In this touching, insightful look into the powerful myth of Muhammad Ali and the singular man behind it, the big hearted boxer speaks out on a variety of challenging subjects including his own humble roots, his inspirational religious conversion, his many colourful opponents and, of course, his own larger than life persona. Approximate running time: 45 minutes.
American prizefighter Muhammad Ali, originally Cassius Marcellus Clay, Junior, won the world heavyweight title in 1964, but as a result of his refusal to allow the Army to induct him during the Vietnam War, people stripped him of his title and from 1967 from competing banned him to 1970; he later regained the title two more times in 1974 and 1978.
This former professional boxer, philanthropist, and social activist lived.