Fighter's Heaven

Todd M. Mealy is a historian, educator, and author of thirteen books, including Shades of Brown: The Biography of Jane Elliot and the Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes Exercise. He is also the founder of the National Institute for Customizing Education and curriculum writer for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

"The most important and original book about Muhammad Ali's life to appear in years. In Fighter's Heaven, Todd M. Mealy takes readers on an eye-opening tour of Ali's training camp, a place filled with larger-than-life characters engaged in activities that defy the imagination. At the center of it all is American's greatest legend, Ali, who is brought vividly to life in this well-written and impeccably researched account. Even hardcore Ali fans will find troves of new information. Mealy has helped complete an important and overlooked chapter of Ali's endlessly fascinating life." -Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life "Fighter's Heaven wasn't just a training camp; it was a sanctuary, a village, and a movement. Mealy reveals the mountain's heartbeat and Ali's humanity, proving he was the greatest not only in the ring, but in spirit." -Keith A. Beauchamp, filmmaker, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till and Till "In Fighter's Heaven: The Secrets Behind Muhammad Ali's Training Camp, Todd M. Mealy provides a compelling, deeply-reported, portrait of the most famous, and often mythologized, training compound in boxing history. Mealy preserves this history via a big, complex, and memorable exploration of the land, layout, and personal relationships that served as the backdrop to some of Ali's most important fights. Mealy's book is a must-read for Ali aficionados." -Todd Snyder, author of Bundini: Don't Believe the Hype