When Ali Came to Ireland
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Director Ross Whitaker Duration Language English | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Adventure, History Country Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2012 (2012) Initial release December 2012 (Republic of Ireland) Producers Ross Whitaker, Aideen OSullivan Cinematography Chris Yacoubian, Alex Sapienza, Brian Moore, Michael ODonovan Genres Documentary, Adventure Film, Sports, Historical fiction Similar movies Ali (2001), Facing Ali (2009), When We Were Kings (1996), Ali: An American Hero (2000), King of the World (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When Ali Came to Ireland is a 2012 Irish documentary film directed by Ross Whitaker. It tells the story of how Killorglin-born circus strongman and publican, Michael "Butty" Sugrue, put up £300,000 and persuaded Muhammad Ali to make his first visit to Ireland to fight against Alvin Lewis in Croke Park on 19 July 1972.
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Ali went to Ireland with an entourage on 11 July 1972 to spend time training for the fight. While there, he was interviewed for RTÉ Television by Cathal O'Shannon and was taught the rudiments of hurling by Eddie Keher.
Ali won the Lewis fight with a technical knockout in the 11th round, and Sugrue lost a lot of money bankrolling it. The documentary was first broadcast on RTÉ One on 1 January 2013.
Ali returned to Ireland twice in later years. He took part in the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in Dublin in 2003, and he visited the birthplace of his great grandfather, Abe Grady, in Ennis in 2009, where he was made an Honorary Freeman of the town.
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Awards
When Ali Came to Ireland won the Best Sports Programme award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards.
References
When Ali Came to Ireland WikipediaWhen Ali Came to Ireland IMDb