Muhammad Ali’s legacy to be cherished by HBO’s ‘Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight’ – Boxing News
Many boxing fans of the era saw Muhammad Ali ‘The Greatest’ fighting in the ring against some of the most fierce boxers of all time. However, back in the day, Ali’s greatest fight never happened in the ring, instead it happened outside the ring when Ali
refused to serve the armed forces to U.S. in 1966. As a result, Ali was arrested, his boxing license was cancelled and he went on a war with the United States government. Ali proved to the world that one man can indeed make a difference and this is the fight
HBO will be honouring with its ‘Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight’ movie.
Filming of the movie will start in New York City from tomorrow onward. The movie will have Christopher Plummer as Justice John Marshall Harlan II of the Supreme Court and Frank Langella as Chief Justice Warren Burger. Kevin Kennedy, Supreme Court’s clerk
who supported Ali, will be played by Benjamin Walker. Filming will start at Madison Ave and E 23rd St in New York City.
It should be noted here that Ali’s stance against the Vietnam War raised great awareness regarding to entire issue. Ali went to schools, colleges and universities to raise support not only for himself but also for the millions who were being killed in the
war. Since Ali had converted to Islam 2 years before the whole scenario developed, Ali rejected the notion of serving in the Vietnam War saying that it is against the teachings of the Holy Quran.
At one occasion, when asked, Ali said, “No, I am not going 10,000 miles to help murder, kill, and burn other people to simply help continue the domination of white slavemasters over dark people the world over. This is the day and age when such evil injustice
must come to an end.”
Similarly, at another point in time, Ali established, “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and
denied simple human rights?”
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