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‘The Greatest’ Creator Ben Watkins Cast Muhammad Ali by Putting His Final Four in the Ring

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The writer and director hired Jaalen Best as the lead of his Prime Video series after seeing how he fared in the gym with his competition: "In my mind, Muhammad Ali would walk in there and say 'I got this.' I wanted to see who had that quality."

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