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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12118324" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="muhammad-ali" source="Orion">Muhammad Ali</keyword>'s grandson <keyword id="13758826" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nico-ali-walsh" source="Orion">Nico Ali Walsh</keyword> returns to the ring for his fifth fight Saturday.</li><li>Ali Walsh, 21, is a novice boxer represented by the same executive who once promoted Ali.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/muhammad-ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Muhammad Ali</a>'s grandson Nico Ali Walsh is determined to continue his "family lineage" and "legacy" when he returns to the ring Saturday for his fifth pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> fight.Navigating combat <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> with the same surname as one of the most famous athletes of all time could encumber some fighters.To many, Ali epitomized what was, and is, great about <keyword id="11922196" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boxing" source="Orion">boxing</keyword>.His masterclass against Cleveland Williams remains a strong exhibit to show anybody seeking an introduction to the fight game.But his magnetic charm, rhythmic smack talk, and his activism saw him transcend boxing into one of America's most beloved celebrities.To Ali Walsh, though, he remains — simply — "my grandfather."Speaking to reporters at the start of a Las Vegas fight week Monday, he said Ali "is an icon and the greatest of all time … but in my head, he's just my grandfather. And I'm lucky for that."The only time he felt pressure, he said, was before he made his first ring walk as a professional fighter. Nerves, he claimed, every fighter feels."The pressure of him being my grandfather is something I never felt," the novice fighter said.<h2>The youngster takes his promoter Top Rank way back</h2><div type="image" title="Bob Arum and Nico Ali Walsh." height="1400" width="2000" msid="91194296" hostid="261"></div>Inside veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum's office at Top Rank headquarters, which is a building the company owns approximately four miles south of the Vegas strip, there are numerous nods to Ali.Top Rank is one of the biggest and most historic fight firms in sports.In its 49-year history, Arum — the founder and CEO — has represented some of the most famous names in the business like Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, and, of course, Ali.One large framed photograph remains prominent in Arum's immaculate office. A younger Arum stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Ali, the first boxer he represented.It is not uncommon for business partners, boxers, and media members to take photos in Arum's office when they pass through Top Rank HQ.The place Arum maneuvers them towards is beside a Karl Lagerfield-designed punching bag — one of only five in existence.He stands next to the picture of himself, while the guest stays to the side of Ali. Arum has done similar even with Ali's grandson, Nico Ali Walsh (see above).Without Ali, arguably the most famous name Arum ever represented, Top Rank, he claimed this week to reporters, may never have been what it has grown to become."I can't help but realize that so many years ago, when I promoted his grandfather in the first fight that I promoted, that without the support of his grandfather, I wouldn't be here today as a boxing promoter."So for me, every time Nico gets in the ring, it is something that really takes me to the start of Bob Arum as a boxing promoter when I first promoted Muhammad Ali," Arum said.Regarding Ali Walsh, a novice who competes against Alejandro Ibarra at the MGM Grand live on ESPN from 7 p.m. PT Saturday, Arum said: "Nico is coming on. The genes are there, the ability is there, the determination is there."<h2>Ali Walsh loves boxing</h2><div type="image" title="Nico Ali Walsh." height="1333" width="2000" msid="91194297" hostid="261"></div>Ali Walsh, one day, wants to be known primarily as Nico, rather than Ali's grandson.However, for now, he's all too happy to talk about who his grandfather was, what he represented, and what he means to the Ali family."My grandfather used boxing to change the lives of millions of people and that's why everyone loves him so much," Ali Walsh told Insider inside the MGM Grand ballroom just a day away from his fifth pro bout."Boxing is also my passion," he said. "I love boxing. I love the hard work that comes with it and I'm just looking to be the best just like he was."The most important lesson Ali Walsh learned from Ali was not one 'The Greatest' delivered in the ring, but one he adhered to outside of it."He's probably the most recognizable person in the world in his prime. And even at that level, he treated everyone equally," Ali Walsh told us."He didn't look at anybody differently, he didn't condemn anyone, and he wasn't arrogant towards anyone. So if someone at his level can be that way then who am I to treat anybody any differently?"Muhammad Ali is not the only boxing Hall of Famer in the family, and so Ali Walsh also leans on his aunt Laila Ali, a trailblazing 44-year-old former boxer who retired unbeaten with a record of 24 wins (21 knockouts). Laila is his mom Rasheda Ali's half sister."Laila used to give me advice, come to my amateur fights that were in Los Angeles, and understands the pressure that comes with fighting as an Ali," he said."People show up wanting to beat an Ali so they're able to say that they have. It is what it is. I understand what I'm getting myself into."<h2>Ali's impact remains massive as a young fighter markets himself as a spitting image</h2><div type="image" title="Michel Rivera celebrates after scoring his latest knockout win." height="1000" width="1500" msid="91194298" hostid="261"></div>An up-and-coming lightweight boxer at Premier Boxing Champions, Michel Rivera, looks — and dresses — like a young Ali.He goes by the nickname La Zarza Ali, wears white shorts with black trim that say Ali on them, and is generating hype based on his likeness.Considering Ali Walsh is a descendant of "The Greatest," Insider asked him for his take on fighters, like Rivera, who model themselves on his grandfather."I don't know who that is," Ali Walsh said initially.When we reached for our phone to show him the picture above, Ali Walsh looked overjoyed. "He's a super fan," he said while smiling."When someone like my grandfather is as loved as he is still to this day, people want to dress like him. People want to look like him. People want to talk like him. People want to be him," he said."It's a compliment to my grandfather and what he did," Ali Walsh added."The way he spoke, his poetry, the way he carried himself … he was the grandfather of trash talk, and the grandfather of hip hop. He just had a swagger about him that no one else did at the time."Ali Walsh has goals in boxing. But as one can expect from an Ali, they too transcend the sport."I want to be the best in boxing because that's what I love and that's what I've worked so hard for," he said. "But I also want to change the lives of millions of people just like my grandfather did."

