Muhammad Ali
2021
Published on, 2 months ago
Muhammad Ali
Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964) 1 Season 1 Episode
129 min
2021
Published on, 2 months ago
Cassius Clay rises from amateur boxer to 1960 Olympic gold medal winner. He turns professional and moves to Miami, sharpening his boxing skills and honing his genius for self-promotion. Meanwhile, he quietly joins the Nation of Islam and becomes a confidant of Malcolm X. In 1964, he shocks the world by upsetting the heavily favored Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight championship.
muslim
race politics
politics
black activist
muslim american
social justice
social issues
boxing
social movement
boxing champion
black muslims
black power
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