what did you guys think of it?when i watched it in the theatres the first time, i was about 10 and i thought it was great. but now knowing more about boxing and history of ali, it was grabage. i think it couldve been waayy better. and i just now realized james toney is joe frazier.
Pretty good film. As a boxing fan, I think it was pretty weak in some areas but they did well with the few hours they had. Jamie Fox was really good as Bundini and Will Smiths moves in the ring weren't bad.
I saw it in theaters when it first came out. It was 8 years ago so I was about 15 or 16. I was not a boxing fan really at the time and thought it was WAY too long.
I've become a huge boxing buff since then and now love to read about the history of the sport. So now I think the movies too short, hah.
Biggest problem with the movie is I'm a Toney fan and I can't help but root for him at the MSG fight. :) I love when he lands the 'left hook from hell'
EDIT:
I forgot to mention this in my original post. But if you haven't seen "When we were Kings" it's an EXCELLENT movie about the Ali v. Foreman fight.
Will Smith was INCREDIBLE in his role as Ali... His best performance ever... Good movie you guys can't say, "they didnt include enough... this... or that"... Because it's a Hollywood movie, THAT MOVIE IS TWO HOUR AND FOURTY MINUTES... They can only fit so much into a single movie... And a 2hr 40 minutes movie is enough for me...