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Last Round, The: Chuvalo Vs. Ali (2002)
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The Untold Story of the Fighter who took Muhammad Ali the Distance.
One of the most riveting documentaries ever to be 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 fifteen of the most memorable rounds in boxing history, Chuvalo earned a place in boxing immortality when Ali deemed him "the toughest man" he had ever faced. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Joseph Blasioli, the film includes fast-paced archival footage of such famous fights as Ali vs. Sonny Liston and Chuvalo vs. Floyd Patterson, plus colorful commentary from sports writer Jimmy Breslin, boxing guru Bert Sugar, Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee, and his brother Rachman Ali.
In the tradition of the classic boxing documentary When We Were Kings, The Last Round looks back at one of the most passionately fought matches in the history of heavyweight boxing. A contest that took on mythical proportions, this award-winning film reminds us that despite the odds, and no matter what the circumstances, no fight is over until the final bell rings.
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