Ali's boxing license is threatened to be revoked in New York. Ali says he won't go fight an enemy he doesn't know; his enemies are here at home. During a fight weigh in, the opposing boxer calls him "Clay" and Ali punches him.

ICONIC QUOTE:
"They gonna take from me what no fighter int he world can."
(Muhammad Ali)

"I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home."
(Muhammad Ali)

"You will announce it from right here from flat on your back. What's my name? What's my name?! What's my name? Say my name! You gonna say my name!"
"Your mama called you Clay! I'm gonna call you Clay!"
"I want you all to tell all they aunts and all they uncles and cousins and friends..get to your television set, get to your radio 'cause I never wanted to whup a man so bad!"
(Ernie Terrell, Muhammad Ali)

TITLE: Ali
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2001
LIBRARY: Lionsgate
DIRECTOR: Michael Mann
PRODUCER(S): Michael Mann, Jon Peters, James Lassiter, Paul Ardaji, A. Kitman Ho
COMPOSER: Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke
IMDB: 
IMDB SCORE:  0.0
TALENT: Joe Morton, Will Smith
GENRE: Biography, Blockbuster, Drama, History, Iconic, Period Piece, Sports, True Story
ERA: 1960s, 1970s
TERRITORY RIGHTS:  Other
TERM RIGHTS: Perpetuity
ICONIC TITLE: yes
FILENAME: gk-ali-021
DURATION: 00:02:47:00
TIME IN: 01:07:12:00