Will Smith

as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Jamie Foxx

as Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jon Voight

as Howard Cosell

Mario Van Peebles

as Malcolm X

Ron Silver

as Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright

as Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson

as Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith

as Sonji Roi

Nona Gaye

as Belinda Ali

Michael Michele

as Veronica Porche

Joe Morton

as Chauncey Eskridge

Paul Rodríguez

as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill

as Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley

as Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason

as Luis Sarria

LeVar Burton

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albert Hall

as Elijah Muhammad

David Cubitt

as Robert Lipsyte

Ted Levine

as Joe Smiley

Candy Ann Brown

as Odessa

David Elliott

as Sam Cooke

Shari Watson

as Woman Singer

Malick Bowens

as Joseph Mobutu

Michael Bentt

as Sonny Liston

James Toney

as 'Smokin' Joe Frazier

Alfred Cole

as Ernie Terrell

Charles Shufford

as George Foreman

Rufus Dorsey

as Floyd Paterson

Robert Sale

as Jerry Quarry

Vince Cooke

as Jimmy Ellis

Damien 'Bolo' Wills

as Ken Norton

David Haines

as Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

Victoria Dillard

as Betty Shabazz

Brad Greenquist

as Marlin Thomas

Morgana Van Peebles

as Malcolm X's Daughter

Maya Van Peebles

as Malcolm X's Daughter

Maestro Harrell

as Young Cassius Clay

William Utay

as The Doctor

Kim Robillard

as Jimmy Cannon

David Purdham

as Madison Square Garden Announcer

Gailard Sartain

as Gordon Davidson

Wade Williams

as Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Guy Van Swearingen

as Induction FBI Man

Doug Hale

as Judge Ingraham

LaDonna Tittle

as Bundini's Landlady

Marc Grapey

as Bob Arum

Herb Mitchell

as Boxing Commissioner

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

as Malcolm's Bodyguard

Bobby Stuart

as Thomas 15X Johnson

Patrick New

as Room Service Guy

Ron O.J. Parson

as Death Newsman

Ellis Williams

as Family Photo Man

Alexandra Bokyun Chun

as Asian Cosmetologist

John Gleeson Connolly

as Assistant Director

Warner Saunders

as Customer

Jack Reiss

as Referee Arthur Mercante

Marty Denkin

as Frazier Fight II Announcer

Tamara Lynch

as Flight Attendant

Chico Benymon

as Hampton House Announcer

Bill Plaschke

as Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Steve Springer

as Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Patrick M. Connolly

as Announcer

Patrick C. Russell

as Referee

Robert Byrd

as Willie Reddick

Cedric Wills

as Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

Ronald A. DiNicola

as Prosecutor

Moses Hollins

as Man on Train

Daniel E. Gurevitz

as Boxing Commission Reporter

Steven Randazzo

as Reporter

Ray Bokhour

as Reporter

Leonard Termo

as Madison Square Garden Reporter

Johnny Ortiz

as Madison Square Garden Reporter

Mark Salem

as New York Reporter

Sheldon Fogel

as New York Reporter

Jim Gray

as New York Reporter

Melvin Thomas

as Harlem Neighbor

Natalie Carter

as Harlem Neighbor

Reginald Footman

as Harlem Neighbor

Poe Poe

as Harlem Reporter

Mel Dick

as Louisville Sponsoring Group

Kim Taylor-Coleman

as Lana Shabazz

Christian Stolte

as Miami Cop

Vic Manni

as Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Will Gill Jr.

as Dick Sadler

Sylvaine Strike

as ORTF Interviewer

Denis Luposo

as Kinshasa Reporter

Sharon Wilkinson

as Rose Jennings

Carol Hatchett

as Pointer Sister

Judith Mwale

as Pointer Sister

Keabetswe Motsilanyane

as Pointer Sister

Richard Katanga

as Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

Thomas Kariuki Matheri

as Lieutenant Nsakala

Larry Hazzard Sr.

as Zack Clayton

Derrick Brown

as Larry Holmes

Rommel Hyacinth

as The Pilot

Graham Hopkins

as London Banker

Daniel Janks

as CIA Man

Bradford E. Lang

as Black Pilot

Michael Dorn

as Black Pilot

Dan Robbertse

as Reporter in Zaire

Graham Clarke

as Reporter in Zaire

Dimitri Cassar

as Reporter in Zaire

Frank Notaro

as Reporter in Zaire

Mark Mulder

as Reporter in Zaire

David W. Hess

as Reporter in Zaire

Henrikennyo Mukenyi

as Bula

Nathaniel Malekane

as Archie Moore

Millard Arnold

as Doc Broadus

Edda Collier

as Blonde French Reporter

Yi Lu Wei

as Chinese Delegate

Lee Cummings

as Hunter Thompson

Zaa Nkweta

as Foreman Fight Announcer

Themba Gasa

as Idi Amin

Andrew P. Jones

as Don King's Aide

Marc Kulazite Mboli

as Additional Aide to Mobutu

Cimanga Kalambay

as Additional Aide to Mobutu

Jean Bikoi

as Additional Aide to Mobutu

James Gilbert

as Sparring Partner in Africa