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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:02:53,551 --> 00:02:56,151 "How Cassius Took Rome, by Cassius Clay Jr. 2 00:02:56,684 --> 00:02:58,618 "To make America the greatest is my goal 3 00:02:58,751 --> 00:03:01,085 "So I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole 4 00:03:01,151 --> 00:03:03,652 "And for the United States won the medal of gold 5 00:03:03,718 --> 00:03:06,285 "Italians said, 'You're greater than the Cassius of old 6 00:03:06,352 --> 00:03:08,419 "'We like your name, we like your game 7 00:03:08,486 --> 00:03:10,286 "'So come make Rome your home if you will' 8 00:03:10,352 --> 00:03:12,653 "I said, 'I appreciate your kind hospitality 9 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:14,953 "'But the United States of America is my country still 10 00:03:15,020 --> 00:03:17,786 "'Because they're waiting to welcome me in Louisville"' 11 00:03:51,790 --> 00:03:53,523 That sure is nice of you. 12 00:03:53,790 --> 00:03:56,624 - Are you proud of me, Momma? - You know I am. 13 00:04:00,057 --> 00:04:01,724 Is this how you do it? 14 00:04:02,024 --> 00:04:03,924 No, it depends on how the other guy shapes up. 15 00:04:03,991 --> 00:04:05,591 Come here. Try it like this. 16 00:04:05,691 --> 00:04:07,625 Put your hands up, put your left foot in front. 17 00:04:07,691 --> 00:04:10,992 It depends on how you move. How you move makes you a good fighter. 18 00:04:11,692 --> 00:04:13,059 Well, I feel good this morning. 19 00:04:13,125 --> 00:04:14,759 I'm so proud of you, baby. 20 00:04:17,026 --> 00:04:19,126 You know, but I just don't feel right about it... 21 00:04:19,193 --> 00:04:21,326 ...you turning yourself over to that white lady. 22 00:04:21,559 --> 00:04:24,926 - What's she got besides a lot of money? - What's she got? She's got plenty. 23 00:04:25,060 --> 00:04:27,827 She's got the right complexion, and the right connections... 24 00:04:28,027 --> 00:04:29,794 ...to give your boy the right protection. 25 00:04:29,860 --> 00:04:30,760 Cassius. 26 00:04:35,628 --> 00:04:38,428 Hey, boy, come over here. Come over here. 27 00:04:42,962 --> 00:04:44,928 You know you're on Ms. Fairlie's private property? 28 00:04:44,995 --> 00:04:45,995 Yes, sir. 29 00:04:48,629 --> 00:04:50,962 - You know where you are, boy? - Yes, sir. 30 00:04:51,329 --> 00:04:53,029 Well, the road's that way. 31 00:04:54,963 --> 00:04:55,763 John! 32 00:04:57,230 --> 00:04:58,863 You know this here nigger? 33 00:05:03,830 --> 00:05:05,697 Yes, sir, Mr. Harry, I know who he is. 34 00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:08,231 Ms. Fairlie told him to come. He's going to work here. 35 00:05:08,297 --> 00:05:10,364 Yes, sir, this here is the boxing boy. 36 00:05:12,131 --> 00:05:13,931 I'll take him up to the house. 37 00:05:21,999 --> 00:05:24,699 - He scare you, son? - Scare me? He can't scare me. 38 00:05:24,766 --> 00:05:26,266 Can't nobody scare me. 39 00:05:26,499 --> 00:05:27,699 I don't scare. 40 00:05:28,099 --> 00:05:30,700 That sucker must not have known who he was messing with. 41 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,000 You got a good thing about you. 42 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:36,100 You're gonna work out well with Ms. Fairlie. 43 00:05:36,167 --> 00:05:38,501 - I will? Is she here today? - No, she's not down yet. 44 00:05:38,567 --> 00:05:40,301 You'll get your orders from Miss Sue Ellen. 45 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:41,234 Work orders? 46 00:05:41,301 --> 00:05:43,534 The only kind of work that makes sense for me is boxing. 47 00:05:43,601 --> 00:05:46,235 - And I'm good, too. - I know it, now come on, let's go. 48 00:06:08,770 --> 00:06:12,071 Mr. Harry, when will I see Ms. Fairlie? It's been a whole week now. 49 00:06:12,137 --> 00:06:13,737 You can see me right now. 50 00:06:14,504 --> 00:06:17,771 Didn't anybody ever tell you not to touch any of my dogs, ever? 51 00:06:18,204 --> 00:06:19,705 Not even come near. 52 00:06:20,571 --> 00:06:23,772 You get your odour on them. It just confuses them. 53 00:06:23,938 --> 00:06:25,705 They don't know who to go for in a crisis. 54 00:06:25,805 --> 00:06:27,172 All right, but I've been trying to... 55 00:06:27,239 --> 00:06:29,672 I have all kinds of plans for you, but they'll have to wait. 56 00:06:29,739 --> 00:06:31,239 I'm late for a fitting. 57 00:06:31,306 --> 00:06:34,439 I mustn't forget to have the man make you up some boxing trunks... 58 00:06:34,506 --> 00:06:36,540 ...in the colours of my racing silks. 59 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,707 I've been running four miles every morning and I've been training... 60 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,007 Ain't that a bitch. 61 00:06:46,441 --> 00:06:47,907 Hey, boy? 62 00:06:51,374 --> 00:06:52,241 What? 63 00:06:53,408 --> 00:06:55,275 Now who told you it was leaving time? 64 00:06:55,442 --> 00:06:58,442 Someone want to come in this gate, they gotta have your permission, right? 65 00:06:58,509 --> 00:07:00,209 That's my job. Ms. Fairlie's orders. 66 00:07:00,275 --> 00:07:03,976 Nobody, especially me, needs permission of any kind to go out that gate. 67 00:07:05,009 --> 00:07:07,809 What I'm trying to say is, I ain't gonna be a part of her kennel. 68 00:07:07,876 --> 00:07:09,776 I ain't gonna be a part of her stable. 69 00:07:09,976 --> 00:07:12,943 And you tell her Cassius Clay ain't gonna play nobody's boy. 70 00:07:17,977 --> 00:07:20,611 As a matter of ethics, my clients wouldn't care to intrude... 71 00:07:20,677 --> 00:07:23,211 ...on any prior claim Trish Fairlie might assert. 72 00:07:24,078 --> 00:07:27,145 I don't like Ms. Fairlie, and I don't want her in my business. 73 00:07:27,511 --> 00:07:28,912 Ms. Fairlie is out. 74 00:07:29,812 --> 00:07:31,679 Then let's get down to business. 75 00:07:32,112 --> 00:07:36,112 As a tender of faith, each of my clients is willing to put up $1,000. 76 00:07:37,979 --> 00:07:39,446 It's up to my father. 77 00:07:41,313 --> 00:07:42,346 Mr. Clay? 78 00:07:46,380 --> 00:07:48,013 It looks like we got the makings of a deal. 79 00:07:48,547 --> 00:07:49,714 Good-looking boy. 80 00:07:56,181 --> 00:07:58,148 - Hello there, how are you? - Fine. 81 00:07:58,348 --> 00:08:01,081 - It's a pleasure, sir. - How are you doing? 82 00:08:02,915 --> 00:08:05,582 - Thank you, we'd love it. - You like that? 83 00:08:06,415 --> 00:08:09,182 What's it feel like having a big strong man pounding into you... 84 00:08:09,249 --> 00:08:10,482 ...with all his strength? 85 00:08:10,649 --> 00:08:12,749 Well, that's a good question for another fighter. 86 00:08:12,816 --> 00:08:14,416 Are you saying it doesn't bother you? 87 00:08:14,516 --> 00:08:17,650 - You've never been afraid? - No. Well, I was scared one time. 88 00:08:17,716 --> 00:08:21,117 - After I won the AAU Championship. - After you won the championship? 89 00:08:21,317 --> 00:08:24,817 That qualified me to go to the Olympics and they were held in Rome this year. 90 00:08:24,884 --> 00:08:28,318 I had to fly over on a plane. Just the thought of it scared me to death. 91 00:08:28,618 --> 00:08:30,918 Well, we're all boxing nuts. That's why we're doing this. 92 00:08:30,984 --> 00:08:33,051 We told our wives it'll make us $1 million. 93 00:08:33,118 --> 00:08:34,385 You're only stating the truth. 94 00:08:34,485 --> 00:08:36,452 The contract gives you gentlemen half my earnings. 95 00:08:36,552 --> 00:08:37,785 Half your earnings. 