Last Round (Chuvalo vs. Ali), The (Full Frame)

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One of the most riveting and incredible documentaries ever made on the sport of boxing, "The Last Round" chronicles the extraordinary events leading up to the day that George Chuvalo, a real life Rocky Balboa type underdog from working-class Toronto, took on the man known simply as "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali. Set against the backdrop of the turbulent sixties, the film tells the unbelievable yet true story of the "Battle of Toronto," a legendary duel between the highly favored Ali and the unheralded Chuvalo. After 15 of the most memorable rounds in fighting history, Chuvalo earned a place in boxing immortality when Ali Deemed him "the toughest man" he had ever faced. An award-winning film, "The Last Round" includes fast paced archival footage from such famous fights as Ali vs. Sonny Liston and Chuvalo vs. Floyd Patterson plus colorful commentary from sports writers Jimmy Breslin and Robert Lipsyte, boxing guru Bert Sugar, Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee, and his brother, Rachman Ali.

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Muhammad Ali remains the country's most beloved and popular fighter, past and present. Previous documentaries on Ali's historic fights, "When We Were Kings" and "Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick", have been top-selling DVDs. "The Last Round" features some of boxing's most legendary fighters, including Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, and Ernie Terrel. Contains rare, fast-paced archival footage and interviews with some of the sport's most famous journalists, including Bert Sugar, Jimmy Breslin, and Robert Lipsyte. Boxing is one of America's most popular televised sports, with HBO and Showtime Pay-Per-View events drawing on average 200,000 homes per event.Biographies, Interviews, NTSC.