Megan Livingston, writing for ESPN platform The Undefeated:
Historian Matthias Röhrig Assunção’s book, Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art, describes capoeira as “the black art of the male underdog” and “a model of counter-hegemonic practice.” It doesn’t feel premature to assert that capoeira and Ali have a lot in common.Later:
Ali is the capoeira of boxing. He is the dununba of the ring; the dance of the strong man in the flesh.Megan’s piece provides us with a…
