Muhammad Ali – The Man, The Moves, The Mouth (2008) DVD5
on June 11th, 2016 at 20:01
The great Bert Sugar narrates the film, which highlights every major fight of Ali's career. Among other, non-fight related topics, there is some great footage of him meeting the Beatles. We also see the moment when Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, when he joined the Nation of Islam in 1964. His religious beliefs led him to vociferous opposition to the Vietnam War, which he paid dearly for. In 1967, Ali was stripped of his Heavyweight Championship title, and convicted of draft evasion. He would not fight again for nearly four years.
When he did regain his boxing license in 1970, Ali won against Jerry Quarry, and Oscar Bonavena. These matches paved the way for “The Fight of the Century”, with Ali vs. the then undefeated Joe Frazier on August 8, 1971. Frazier won this bout, but Ali continued to fight...
DVD5 | NTSC 4:3 | 00:52:53 | 2.68 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: none
Genre: Documentary