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Some fights nobody wins
In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection
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This is a strong documentary about Muhammad Ali's last fight and the man he lost to, Larry Holmes, who apparently gets little recognition in the sport. (And, frankly, I've never heard of him.) The film collects a lot of footage shot at the time for a documentary that never got finished, and pairs it with new interviews. I do feel like the original film might have been a great one but the decision still works reasonably well, especially for someone like me who doesn't know boxing and so needs some context (provided by the recent interviews). Definitely one of the stronger ones in the series so far. Worth watching whether or not you care about boxing.