96 00:08:37,852 --> 00:08:40,652 You think that's going to make us $100,000 profit? 97 00:08:40,719 --> 00:08:44,252 No. You didn't hear what he said. He said $1 million. Ain't that right? 98 00:08:44,352 --> 00:08:46,586 Well, why not? It's only money. 99 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,820 Look, Ronnie. There's Mr. Hollis' car. 100 00:09:02,221 --> 00:09:03,721 What are we doing here? 101 00:09:04,021 --> 00:09:05,888 You see this car? This baby is bad, ain't it? 102 00:09:05,955 --> 00:09:07,921 This is Mr. Faraday Hollis', one of my sponsors. 103 00:09:07,988 --> 00:09:09,688 The one I told you about. This is his car. 104 00:09:09,755 --> 00:09:11,855 How long does she take to get up to 60? Two seconds? 105 00:09:11,922 --> 00:09:13,322 I don't know. Get in, man. 106 00:09:17,122 --> 00:09:20,356 God, man, look at this. Leather interior. All these dials and knobs and shiny... 107 00:09:20,423 --> 00:09:22,423 Hey, what do you punk heads think you're doing? 108 00:09:22,990 --> 00:09:25,523 Will you leave on your own, or do I have to call the cops? 109 00:09:25,757 --> 00:09:28,890 The cops? You must not know who I am. I'm Cassius Clay the Olympic champion. 110 00:09:28,957 --> 00:09:30,890 Mr. Faraday Hollis, who owns this car, is a friend of mine. 111 00:09:40,525 --> 00:09:43,725 Lia, Obie, this is our boy, Cassius Clay. 112 00:09:44,258 --> 00:09:48,759 Cassius, this is Mr. And Mrs. Cruikshank, Mrs. Hollis and Miss Hollis, my daughter. 113 00:09:49,326 --> 00:09:51,693 - Well, I hear you're quite a fighter. - Yes, sir. 114 00:09:52,093 --> 00:09:53,959 Well, your sponsors expect big things from you. 115 00:09:54,026 --> 00:09:57,226 Just the Heavyweight Championship of the World, that's all. Right, Cash? 116 00:09:57,326 --> 00:10:00,593 - Yes, sir, Mr. Hollis. - Would you like something to eat or drink? 117 00:10:01,794 --> 00:10:02,627 Well... 118 00:10:03,194 --> 00:10:05,261 ...I am sort of thirsty. Maybe I'll have some milk. 119 00:10:05,327 --> 00:10:06,261 Waiter? 120 00:10:06,394 --> 00:10:08,394 - Yes, ma'am? - A glass of milk for the boy. 121 00:10:11,528 --> 00:10:14,395 Obie, you used to box a little bit in college, didn't you? 122 00:10:14,895 --> 00:10:16,095 Well, a little bit. 123 00:10:16,395 --> 00:10:17,662 Get up, see if you can hit him. 124 00:10:17,728 --> 00:10:19,195 Why that was over 25 years ago. 125 00:10:19,329 --> 00:10:21,329 Just see if you can. Just for fun. 126 00:10:22,762 --> 00:10:23,629 Well. 127 00:10:39,764 --> 00:10:42,131 All right. He's all right, I'll tell you that. 128 00:10:42,198 --> 00:10:45,065 I'll tell you one thing, there isn't any other big guys around that fast. 129 00:10:48,598 --> 00:10:51,465 - Would you like to take a seat? - Yes, I guess I would. 130 00:10:53,965 --> 00:10:55,832 I want to thank you for the exhibition, Clay. 131 00:10:55,899 --> 00:10:57,732 We don't want to hold you up from your ride. 132 00:10:57,799 --> 00:11:01,366 That's all right, 'cause my friend Ronnie, I know he'll be a little thirsty, too. 133 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,133 He was a little shy to come in at first. 134 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,000 I bet he's thirsty now. He'll come in now. 135 00:11:06,067 --> 00:11:07,300 Let him stay shy. 136 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:09,267 It'll keep him out of trouble. 137 00:11:09,534 --> 00:11:11,667 But I wanted him to meet your family and friends, sir. 138 00:11:11,734 --> 00:11:12,634 Some other time. 139 00:11:12,701 --> 00:11:16,668 I know you want everything to go nice and smooth for yourself. Right? 140 00:11:17,768 --> 00:11:19,201 You understand? 141 00:11:20,568 --> 00:11:21,768 I'm trying to. 142 00:11:23,935 --> 00:11:25,469 Well, don't make waves. 143 00:11:58,572 --> 00:12:00,339 Cash, wait a minute. What are you doing? 144 00:12:00,405 --> 00:12:01,872 Man, this thing is phoney... 145 00:12:02,106 --> 00:12:04,206 ...gold-plated, and it ain't worth a damn. 146 00:12:07,439 --> 00:12:09,206 I can't believe you did that! 147 00:12:10,540 --> 00:12:12,507 God, man, what did you do that for? 148 00:12:13,740 --> 00:12:15,207 It wasn't worth a shit anyway. 149 00:12:18,407 --> 00:12:19,874 Angelo Dundee. 150 00:12:23,741 --> 00:12:26,341 No, you got those hands too low. Now get them up. 151 00:12:26,541 --> 00:12:28,442 Hustle, hustle! 152 00:12:28,508 --> 00:12:30,408 And the hands, the hands! 153 00:12:30,675 --> 00:12:33,142 Cassius, don't lean back like that! 154 00:12:33,409 --> 00:12:35,742 What, you prefer this sucker to hit me in the head? 155 00:12:35,909 --> 00:12:37,476 Come on, sucker, try it. 156 00:12:42,410 --> 00:12:45,810 And hold your hands up. Don't hold them so low. Come on. 157 00:12:48,544 --> 00:12:49,544 Birdie, how are you? 158 00:12:49,610 --> 00:12:51,477 Is that the new kid? The one from Louisville? 159 00:12:51,544 --> 00:12:52,377 That's him. 160 00:12:52,444 --> 00:12:54,444 He won the light-heavy gold medal over there in Rome. 161 00:12:54,511 --> 00:12:56,078 - Name of Clay. - I know. I saw the film. 162 00:12:56,711 --> 00:12:58,478 I bet you worry. Head back like that... 163 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:00,545 ...then a guy can connect where he lives. 164 00:13:00,611 --> 00:13:03,678 - All right, so he's got a few bad faults. - You'd better change that. 165 00:13:03,745 --> 00:13:06,145 Sometimes I don't even know who the hell the trainer is. 166 00:13:06,345 --> 00:13:07,612 But I'm learning. 167 00:13:07,779 --> 00:13:10,079 Whenever I want him to throw a left hook, I say to him: 168 00:13:10,146 --> 00:13:12,679 "Jesus, what a beautiful left hook that was. " 169 00:13:12,746 --> 00:13:14,479 And he goes out there and does it. 170 00:13:14,713 --> 00:13:16,580 All right, time! 171 00:13:18,413 --> 00:13:21,647 Hey, kid, I want you to meet Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. 172 00:13:21,780 --> 00:13:24,547 He's the best fight doctor and savviest guy in the boxing business. 173 00:13:24,614 --> 00:13:25,881 Except for you and me. 174 00:13:26,947 --> 00:13:29,681 See, you know more than he does, else I'd have him training me. 175 00:13:29,748 --> 00:13:32,381 And me, I know more, too, else you wouldn't be going around... 176 00:13:32,448 --> 00:13:34,348 ...showing me off as your prize new boy. 177 00:13:34,415 --> 00:13:37,382 He's articulate, ain't he? No offence, kid. 178 00:13:37,748 --> 00:13:39,749 I never saw a heavyweight move around like you do. 179 00:13:39,815 --> 00:13:42,649 See, 'cause there's never been a fighter with my problem. 180 00:13:42,716 --> 00:13:45,249 Never been a fighter with such a pretty face. 181 00:13:45,516 --> 00:13:47,349 And I owe it to my public to keep it that way. 182 00:13:47,416 --> 00:13:50,250 - Time to shower, I imagine? - Go shower, go. 183 00:13:51,483 --> 00:13:52,350 Hey, kid! 184 00:13:52,750 --> 00:13:54,483 How much roadwork did you do this morning? 185 00:13:54,550 --> 00:13:55,617 Six miles. 186 00:13:55,750 --> 00:13:59,484 - I thought I told you only four. - I lost track making up a poem. 187 00:14:00,417 --> 00:14:01,851 You see what I mean? 188 00:14:03,451 --> 00:14:05,851 Are you aware that Lamar Clark has knocked out his last 45 opponents? 189 00:14:05,918 --> 00:14:06,885 He's a bum. 190 00:14:06,951 --> 00:14:09,418 That sucker can't go two rounds with me. Two rounds. 