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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — who was the real Gordon 'Chicken Man' Williams?

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Kevin Hart as Chicken Man with his hands up in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.

Now that Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist has officially kicked off its run, the limited series is managing to build quite the fanbase. The WTW team has even deemed the overall show a hit, which you can read why in our official Fight Night review. 

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist dramatizes the real-life story of one of the most bizarre robberies in Atlanta history. The year was 1970, and Muhammad Ali (Dexter Darden) was preparing for his comeback fight against Jerry Quarry. As Ali was getting ready for the fight that could see him reclaim his title, a man by the name of Gordon "Chicken Man" Williams (Kevin Hart) was planning an afterparty on behalf of Black mafia kingpin, Frank Moten (Samuel L. Jackson). 

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