“One Foot and Three Toes in Prison”

Remembering Muhammad Ali

Authors

  • Bill Lowenburg Author

Keywords:

Muhammad Ali, boxing, Vietnam War, draft resistance, Larry Holmes, memoir

Abstract

A recollection of the cultural importance of Muhammad Ali.

Author Biography

  • Bill Lowenburg

    Bill Lowenburg is a three-time scholarship recipient from the Norman Mailer Writing Center. He is the author of a novel, The Zorki Chronicles, and a photography monograph, Crash Burn Love. His photographs and articles have been published in BBC Top Gear, London Telegraph, Popular Photography, PBS Point of View, and numerous other journals and websites. He was also a research assistant to Michael Lennon for Norman Mailer: A Double Life. He received his boxing education serving as a sparring partner and assistant trainer for Larry Holmes’ original trainer, Earnee Butler. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University and works as a high school librarian.

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Published

2016-09-28

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016): 10th Anniversary Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Lowenburg, Bill. “‘One Foot and Three Toes in Prison’: Remembering Muhammad Ali”. The Mailer Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Sept. 2016, pp. 325–333, https://mailerreview.org/journal/article/view/578.