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AKA Cassius Clay (Docu) (DVD)
A fascinating look at the life and achievements of one of the most outspoken yet charismatic boxers in the world, Muhammad Ali. Born Cassius Clay in 1942. Ali soon rose to become a renowned athlete and compelling political leader. Ambitious and totally fearless, Ali became a symbol of pride and one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century.
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MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) AKA Cassius Clay [1970]
Made in 1970, just as he was reaching the end of a three-year exile from boxing, <I>AKA Cassius Clay</I> is a documentary about Muhammad Ali's life and career. Produced by Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton--who would go on to manage Mike Tyson--it includes reams of Jacobs' vast collection of fight footage, some of it familiar, some quite rare, such as flickery images of his earliest bouts.<p> The film intersperses an account of Ali's career with good natured, if combative, sections to camera featuring Ali and future Tyson trainer Cus D'Amato, who plays devil's advocate, arguing with the ex-champ that he would never have beaten Joe Louis in his heyday, or (more dubiously) his own protégé Floyd Patterson. Watching footage of his 1967 bout against Cleveland Williams here, it's hard to believe any champion before or since could have beaten Ali at his height.<p> Ali's familiar story is competently related here (though narrator Richard Kiley has the mildly disconcerting air of a Bond villain): his 1960 Olympic triumph; his defeat of Sonny Liston who was expected to annihilate the young 22-year-old blowhard in 1964; his conversion to the Nation of Islam; and the plainly vindictive decision on the part of the authorities to revise his draft status and call him up for service in Vietnam. Ali refused and faced the possibility of a five-year jail sentence as well as being stripped of his title. The principle pleasure of <I>AKA Cassius Clay</I> is watching Ali in full verbal flow. His maniacal teasing of Liston was a psychological knockout blow. The man's too <I>ugly</I> to be the world champ. The world champ should be <I>pretty</I>, like me! <p> <B>On the DVD:</B> extras comprise scene selections and the original trailer. The reproduction is visually adequate, with the sepia tones of the fight footage holding up well; but the dubbing in places is poor. --<I>David Stubbs</I>
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AKA CASSIUS CLAY
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Robson Books Ltd Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay Vs the United States of America
Pages: 271, Paperback, Robson Books Ltd
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AKA Cassius Clay
A unique in-depth portrait of the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, Muhammed Ali, from his childhood in Kentucky to his conquest of the heavyweight championship.
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