Will Smith character Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Jamie Foxx character Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight character Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles character Malcolm X
Ron Silver character Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright character Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson character Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith character Sonji Roi
Nona Gaye character Belinda Ali
Michael Michele character Veronica Porche
Joe Morton character Chauncey Eskridge
Paul Rodríguez character Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill character Bradley
Barry Shabaka Henley character Herbert Muhammad
Giancarlo Esposito character Cassius Clay, Sr.
Laurence Mason character Luis Sarria
LeVar Burton character Martin Luther King, Jr.
Albert Hall character Elijah Muhammad
David Cubitt character Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine character Joe Smiley
Candy Ann Brown character Odessa
David Elliott character Sam Cooke
Shari Watson character Woman Singer
Malick Bowens character Joseph Mobutu
Michael Bentt character Sonny Liston
James Toney character 'Smokin' Joe Frazier
Alfred Cole character Ernie Terrell
Charles Shufford character George Foreman
Rufus Dorsey character Floyd Paterson
Robert Sale character Jerry Quarry
Damien 'Bolo' Wills character Ken Norton
David Haines character Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
Victoria Dillard character Betty Shabazz
Brad Greenquist character Marlin Thomas
Morgana Van Peebles character Malcolm X's Daughter
Maya Van Peebles character Malcolm X's Daughter
Maestro Harrell character Young Cassius Clay
William Utay character The Doctor
Kim Robillard character Jimmy Cannon
David Purdham character Madison Square Garden Announcer
Gailard Sartain character Gordon Davidson
Wade Williams character Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
Guy Van Swearingen character Induction FBI Man
Doug Hale character Judge Ingraham
LaDonna Tittle character Bundini's Landlady
Marc Grapey character Bob Arum
Eddie Bo Smith Jr. character Malcolm's Bodyguard
Bobby Stuart character Thomas 15X Johnson
Patrick New character Room Service Guy
Ron O.J. Parson character Death Newsman
Ellis E. Williams character Family Photo Man
Alexandra Bokyun Chun character Asian Cosmetologist
John G. Connolly character Assistant Director
Warner Saunders character Customer
Jack Reiss character Referee Arthur Mercante
Marty Denkin character Frazier Fight II Announcer
Tamara Lynch character Flight Attendant
Chico Benymon character Hampton House Announcer
Bill Plaschke character Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Steve Springer character Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Patrick M. Connolly character Announcer
Patrick C. Russell character Referee
Robert Byrd character Willie Reddick
Cedric Wills character Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee
Ronald A. DiNicola character Prosecutor
Moses Hollins character Man on Train
Daniel E. Gurevitz character Boxing Commission Reporter
Steven Randazzo character Reporter
Ray Bokhour character Reporter
Leonard Termo character Madison Square Garden Reporter
Johnny Ortiz character Madison Square Garden Reporter
Mark Salem character New York Reporter
Sheldon Fogel character New York Reporter
Jim Gray character New York Reporter
Melvin Thomas character Harlem Neighbor
Natalie Carter character Harlem Neighbor
Reginald Footman character Harlem Neighbor
Poe Poe character Harlem Reporter
Mel Dick character Louisville Sponsoring Group
Kim Coleman character Lana Shabazz
Christian Stolte character Miami Cop
Vic Manni character Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy
Will Gill Jr. character Dick Sadler
Dick Sadler character ORTF Interviewer
Denis Luposo character Kinshasa Reporter
Sharon Wilkinson character Rose Jennings
Carol Hatchett character Pointer Sister
Judith Mwale character Pointer Sister
Keabetswe Motsilanyane character Pointer Sister
Richard Katanga character Mobutu Aide / Military Aide
Thomas Kariuki Matheri character Lieutenant Nsakala
Larry Hazzard Sr. character Zack Clayton
Derrick Brown character Larry Holmes
Rommel Hyacinth character The Pilot
Graham Hopkins character London Banker
Daniel Janks character CIA Man
Bradford E. Lang character Black Pilot
Michael Dorn character Black Pilot
Dan Robbertse character Reporter in Zaire
Graham Clarke character Reporter in Zaire
Dimitri Cassar character Reporter in Zaire
Frank Notaro character Reporter in Zaire
Mark Mulder character Reporter in Zaire
David W. Hess character Reporter in Zaire
Henrikennyo Mukenyi character Bula
Nathaniel Malekane character Archie Moore
Millard Arnold character Doc Broadus
Edda Collier character Blonde French Reporter
Yi Lu Wei character Chinese Delegate
Lee Cummings character Hunter Thompson
Zaa Nkweta character Foreman Fight Announcer
Themba Gasa character Idi Amin
Andrew P. Jones character Don King's Aide
Marc Kulazite Mboli character Additional Aide to Mobutu
Cimanga Kalambay character Additional Aide to Mobutu
Jean Bikoi character Additional Aide to Mobutu
James Gilbert character Sparring Partner in Africa
Ron Madoff character Cameraman (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford character Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Dowd character News Reporter (uncredited)
Matisha Baldwin character Club Patron (uncredited)
David Bjorlie character Dancer (uncredited)
Greg Bronson character Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)
Lionel D. Carson character Dr. King's Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Cole Jr. character Harlem Resident (uncredited)
Vincent Cook character Jimmy Ellis (uncredited)
Craig Cove character Frazier Fight Reporter (uncredited)
Ed Cray character Radical Professor (uncredited)
James Currie character Court Room Photographer (uncredited)
Vincent De Paul character Roving Reporter (uncredited)
Trish Dempsey character Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
Edge character Sports Writer (uncredited)
Richard Fitzpatrick character Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Edward C. Gillow character Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge (uncredited)
Monica Haynes character Concert Goer (uncredited)
Maxwell Highsmith character Nation of Islam Soldier No. 6 (uncredited)
Will Holman character FOI (uncredited)
Brandon T. Jackson character Club Goer (uncredited)
Michael Keyes character Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited)
Carolina Lancaster character Dancer (uncredited)
Leon character Brother 'Joe' (uncredited)
Paul McMichael character Fight Fan (uncredited)
Valentine Miele character Liston Fight Reporter (uncredited)
Jermaine Montell character Dancer (uncredited)
John O. Nelson character Louis Rodriguez (uncredited)
Javier Rivas character TV Reporter (uncredited)
Hunter F. Roberts character Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)
Sheldon Robins character Heckler (uncredited)
Joseph Luis Rubin character Blinky Polermo (uncredited)
Prince Shah character Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)
Robert Standley character Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Larry Vigus character Times Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Warnack character Madison Square Garden Fight Fan (uncredited)
Graeme Wood character Journalist (uncredited)
Jackie Zane character Fight Fan (uncredited)