191 00:14:09,518 --> 00:14:11,285 - You're calling the round? - Can I quote you? 192 00:14:11,352 --> 00:14:12,519 Yeah, I know what I'll do. 193 00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:14,285 I'll get him in two. 194 00:14:16,419 --> 00:14:18,853 "When you come to the fight don't block the aisle or the door 195 00:14:18,919 --> 00:14:21,386 "Archie Moore's going to fall in round four! 196 00:14:23,686 --> 00:14:27,253 "Besmanoff will stay to seven then he'll think he's gone to heaven!" 197 00:14:44,655 --> 00:14:46,555 Hey, you, what's happening? 198 00:14:46,722 --> 00:14:48,456 You're sure looking good. What you doing? 199 00:14:48,522 --> 00:14:50,222 How about a date? Let's take a ride. 200 00:14:50,289 --> 00:14:51,189 Nothing freaky. 201 00:14:51,256 --> 00:14:53,723 Nothing freaky? Come on, woman, get in the car. 202 00:15:00,023 --> 00:15:03,057 Do you recognise me? I mean, have you ever saw me before? 203 00:15:03,124 --> 00:15:04,824 I mean, you know who I am, don't you? 204 00:15:05,024 --> 00:15:08,157 - How the hell would I know? - Seriously, you don't recognise me? 205 00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:10,024 I bet you one thing: 206 00:15:10,091 --> 00:15:12,558 Before the night's over, we will know each other. 207 00:15:12,691 --> 00:15:14,625 - Yes, indeed. I will know you. - Yes, ma'am. 208 00:15:14,691 --> 00:15:16,392 'Cause we'll have a good time tonight. 209 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:17,692 - That's right. - Give me five. 210 00:15:17,758 --> 00:15:19,759 - You know a little soul, don't you? - Give it back. 211 00:15:19,825 --> 00:15:20,625 Yes, ma'am. 212 00:15:20,692 --> 00:15:23,392 Would you park over here? It's that building on the left there. 213 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,660 I want you to answer me one question. 214 00:15:31,326 --> 00:15:34,027 Are you anywhere as good as you look? 215 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,427 I'm better than I have been but not as good as I'm gonna get. 216 00:15:37,494 --> 00:15:38,994 Come on, I can't wait. 217 00:15:52,262 --> 00:15:53,595 - Hey, brother! - Say, brother! 218 00:15:53,662 --> 00:15:55,296 Look here a minute. I got a message for you. 219 00:15:55,362 --> 00:15:56,629 Look, I'm busy now, man. 220 00:15:56,696 --> 00:15:57,696 - It's important. - Important? 221 00:15:57,762 --> 00:15:59,829 Ain't no more important than what I've got to do. 222 00:16:00,029 --> 00:16:02,396 I've a message for you. I want to invite you to our mosque. 223 00:16:02,463 --> 00:16:05,097 Ain't nothing more important than what I'm getting ready to do now. 224 00:16:05,163 --> 00:16:07,897 - So leave me alone. - Yeah, but what you going to do, brother? 225 00:16:08,797 --> 00:16:10,864 Hey, baby! Wait! 226 00:16:11,997 --> 00:16:13,831 Man, you made me miss the woman. She's gone. 227 00:16:13,897 --> 00:16:16,231 - Man, I did you a good favour, brother. - Did me a favour? 228 00:16:16,298 --> 00:16:19,231 That's worse than dope and alcohol. That white woman. Worse than alcohol. 229 00:16:19,298 --> 00:16:20,631 You're crazy. This pretty woman? 230 00:16:20,698 --> 00:16:22,265 - I'm not kidding. - That's right, brother. 231 00:16:22,332 --> 00:16:24,065 - She's gone. - Have you ever heard of Malcolm X? 232 00:16:24,132 --> 00:16:26,632 - I've heard of him. - He's in the mosque. I want to invite you. 233 00:16:26,699 --> 00:16:28,199 - He's not over there. - Would I lie? 234 00:16:28,266 --> 00:16:30,166 - Malcolm X in the ghetto? - He's right over here. 235 00:16:30,232 --> 00:16:31,566 - Would I lie? - Do you know who I am? 236 00:16:31,633 --> 00:16:32,766 - I know you. - What's my name? 237 00:16:32,833 --> 00:16:34,633 - You're Cassius Clay. - And you know I can fight? 238 00:16:34,699 --> 00:16:35,966 - Don't worry about that. - Don't lie. 239 00:16:36,033 --> 00:16:37,600 I wouldn't lie. Two minutes of your time. 240 00:16:37,666 --> 00:16:39,067 - I'll stay two minutes. - That's all. 241 00:16:39,133 --> 00:16:40,267 It'll take two minutes. 242 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,300 - Malcolm X is over here? - Right now. 243 00:16:42,367 --> 00:16:43,434 - I wouldn't lie to you. - Right. 244 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:44,267 That's all it will take. 245 00:16:45,334 --> 00:16:47,101 He's a devil. 246 00:16:47,301 --> 00:16:49,334 Every time you see a white man... 247 00:16:50,234 --> 00:16:52,901 ...think about the devil, and you'll see him. 248 00:16:53,201 --> 00:16:56,002 Think of how it is on your slave fore-parents'... 249 00:16:56,302 --> 00:16:58,902 ...bloody, sweaty backs, that he built this empire. 250 00:16:58,969 --> 00:17:00,402 That's right! 251 00:17:00,969 --> 00:17:05,103 As today, the richest of all nations, by its evil and its greed... 252 00:17:05,369 --> 00:17:08,003 ...make him hated around the world. 253 00:17:08,370 --> 00:17:10,570 This blue-eyed devil... 254 00:17:11,003 --> 00:17:13,970 ...took away your name, took away your language. 255 00:17:14,937 --> 00:17:16,604 Took away your culture. 256 00:17:16,937 --> 00:17:19,037 And what does he offer in return? 257 00:17:19,237 --> 00:17:21,104 A religion that says: 258 00:17:21,171 --> 00:17:23,504 We're all going to sprout wings... 259 00:17:24,771 --> 00:17:26,305 ...fly up into the sky. 260 00:17:26,505 --> 00:17:29,472 God will have a special place for us called heaven... 261 00:17:30,472 --> 00:17:33,339 ...while the white devil enjoys his heaven right now! 262 00:17:35,939 --> 00:17:38,573 And we have accepted this brainwashing... 263 00:17:39,106 --> 00:17:41,640 ...Christian religion, we've embraced it. 264 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,640 We have believed in it. 265 00:17:44,773 --> 00:17:47,440 But, now, the Honourable Elijah Muhammad... 266 00:17:47,507 --> 00:17:49,874 ...offers you the Nation of Islam. 267 00:17:54,174 --> 00:17:55,574 The Muslim religion. 268 00:17:56,441 --> 00:17:58,541 A programme of independence... 269 00:17:59,141 --> 00:18:01,075 ...for the black man. 270 00:18:01,141 --> 00:18:04,642 How many of you want to follow the Honourable Elijah Muhammad? 271 00:18:04,742 --> 00:18:05,609 Yes, sir! 272 00:18:05,675 --> 00:18:08,009 How many of you will stand up for Allah? 273 00:18:17,910 --> 00:18:20,477 You know, all this time, I've been standing up for a white man... 274 00:18:20,543 --> 00:18:22,844 ...a blonde-headed, blue-eyed Jesus. - That's right. 275 00:18:22,910 --> 00:18:25,577 Give him a haircut and shave, he'll be like the honky policeman... 276 00:18:25,644 --> 00:18:27,611 ...busting your head in. - Never even thought about that. 277 00:18:30,011 --> 00:18:31,711 Champ, I got somebody I want you to meet. 278 00:18:31,778 --> 00:18:34,878 Bundini Brown. He was with Sugar Ray Robinson and Johnny Bratton five years. 279 00:18:35,045 --> 00:18:36,612 - I want you to meet him. - Hey, Champ. 280 00:18:36,678 --> 00:18:38,512 I don't care who you've been with. I'm tired. 281 00:18:38,579 --> 00:18:41,045 Champ, he's the only man I know that talks more than you do. 282 00:18:41,112 --> 00:18:41,979 Shoot. 283 00:18:42,046 --> 00:18:45,713 "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee You can't hit what you can't see" 284 00:18:47,946 --> 00:18:49,780 Hey, man, who in the world are you? 285 00:18:49,846 --> 00:18:52,847 I mean, what would Johnny Bratton or Sugar Ray Robinson need with you... 286 00:18:52,913 --> 00:18:54,080 ...as great as they were? 287 00:18:54,147 --> 00:18:57,214 'Cause you just don't train the body. You got to get into the soul. 288 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,314 You can talk all the philosophy and stuff you want. 289 00:18:59,381 --> 00:19:02,381 Sonny Liston is the king, and it shall remain that way... 290 00:19:02,448 --> 00:19:04,781 ...until he gets in the ring with Cassius Clay. 291 00:19:04,848 --> 00:19:06,915 "The old master painter from the faraway hills 292 00:19:07,048 --> 00:19:08,915 "Who painted the violets and the daffodils 293 00:19:08,982 --> 00:19:11,548 "Said the next champ gonna come from Louisville" 294 00:19:12,082 --> 00:19:14,916 Man, you're all right. Crazy, just like me, spouting poetry. 