"Director: Albert Mayseles"

• ESPN 30 for 30 Muhammad and Larry | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £9.25   |  Saving you £3.74 (28.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still The Greatest.At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection. In the raw moments after Ali's humbling in this one-sided fight, it was not fully comprehended what the Maysles brothers had actually captured on film and, due to unexpected circumstances, the Maysles footage never received a public screening or airing. However, in the intervening years, the magnitude of this footage is now clear. An era ended when the braggadocio and confidence were stripped away in the ring, and the world's greatest hero was revealed to be a man. Here for the first time is the unseen filmed build up to that fight, accompanied by freshly shot interviews by Albert Maysles with members from both the Ali and Holmes camps, as well as others who were prime witnesses to this poignant foolhardy attempt at courage.

• ESPN 30 for 30 Muhammad and Larry | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £4.34   |  Saving you £8.65 (199.31%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A fascinating look at the decline of the man who shook up the world. In October of 1980, Muhammad Ali came out of retirement attempting to become world heavyweight champion for an unprecedented fourth time. Some close aides and observers worried whether he still had enough in his battle-worn 38-yearold body to pull off another miracle. His opponent, Larry Holmes, had broken into boxing as Ali s sparring partner en-route to the world title. In the weeks of training leading up to the fight, legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles took an intimate look at Ali as he masterfully entertained onlookers at his training camp, trying to convince them and perhaps himself that he was indeed still The Greatest. Here for the first time is the compelling never-before-seen footage from the build-up to the title fight, accompanied by newlyproduced, reflective conversations with surviving members and experts from the Ali and Holmes camps (including Larry Holmes, Angelo Dundee, Wali Muhammad, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco and Bert Sugar). Muhammad and Larry tells the poignant, at times amusing, but ultimately heart-wrenching story of the battle between these two great friends and warriors and the fight that changed them, and boxing history, forever.