Muhammad Ali's grandson determined to continue 'family lineage' and 'legacy' ahead of his 5th pro boxing fight

<keyword id="6354512" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Infosys">Infosys</keyword>' former CFO, T V <keyword id="6491998" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mohandas-Pai">Mohandas Pai</keyword> today exhorted institutional investors to raise questions about the huge cash pile on the company's books and governance issues, as investors have an obligation to protect their investment. 
 "Capital allocation is very important. Institutional investors should raise those questions. They have a duty...institutional investors should raise questions on governance because it concerns the company's reputation," <keyword id="249145" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pai">Pai</keyword> told <keyword id="6367495" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PTI">PTI</keyword> in an interview. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">ALSO READ: ​ Infosys employees in stress: Promotions and Increments may take a hit</a> 
 
Infosys had liquid assets, including cash and cash equivalents and investments worth Rs 35,697 crore (about $5.25 billion) on its books at the end of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">December 2016</a>. 
 
He asserted that founders, who hold 13% stake in the Bengaluru-based company, had raised these questions like any other investor would. 
 "The founders are investors like anybody else. They hold 13 per cent stake. They have every right to question the <keyword id="6364382" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Board">Board</keyword>... Since the largest shareholder has sought clarification, they must also seek detailed clarification," he said. 
 
Pai, along with former colleague <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">V Balakrishnan</a>, had sought a USD 1.8 billion buyback in 2014 just as CEO <keyword id="6369763" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vishal-Sikka">Vishal Sikka</keyword> was taking over. 
 
"We had raised the issue. We hope that other institutional investors will also raise their voice because the institutional investors have an obligation to protect their investment," he said. 
 
Pai explained that shareholders all over the world ask questions about capital allocation when growth slows down for listed companies, that have too much cash on books. 
 
"All over the world, for listed companies when growth slows down and there is too much cash, shareholders will ask what are they doing with the cash...about capital allocations. Most Boards around the world will respond with a buyback to show confidence in the company and stabilise the stock price," he said. 
 
Pai expressed hope that institutional investors who have a "fiduciary responsibility" to their unit holders, will also ask the same questions, as has been in the case of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">Cognizant</a>. 
 Last week, <keyword id="28721" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cognizant">Cognizant</keyword>'s Board approved a plan to return USD 3.4 billion to shareholders over the next two years through share buybacks and dividend, following investor activism. 
 
"Why can't Infosys do something like Cognizant has done. That is very important for shareholders. I hope they ask him that at a time when growth is slowing down," he said. 
 
