Ali was well received by critics, but was a box-office bomb, grossing just $87 million against a production budget of approximately $118 million. Will Smith and Jon Voight received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.

Muhammad Ali : Man, without me, you'd just be a mouth and a microphone. Howard Cosell : And without me, you'd just be a mouth.

Ali: Directed by Michael Mann. With Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles. A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

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Dec 30, 2001 · Critics have raved about Jon Voight's portrayal of Howard Cosell in the Muhammad Ali biopic "Ali," and the role has earned him a Golden Globe nomination. But Voight won't say whether he thinks he nailed his impersonation of the oft-impersonated sportscaster.

Dec 25, 2001 · Played by Jon Voight in a performance that captures his theatrical weirdness and forthright honesty, Cosell comes across as a man who slipped into TV before the cookie cutting began. His voice, his toupee, his sublime self-assurance, are all here, along with a tender, almost paternal regard for Ali, a man he clearly loves and worries about.

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A quick-witted, winning personality and strong friendships with close associates, including renowned newscaster Howard Cosell (Golden Globe® nominee Jon Voight), help Ali "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."

Jan 8, 2002 · In addition, the champ is very friendly with Howard Cosell (Jon Voight) — to the point that Cosell calls Ali at home to inform him of the Supreme Court decision regarding Ali’s draft evasion.