Muhammad Ali proclaimed himself “The Greatest,” which, when it comes to his boxing, is debatable, but not when it comes to his legacy as an athlete who spoke out on social issues. Jonathan Eig ...

While Ali is held in history as almost a mythic figure, Eig wanted to show his human side, too. "You sometimes get the feeling that he's the Dalai Lama, the way the media treated him toward the end.

Boxing Great Muhammad Ali's 'Sad Decline' from Brain Damage Explored in New Biography Author Jonathan Eig, who spent four years conducting nearly 500 interviews for Ali: A Life, tells PEOPLE the ...

On Feb. 6, 1967, Muhammad Ali stepped into a boxing ring in the Houston Astrodome to take on then-heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell. Ali was nursing a serious grudge against Terrell, who kept ...

For much of his career, boxing great Muhammad Ali was convinced that his brain wouldn’t be affected by the thousands of powerful, crippling blows he received from his opponents, says the author ...

Jonathan Eig, biography author of “Ali: A Life,” toured the former training camp of professional boxer and heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Julian, Fighter’s Heaven) ...

New Muhammad Ali Biography Reveals A Flawed Rebel Who Loved Attention "I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint," says biographer Jonathan Eig. "He was a human being, and he was ...

New Muhammad Ali Biography Reveals A Flawed Rebel Who Loved Attention: "I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint," says biographer Jonathan Eig.

My Brother, Muhammad Ali: The Definitive Biography Rahaman Ali with Fiaz Rafiq. Rowman & Littlefield, $28.95 (384p) ISBN 978-1-5381-4244-8 ...

We usually talk about books “hitting” shelves, but in this case, it’s probably more of a punch: Jonathan Eig’s highly anticipated Muhammad Ali biography, Ali: A Life, will be published on ...

Opinion Column: Fresh off an acclaimed Muhammad Ali biography, Chicago author Jonathan Eig tries his hand at children’s books. And they’re a delight. Beth Rooney/For the Chicago Tribune ...