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Will Smith stars in this movie that chronicles the life of sports legend Muhammad Ali.
In 1964, when Ali (then Cassius Clay) fights Sonny Liston he wins his first heavyweight championship and shows he is a force to be reckon with. Clay then forges a new relationship with Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles), prompting his name change to Mohammed Ali. After the death of Malcolm X, Ali refuses to be drafted to fight in Vietnam, he is convicted on the charge of draft evasion (which stripped him of his title), and goes through subsequent court appeals that eventually cleared his name. Finally, we see Ali's return to the ring in his quest to regain the heavyweight championship -- first from Joe Frasier, then from George Foreman.
Along the way, Ali has several dalliances with women including his first wife Sonji Roi (Jada Pinkett Smith), second wife Belinda Boyd (Nona M. Gaye), to-be third wife Veronica Porsche (Michael Michele) and integral relationships with his male friends and supporters, including the irrepressible Howard Cosell (Jon Voight), trainer Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver), and the enigmatic Bundini (Jamie Foxx).
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Will Smith
Mario Van Peebles
Jada Pinkett Smith
Nona M. Gaye
Michael Michele
Jon Voight
Ron Silver
Jamie Foxx
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