Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| George Chuvalo | ... | Himself | |
| Henry Cooper | ... | Himself (as Sir Henry Cooper) | |
| George Foreman | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Frazier | ... | Himself | |
| Larry Holmes | ... | Himself | |
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Ron Lyle | ... | Himself |
| Ken Norton | ... | Himself | |
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Earnie Shavers | ... | Himself |
| Leon Spinks | ... | Himself | |
| Ernie Terrell | ... | Himself | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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Ringo Bonavena | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Bonavena) |
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Mike DeJohn | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Ellis | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Ellis) |
| Joe Louis | ... | Himself - World Heavyweight Champion, 1937-49 (archive footage) | |
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The life and career of Muhammad Ali (1942- ) as seen chronologically in archival footage: Ali as a fighter, a personality, a political lightening rod, and a man. Boxers who fought him describe what led up to major fights and the matches themselves; they also offer personal revelations about their own lives: George Chuvalo's family losses, George Foreman's conversion, Ken Norton's gratitude, Ron Lyle's teaching, Earnie Shaver's encounter with the Klan, and Joe Frazier's good humor pack their own punch. The fighters talk about Ali's quickness, cunning, and recuperative powers - and how fighting him changed their lives. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Ron Lyle: . I couldn't believe it, you know? I'm ahead on all scorecards. "Come on, man! This is my moment!". Am I bitter? Forget about it. I never took it personal. If there don't be no Ali, you think you'd be sitting here talking to Ron Lyle? About what?
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Beetween them Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes held the heavyweight title for over 20 years See more »Quotes
Ron Lyle: I took some shots... I took some shots. Freddy Nunez, the referee, stopped it[the fight]
Ron Lyle: . I couldn't believe it, you know? I'm ahead on all scorecards. "Come on, man! This is my moment!". Am I bitter? Forget about it. I never took it personal. If there don't be no Ali, you think you'd be sitting here talking to Ron Lyle? About what?
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this film. I had not heard anything about it and when I was able to get a copy I figured it would be a puff piece, but it is much much more than that. Interviews with several opponents of Muhammad Ali reveal a lot about both the interviewees themselves, and their lives, and their almost unanimous love for Ali. Footage of each fighter's bouts with Ali is plentiful and exciting, and watching it will make you cry when you realize how much he has lost over the years. Something else that will make you cry is what one of his greatest opponents--I won't say who it is---cries openly for Ali and calls him "a great guy...and I hope he gets to live the way we all live...he's earned it." This film just knocked "Tyson" out of the top spot in my best sports documentaries of the year list.