Product Details

• Actors: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 26, 1998
• Run Time: 231 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783112068
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,180 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Includes the Rumble in the Jungle '74: Ali vs. Foreman, the Thrilla in Manila '75: Ali vs. Frazier III and I Shook Up the World '64: Clay vs. Liston.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The uncut footage of the fights my Dad told me about, July 2, 2001

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Robert Wormley (lakebay, wa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ali's Greatest Fights - I Shook Up the World (Clay vs. Liston 1964) / Rumble in the Jungle (Ali vs. Foreman 1974) / Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III 1975) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm 28 and I've always known that Ali was the greatest without ever seeing one of his fights. Until I watched the uncut footage of three of the greatest fights of all time. Ali vs. Liston I, the thriller in manilla and the rumble in the jungle. This is the actual footage and commentary that was broadcast. Watching it was like traveling through a time machine. I was back there watching Ali demolish Liston, the most intimidating and feared fighter of all time (including iron-bite tyson!). Watch the first round, as Ali dances around Liston too quick to be hit. Listen to Joe Lewis trying to defend Liston at the end of the fight after Liston doesn't answer the bell. Watch Ali invent the rope-a-dope against foreman. I watched the entire Frazier fight in slow motion, marveling at the incredible exchanges between the fighters. See if you can find where the tide of the Frazier fight shifts to Ali's corner........ I hignly recommend reading "King of the World" by David Remnick before watching this video. It will set the stage for you to appreciate why Ali's defeat of Liston was the greatest upset of boxing history. It will also allow you to appreciate the background to the fight that you won't get from watching the video....Liston's mob connection, Ali's secret conversion to the Nation of Islam, Malcom X sitting at ringside, the truth about Ali's antics at the weigh-in, and Ali's comments to the reporters at ringside......Unforgettable videos and worth every dime

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE GREATEST AT HIS GREATEST., March 3, 2000

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Randall Sugrue (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ali's Greatest Fights - I Shook Up the World (Clay vs. Liston 1964) / Rumble in the Jungle (Ali vs. Foreman 1974) / Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III 1975) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This 3 tape collection shows Muhammad Ali's greatest bouts. The between-round commentaries by boxing icons, like Eddie Futch, Milt Bailey, Archie Moore, Fight Doctor Ferdie Pacheco, Angelo Dundee and many more, make this collection a must for serious fight fans. Ali's stunning upsets against 2 seemingly invincible foes,Sonny Liston (in 1964) and George Foreman (in 1974)to his final (and most brutal) battle of atrition with his arch nemesis, Joe Frazier, are vividly re-lived with the same intensities as their opening bells. Ali's Greatest Fights resurrects not only 3 of Ali's greatest bouts, but arguably three of the greatest moments in boxing history.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ali's Greatest Fights - I Shook Up the World (Clay vs. Liston 1964) / Rumble in the Jungle (Ali vs. Foreman 1974) / Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III 1975) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

3 movies showing 3 great fights: with Liston, Foreman and Frazier (in Manila). Superb commentary. Pretty good.