వెరిటీ క్రాఫోర్డ్ తరఫున రచయిత్రి లోవెన్ ఆష్లీ, కల్పనను వాస్తవాన్ని కలగలిపే భయానక ఆత్మకథ, ఆందోళనకరమైన నిజాలను కనుగొంటుంది.

సీజన్ 1・Fresh off gold at the 1960 Olympics, young boxer Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) sets his sights on the Heavyweight Championship. Contending with newfound fame, self-doubt, family conflict and a politically charged America, the once-in-a-generation prodigy discovers his greatest opponent won't be in the ring, but in a society that isn't ready for him to become his own man.