295 00:19:14,982 --> 00:19:16,349 Put this one in your little bag. 296 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:18,283 "When I start fighting I'm going to be known 297 00:19:18,349 --> 00:19:20,949 "as the greatest of them all Because they all will fall 298 00:19:21,016 --> 00:19:22,283 "in the round I call" 299 00:19:22,350 --> 00:19:24,150 Why do you call the rounds on people? 300 00:19:24,216 --> 00:19:26,650 Well, I predict because it sells tickets. Makes people come. 301 00:19:26,717 --> 00:19:28,984 How big is it for you to win the Heavyweight Championship? 302 00:19:29,050 --> 00:19:30,784 I dream about it. I always dream about it. 303 00:19:30,850 --> 00:19:33,451 I dream about all the things I've had to give up, up until now. 304 00:19:33,517 --> 00:19:35,584 All the ice cream, all the cake, all the pie. 305 00:19:35,651 --> 00:19:38,118 I dream about the things I'll have to give up for that title. 306 00:19:38,184 --> 00:19:40,751 Mainly pretty women, man. That's hard to pretty women. 307 00:19:40,818 --> 00:19:42,485 You're gonna give up the best part of life. 308 00:19:42,552 --> 00:19:45,019 Me and you should have been together when you was 12 years old. 309 00:19:45,085 --> 00:19:47,719 What makes you think little old Cassius Clay can beat the big... 310 00:19:47,785 --> 00:19:48,786 ...bad Sonny Liston? 311 00:19:48,852 --> 00:19:50,386 'Cause you'll float like a butterfly... 312 00:19:50,452 --> 00:19:52,486 ...and take his crown. And you and I both know... 313 00:19:52,553 --> 00:19:54,053 ...that he's headed for defeat. 314 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,720 On that we both agree, but there's only one thing: 315 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,753 We have yet to get that chump in the ring. 316 00:19:58,820 --> 00:19:59,820 That's right, brother. 317 00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:02,787 You think I'm just talking... 318 00:20:02,854 --> 00:20:05,954 ...you think I'm running my mouth, but these two fighters in here are slow. 319 00:20:06,021 --> 00:20:07,787 They have no class, no speed, no skill. 320 00:20:07,854 --> 00:20:10,688 Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston are not in my class. 321 00:20:10,754 --> 00:20:12,888 They're not fast enough, and you've been robbed. 322 00:20:12,955 --> 00:20:13,855 You're wasting money. 323 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:15,655 How can you have a title fight without me? 324 00:20:15,722 --> 00:20:17,455 They're ducking me. They want to brush me off. 325 00:20:17,522 --> 00:20:19,555 They say I'm a loudmouth, but you just wait. 326 00:20:19,622 --> 00:20:22,956 I'll show all of you, because in the future, I'll whup Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson. 327 00:20:23,022 --> 00:20:25,523 I'll be crowned the greatest heavyweight champion of all times. 328 00:20:25,589 --> 00:20:27,723 And there can be no title fight without me. 329 00:20:35,857 --> 00:20:37,290 Sonny Liston! 330 00:20:37,657 --> 00:20:40,657 Attention, the true heavyweight champion is here! 331 00:20:40,924 --> 00:20:42,658 I've been looking for you all over! 332 00:20:42,724 --> 00:20:45,125 I want you to get all your money off the craps table. 333 00:20:45,191 --> 00:20:48,325 I'll bet you, I'll whup you right now. I'm too fast for you, sucker. 334 00:20:48,425 --> 00:20:50,792 I say you ain't nothing picking Floyd Patterson. 335 00:20:50,858 --> 00:20:53,492 Well, why don't you face me, since my mouth is so big? 336 00:20:53,659 --> 00:20:54,692 I'll destroy you. 337 00:20:54,759 --> 00:20:57,526 I bet you all the money you've got right here, right now. 338 00:20:57,592 --> 00:20:59,193 Right now, I'll knock you out, sucker! 339 00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:01,860 Right here. Come on, sucker. You hear me? 340 00:21:01,926 --> 00:21:05,427 This is Cassius Clay, the greatest fighter in the history of all boxing! 341 00:21:05,527 --> 00:21:08,994 You are nothing! You hear me, you gambling sucker? 342 00:21:09,127 --> 00:21:10,960 I'm talking to you. You can't duck me forever. 343 00:21:11,027 --> 00:21:12,194 You can't duck me forever. 344 00:21:12,361 --> 00:21:13,894 You know who I am. Floyd Patterson. 345 00:21:13,961 --> 00:21:15,894 You knocked him out once. You'll do it again. 346 00:21:15,961 --> 00:21:17,794 - I'm the one you don't want. - You're a faggot. 347 00:21:17,928 --> 00:21:19,528 A faggot? I got something for you. 348 00:21:19,661 --> 00:21:21,195 I'll show you while everyone's watching. 349 00:21:21,261 --> 00:21:22,795 Never seen you with no ladies. Faggot. 350 00:21:22,862 --> 00:21:23,862 Don't see me with no ladies? 351 00:21:23,928 --> 00:21:26,195 You've two pretty ones there. That's why you'll be whupped. 352 00:21:26,262 --> 00:21:28,496 Quit acting a fool. You're embarrassing coloured folks. 353 00:21:28,562 --> 00:21:30,362 Embarrassing coloured folks? As ugly as you are? 354 00:21:30,429 --> 00:21:33,096 You, the heavyweight champion, representing us looking as you do. 355 00:21:33,163 --> 00:21:34,429 I'll tell you what I'll do. 356 00:21:34,496 --> 00:21:36,663 I'm giving you 24 hours to saddle your horse up... 357 00:21:36,730 --> 00:21:38,030 ...and ride out of Las Vegas. 358 00:21:38,096 --> 00:21:40,263 Saddle up your horse and be out of town. 359 00:21:50,864 --> 00:21:52,298 Is this the Daily News? 360 00:21:52,798 --> 00:21:55,432 Well, I'm a citizen who lives in Colorado. 361 00:21:55,598 --> 00:21:58,632 I just saw something I'm sure you want to know about. 362 00:21:58,999 --> 00:22:00,599 Cassius Clay is in town. 363 00:22:01,265 --> 00:22:03,999 Yes, Cassius Clay! He's in town. 364 00:22:04,066 --> 00:22:06,999 I just saw a big red bus with the name Cassius Clay... 365 00:22:07,066 --> 00:22:10,466 ...painted on the bus and the sign says, "The world's most colourful fighter. " 366 00:22:11,266 --> 00:22:12,133 Yes. 367 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,867 I'm serious. This is no crank call, it's no joke. 368 00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:16,300 Cassius Clay is in town. 369 00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:19,434 As a matter of fact, I'm looking out the window now. 370 00:22:19,501 --> 00:22:21,568 He's outside Sonny Liston's house... 371 00:22:22,101 --> 00:22:24,034 ...with a bunch of men on the bus. 372 00:22:24,868 --> 00:22:26,468 Yes, they were all coloured. 373 00:22:27,668 --> 00:22:31,068 Well, I don't like to say this, but they are all niggers. 374 00:22:32,302 --> 00:22:34,169 Yes. It's going to be... Trouble? 375 00:22:34,469 --> 00:22:35,536 I don't really know. 376 00:22:35,602 --> 00:22:37,936 He's not here to play checkers. So I'm calling you now. 377 00:22:38,102 --> 00:22:40,469 Call the police, or get the newspapers... 378 00:22:40,603 --> 00:22:42,036 ...because you have a scoop. 379 00:22:42,470 --> 00:22:44,003 I've come to haunt you. 380 00:22:44,736 --> 00:22:46,237 I've come to haunt you. 381 00:22:47,370 --> 00:22:50,470 Sonny Liston, where do you live, you big, ugly bear? 382 00:22:50,804 --> 00:22:52,004 You big, ugly bear. 383 00:22:52,071 --> 00:22:53,971 I know you're out here somewhere. 