He said that while reports of the rift would not impact the company's performance but there is "some reputational damage because of this" and pointed out that the board "has to remedy this situation". 
 Over the last few days, Infosys has come under fire from founders like N R <keyword id="6355623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narayana-Murthy">Narayana Murthy</keyword> who have publicly raised concerns on alleged corporate governance lapses at <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">Infosys.</a> 
 
Infosys, however, has denied the allegations and said that its board is fully aligned with the strategic <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/infosys-employees-in-stresspromotions-and-increments-may-take-a-hit/articleshow/57095393.cms">direction of Sikka </a>and is very "appreciative of the initiatives taken by him in pursuance of this transformation".

Infosys should clarify capital allocation policy: Mohandas Pai tells investors

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Another of Muhammad Ali's grandsons is following in the legend's footsteps by turning into a pro fighter.</li><li>Biaggio Ali Walsh, 24, makes his pro MMA debut at the PFL Finals on ESPN+ PPV on November 25.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — When he wasn't bamboozling his boxing opponents in the ring or advocating human rights causes outside of it, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/muhammad-ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Muhammad Ali</a> charmed children around the world with magic.Ali befriended Caesers Palace hypnotist Jimmy Grippo, spent time with David Copperfield backstage after the illusionist's Las Vegas shows, and had a personal magic man called Terry La Sorda teach him tricks, <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/muhammad-ali-excelled-outside-ring-with-magic-tricks-sketches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal</a>.One of Ali's favorite tricks was levitation — something he was able to keep doing long after he started to suffer from Parkinson's, <a href="https://medium.com/@martinjsmith/the-peculiar-magic-of-muhammad-ali-90dafd41ffdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">author Martin J. Smith</a> reported.Few people loved Ali's magic more than his grandson Biaggio Ali Walsh.Speaking to Insider by the training cages at Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas, ahead of his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ultimate fighting</a> debut for <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/pfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PFL MMA</a> at the Hulu Theater in New York City on November 25, Ali Walsh recalled the legend of his grandfather."It's weird," the 24-year-old said. "I always looked at him as this icon when I wasn't with him, but when we were together he was always, just, my grandfather."There's this grey area of confusion," Ali Walsh said. "I watched his fights, heard his trash talk. Then I'm with him and part of me thinks about how I was just watching him knock George Foreman out on YouTube."But, at the same time, we're doing magic tricks, watching classic Western movies, and horrors."<h2>The Ali dynasty has grown enormously in 2022</h2>This year has been a stand-out one for Ali's descendants in combat sports.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/laila-ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laila Ali</a>, a women's boxing icon, was <a href="https://www.insider.com/muhammad-ali-daughter-laila-ali-hailed-the-mayweather-family-2022-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame</a> earlier in the summer.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/nico-ali-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nico Ali Walsh</a> has <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-nico-ali-walsh-score-a-brutal-first-round-knockout-2022-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extended his unbeaten run as a prospect boxer</a>, and Biaggio makes his eagerly anticipated MMA debut against Tom Graesser in the prelims during PFL's big pay-per-view event later this month."You know what?" Biaggio told Insider. "This might be our year."Biaggio is Nico Ali Walsh's brother. Their mother, Rasheda Ali, is one of Muhammad Ali's daughters. Laila is Biaggio and Nico's aunt.Pursuing another sport seems counterintuitive ,considering how boxing must coarse through the veins of Ali's bloodline.For Biaggio, though, it was a natural fit. He even told us Muhammad himself may have dabbled in MMA had the sport been as popular 70 years ago as it is today."He did have that exhibition fight with the wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976," Biaggio said.<h2>Biaggio, a former football player, fell in love with MMA</h2><div type="image" title="Biaggio Ali Walsh, football player turned MMA fighter." height="900" width="1200" msid="95282506" hostid="261"></div>Ali Walsh was an accomplished high school football player and earned a male athlete of the year award from the <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-football/former-bishop-gorman-star-biaggio-ali-walsh-transfers-to-unlv-1585839/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Review-Journal in 2016</a> after helping guide Gorman Bishop to the state championship.After a brief stint playing at Cal-Berkeley in 2018, Ali Walsh returned to southern Nevada for a briefer spell with UNLV.During this time, he had already become obsessed with <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a>, who had peaked with his UFC featherweight win, his UFC lightweight win, and a lucrative foray into boxing for a landmark bout against <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/floyd-mayweather" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floyd Mayweather</a>.Once Ali Walsh called time on his football career, a friend of his took him to Xtreme Couture for grappling and kickboxing training — and the rest is history."I came here and I just fell in love," he said. "I kind of just dove into it and told myself, 'I'm gonna do this.'"Ali Walsh is, obviously, a born striker. He's still an Ali, after all. However, he learned ground game, said he competed in a North American Grappling Association (NAGA) tournament, and won a match by triangle submission.Despite competence on the mat, he still loves to punch. "I like to throw them bombs," he said. "I like to stand up and bang, like, to see what you got."<h2>There's a target on his back, Biaggio said</h2><div type="image" title="Biaggio Ali Walsh, Muhammad Ali's grandson." height="1334" width="2000" msid="95282508" hostid="261"></div>Any Ali family member who competes in pro fighting will have a target on their back.It is something Nico Ali Walsh told Insider earlier this year, ahead of one of his knockout wins on ESPN.Nico recalled his aunt Laila pulling him aside prior to one of his amateur bouts, to tell him that all pro fighters would be doubly determined to finish him in the ring so that they could tell a story about knocking out one of Muhammad Ali's descendants.Biaggio, too, feels that target but uses it as motivation to ensure that when his opponents produce their best night, he also produces his."People are going to want to knock out my grandfather's grandsons," Ali Walsh said. "People are going to want to hurt me, and stuff like that, but it makes me want to be more prepared."This sport is 90% mental and 10% physical. So, I don't just train physically — I train my mental side, too. I talk to psychologists, I meditate, and I do all types of things that could help my mental game. And it's working."I know I'm gonna have a target on my back for my entire career — and that's okay."

