Muhammad and Larry
“Some fights nobody wins”
2009•53m•6.4•Released
Documentary
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
Director
Bradley Kaplan
Languages
English
Studio
ESPN
Cast
Muhammad Ali
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Angelo Dundee
Himself
Larry Holmes
Himself
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Gene Kilroy
Self
John Schulian
Self
Leon Spinks
Himself (archive footage)
Ken Norton
Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Hauser
Himself
Howard Cosell
Himself (archive footage)
Production
Company
ESPN
Company
ESPN Films
Producer
Keith Vyse
Producer
Laura Coxson
Producer
Mark Durand
Producer
Bradley Kaplan
Recommended
7.1
The Class of ‘92
2013
7
Ronaldo
2015
7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
6.9
Sidney
2022
7.8
Being James Bond
2021
8.1
Senna
2010
7.4
Diego Maradona
2019
8
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
7.6
When We Were Kings
1996
8.4
O.J.: Made in America
2016
7.7
Hitting the Apex
2015
6.5
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
7.9
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
7.5
The Last Repair Shop
2024
7.2
Long Shot
2017
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
7.3
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.5
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Similar Movies
Calcutta Topical No. 2
1925
Hull Fair
1902
A Fighting Legacy
2025
9
Heavy Horse Pull
1977
Polices de jeux
2018
7
Long Distance Runner
1968
5.7
Golden Girl
2016
The Thing About Greece... A Snowboard Documentary
2015
Nyimsao and Kheseto: A Tale of the Naga Hills
1928
10
Moca: One of the Most Beautiful Football Stories
2025
7.5
Les yeux dans les Bleus
1998
6.7
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
1938
5
0,03 seconds
2017
6.9
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938
5.7
Burn the Ships
2017
8
Men in the Arena
2017
Nervous Laughter
2017
Isenseven: Undermovie
2007
The Rise: The New MoneyBall
2025
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour
1921