Chris Smith

The Greatest brings together nearly 100 photographs of Muhammad Ali at the height of his career by Chris Smith. The images are accompanied by Smith’s memories of his time spent with Ali from the early days of his career until his final years before retirement.

In 1964 Chris Smith was in the US to photograph The Beatles on their first tour of the country. After photographing the band he headed down to Miami to photograph Cassius
Clay, as he was then known, training at the 5^th Street Gym. Smith was curious about the athlete who was starting to become influential in the world of boxing. Fortuitously, he was in gym when the doors opened and, much to everyone's surprise, in walked The Beatles.

The book is available to purchase in four editions:

Standard Edition

Hand-signed Edition

Limited Slipcase Edition of 200 + 10 Artist's Proofs (including one miniature signed and numbered Ali vs The Beatles print)

Limited Clamshell Edition of 35 + 5 Artist's Proofs (including five different miniature signed and numbered prints)

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Published April 2024
36 x 28 cm
176 pages, 92 images
Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-915423-23-8