29/05/2026
A Meeting of Giants
This dazzling tribute to Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s 1974 boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire, brings together the best of Norman Mailer’s classic commentary The Fight with color and black-and-white photographs from the two men who captured Ali like no one else: Neil Leifer and Howard L. Bingham.
First published as a signed Collector’s Edition, ‘Norman Mailer. Neil Leifer. Howard L. Bingham. The Fight’ is available in an unlimited edition on TASCHEN.com and in store.
1. Ali against the ropes. The “rope-a-dope” strategy Ali employed altered the course of the fight and boxing history. © 2016 Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated
2. A dashiki-clad Don King, who grew in stature on the world stage that he found in Kinshasa. © 2016 Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated
3. Foreman is counted out by Clayton with just two seconds left in the round. © 2016 Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated