was the founder of Camera 5, a photo agency known for its coverage of the biggest names in film, music, and politics for more than forty years. Ken’s work was published in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Time, Sports Illustrated, Life, Time, and Paris Match. Foreword bio [25 words]: MUHAMMAD ALI was an American Olympic and professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century. Introduction bio [25 words]: Oscar-nominated actor LIAM NEESON started boxing at the age of nine, taught by the local parish priests in his hometown of Ballymena, Ireland. In his teens, he held the title of Youth Heavyweight Champion of Ireland for three consecutive years. A lifelong fan, Neeson still works out with his punching bag four or five times a week. Commentator bio: NORMAN MAILER was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, filmmaker, actor, and political candidate. He wrote The Executioner’s Song and Armies of the Night, among many others, and was the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes as well as the National Book Award.   Afterword bio [25 words]: BUDD SCHULBERG was an American screenwriter, television producer, sports writer, and author of the best-selling novels What Makes Sammy Run and The Harder They Fall as well as the Academy Award–winning screenplay for On the Waterfront.