384 00:22:54,204 --> 00:22:55,571 You're no champion. 385 00:22:55,638 --> 00:22:58,471 I know you're in there somewhere. Where you at, Sonny Liston? 386 00:22:58,605 --> 00:23:01,105 Come out of that house. I know you're sleeping in here. 387 00:23:01,171 --> 00:23:03,205 I know you're in there somewhere, all comfortable. 388 00:23:03,272 --> 00:23:05,305 Come out of your house, Sonny Liston. 389 00:23:05,839 --> 00:23:08,639 Come out of your house, sleeping with all them rich folks. 390 00:23:08,706 --> 00:23:11,172 I'm here to get you. You're trying to get some sleep... 391 00:23:11,272 --> 00:23:13,473 Get off my land! You black faggot bastard! 392 00:23:13,573 --> 00:23:14,739 - Who you calling... - You! 393 00:23:15,206 --> 00:23:17,740 - You ugly sucker, you. - Get that bus away from here. 394 00:23:17,806 --> 00:23:18,873 I've come to get you. 395 00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,007 Get away from here. 396 00:23:20,073 --> 00:23:21,140 Look at that savage. 397 00:23:21,207 --> 00:23:22,907 Get away from here. Off my land! 398 00:23:23,540 --> 00:23:25,641 Police, arrest that pervert! 399 00:23:25,941 --> 00:23:28,007 Look at that wild man! 400 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:29,874 Hold that sucker. 401 00:23:29,941 --> 00:23:31,808 Get out of here. 402 00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:33,208 You know I'm the champion. 403 00:23:33,275 --> 00:23:35,442 Why don't you arrest that fool? Get him off my property. 404 00:23:35,708 --> 00:23:37,042 When are you going to fight me? 405 00:23:37,108 --> 00:23:38,575 Faggot bastard. 406 00:23:38,809 --> 00:23:40,709 Why don't somebody do something? 407 00:23:42,176 --> 00:23:43,309 What the hell is this? 408 00:23:43,376 --> 00:23:45,276 Ain't you ever seen one of those before? 409 00:23:45,343 --> 00:23:48,343 I know what it is. That's a bear trap. 410 00:23:57,277 --> 00:23:59,611 Al Carrara's here. He's got a message from Sonny Liston. 411 00:23:59,744 --> 00:24:01,678 - Yeah, how you doing? - How you doing? 412 00:24:01,811 --> 00:24:04,078 I was told to give you this message if you won the fight. 413 00:24:04,144 --> 00:24:06,411 The champ wants you to drink your orange juice and shakes. 414 00:24:06,478 --> 00:24:07,878 You're in a title bout. 415 00:24:07,945 --> 00:24:09,612 He hopes you can keep your mouth shut... 416 00:24:09,678 --> 00:24:12,779 ...or he'll ram his fist down your throat. It'll take a week to pull it out. 417 00:24:12,845 --> 00:24:14,412 I'll tell you what to do, message boy: 418 00:24:14,479 --> 00:24:18,179 You go back and tell him that I appreciate the opportunity of fighting for my title... 419 00:24:18,379 --> 00:24:19,746 ...'cause it's going to be mine. 420 00:24:19,813 --> 00:24:22,013 Also, tell him that after the fight, don't worry... 421 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,013 ...because he will not be unemployed. He can be my chief sparring partner. 422 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:26,113 You go tell him that. 423 00:24:26,180 --> 00:24:27,380 - I'll see you. - That's right. 424 00:24:27,447 --> 00:24:30,447 Tell him that, message boy. Be sure he gets mad. 425 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,453 - Boy, you can ride a bike. How you doing? - Fine, how are you? 426 00:25:33,587 --> 00:25:34,653 All right. 427 00:25:34,753 --> 00:25:37,187 - No, you. Ladies first. I forgot. - No, after you, Mr. Clay. 428 00:25:37,254 --> 00:25:39,454 - You must be a lot thirstier than I am. - No, I can wait. 429 00:25:39,521 --> 00:25:41,788 Mr. Clay? How do you... Where do you know me from? 430 00:25:41,854 --> 00:25:42,854 Lots of places. 431 00:25:42,921 --> 00:25:44,821 No, the picture on your album, The Greatest. 432 00:25:44,888 --> 00:25:47,621 That album cover The Greatest. How many times have you heard that? 433 00:25:47,688 --> 00:25:50,955 About 6,000 times. No, my kid brother keeps listening to it. 434 00:25:51,022 --> 00:25:51,889 Is that right? 435 00:25:51,955 --> 00:25:53,789 - Come on, ladies first. - Thank you. 436 00:25:59,856 --> 00:26:01,456 You looking at something? 437 00:26:02,190 --> 00:26:04,756 No, I'm not looking at nothing. Well, it's just your... 438 00:26:04,856 --> 00:26:08,090 - Anything special about my... - No, nothing special. Well, it is... 439 00:26:08,157 --> 00:26:10,390 - Well, what I mean is... - You don't sound at all sure... 440 00:26:10,457 --> 00:26:13,291 ...about what you mean, Mr. Clay. - Come on, let me have a drink. 441 00:26:13,357 --> 00:26:15,024 Go ahead, you take a drink. 442 00:26:17,724 --> 00:26:18,758 You know what? 443 00:26:19,891 --> 00:26:21,325 Yours looks pretty special, too. 444 00:26:22,492 --> 00:26:23,558 I'll tell you what. 445 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:25,492 Don't waste time. Just answer some questions. 446 00:26:25,559 --> 00:26:27,159 - Questions? - Number one: What's your name? 447 00:26:27,225 --> 00:26:28,659 Number two: Where do you live? 448 00:26:28,726 --> 00:26:31,826 And number three: Can I pick you up and take you out tonight? 449 00:26:31,926 --> 00:26:33,793 Well, my name is Ruby Sanderson. 450 00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:36,193 - Hold it. Repeat that. - Ruby Sanderson. 451 00:26:36,460 --> 00:26:39,027 - I live at 411 South Poinsettia. - 411. 452 00:26:39,627 --> 00:26:41,327 But I've already got a date. 453 00:26:41,427 --> 00:26:43,460 Well, whoever it is, he can't be as nice as me. 454 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,761 The sucker can't be as pretty as me. 455 00:26:45,827 --> 00:26:47,994 So why don't you find some way to just drop him... 456 00:26:48,061 --> 00:26:49,394 ...and cancel that date tonight? 457 00:26:49,461 --> 00:26:51,361 - Are you asking me to? - Yeah, baby. 458 00:26:51,428 --> 00:26:53,028 - Then that's what it takes. - Out of sight. 459 00:26:53,095 --> 00:26:54,295 - 8:00? - 8:00. 460 00:26:54,361 --> 00:26:55,795 Be pretty. 'Cause I'll be pretty. 461 00:26:55,862 --> 00:26:57,695 - You are fine. - All right. See you later. 462 00:26:57,862 --> 00:26:59,995 Be on time. Don't be too slow. Women are always late. 463 00:27:00,295 --> 00:27:01,562 Especially you coloured girls. 464 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,163 Jackie Robinson meant, "Give me a place on your team... 465 00:27:13,230 --> 00:27:14,463 "... I'll show you I'm a nice guy. " 466 00:27:14,530 --> 00:27:16,597 A regular person, only my skin is funny for him. 467 00:27:16,664 --> 00:27:18,231 Before long, you won't even notice that. 468 00:27:18,297 --> 00:27:20,564 That's what happened because we have more black players... 469 00:27:20,631 --> 00:27:22,298 ...now than ever. - Lf we keep on... 470 00:27:22,364 --> 00:27:24,231 ...depending on the goodness of the man's heart... 471 00:27:24,298 --> 00:27:26,065 ...second baseman is as far as we'll get. 472 00:27:26,131 --> 00:27:28,598 No majority ever gave the minority a fare share without force. 473 00:27:28,665 --> 00:27:31,098 Force is something we can't really do 'cause we're not united. 474 00:27:31,165 --> 00:27:33,199 Once we unite, we will have that force. 475 00:27:33,532 --> 00:27:37,066 For each of them, there's two non-whites, going on three. Don't forget that. 476 00:27:37,132 --> 00:27:39,399 That sounds a little different. The "white minority. " 477 00:27:39,633 --> 00:27:41,700 They've got the power but it's moving the other way... 478 00:27:41,766 --> 00:27:42,833 ...that's what's important. 