‘Ali’ To Return To Theaters In Honor Of Muhammad Ali
- wwetvsports21
- Jun 8, 2016
- 1 min read
“Ali” will return to theaters in tribute to the iconic boxer and humanitarian. Will Smith played the legendary Muhammad Ali in 2001. Smith spent approximately one year learning all aspects of Ali's life. These included boxing training (up to seven hours a day), Islamic studies and dialect training. Smith has said that his portrayal of Ali is his proudest work to date.
Another movie that will be hitting the theater is the documentary "Rumble In The Jungle". The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974 (at 4:00 am).
Held at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion. Attendance was about 60,000. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". The event was one of Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter.
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