Last week (October 30th), the Paley Center for Media in New York City commemorated the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle boxing fight, with a special panel discussion that included Ali’s daughter Khaliah Ali, his son-in-law music executive Jason Flom, Olympic boxer Roy Jones Jr., former WBO Featherweight champ Heather Hardy and Undisputed video game creator, Steel City Interactive CEO Ash Habib. The discussion was moderated by Showtime Championship Boxing Anchor Brian Custer.
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Tribeca Film Festival: HBO’s ‘What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali’ Gives Ali His Voice Back
HBO Sports’ two-part documentary, ‘What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali’, makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in order to chronicle the inspiring and timeless story of the iconic boxer, humanitarian, and proud personality.
What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali enters a crowded field. HBO, which will premiere the two-part documentary May 14th, released the legal drama Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight back in 2013, and in the documentary category, Leon Gast gave us When Were Kings, one of the great hero stories ever told, back in 1996. Antoine Fuqua’s latest addition to the Ali canon runs 165 minutes and attempts a comprehensive retelling of the Greatest’s life.
Muhammad Ali, the boxer called “The Greatest,” has died on Friday in a Phoenix, Arizona hospital after being admitted for respiratory complications.
The annual event celebrated 22nd Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night Foundation.