Muhammad Ali's grandson says everyone will want to KO him when he fights this month simply because he's an Ali

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Insider spoke with the directors of "<keyword id="6592814" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-outpost">The Outpost</keyword>" and "Thank You for Your Service."</li><li>We asked why modern-day <keyword id="6363794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="war">war</keyword> <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> weren't as big of a draw anymore.</li><li>"<keyword id="62137" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cherry">Cherry</keyword>" is the latest contemporary war movie to be a dud.</li></ul>The war genre has been a fixture in Hollywood for as long as there have been moving pictures. Its gritty look at the human condition, often with gripping visuals, has resulted in some of the most acclaimed movies ever made, ranging from "All Quiet on the Western Front" to "Saving Private Ryan."I have always been a big fan of war movies. As a kid growing up in the 1980s, I indulged in everything from the "Mission in Action" franchise to "Hamburger Hill."But for more than a decade, war movies focused on the modern-day US conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have struggled to find an audience."Cherry" is the latest movie to try to put its own spin on a contemporary war film. Unfortunately, it misses the mark.<h2>'Cherry' is a dud with audiences</h2>"Cherry" was adapted by the directors Anthony and Joe Russo from the book of the same name by Nico Walker. At almost three hours long, the movie is an agonizing watch.It follows a nameless young man (played by <a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-career-bio-life-2019-6">Tom Holland</a>) who gets hooked on heroin to cope with his post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing the horrors of war in the Middle East in the early 2000s as an Army medic. He eventually gets his wife addicted too and begins robbing banks to feed their habit.<div type="image" title="tom holland in cherry" height="1666" width="2500" msid="81555146" hostid="261"></div>Given its star power of Holland and the directors behind one of the biggest box-office hits of all time, "<a href="https://www.insider.com/avengers-endgame-facts-and-trivia-2019-7">Avengers: Endgame,</a>" I was certainly interested in checking it out.But despite a valiant effort by Holland to show us his range as an actor, the whole thing feels pretentious. It is way too long, and pretty much every character is unlikable.And clearly, I wasn't the only one who felt that way. The movie has a <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cherry_2021">36% score on Rotten Tomatoes</a>. Though it's playing in theaters, Apple TV Plus, which is releasing the movie, has not reported its earnings.The Russos' movie is just the latest example in a growing list of modern-day war titles that have not worked.<div type="image" title="american sniper bradley cooper" height="675" width="900" msid="81555148" hostid="261"></div><h2>2014's 'American Sniper' was the last popular contemporary war film</h2>The most recent modern-day war movie to really grab audiences was "American Sniper."Clint Eastwood's 2014 drama starring Bradley Cooper as the real-life sniper Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in US military history, became a surprise hit and took in <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=bo_se_r_1">over $547 million worldwide</a> ($350 million of it domestically) with its mix of stirring battles and moving scenes of Kyle dealing with his return from war.Since then, studios have been trying to capture that same magic with little success.Releases like "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (2016), "Thank You for Your Service" (2017), "War Machine" (2017), "Megan Leavey" (2017), "Sand Castle" (2017), "The Yellow Birds" (2018), and "The Kill Team" (2019) have been critical or box-office disappointments, often both.Yet during that same stretch since "American Sniper" was released, movies that focus on earlier wars have flourished. "Dunkirk" (2017), "Midway" (2019), and "1917" (2019) were hits at the box office, and both "Dunkirk" and "1917" were Oscar winners (and were nominated for best picture).<div type="image" title="Dunkirk movie" height="1333" width="2000" msid="81555150" hostid="261"></div>So what gives? Why are audiences so taken by movies about the World Wars, but Hollywood can't get anyone interested in modern-day conflicts?"I think it might have to do with the fact that war has changed," Robert Niemi, the author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/100-Great-War-Movies-History/dp/1440833850">100 Great War Movies: The Real History Behind the Films,</a>" told Insider. "The geopolitical situation has changed so much, the terrorist threat is more undefined, we don't have the traditional wars that we once did."Niemi believes that because the US is so divided politically in its stance on recent conflicts, the focus in contemporary war movies needs to be on the troops."They are survivalist pictures now, that's what I've discovered," he said. "What audiences are being shown is this idea that the soldiers themselves are noble creatures looking after their buddies."