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Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
- Awards
- 6 wins
Henry Cooper
- Self
- (as Sir Henry Cooper)
Muhammad Ali
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ringo Bonavena
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Bonavena)
Mike DeJohn
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jimmy Ellis
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Ellis)
Joe Louis
- Self - World Heavyweight Champion, 1937-49
- (archive footage)
Malcolm X
- Self - Nation of Islam
- (archive footage)
Elijah Muhammad
- Self - Leader, Nation of Islam
- (archive footage)
Jerry Quarry
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Quarry)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaBeetween them Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes held the heavyweight title for over 20 years
- Quotes
George Chuvalo: When George Foreman hits you, it's like a Mack Truck hitting you at 40 miles an hour. And when Joe Frazier hits you, it's like a Pontiac car hitting you at 100 miles an hour. It's a different feel to it, you know? But they both hurt.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.35 (2009)
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A beautiful, honest film
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.
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- jimbob12404
- Dec 24, 2009
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- Лицом к лицу с Али
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- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $15,524
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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