Thomas Hauser is one of the leading boxing writers of the generation. He penned Muhammad Ali's biography with him, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times and has written both well-received books including The Black Lights and Waiting For Carver Boyd.

He had an impressive career even before he started working in boxing but has subsequently become boxing's go-to investigative reporter, writing long-form pieces on PEDs, corruption, incompetence and all of the other things fight fans love and hate about the sport.

Here, he talks about his experiences with Ali and reflects upon his award-laden past, which should have seen him inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year until Covid saw this class delayed – to be enshrined in 2022.

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