<div type="image" title="The Outpost Screen Media" height="1200" width="1800" msid="81555152" hostid="261"></div><h2>The key to success is making a movie that veterans and soldiers can embrace</h2>Looking at recent success stories, Niemi's theory seems accurate. The only contemporary war movie that has grabbed the attention of audiences since "American Sniper" is Rod Lurie's 2020 release, "The Outpost."Based on the Jake Tapper book of the same name, "The Outpost" recounts the 2009 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kamdesh">Battle of Kamdesh</a>, in which 300 Taliban fighters attacked American Combat Outpost Keating and almost took control of it. The result was one of the bloodiest battles of the time, for which two staff sergeants received the Medal of Honor.Lurie, who served in the Army before becoming a filmmaker, acknowledges we are in a time where the war movie has to be about heroism to work."When you asked a soldier during World War II why they are there, they would all tell you the same answer: 'We're going to stop Hitler,'" Lurie told Insider over Zoom recently. "You go ask soldiers in Afghanistan or Iraq why they are there, their answers will all be different. In my movie, there's something to root for. You want these guys to survive."<div type="image" title="Rod Lurie The Outpost Screen Media" height="422" width="750" msid="81555154" hostid="261"></div>"The Outpost," with its "I got your back" storyline and authentic battles, performed beyond expectations at test screenings. It went on to be a big performer in the premium-video-on-demand space when it opened over the July Fourth weekend last year (its theatrical release was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic).It was No. 1 on iTunes and FandangoNow its opening weekend and performed strongly in the following weeks. It also had the <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-outpost-war-thriller-itunes-chart-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-stock-surge-1202978305/">largest opening day in the history of its distributor</a>, Screen Media.Lurie believes the "secret ingredient" to a war movie's success today is having veterans and the military embrace it."If your buzz is only among military and vets, we're talking about tens of millions of people," Lurie said. "What vets want to do more than anything else is sit down with their family and friends and say, 'This is what it was.' They don't want to talk about it.""The Outpost" certainly proved that and tapped into an audience that no other recent modern-day war movie has been able to.<div type="image" title="Thank You For Your Service Universal final" height="663" width="1280" msid="81555156" hostid="261"></div><h2>Audiences don't want to watch the soldier's journey back home</h2>That's not to say that movies like "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" and even "Cherry" didn't also use the same playbook as Lurie. They did. What hurt those titles is audiences' growing lack of interest in the "soldier coming home" story. The writer-director Jason Hall learned that firsthand in 2017 when Universal released his directorial debut, "Thank You for Your Service," which stars Miles Teller as a soldier trying to integrate back into family life after serving in Iraq.Hall first found acclaim writing the screenplay for "American Sniper." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/screenwriter-jason-hall-american-sniper-thank-you-for-your-service-director-2017-10">The opportunity came to direct</a> "Service" after Steven Spielberg decided not to direct the adaptation of the David Finkel book and asked Hall to take it on.Hall wanted to show the pains a soldier goes through to return to civilian life, even more than what was explored in "American Sniper." He recalled to Insider that there was a moment when he wanted to change the movie's title to "The After War," to drive home his movie's tone to audiences."I brought that up to the distributor and they said, 'No, we can't call it that because everyone will know this isn't really a war movie,'" Hall said.Despite the movie getting a solid <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thank_you_for_your_service_2017">77% Rotten Tomatoes score</a>, it brought in only <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2776878/?ref_=bo_se_r_1">$10 million worldwide</a> ($9.5 million of it domestically)."It's hard to tell the coming-home story because nobody's that interested in it," Hall said looking back. "Audiences gravitate towards the violence and that warrior archetype."<div type="image" title="Jason Hall on the set of Thank You for Your Service photo Universal Pictures" height="504" width="896" msid="81555158" hostid="261"></div>So, then why does he think "American Sniper" was such a success when it came out? While it also told a coming-home story, Hall says a bit of controversy helped."Michael Moore <a href="https://twitter.com/mmflint/status/556914094406926336?lang=en">made that tweet about snipers being cowards</a> and everybody started to jump on each other," Hall recalls.Moore's tweet came out when the movie hit theaters, and though Moore <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/entertainment/feat-michael-moore-sniper-tweet">later pointed out</a> that he never mentioned "American Sniper" in the tweet, the momentum behind the movie suddenly grew."It became a big debate over patriotism and supporting our soldiers," Hall said. "Our movie wasn't about that, it was about the cost of war on a man. People started taking what they wanted from the movie, which I would argue great movies allow you to do that."Despite the slump the contemporary war movie is in, the genre is never going away. The big question is how it will evolve as it examines our country's latest conflicts. Not to mention how it will sell those conflicts to audiences."There needs to be a lag where there's time to look back at today's wars more objectively," Niemi believes. "The great Vietnam movies didn't come out until a decade after the war and later. Maybe that will happen too with this period."

