Frankfurt, Oct 10: Muhammad Ali introduces biography at Frankfurt Book Fair. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Thursday (October 9) presented his photo-biography at the Frankfurt book fair -- and the work matches the man. The 830-page book is called 'GOAT - The Greatest of All Time'. It contains around 3,000 photographs telling the story of his life. The German publishers, Benedikt Taschenthe, say the 34 kilogram book will eventually cost 3,000 euros (3,554 U.S. dollars). But those who insist on getting one of the first 1,000 copies will pay more than double -- 7,000 euros (8,292 U.S. dollars). At the height of his fame Ali could lay claim to being the most famous man on the planet. The three-time world heavyweight champion now suffers from Parkinson's Disease and did not speak at a news conference.


His wife Lonnie did the talking, telling hundreds of fans that Ali is "exactly what he seems to be, there are no pretences here".


"He is a very loving man, very kind man, very generous person," she said. "But he also is very sure of who he is, very comfortable in his own skin -- and always free to be Muhammad Ali."


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