Muhammad Ali: The Man Who Changed Boxing is Ralph Oates’ thirteenth book about boxing.
Ralph, a former amateur boxer, has also written articles for the British Boxing Board of Control Yearbook, a publication which was the leading book of its kind. He has contributed to various magazines over the years. At present Ralph writes a boxing column for the Cardiff Times. He is also a former boxing consultant for the Guinness World Records. The national TV quiz show Who Dares Wins also used questions by Ralph on two occasions.