Ali the Fighter was made in 1975, when the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight was still fresh in everyone's minds. Filmmaker William Greaves frames Ali's rise to glory, beginning with his "Cassius Clay" days back in Louisville.
| Directing | Rick Baxter | Director |
| Directing | William Greaves | Director |
| Production | William Greaves | Producer |
| Production | Shintarō Katsu | Producer |
| Production | Ralph J. Tangney | Producer |
| Sound | Richie Havens | Music |
| Crew | Joseph Consentino | Cinematography |
| Crew | Stevan Larner | Cinematography |
| Crew | Terence Macartney-Filgate | Cinematography |
| Crew | James Mannas | Cinematography |
| Editing | William Greaves | Editor |
| Editing | Peggy Stulberg | Assistant Editor |
