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The song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali, and is performed during the opening credits. [ 1 ] Benson's original recording was released in 1977 in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and ...
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The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries. [2] The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974. The film consists largely ...
Muhammad Ali (Journey to Freedom), by Clay Latimer (2000) Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties, by Mike Marqusee (2000) The Greatest, by Walter Dean Myers (2001) Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World, by Mark Collings (2001) Ghosts of Manila, by Mark Kram (2002) Lucky Man: A Memoir, by Michael J. Fox (2002)
"The World's Greatest" is a song written and performed by American R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was originally featured on the soundtrack to the film Ali, [1] and also appeared on bootleg copies of Kelly's unreleased album, Loveland, which later became a bonus disc to Chocolate Factory. [2]
I Am the Greatest is a comedy album by boxer Cassius Clay, released in August 1963 – six months before he won the world heavyweight championship, publicly announced his conversion to Islam, and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. It was released by CBS Columbia. The album helped establish Ali's reputation as an eloquently poetic "trash talker".
Muhammad Ali was often dubbed the world's "most famous" person in the media. [354] [355] Several of his fights were watched by an estimated 1–2 billion viewers between 1974 and 1980, and his lighting of the torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics was watched by an estimated 3.5 billion viewers. [235] Muhammad Ali pop art painting by John Stango
The lyrics of the song focus mostly on Ali and his life, as well as the boxing match itself. Produced by Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, "Rumble in the Jungle" was released on January 7, 1997, as the first single from the soundtrack, becoming a chart hit in several countries.