01 Jan 2001
Killer Instinct - The Rise and Fall of Mike Tyson
We see the man in action, in the ring as the intense fighting machine with killer instincts, and out of the ring as the quietly spoken young man.
Thrilla in Manila
On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
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Joe Frazier Himself
Muhammad Ali Himself (archive footage)
Imelda Marcos Herself
Buster Mathis Himself
Buster Mathis Himself (archive footage)
Larry Holmes Himself
Liev Schreiber Narrator
Jerry Izenberg Self
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