You don’t have to believe in hype, but you can trust Snyder as a craftsman who delivers.”―Jonathan Abrams, author of the New York Times bestseller Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution"Todd Snyder goes deeper than any previous author in decoding the cypher known as Bundini, drilling down not just into his relationship with the great Muhammad Ali, but also giving us a view of him as a father, husband, and businessman. He knew how to use the key and open their hearts and get to them. In Bundini: Don’t Believe the Hype, Dr. Todd Snyder revisits Brown’s role, putting flesh on the bones of his legend, offering a warts and all, three-dimensional portrait of the man behind so much of the doggerel central to the Ali mythology…Fascinating, entertaining.”―The Irish Times“An excellent account of the life of Drew ‘Bundini’ Brown (1928–1987), who, within the fabled Muhammad Ali entourage, was the champ’s master motivator and cornerman...An effective tribute to Ali’s controversial confidant, who sacrificed himself in service of the sport.” ―Publishers Weekly“Vivifies the cultural icon who was instrumental to Ali’s success…Authoritative and entertaining, Bundini comes through for boxing fans and for those interested in Black American culture.” ―Foreword Reviews “[An] overdue…treatment of a complex figure in the boxing world.”―Kirkus Reviews “The sport’s trainers, cut men and cornermen are all but lost, which is why books like Todd D Snyder’s Bundini are so important. Drew (Bundini) Brown, who worked as a cornerman and assistant trainer for Muhammad Ali throughout the former heavyweight champion's career, died Thursday at … Snyder, through his amazing research with Bundini's family, shows us not just what it's like to be the greatest, but also what it's like to fuel the greatest, and the struggle that goes along with that.

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Each significant moment in Bundini’s life is articulated with the depth that it requires…Snyder does an excellent job of capturing Bundini’s rich and eventful life. "―Bookmakers, “Best Sports Books Released This Year””Bundini has found his Bundini―a writer who completes him, who understands him right to down to his beautiful, brilliant, bombastic core! Most Popular #167005. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. LOS ANGELES -- Drew 'Bundini' Brown, Muhammad Ali's poetic cornerman who coined the phrase 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,' has died at the age of 57, an associate said Friday.

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and an M.A. Sometimes those who work alongside the greats live even greater, more interesting lives. It will surprise you and most of all illuminate for you the flamboyant man who stood next to ‘The Greatest.’"―Al Bernstein, Showtime boxing analyst and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame"God gave Bundini the key to everyone's heart. Each significant moment in Bundini’s life is articulated with the depth that it requires…Snyder does an excellent job of capturing Bundini’s rich and eventful life. In doing so, he unearths a gem of a character the boxing world can now fully appreciate. “Bundini” made me laugh.

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Boxing fans will enjoy this book, especially those who love Ali, but Bundini’s story is one for everybody who can identify with flawed, big-hearted people.  US$28.00, US$19.30 Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It’s hard to imagine that anyone has slipped through his interview net…When Bundini died...Ali was abroad and unable to attend the funeral, but he sent flowers with a card that read: ‘You made me the greatest.’ Many members of the boxing fraternity, George Foreman and Larry Holmes included, think that Ali wasn’t exaggerating. Bundini: Don’t Believe the Hype didn’t just exceed my expectations, it blew them away, and it deserves to be considered among the very best biographies…Snyder has done an incredible job in capturing Bundini. After a poverty-stricken childhood in Jim Crow Florida, Brown came of age traveling the world as a naval steward. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

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"―Michael Ezra, author of Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon"Of the scores of books written around Ali, this one deserves to be among those on the top shelf for its lucidity of prose and insight into a master of hype who had the charisma of Ali himself.”―Alan Hubbard, Inside The Games. He received a B.A. Annie LeBlanc. "―Jonathan Eig, best-selling author of Ali: A Life“If you think you knew Bundini Brown, then think again.

Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It’s hard to imagine that anyone has slipped through his interview net…When Bundini died―in September 1987, at age 59―Ali was abroad and unable to attend the funeral, but he sent flowers with a card that read: ‘You made me the greatest.’ Many members of the boxing fraternity, George Foreman and Larry Holmes included, think that Ali wasn’t exaggerating. | 725.75g, Exclusive photographs, postcards, and letters from Bundini's family; Illustrations, unspecified. This book is about more than sports: it's about getting the best out of people, and understanding that nobody makes it on their own. This extraordinarily well-written book will give you a nuanced and brilliantly told view of the story of his life. You may not recognize the name Drew "Bundini" Brown.

