The Greatest plot
In the sweltering boxing gyms of Louisville, the young, audacious Cassius Clay shakes the boxing world to its foundations with unprecedented speed and rhythm. Driven by burning ambition, he fights his way to the absolute top, surrounded by the proud yet worried glances of his parents, Cassius Sr. and Odessa. When he defeats the fearsome Sonny Liston and becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in the world, the world seems to be at his feet. But the young champion's real battle only begins outside the ring. Behind the scenes, far away from the flashing cameras, Cassius grapples with his identity and racial hatred in America.