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the two-time national book award nominee and berkeley professor emeritus is best done for his outspoken social commentary. his work includes mumbo jumbo, flight to canada and reckless eyeball. his most recent nonfiction is "mixing it up." >> host: in your book "writin' is fightin'," you write this, if i had to compare my writing style with anyone, it would probably be with that of larry holmes. i don't miss my words, nor do i pull any punches, though i delivered. >> guest: it's pretty long uest:hor. i think larry holmes wouldn't object to the reference low blow. i think he probably h...

>> guest: that's a long metaphor. i think that's what larry holmes objects to the reference of low blows. he hits above the waist most of the time, but, yeah, a number of people compared writing to fighting, and sphaft, i got the -- as a matter of fact, i got the term -- although i get the credit for it, the term comes from mohamed ali, and i'm writing about him right now that i started in 2003, so when he wrote a book called "the greatest" where it was ghosted by another person, someone said how are you going to write a book? he said writing is fighting, so that's where i got the te...

have compared writing to fighting. and as a matter of fact, i got the term -- i get the credit for it. the term comes from muhammad ali and i'm writing sort of a biography for him for crown. which i started in 19 -- excuse me, 2003. so when he wrote a book called "the greatest." it was ghosted by another person. he said writing is fighting. >> host: and you goes on to talk about african-americans and you write a black boxer's career is a perfect metaphor for the career of a black male. >> guest: yeah, i read john howard griffin's black lightening, which is a classic. he altered his a...