"―Michael Ezra, author of Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon, “Mr.

In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. I just finished this book and was floored... not by an actual punch but a the powerful punch delivered by excellent writing and great insights into the life of Bundini Brown. "-Gordon Marino, Wall Street Journal, "Mr. Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It's hard to imagine that anyone has slipped through his interview net...When Bundini died--in September 1987, at age 59--Ali was abroad and unable to attend the funeral, but he sent flowers with a card that read: 'You made me the greatest.' I’ve struggled to finish this review because I’m trying to capture the book and not just gush with praise. 50 years after he coined the iconic phrase Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Drew “Bundini” Brown remains one of boxing’s most mysterious and misunderstood figures.His impact on the sport and the culture at large is undeniable. Snyder peels back layers and reveals Bundini as someone who was much more than simply Muhammad Ali’s hype man. --Gordon Marino, Wall Street Journal.

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The son of a West Virginia boxing trainer, Snyder’s work is also intimately connected to his life experience, the theme of working class masculinity serving as primary focus of his writing projects. Documentaries about his legendary life are plentiful, but author Todd D. Snyder brilliantly adds to the collection of non-fiction works revolving around Ali and his inner circle by focusing on the life of Bundini…Snyder’s work Bundini dives into the life of a man who shared many epic moments with Ali throughout his storied boxing career and was an instrumental part in developing the champion’s psyche…Snyder deserves credit for unveiling the historical importance of Bundini’s influence on the sport of boxing.” ―FanSided”Bundini has found his Bundini―a writer who completes him, who understands him right to down to his beautiful, brilliant, bombastic core!  US$14.75, US$15.87  US$32.53, US$27.71 Cornerman and confidant to two of the greatest fighters ever―Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali―Brown lived an extraordinary American life. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Please try again. This book takes us deep into boxing but even deeper into racism, financial exploitation and the way major figures are often marginalized.  US$27.95, US$9.75 Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020. Mr. Snyder's affecting portrait will convince the rest of us as well." © 2020  40 Black playwrights on the theater industry’s insidious racism. He received a B.A.  US$19.50, US$15.63 Bundini: Don’t Believe the Hype didn’t just exceed my expectations, it blew them away, and it deserves to be considered among the very best biographies…Snyder has done an incredible job in capturing Bundini.

 US$13.00, US$14.81 Review: In Netflix’s terrific ‘Forty-Year-Old Version,’ Radha Blank finds art in all the right places. Mr. Snyder's affecting portrait will convince the rest of us as well. Get 3 for the price of 2. TikTok Star. Both his magic and his flaws…Snyder is the perfect person to capture Bundini’s life. He knew exactly how to motivate him. "When you talk about Bundini, you are talking about the mouthpiece of Muhammad Ali, an extension of Muhammad Ali's spirit. Bundini played a very important part in Ali's career. An incredibly talented writer, the son of a boxing trainer, and a professor of rhetoric and hip-hop, it’s hard to think of a better background for exploring the life of a man who influenced the world’s best boxers with his words and spirit.” ―Sports Book Reviews“Extensive biographical works about Ali exist from distinguished writers like Thomas Hauser and Jonathan Eig. This is truly one of the best boxing/sports books I have ever read and so glad Bundini Browns story is finally told! Many members of the boxing fraternity, George Foreman and Larry Holmes included, think that Ali wasn't exaggerating. They make sure we don’t forget...Snyder’s excellent research into Bundini’s somewhat chaotic life, shows a complicated man who drew on his own life to motivate others...This book digs deep.” ―The Sportsman“[Bundini was] a motivator of the highest order, a hype man, but also, as Bundini: Don’t Believe The Hype by Todd Snyder proves, an exceptionally complicated man and the orchestrator of exceptionally complicated relationships…This book goes some way to resurrecting what was one of the most enduring and important relationships of Ali’s entire career.” ―Boxing News“While to most people Bundini’s name is linked with his association with Ali, there is much more to his life than just as a motivator for Ali. In order to be the champ that he was, Ali needed a man in his corner. On being discharged, he settled in New York City and spent wild nights in the jazz joints of Harlem, making a name for himself as the charismatic street philosopher and poet some called “Fast Black.” He married a white woman from a family of Orthodox Jewish immigrants, in dramatic defiance of 1950s cultural norms, and later appeared in films such as the blaxploitation classic, Shaft.
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 US$35.00, US$25.44 The book is expected interesting. Dr. Todd D. Snyder is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Siena College in Albany, New York.


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