479 00:27:42,900 --> 00:27:44,833 Thanks to people like you, everything'll be okay. 480 00:27:44,900 --> 00:27:46,533 - Salaam-Alaikum. - Salaam. Thanks, brother. 481 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:47,600 See you tomorrow. 482 00:28:06,135 --> 00:28:07,435 I saw who you were with. 483 00:28:07,902 --> 00:28:09,436 It was Malcolm X, wasn't it? 484 00:28:09,969 --> 00:28:11,336 Yes, sir, that's who it was. 485 00:28:14,636 --> 00:28:15,636 Cash... 486 00:28:16,336 --> 00:28:18,170 ...all your life you've been training... 487 00:28:18,237 --> 00:28:21,337 ...for one thing: The World Heavyweight Championship. 488 00:28:21,403 --> 00:28:23,970 That's right, and I will be the next world heavyweight champ. 489 00:28:24,037 --> 00:28:25,937 I go to bed thinking about it, I dream about it. 490 00:28:26,004 --> 00:28:28,604 So, I mean, so what's... Why are you bringing this up? 491 00:28:28,671 --> 00:28:30,871 Don't you realize what the papers are going to do? 492 00:28:31,071 --> 00:28:34,171 They say Malcolm X is the most dangerous man in America today. 493 00:28:34,238 --> 00:28:36,272 They say he's the most dangerous man in the world... 494 00:28:36,338 --> 00:28:38,305 ...but he walked up here by himself. No bodyguards. 495 00:28:38,372 --> 00:28:41,205 I don't see no police. But he's the most dangerous man in the world? 496 00:28:41,272 --> 00:28:43,239 Why are whites so afraid of the name Malcolm X? 497 00:28:43,972 --> 00:28:45,806 I don't know, maybe it's his religion. 498 00:28:45,973 --> 00:28:48,039 Look, Angelo, when it comes to boxing, you're the man. 499 00:28:48,206 --> 00:28:50,340 You're the sole reason for me being where I'm at today. 500 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,007 Why are you worried about religion? 501 00:28:52,073 --> 00:28:54,173 Take care of the boxing. I'll worry about my religion. 502 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,507 'Cause you already got a faith. Why not stick with it? 503 00:28:56,574 --> 00:28:59,007 My faith, Christianity, is the white man's faith. 504 00:28:59,074 --> 00:29:01,207 Your Jesus is white. Your angels are white. 505 00:29:01,274 --> 00:29:03,174 Your Lord's Supper is white. Everything's white. 506 00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,708 I have to die before I go to heaven. You have everything now. 507 00:29:05,775 --> 00:29:07,508 Let me worry about my religion. 508 00:29:07,575 --> 00:29:10,108 Champ, Bill McDonald is on the phone. 509 00:29:10,642 --> 00:29:13,775 He wants to see you down in his office. I don't think he likes you no more. 510 00:29:13,842 --> 00:29:16,076 Now he's all upset. He heard about Malcolm X. 511 00:29:16,142 --> 00:29:17,909 - What do you mean, he don't like me? - Okay. 512 00:29:17,976 --> 00:29:20,776 He don't like nothing but money. Whatever nigger can make some money. 513 00:29:20,843 --> 00:29:22,576 If Liston wins, then they'll be his nigger. 514 00:29:22,643 --> 00:29:24,410 - Look. - What do I care about Bill McDonald? 515 00:29:24,476 --> 00:29:25,910 Wait a minute, just play it cool. 516 00:29:25,977 --> 00:29:28,577 Don't get aggravated and don't get him aggravated. 517 00:29:28,644 --> 00:29:30,944 After all, there is a compromise, for Christ's sake! 518 00:29:35,111 --> 00:29:37,044 All right, for Allah's sake. 519 00:29:37,378 --> 00:29:39,078 Okay, for Allah's sake. 520 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,845 - All right. We'll make it. - I love you. 521 00:29:42,778 --> 00:29:45,579 You flew to New York last week with Malcolm X? 522 00:29:45,945 --> 00:29:48,279 Visited a mosque of the Nation of Islam there? 523 00:29:48,646 --> 00:29:50,879 You have two black Muslim security guards in your camp... 524 00:29:50,946 --> 00:29:53,413 ...and Muslim women cooking for you? Why? I don't understand. 525 00:29:53,479 --> 00:29:55,713 What do you mean, why? I don't eat pork no more. 526 00:29:55,780 --> 00:29:58,713 I'm going to accept the Islamic faith. Malcolm X is a brother and friend. 527 00:29:58,780 --> 00:30:00,913 And I have cooking who I want to cook at my house. 528 00:30:00,980 --> 00:30:03,514 - Malcolm X should be... - I can go where I want with Malcolm X. 529 00:30:03,580 --> 00:30:05,747 Malcolm X and his family are your guests here in Miami. 530 00:30:05,814 --> 00:30:08,781 That's right. What about it? He's a black. He's my brother and friend. 531 00:30:08,848 --> 00:30:10,314 - I can do what I want. - I want you... 532 00:30:10,381 --> 00:30:12,148 - Why am I explaining to you... - Wait a minute! 533 00:30:12,215 --> 00:30:15,515 Listen. Fire the guards and the cooks. Persuade Malcolm X to get out of town... 534 00:30:15,582 --> 00:30:18,115 ...and go on radio and TV tonight and tell the American people... 535 00:30:18,182 --> 00:30:19,882 ...you have no connection with the Muslims. 536 00:30:20,049 --> 00:30:23,049 Why? Just because of the fight? Because I'm going to make some money? 537 00:30:23,116 --> 00:30:25,683 You think I'll deny the Muslim faith, which I love and accept? 538 00:30:25,749 --> 00:30:27,849 You think I'm going to deny Elijah Muhammad... 539 00:30:27,916 --> 00:30:29,816 ...the great leader for black people of America? 540 00:30:29,883 --> 00:30:31,583 - Deny Malcolm X? - You're not Muslim yet. 541 00:30:31,650 --> 00:30:32,883 I'm going to be one. 542 00:30:32,950 --> 00:30:36,050 You're not one yet and you'll make over $400,000 in this fight, plus the... 543 00:30:36,117 --> 00:30:38,317 I don't care about that. You're making money, too. 544 00:30:38,384 --> 00:30:40,717 - You wouldn't be in on it. - Listen to me. Listen. 545 00:30:40,784 --> 00:30:42,951 You have a chance to make millions if you win the title. 546 00:30:43,018 --> 00:30:44,484 I'll compromise, if that's the case. 547 00:30:44,551 --> 00:30:47,918 I'm not going to deny my religion. I won't run Malcolm X out of town. 548 00:30:47,985 --> 00:30:50,085 I'm not going to fire my cooks. I'll stay quiet. 549 00:30:50,152 --> 00:30:51,785 I won't do nothing until the fight's over. 550 00:30:51,852 --> 00:30:53,785 That's no concession. You're not giving up a thing. 551 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,252 Make an announcement, or no fight. 552 00:30:55,319 --> 00:30:57,252 And you'll never get another chance at the title. 553 00:30:57,319 --> 00:30:58,819 - Is that why I'm here? - That's right. 554 00:30:58,886 --> 00:31:00,786 - I'll announce it right now... - Announce what? 555 00:31:00,853 --> 00:31:03,686 ...unless you tell me what you'll do. - Here's what I'm not going to do. 556 00:31:03,753 --> 00:31:05,653 - I won't renounce my religion. - You said that. 557 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,720 Don't run off at the mouth, Cassius. 558 00:31:07,787 --> 00:31:10,354 - I'll call off the fight. - Call the fight off. To hell with you. 559 00:31:16,988 --> 00:31:19,055 You'll get to meet my people two days ahead of time. 560 00:31:19,121 --> 00:31:21,522 - They weren't coming till Friday. - I want to meet your mother. 561 00:31:21,588 --> 00:31:23,722 Yes, she'd like to meet you, too. 562 00:31:26,422 --> 00:31:28,389 How do you know for sure, when he put it to you... 563 00:31:28,456 --> 00:31:31,389 ...you'd be giving all this up? - When you think about it, it was simple. 564 00:31:31,456 --> 00:31:33,523 For me to turn down what I believe in and my people... 