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"RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY"

Jeff Zucker arrives for the premiere of "Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story" at The Beekman Theater in New York on April 13, 2005. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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