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Ali's Comeback - The Untold Story






2020
Documentary | 1 x 80

It’s 1970 and Muhammad Ali had been exiled from boxing for his stance against the Vietnam War, stripped of his title, denied a license to compete in all 50 states and convicted of draft evasion. But in Atlanta, a diverse group came together to ensure he received his rightful comeback

Since 1967 Ali’s illustrious boxing career was ebbing to a quiet close. But in Atlanta, that all changed. An ambitious Jewish attorney turned promoter, Atlanta’s first Jewish mayor, and Senator Leroy Johnson joined forces to make the impossible possible. Ali’s Comeback: The Untold Story is the epic tale about the return of the greatest athlete of the 20th Century from the shadows of the boxing ring, and onto the world stage. Featuring an all-star cast including Evander Holyfield, John (Juan) Carlos, Edwin Moses, Andrew Young, Jim Brown, and Khalilah Ali