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    What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

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    2019     Biography documentary    
    2h 45min
    CountryUSA

    Determined to avenge his defeat to Joe Frazier, Ali builds a rustic training camp in Deer Park, PA, and goes on to defeat a parade of contenders before losing to Ken Norton in 1973. The loss jeopardizes a Frazier rematch, but a recommitted Ali beats Norton in a second bout, setting up an encore with Frazier, who was dethroned by George Foreman earlier that year. This time, Ali beats his nemesis, with his reward being the 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' with Foreman in Zaire. Against all odds, Ali KOs an exhausted Foreman to regain the heavyweight title, and becomes an idol around the world. Another epic victory over Frazier, 1975's 'Thrilla in Manilla,' follows, but the toll of so many brutal fights starts to show. After several up-and-down bouts (and retirements), Ali vows to return to the ring, and in December 1981 he loses badly to Trevor Berbick. Finally, Ali retires for good and The Greatest travels the world as a goodwill ambassador.

    Directed byAntoine Fuqua
    Written bySteven Leckart

    Featuring

    Diana Ross
    Bill Cosby
    Ossie Davis
    Jimmy Carter
    Jim Brown
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Stephen Stanton
    Dick Cavett
    Aretha Franklin
    Muhammad Ali
    Steve Allen
    Berry Gordy
    Ken Norton
    George Foreman
    Joe Frazier
    Joe Bugner
    Jackie Robinson
    Jack Paar
    Howard Cosell
    Jerry Quarry
    Chuck Wepner
    Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill
    Larry Holmes
    Rocky Marciano
    Floyd Patterson
    Sonny Liston
    Drew Bundini Brown
    Ed Bradley
    Leon Spinks
    Gorgeous George
    Ernie Terrell
    Angelo Dundee
    Earnie Shavers
    Nikki Giovanni
    Larry J. Kolb
    Jimmy Ellis
    Trevor Berbick
    Buster Mathis
    Yank Durham
    Jürgen Blin

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