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<a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/floyd-mayweather-jr-talks-with-leonard-ellerbe-ceo-of-news-photo/1096831426">Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Getty Images</a>Floyd Mayweather and Leonard Ellerbe.<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mayweather Promotions is already scouting amateur athletes who could make an impact at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.</li><li>The company CEO, Leonard Ellerbe, has long been a trusted advisor to Floyd Mayweather. He has also been responsible for the soaring popularity of the American lightweight Gervonta Davis.</li><li>Ellerbe told Business Insider in Las Vegas last week that "character" is one of the top traits a young man or woman can have when it comes to transitioning from an amateur into a professional.</li><li>Ellerbe intends on promoting many shows throughout the year, and has an event on Friday where he is matching his young prospects in tough fights.</li><li>Whoever can thrive in such tough environments stands a good chance of becoming the next Davis or Mayweather, Ellerbe said.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS - Leonard Ellerbe said he's already scouting US Olympic hopefuls as he looks to sign young talent which he can develop into the next Floyd Mayweather or Gervonta Davis.As the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Ellerbe, 54, appears to have the upper hand when it comes to talent identification. He was, after all, by Mayweather's side when the boxer grew from a boxing prospect to a five-weight world champion and, finally, into <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/floyd-mayweather-now-a-billionaire-2017-10?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of sport's few billion dollar athletes</a>.Ellerbe first met Mayweather when the fighter was a teenager, training in Las Vegas. After Mayweather won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, he turned pro, and, before long, Ellerbe provided security detail, became a trusted advisor, and then his right hand man and CEO of a company Mayweather founded in 2007 to heighten his own earning capabilities.Though Mayweather has retired from boxing after a flawless 50-0 pro career, Mayweather Promotions continues to polish boxing diamonds. None is as tough right now as "Tank" Davis, a two-weight world champion southpaw who has proven to be a bona fide ticket-seller in Baltimore, as well as Atlanta, and is a fighter who will soon be headlining his own pay-per-view shows on the Viacom-CBS owned broadcaster Showtime.<a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/gervonta-davis-punches-ricardo-nunez-during-the-second-news-photo/1158190200?adppopup=true">Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images</a>Gervonta Davis.Speaking to Business Insider at the VIP Lounge in the MGM Grand last week, Ellerbe told us about the characteristics a teenage amateur athlete must possess to catch his eye, about his Las Vegas show on Friday, February 28, and the future of Mayweather Promotions.Ellerbe said he'll "definitely" be attending the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo so that he can scout the top athletes competing in boxing. When asked who he's got his eye on, he said, "there's several [Americans]."USA Boxing recently <a href="https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/usa-boxing-roster-tokyo-2020-americas-qualifiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced its 13-strong team</a> for the upcoming Olympics, which features promising names like the 2019 World Amateur Championship silver medalist Keyshawn Davis, the 2019 Pan American Games champion Oshae Jones, and the Las Vegas native Rahim Gonzales, who trains out of the local City Athletic Boxing club.An Olympic medal tends to provide a solid foundation for success should that athlete turn professional. Of the three US medalists at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro two are already world champion pros - Claressa Shields and Shakur Stevenson - while the third, Nico Hernandez, fought seven pro bouts before joining the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, which we previously dubbed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/paulie-malignaggi-artem-lobov-bareknuckle-fc-safety-2019-6?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"the bloodiest show in town."