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  • When We Were Kings

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    It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King…

  • The Great White Hype

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    When the champ’s promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn’t a boxer anymore and he’s white. However, once Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy…

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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    The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

  • Phantom Punch

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    From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous ‘Phantom Punch’ by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston’s mysterious and untimely death in 1971.