Fine Print: Muhammad Ali. Chicago, Illinois, 1966 Limited Edition he was asked to cover

he was asked to cover a fight in London with the then-heavyweight champion of the world

and it was certainly a conscious effort

Abbas followed Ali throughout his training in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Riboud then set off to travel the world starting with the Middle East

and went on to lead a prolific

Fine Print: Muhammad Ali. Chicago, Illinois, 1966 Limited Edition he was asked to coverIn 1966, when Thomas Hoepker was a young staff photographer at STERN magazine, he was asked to cover a fight in London with the then heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali. After documenting him for a few days there, Hoepker persuaded his editor that the story was bigger and followed Ali to Chicago where this photograph was taken.