</a>On potential American medalists at this summer's tournament, Ellerbe said: "There's always opportunities every time you step up in there, you just have to continue to work hard. There's a number of excellent young fighters who are moving forward and competing for the same thing [a medal]."Ellerbe will looking at one personality trait in particular in the months ahead.<h2>You've got to have 'character'</h2>Mayweather Promotions"Times have changed now," Ellerbe said. "Character plays a big role, it's a big part of it. Obviously, the talent-level [needs to be high]."There's a number of factors that are involved when it comes to evaluating how you are going to obtain young fighters."On character, Ellerbe said it's how you are "as a man or a woman."Any novice athlete Ellerbe signs could end up competing on regional shows like his upcoming event "Sin City Showdown" on Friday at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Vegas.Fellow promoter Michelle Rosado said on Twitter this week that Friday's event is "a Mayweather Promo card … they match their guys tough."Should be a good one."Those who continue to win in tough match-ups and thrive on these shows could end up on a fast-track to success, joining the likes of Mayweather Promotions stand-out Davis, who is unbeaten in 23 fights (22 KOs) and is one of the top 15 boxers on the planet right now, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-boxers-in-the-world-right-now-pound-for-pound-2019-12?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to this Business Insider list</a>."Our show on Friday, a ShoBox show, is a showcase for a couple of our young, rising stars and top prospects," Ellerbe said.Ellerbe originally had Malik Hawkins in the main event, a 6-foot welterweight Mayweather Promotions signed last year. A medical issue prevented Hawkins from competing this weekend and he has been replaced by Sanjarbek Rakhmanov who fights Keith "The Bounty" Hunter in a 10-round rematch at super lightweight."In the co-main event we have Richardson Hitchins who was on the Haitian Olympic team in 2016. Then in the opening bout we have Kevin Newman, a young rising super middleweight who is very flashy."Both Hitchins and Newman have world title aspirations. Ellerbe said: "We're looking forward to the progress these young prospects are making."As for the future, Mayweather Promotions intends on putting on many shows this year, Ellerbe said. "It's just a question of putting together the strategy, what we're doing now. We're consistently building [more shows each year] and we're always open to working with new fighters."I'm not looking at working with an overabundance of fighters, but enough of a stable to manage fighters effectively - their careers, and staying very hands-on.""We're a top tier promotional company," he said.Read more:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nobody-beats-canelo-alvarez-at-super-middleweight-mikey-garcia-says-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is unbeatable at super middleweight, DAZN stablemate Mikey Garcia says</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eddie-hearn-would-love-to-sign-saul-canelo-alvarez-2019-12?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canelo Alvarez could become boxing's greatest free agent since Floyd Mayweather, and Eddie Hearn says he would work with him 'in an absolute heartbeat'</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-would-get-knocked-out-quick-by-manny-pacquiao-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor would get 'knocked out pretty quick' by Manny Pacquiao, the boxer's former promoter says</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shakur-stevenson-young-champ-is-a-mirror-floyd-mayweather-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 22-year-old from New Jersey is the mirror-image of Floyd Mayweather, and could 'exceed' the boxing legend's achievements, his promoter claims</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-arum-would-sell-top-rank-for-the-right-price-2020-1?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One of boxing's most powerful executives says he is open to selling a stake in Top Rank, and 3 heavyweight companies have talked to him about buying</a> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fighting-nhl-hockey-violence-sports-code-referee-2017-2">Why fighting is allowed in pro hockey - and why the NHL has no plans to ban it</a></h3>

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