Frank Moten, Cadillac Richie, and a crowd of party guests sitting on the floor in Fight Night
Peacock's new crime thriller Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist tells a shocking but true-to-life story of the 1970 heist that occurred in Atlanta on the heels of Muhammad Ali's comeback fight against Jerry Quarry. The series is inspired by iHeart Radio's similarly titled true-crime podcast and dramatized to depict the half-century-old criminal case from what series creator Shaye Ogbanna calls "a character perspective," according to TODAY.
Fight Night Is Based On A Real Heist That Took Place During Muhammad Ali's Return To Boxing In 1970 The Heist Took Advantage Of Ali's Comeback Fight Against Jerry Quarry The events behind Fight Night's story transpired amid Muhammad Ali's historic return to boxing in 1970. As a result of refusing to be drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1966, Ali was stripped of the boxing title he earned prior and effectively banned from the sport.
The Million Dollar Heist Happened During Chicken Man's Afterparty Chicken Man's Guests Were Met With An Unwelcome Surprise Close Ali won the match against Quarry by technical knockout, prompting his supporters to continue the momentous night with celebration.
Related Samuel L. Jackson & Kevin Hart's Star-Studded Crime Drama Gives Goodfellas Vibes In Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Trailer The Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Hart led Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist gets its first trailer, promising intrigue and violent consequences. I knew he wasn’t dumb enough to pull a stunt like that. This was a man who ran a million-dollar operation from a pay phone on a street corner. He was smart. He could’ve run IBM or Coke. There’s no way he would’ve risked all that to pay somebody off. This was pulled off by a bunch of young thugs who were trying to knock over a party, and when they got there and saw how big it was, they improvised.
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