3.4“Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.”/ December 10, 2001
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.
“Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.”
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Howard Cosell
Malcolm X
Curated based on cinematic style, tone, and audience acclaim
Angelo Dundee
Howard Bingham
Don King
Sonji Roi
Belinda Ali
Veronica Porche
Chauncey Eskridge
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
