What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

Overview

Explore Ali’s challenges, confrontations, comebacks and triumphs through recordings of his own voice. The two-part documentary paints an intimate portrait of a man who was a beacon of hope for oppressed people around the world and, in his later years, was recognized as a global citizen and a symbol of humanity and understanding.

Episodes

Part 1

S01E01 Part 1

May 14, 2019 6.0 80 min
The early boxing career of Cassius Clay includes a gold medal win at the 1960 Olympics in Rome; after converting to Islam, Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali; Ali is stripped of his heavyweight...
Part 2

S01E02 Part 2

May 15, 2019 5.0 80 min
Ali becomes the first three-time heavyweight champion of the world, but the toll of so many historic ring encounters starts to show; "The Greatest" travels the globe as a goodwill ambassador, philanthropist and activist.

Cast

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Ernie Terrell
Self (archive footage)
George Foreman
George Foreman
Self (archive footage)
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)

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