“And the heavens opened up, and there appeared a great man . . . And he was called Cassius Clay.” The man that came to be known as Muhammad Ali was heard in a voice no one will ever forget. Clay let everyone know that he was the greatest boxer in the world. He converted to the Nation of Islam, refused to be drafted into a war in which he didn¹t believe, and boxed his way back to the top after being stripped of his title. Jonah Winter’s powerful, playful writing brings this champion to life on the page.“ Biblical syntax and cadences lift The Greatest from sports legend to prophet in this remarkable homage”
(Kirkus Starred Review).