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John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021). Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
John Wayne is retired and enjoying time with family, boxing is a past. After some time, a young aspiring boxer Matthew A. Robinson came to him and wanted John to train him. But John Wayne said he will not return to boxing. He thinks that's what Rose wants and what's right but Rose knows that he misses boxing so she finally tells him that he should train him. So John takes on Matt. Together they also contact John's old team and training begins. Meanwhile, Baer won the IBF against Shadow and Carter won the WBF against Moore. Eaton won the IBU and WBU in a match with Armstrong. Robinson has had his first fight with Tunney and won on points. He then lost by KO to Shadow in a WBO title fight. Then Lewis Ross accepted the IBC fight with Robinson. And the preparations begin. Baer definitively ends his career and frees up his belts for further fights. Robinson is doing well, and as the fight approaches, he's getting a lot of public interest, which he's gained mainly cause wayne coach him. But now there were bar fight, which could let Robinson be suspended from the title fight. John defends him and Matt can continue his training. Ross and Robinson are friendly and in this spirit the whole process around the match takes place, Robinson by KO finally won the match in the 9th. In bonus scene, Archie Cassius comes to John with Joe Barrow and offers him the opportunity to co-found and lead his boxing academy Cassius Academy with Joe, which aims to make the world's greatest boxers in the USA.
