Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

TV Mini Series
2024
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7.4/10

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Samuel L. Jackson in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)

The infamous armed robbery story after Muhammad Ali's historical comeback fight in 1970.

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Following his return to boxing after dodging the draft, Ali beats Jerry Quarry. Later that night, hundreds are robbed at his after-party in a massive armed robbery.Following his return to boxing after dodging the draft, Ali beats Jerry Quarry. Later that night, hundreds are robbed at his after-party in a massive armed robbery.Following his return to boxing after dodging the draft, Ali beats Jerry Quarry. Later that night, hundreds are robbed at his after-party in a massive armed robbery.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

2.7K

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205

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Trivia
Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry was billed as, "The Return of the Champion," and was a professional boxing match contested on October 26, 1970 at the Atlanta City Auditorium, for the Lineal heavyweight championship. This was Ali's first fight since his suspension from boxing in 1967. Ali was suspended for refusing to enlist in the United States Active Duty Services[Draft] to participate in the Vietnam War. This was a protest due to his Islamic beliefs, and against the racial bias, discrimination, and treatment towards African Americans at that time in The United States. Ali did not believe in fighting the Vietnam war stating, "My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me 'ni**er,' they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father. Shoot them for what? How can I shoot them poor people? Just take me to jail."

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Referenced in NBC Sunday Night Football: Week 1: Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions (2024)

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10/10

All Star Cast - All Star Storytelling

You know as series is phenomenal when the moment that it's over, you're immediately looking for the next release of the next episode. I haven't seen something this good in quite a long time. The storytelling is beyond phenomenal. I can't tell how much is true and how much is fictional so it makes me also want to do some research into the history on the story in the narrative. This is an absolute masterpiece the way the story is told combine with the music, combine with it story and just the overall acting. The guy who plays the character of Muhammad Ali, did a fantastic job, and that's quite a hard character to master. There are so much depth within each character arc that you just love the show. I can't wait for the next one and I hope that it can continue for five more episodes.