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Series 1: 2. Round One: The Greatest, Part 2
Cassius Clay is determined to become the youngest ever champion by taking on the ‘unbeatable’ Sonny Liston, the reigning world heavyweight champion. Clay needs to fight other contenders first, including a famous bout with Henry Cooper in London. Meanwhile, he quietly joins the Nation of Islam and becomes a confidant of Malcolm X.
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