Facing Ali

IMDb link: 1419318
IMDb rating: 7.9 (3,872 votes)
Genres: Biography, Sport, Documentary
Director: Pete McCormack
Cast: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman and others

Release date: 16 Dec 2010
Release year: 2009
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: United States, Canada
Keywords: reminiscence, tribute, boxing champion, professional sports, heavyweight boxer, boxing, knocked unconscious, boxing sport, sportsman, television reporter

Plot:

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.

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