565 00:31:33,589 --> 00:31:36,423 ...the black people, just to please white folks, to get this fight. 566 00:31:36,556 --> 00:31:39,357 In 10 or 15 years, when I'm no longer fighting... 567 00:31:39,623 --> 00:31:42,457 ...and the white has no more use for me, and black people remember... 568 00:31:42,524 --> 00:31:45,391 ...what I did and turn their backs on me, then I'm really in trouble. 569 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,625 - Hey, Cash! - Yeah. 570 00:31:51,691 --> 00:31:54,225 - Angelo, what's up? - Mr. McDonald wants to talk to you. 571 00:31:54,291 --> 00:31:56,525 Mr. McDonald, I'm surprised to see you. 572 00:31:56,925 --> 00:31:59,759 I thought about what you said, about your right to your religious faith. 573 00:31:59,825 --> 00:32:02,259 - That's part of the American principle. - Thank you. 574 00:32:02,326 --> 00:32:04,526 We don't want you to say anything till after the fight. 575 00:32:04,592 --> 00:32:06,426 Right. Give a little, take a little, right? 576 00:32:06,859 --> 00:32:09,593 I'll see you tomorrow. Everything is still on. Thank you. 577 00:32:11,060 --> 00:32:12,127 Quiet. Quiet, everyone. 578 00:32:12,460 --> 00:32:14,894 The heavyweight champion of the world, Sonny Liston. 579 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,760 Weighing 218 pounds. 580 00:32:18,661 --> 00:32:20,961 I'm the greatest fighter that ever lived. 581 00:32:21,027 --> 00:32:23,194 The world is going to find out tonight. 582 00:32:25,361 --> 00:32:27,795 Slip on out of here. No telling what Clay's going to pull. 583 00:32:27,861 --> 00:32:30,562 No, I'm going to wait on that faggot nigger. 584 00:32:30,895 --> 00:32:31,995 Give him my evil eye. 585 00:32:32,062 --> 00:32:34,062 Stare him down, same way I done Patterson. 586 00:32:34,162 --> 00:32:37,096 I've come to destroy Sonny Liston. Don't you also know how great I am? 587 00:32:37,196 --> 00:32:39,329 People say I'm just talking. They call me a bigmouth. 588 00:32:39,396 --> 00:32:41,363 After this, you're going to see. 589 00:32:43,730 --> 00:32:44,730 I am the greatest. 590 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:46,430 Tell the whole world. Tell them all. 591 00:32:46,497 --> 00:32:48,264 I'm the man. I'm the man. 592 00:32:48,797 --> 00:32:51,364 Tell the whole world I'm the champ. I'll destroy that sucker. 593 00:32:55,664 --> 00:32:57,498 I'm the greatest. I'm the meanest. 594 00:32:58,031 --> 00:33:00,165 There he is. There he is. 595 00:33:00,231 --> 00:33:02,332 You don't scare me. 596 00:33:05,065 --> 00:33:06,599 I can't wait. I can't wait. 597 00:33:08,866 --> 00:33:10,566 I'm going to knock you out, sucker. 598 00:33:10,632 --> 00:33:12,266 I'm going to knock you out. 599 00:33:14,466 --> 00:33:17,333 I'm pretty. You're ugly. You don't have a chance. You're too slow. 600 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,000 Floyd Patterson was scared of you. 601 00:33:19,067 --> 00:33:21,534 Floyd Patterson was scared of you. I'm not scared of you. 602 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,934 - I don't care about your fist. - Yes. That's right. 603 00:33:24,034 --> 00:33:26,001 - I'm not scared of you. - You're a fag. 604 00:33:26,067 --> 00:33:27,067 A fag? 605 00:33:29,668 --> 00:33:31,401 - You ain't nothing! - Sit down! 606 00:33:31,468 --> 00:33:32,501 You ain't nothing! 607 00:33:33,701 --> 00:33:35,368 You ain't nothing! 608 00:33:35,468 --> 00:33:37,735 'Cause I'm gonna kick your you-know-what. 609 00:33:37,802 --> 00:33:39,035 I'm gonna beat you. 610 00:33:39,202 --> 00:33:41,602 - Easy, easy. - Your blood pressure. 611 00:33:41,669 --> 00:33:43,136 - Come on, doc. - What is it? 612 00:33:43,202 --> 00:33:45,436 200 over 100 and his pulse is going wild. 613 00:33:45,503 --> 00:33:47,669 If his pressure doesn't go down, there'll be no fight. 614 00:33:47,736 --> 00:33:49,236 Let's go. Get him out of there. 615 00:33:54,904 --> 00:33:56,470 That's 120 over 80. 616 00:33:56,537 --> 00:33:58,971 Now, why did you do that, Cash? You scared the hell out of us. 617 00:33:59,204 --> 00:34:03,038 I heard Liston wasn't scared of nothing. As a matter of fact, he scares everybody. 618 00:34:03,104 --> 00:34:04,304 Everybody is scared of him. 619 00:34:04,371 --> 00:34:06,671 I figured if I act crazier that would really scare him... 620 00:34:06,738 --> 00:34:08,738 ...because you never know what a nut's going to do. 621 00:34:08,805 --> 00:34:10,205 It scared you all, too. 622 00:34:11,072 --> 00:34:12,072 Clay puts a jab on the mouth. 623 00:34:12,139 --> 00:34:13,905 Another one-two. A left and a right to the jaw. 624 00:34:13,972 --> 00:34:15,706 A right that grazes the chin of Sonny Liston. 625 00:34:15,772 --> 00:34:18,439 Clay feints a left hand and gives a right that goes over the head. 626 00:34:18,506 --> 00:34:21,039 Liston catches up with Clay, and drives both hands to the body. 627 00:34:21,106 --> 00:34:24,140 He's hooking hard to the midsection. For the first time, Liston looks alive. 628 00:34:24,206 --> 00:34:26,440 Clay is way ahead as he drives a right hand to the jaw. 629 00:34:26,507 --> 00:34:27,940 Liston is puffing around the eye. 630 00:34:28,007 --> 00:34:30,174 Over in Liston's corner, he's badly beaten up. 631 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,974 They're applying ointment to the eye. That right eye is very swollen. 632 00:34:33,041 --> 00:34:34,707 I doubt if Liston can continue. 633 00:34:34,774 --> 00:34:36,941 And if he cannot, there will be a new champion. 634 00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:38,808 No, Sonny Liston cannot continue. 635 00:34:38,941 --> 00:34:41,075 Cassius Clay is the champion by a knockout... 636 00:34:41,175 --> 00:34:43,142 ...as Liston cannot come out for the second round. 637 00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:44,475 Clay does a victory dance. 638 00:34:44,542 --> 00:34:45,775 His handlers are jubilant. 639 00:34:45,842 --> 00:34:47,775 They're picking him up. The crowd is going wild. 640 00:34:48,042 --> 00:34:50,476 Cassius Clay, the heavyweight champion of the world... 641 00:34:50,542 --> 00:34:52,276 ...and a beaten-up Sonny Liston. 642 00:34:52,843 --> 00:34:54,376 I am the greatest! 643 00:35:00,177 --> 00:35:02,144 When did you know he wasn't coming back, Champ? 644 00:35:03,210 --> 00:35:05,511 Hold it. First things first. 645 00:35:06,144 --> 00:35:08,678 Now, listen, let's get it straight. Just don't forget it. 646 00:35:08,811 --> 00:35:10,678 Sonny Liston was supposed to destroy me. 647 00:35:10,778 --> 00:35:12,045 How wrong all of you were. 648 00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:13,145 You got to admit it. 649 00:35:13,211 --> 00:35:16,045 You got to all bow and tell me that I'm the greatest. 650 00:35:16,112 --> 00:35:17,978 That's right. 651 00:35:18,045 --> 00:35:19,879 I have another announcement I have to make. 652 00:35:19,945 --> 00:35:23,312 The name Clay, Cassius Clay, my name is no longer Cassius Clay. 653 00:35:24,946 --> 00:35:25,779 That's right. 654 00:35:25,846 --> 00:35:27,313 You've heard the rumours. 655 00:35:27,379 --> 00:35:29,146 I am a Muslim. That's my religion now. 656 00:35:29,213 --> 00:35:30,346 My religion is Islam... 657 00:35:30,413 --> 00:35:33,680 ...and the Honourable Elijah Muhammad has named me Muhammad Ali. 658 00:35:33,847 --> 00:35:34,914 You are a black Muslim? 659 00:35:35,114 --> 00:35:36,580 Black Muslim. It's just Muslim. 660 00:35:36,647 --> 00:35:39,414 We have white Muslims, brown, yellow. We have all coloured Muslims. 661 00:35:39,481 --> 00:35:40,914 We have different coloured Christians. 