In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Howard Cosell
Malcolm X
Angelo Dundee
Howard Bingham
Don King
Sonji Roi
Belinda Ali
Veronica Porche
Chauncey Eskridge
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bradley
Herbert Muhammad
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Luis Sarria
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Robert Lipsyte
Joe Smiley
Odessa
Woman Singer
Joseph Mobutu
'Smokin' Joe Frazier
Floyd Paterson
Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
Betty Shabazz
Marlin Thomas
Malcolm X's Daughter
Young Cassius Clay
The Doctor
Jimmy Cannon
Madison Square Garden Announcer
Gordon Davidson
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
Induction FBI Man
Bob Arum
Boxing Commissioner
Malcolm's Bodyguard
Death Newsman
Family Photo Man
Asian Cosmetologist
Assistant Director
Referee Arthur Mercante
Hampton House Announcer
Prosecutor
Reporter
Reporter
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Harlem Neighbor
Lana Shabazz
Miami Cop
ORTF Interviewer
London Banker
Black Pilot
Reporter in Zaire
Dancer (uncredited)
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Executive Producer