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Quarry did better this time, lasting much longer, but once again struggled to close the distance with, and hurt Ali, who once again dominated most of the fight from the outside. Quarry was hurt going into the seventh round, and after landing several unanswered shots, Ali signaled to the referee to stop the fight, which he did shortly afterwards.
Peacock's new limited series starring Kevin Hart and Samuel L. Jackson chronicles a robbery in the aftermath of Muhammed Ali's 1970 Atlanta fight.
Dexter Darden as Ali on 'Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist' ; Muhammad Ali gives a press conference in Atlanta on October 26, 1970, before the match with Jerry Quarry.
The eight-episode series unfolds at an afterparty following Muhammad Ali’s return to the boxing ring in 1970, where Atlanta’s elite mingled with members of the criminal underworld.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is an American crime drama television miniseries created by Shaye Ogbonna, based on the 2020 podcast of the same name fictionalizing an actual armed robbery, at an Atlanta party, [1] on the night of Muhammad Ali's October 1970 comeback fight, after being stripped of his boxing license in 1967 for being a conscientious objector to fighting in the Vietnam War.
Quarry did better than in their first fight but once again struggled to close the distance with Ali, who once again dominated most of the fight from the outside. Quarry was hurt going into the seventh round, and after landing several unanswered shots, Ali signaled to the referee to stop the fight, which he did shortly afterwards.
Ali's boxing rebirth was a big night for Atlanta and the beginning of a special relationship between the city and the legendary boxer. This culminated with the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, where ...
In the first rounds, Ali was aggressive, moving and exchanging blows with Frazier. However, Ali soon appeared to tire and adopted the "rope-a-dope" strategy, frequently resorting to clinches. During this part of the bout Ali did some effective counter-punching, but for the most part absorbed punishment from a relentlessly attacking Frazier.