When Ali Came to Ireland - Wikipedia When Ali Came to Ireland When Ali Came to Ireland Muhammad Ali during a 1972 interview in Ireland Directed by Ross Whitaker Produced by Aideen O'Sullivan Starring Muhammad Ali Alvin Lewis Cathal O'Shannon Jimmy Magee Production company True Films Release date 2012 ( 2012 ) Running time 50 minutes Country Ireland Language English 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. 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. Contents 1 Cast 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links Cast Muhammad Ali Butty Sugrue Alvin Lewis Cathal O'Shannon Jimmy Magee Rock Brynner Eddie Keher Dave Hannigan George Kimball Awards When Ali Came to Ireland won the Best Sports Programme award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards. References Jump up ^ `` When Ali Came to Ireland '' Internet Movie Database. Retrieved : 2013 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ New year 's treat as Ali 's Dublin date relived on the box Irish Examiner, 2012 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ `` The Big Fight : Muhammad Ali v Al ' Blue ' Lewis '', Dave Hannigan ( 2002 ). ISBN 978 - 0 - 224 - 06306 - 7. Jump up ^ How a circus strongman lured the ringmaster Muhammad Ali to Dublin Irish Independent, 2012 - 12 - 22. Jump up ^ End of the long road to get Ali 's visit on film Irish Times, 2012 - 12 - 31. Jump up ^ New documentary focuses on `` When Ali Came to Ireland '' - VIDEO Irish Central, 2012 - 12 - 18. Jump up ^ When Ali Came to Ireland RTÉ Press Centre, 2012 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ Glove story : the day the lord of the ring bewitched Ireland Irish Independent, 2013 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ Legend of Ali - Lewis fight in Dublin grows with each year ESPN, 2008 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Special Olympics open in Dublin Daily Mail. Retrieved : 2013 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Muhammad Ali to attend Olympics '', Sunday Mirror, 2003 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ Ennis honours Muhammad Ali RTÉ News, 2009 - 09 - 02. External links Official website When Ali Came to Ireland on IMDb When Ali Came to Ireland at AllMovie Video of the Ali -- Lewis fight on YouTube Photographs of the Ali -- Lewis fight Muhammad Ali Fights Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Clay vs. Hunsaker Clay vs. Siler Clay vs. Esperti Clay vs. Robinson Clay vs. Fleeman Clay vs. Clark Clay vs. Sabedong Clay vs. Johnson Clay vs. Miteff Clay vs. Besmanoff Clay vs. Banks Clay vs. Warner Clay vs. Logan Clay vs. Daniels Clay vs. Lavorante Clay vs. Moore Clay vs. Powell Clay vs. Jones Ali vs. Cooper Liston vs. Ali Ali vs. Patterson Ali vs. Chuvalo Ali vs. London Ali vs. Mildenberger Ali vs. Terrell Ali vs. Williams Ali vs. Folley Ali vs. Quarry Ali vs. Bonavena Fight of the Century ( Ali vs. Frazier I ) Ali vs. Ellis Ali vs. Mathis Ali vs. Blin Ali vs. M. Foster Ali vs. Lewis Ali vs. B. Foster Ali vs. Bugner Ali vs. Norton Ali vs. Lubbers Ali vs. Frazier II The Rumble in the Jungle ( Ali vs. Foreman ) Ali vs. Wepner Ali vs. Lyle Thrilla in Manila ( Ali vs. Frazier III ) Ali vs. Coopman Ali vs. Young Ali vs. Dunn Ali vs. Evangelista Ali vs. Shavers Ali vs. Spinks Spinks vs. Ali II Holmes vs. Ali Drama in Bahama ( Ali vs. Berbick ) Media Requiem for a Heavyweight ( 1962 film ) The Super Fight ( film ) a.k.a. Cassius Clay ( film ) `` Black Superman '' ( song ) I Am the Greatest ( album ) The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay ( album ) I Am the Greatest : The Adventures of Muhammad Ali ( animated series ) Superman vs. Muhammad Ali ( comic book ) The Greatest ( film ) Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing ( video game ) Foes of Ali ( video game ) When We Were Kings ( film ) King of the World ( TV film ) Ali : An American Hero ( TV film ) `` Muhammad Ali '' ( song ) Ali ( film ) `` The World 's Greatest '' ( song ) Facing Ali ( film ) When Ali Came to Ireland ( documentary ) The Trials of Muhammad Ali ( documentary ) Muhammad Ali 's Greatest Fight ( TV film ) I Am Ali ( documentary ) People Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. ( father ) Odessa Grady Clay ( mother ) Rahman Ali ( brother ) Khalilah Ali ( first wife ) Veronica Porché Ali ( second wife ) Laila Ali ( daughter ) Chuck Bodak ( trainer and cutman ) Angelo Dundee ( cornerman ) Drew Bundini Brown ( trainer and cornerman ) Ferdie Pacheco ( personal physician and cornerman ) Joe E. Martin ( first trainer ) Archie Moore ( trainer ) George Dillman ( instructor ) Jabir Herbert Muhammad ( manager ) Luis Sarria ( trainer, cutman, and masseur ) Joe Frazier ( opponent and friend ) Books The Greatest : My Own Story ( 1975 autobiography ) The Fight ( 1975 ) Muhammad Ali : His Life and Times ( 1991 biography ) King of the World ( 1998 biography ) Facing Ali ( 2002 ) Muhammad Ali : The Glory Years ( 2003 biography ) The Soul of a Butterfly ( 2004 autobiography ) Twelve Rounds to Glory ( 2007 biography ) Other Religious views of Muhammad Ali Rope - a-dope Ali Mall Clay v. 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Question: who did muhammad ali fight in croke park
Answer: Alvin Lewis