Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6304097042
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,113 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Skill, Brains & Guts begins with boxing legend Muhammad Ali's emergence as a great amateur fighter, then chronicles his career through the glory days of the 1960s, his exile from the ring following his refusal to join the military during the height of the Vietnam war, and his eventual comeback and landmark fights against Joe Frazier and George Foreman. The 1975 film is worth watching for all the fight footage of Ali in his prime, when he captivated the world with both his pugilistic skill and his entertaining arrogance. --Robert J. McNamara

From the Back Cover

Skill, Brains & Guts chronicles the career of a boxing legend. Highlights from Ali's bouts with Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Floyd Patterson, George Chuvala, and many more are included in this program. Ali is shown at his best, talking trash during title matches and while training before big-time fights. This program is punctuated by interviews both before and after Ali's matches. Special attention is paid toward Ali's constant rivalry with Smokin' Joe Frazier. Ali is known as one of the best self-promoters of all time and now you can see why. 87 minutes.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good documentary of Ali's life up to 1975., October 12, 2002

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This review is from: Legends of the Ring - Muhammad Ali - Skill, Brains & Guts [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ali was one of the best fighters of all time. And this 90 minute documentary captures some of his greatest moments - the title winning victory over Liston, his captivating interviews with the press, and still photographs of his 1974 win over George Foreman.

This video has been eclipsed by more recent documentaries such as the the 6 video set "Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story," "The Fights and Times of Muhammad Ali," the ESPN Sports Century one hour documentary, and a number of others. If you have those, you don't need this. But if all you want is one 90 minute video, this will do fine.