Facing Ali (2009)
2009 film by Pete McCormack
- Released
- 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Pete McCormack
- Producer
- Derik Murray
- Starring
- Muhammad Ali, George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, Howard Cosell, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Sonny Liston
- Running time
- 100 minutes
Facing Ali is a 2009 documentary directed by Pete McCormack about Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky) as told from the perspectives of ten opponents he faced during his career: George Chuvalo, Sir Henry Cooper, George Foreman, "Smokin'" Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes (also a former sparring partner of Ali), Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks and Ernie Terrell.
Production is credited to Canadian producer Derik Murray and his company, Network Entertainment, and to Lions Gate Entertainment and Spike Sports in association with Muhammad Ali Enterprises.
Cast
- Muhammad Ali
- George Chuvalo
- Henry Cooper
- Howard Cosell
- George Foreman
- Joe Frazier
- Larry Holmes
- Sonny Liston
- Ron Lyle
- Ken Norton
- Earnie Shavers
- Leon Spinks
- Ernie Terrell
- Malcolm X
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5428610 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.