Muhammad Ali

I have read and watched almost everything published about Cassius Marcellus Jr. Clay, and while in his early 20's later accepting the Islam name, Muhummad Ali. I can never read or see enough film about Ali's early life and trajectory to become not only a sports hero but a legend for mankind.

Ali has been photographed and interviewed more than any other man/woman in the past century. It may sound strange but I don't think of Muhummad Ali as a famous and successful.three (3) times Heavyweight Boxing Champion. I will always remember his speech when he was asked why he refuses to go to Vietnam and if he was prepared to go to jail if he continues to refuse to go to war and fight for his country. Over the next several decades Ali maintained steadfastly his religious beliefs and used his fame to the betterment of not only African Americans but to all children, men and women around the world.

This documentary series provides an excellent insight into not only the man Muhummad Alli, but also insight into the many people who were close to him and influenced him both as a father, friend, fighter and as a political and civil rights leader.

This is a must see documentary series narrated with perfection by actor Keith David that I will need to purchase when it becomes available.

I give the series a perfect 10 out of 10 IMDB rating.

It's difficult to measure Ali's importance as a boxer and leader in the civil rights movement. But it was definitely huge. He is in my opinion one of the greatest athletes of all time.

This might be the best sports-documentary, I've ever seen. And I've seen them all.

Wow, what a triumph this documentary is! Ken Burns is to documentaries what Muhammad Ali was to boxing, the Greatest!

I must admit when I heard this series was in four 2 hour parts, I wondered what more can possibly be said about Muhammad Ali. But trust me there is not one boring second in this documentary. I have seen all the Muhammad Ali ones and outside of When We Were Kings, which focuses on his trip and fight with Foreman in Africa, this Ken Burns one is the definitive one and if you were going to see only one, this is it. Muhammad Ali is known by sound bites and excepts but here we see better the contexts where his words were spoken. The footage restoration is amazing! Malcolm X has never looked more magnificent on film. This is one for the ages, after Civil War, Jazz and more Ken Burns does it again. I hope he gets decorated for telling American history honestly.

Older than I Ali always popped up. This documentary is a fitting tribute to an athlete who I can measure my life with. A must watch.

There is a lot of video that has been recorded of Ali over his lifetime and, because he was so loquacious, a lot of audio that accompanies it. Those are the best parts of this doco and always make for captivating entertainment. The bits about backgrounds to the fights are quite good but we do have to wonder how balanced the story telling is. The background on Ali's life seems very light with all sorts of women, houses, events popping up with little to explain any motivation about how Ali came to find himself in such situations.

A fascinating story of boxing and an average story of the boxer.