About
Explore Ali’s challenges, confrontations, comebacks and triumphs through recordings of his own voice. The two-part documentary paints an intimate portrait of a man who was a beacon of hope for oppressed people around the world and, in his later years, was recognized as a global citizen and a symbol of humanity and understanding.
Cast
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
Ernie Terrell
as Self (archive footage)
George Foreman
as Self (archive footage)
Howard Cosell
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
as Self (archive footage)
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Part 1
The early boxing career of Cassius Clay includes a gold medal win at the 1960 Olympics in Rome; after converting to Islam, Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali; Ali is stripped of his heavyweight title for refusing induction into the military.
Part 2
Ali becomes the first three-time heavyweight champion of the world, but the toll of so many historic ring encounters starts to show; "The Greatest" travels the globe as a goodwill ambassador, philanthropist and activist.
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