PELE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

by Pele

(Pocket Books, £8.99)

I enjoyed reading this amazing autobiography of Pele, who was voted no 2 when my brother Muhammad was voted The Greatest Sportsman of the Century by the BBC.

I was particularly impressed by his rise to international fame coming from a deprived background in Brazil.

I was very fortunate to have met him in 1977 with my brother.

UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON

by Geoffrey C. Ward

(Yellow Jersey, £10.99)

Our father Cassius Clay Sr would always talk to us about the greatness of Jack Johnson.

So I already knew he must have been bold and courageous.

I really enjoyed reading about this great man who rose from poverty in the Jim Crow era to become the first black man to become the heavyweight champion of the world, despite the obstacle of racism being in front of him.