662 00:35:40,981 --> 00:35:43,181 You don't ask a man if he's a black or white Christian. 663 00:35:43,248 --> 00:35:44,681 Another announcement I want to make. 664 00:35:44,748 --> 00:35:47,381 My manager is now the son of the Honourable Elijah Muhammad. 665 00:35:47,481 --> 00:35:51,148 The Lowell sponsoring group has allowed him to be my manager. 666 00:35:51,315 --> 00:35:54,615 Herbert Muhammad. Please meet him. Could you come here, brother Herbert? 667 00:35:54,682 --> 00:35:57,616 From now on, he will be my adviser and he will call the shots. 668 00:35:57,682 --> 00:35:58,816 He's a spiritual leader. 669 00:35:58,883 --> 00:36:01,149 I've a question. What does he know about boxing, Cassius? 670 00:36:01,216 --> 00:36:02,916 And what about your Louisville sponsor? 671 00:36:02,983 --> 00:36:06,150 Do you think we're going to go along with this black Muslim business? 672 00:36:06,217 --> 00:36:08,850 - You'll still be Cassius Clay to me. - You want to keep me a slave. 673 00:36:08,917 --> 00:36:11,150 I'm known as Muhammad Ali. Cassius Clay is dead. 674 00:36:11,217 --> 00:36:13,017 You, of all people, should know that. 675 00:36:13,084 --> 00:36:14,151 Why should I know that? 676 00:36:14,217 --> 00:36:16,218 Because there was your article I read this morning. 677 00:36:16,284 --> 00:36:18,451 You said, "Sonny Liston will murder Cassius Clay. " 678 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,354 Boy, I got all the girlfriends tonight, and all these ugly men. 679 00:37:02,089 --> 00:37:04,556 - Hey, Champ. How you feel, baby? - I feel pretty good. 680 00:37:04,622 --> 00:37:06,023 Just a little hot and thirsty. 681 00:37:06,889 --> 00:37:10,490 - Could have a cold ginger ale or something. - Okay, let's go. 682 00:37:14,523 --> 00:37:16,390 This dress. I don't like these types of clothes. 683 00:37:16,457 --> 00:37:17,857 It's too short. Your chest's showing. 684 00:37:17,924 --> 00:37:20,257 I don't want you parading around here, especially with me. 685 00:37:20,324 --> 00:37:21,958 Let me get a waiter to take care of it. 686 00:37:22,024 --> 00:37:24,491 I've been sitting here. I'd like to get up and move around. 687 00:37:24,558 --> 00:37:26,491 Hold it. I said no. Just stay right here. 688 00:37:26,558 --> 00:37:28,392 - Let me get you a drink. - Hold it. 689 00:37:28,458 --> 00:37:31,659 Why are you so anxious to run around and find me a drink in this type of dress? 690 00:37:31,725 --> 00:37:33,992 Parading around with your legs out and breasts showing. 691 00:37:34,059 --> 00:37:36,359 - You bought me this dress. - I bought you the dress for me. 692 00:37:36,426 --> 00:37:37,626 For me and you. I told you. 693 00:37:37,692 --> 00:37:40,259 For me to watch around the house, not for everyone here to see. 694 00:37:40,326 --> 00:37:42,393 I need a drink. And it ain't going to be ginger ale. 695 00:38:09,262 --> 00:38:10,529 Get off of me! 696 00:38:13,596 --> 00:38:16,030 Come on, woman. It looks like you might be crazy. 697 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:20,897 - You make no sense. - Stop it. 698 00:38:20,963 --> 00:38:23,197 It don't make no sense. You'll dress like I tell you. 699 00:38:23,264 --> 00:38:26,031 You come with me. Get through here. 700 00:38:28,398 --> 00:38:29,831 How are you going to be my woman... 701 00:38:29,898 --> 00:38:32,531 ...if everything you are doing is embarrassing me tonight? 702 00:38:32,598 --> 00:38:34,565 My woman walking around with her chest all out. 703 00:38:34,631 --> 00:38:37,032 Your knees all out and your dress 5 inches over your legs... 704 00:38:37,098 --> 00:38:40,065 ...with horny crackers and niggers looking at you, drooling at the mouth. 705 00:38:40,132 --> 00:38:42,466 You bought the dress. You picked it out. Let me out. 706 00:38:42,532 --> 00:38:45,766 Hold it. If it was just a dress, it wouldn't be so bad. It ain't just a dress. 707 00:38:45,833 --> 00:38:47,433 Look at all that makeup on your face. 708 00:38:47,499 --> 00:38:49,766 You told me you were going to stop it. Powder and rouge. 709 00:38:49,833 --> 00:38:52,100 - You're smoking, even took a drink. - I don't belong to you. 710 00:38:52,167 --> 00:38:53,433 - We're not married. - Come here. 711 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:56,034 How you gonna be my wife? What you're doing don't represent me. 712 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:59,601 You're against my religion and everything. I'll tell you what you're going to do. 713 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:02,001 This dress is going to come down 2 inches over your knees. 714 00:39:02,068 --> 00:39:03,634 Let me out of here. 715 00:39:03,901 --> 00:39:06,001 Stop it, you're tearing it. 716 00:39:08,835 --> 00:39:10,568 Come back here! You've got no clothes on! 717 00:39:15,802 --> 00:39:18,236 I explained to Mr. Muhammad this contract gives his man... 718 00:39:18,303 --> 00:39:21,670 ...20 percent of all ancillary rights, including closed-circuit television. 719 00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:24,303 I told him there was a bonus of $50,000 for him personally... 720 00:39:24,370 --> 00:39:26,237 ...the day the Champ signs the deal. 721 00:39:26,403 --> 00:39:28,337 Mr. Muhammad said, "Not enough money. " 722 00:39:29,204 --> 00:39:31,037 All right, so we agreed already. 723 00:39:31,370 --> 00:39:33,004 We'll make him a final offer. 724 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:34,204 $75,000. 725 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:36,338 If you're going to give me that much money... 726 00:39:36,671 --> 00:39:38,705 ...for my fighter to take 20 percent... 727 00:39:40,205 --> 00:39:42,972 ...you really ought to give him 40. 728 00:39:43,905 --> 00:39:46,305 - You're crazy. - No way. That can't happen. 729 00:39:46,672 --> 00:39:48,039 Better than that... 730 00:39:48,472 --> 00:39:52,173 ...is to cut out all of you middlemen, start our own ancillary company... 731 00:39:53,206 --> 00:39:54,639 ...and give him 50 percent. 732 00:39:55,340 --> 00:39:56,740 I wouldn't try that. 733 00:39:57,706 --> 00:40:01,474 You don't know it, gentlemen, but almost every black fighter... 734 00:40:01,540 --> 00:40:04,307 ...in the history of boxing, ended up broke. 735 00:40:05,574 --> 00:40:08,041 That is not going to happen to Muhammad Ali. 736 00:40:20,609 --> 00:40:24,309 Maybe you don't know my reputation, Mr. Muhammad, as a prophet. 737 00:40:25,209 --> 00:40:27,709 So many times I've said, something terrible... 738 00:40:27,776 --> 00:40:29,910 ...is going to happen to a particular fellow. 739 00:40:30,576 --> 00:40:33,110 And what do you think happens? He comes to grief. 740 00:40:34,710 --> 00:40:37,777 That's very interesting, Mr. Curtis. You see... 741 00:40:39,911 --> 00:40:41,944 ...because I'm a bit of a psychic myself. 742 00:40:42,311 --> 00:40:45,878 And I'm predicting that if any grief comes to anyone I know... 743 00:40:46,578 --> 00:40:50,578 ...there's going to be twice as much of the same to whoever caused it. 744 00:40:59,446 --> 00:41:00,979 Do you know you've been reclassified in the draft? 745 00:41:01,046 --> 00:41:03,513 No, sir. All I know is the last they had me pretty dumb. 746 00:41:03,580 --> 00:41:05,013 I was classified 1Y. 747 00:41:05,380 --> 00:41:07,680 That's because you flunked the intelligence test, right? 748 00:41:07,747 --> 00:41:08,514 I flunked it. 749 00:41:08,580 --> 00:41:11,180 I told you all I was the greatest. Never said I was the smartest. 750 00:41:11,247 --> 00:41:12,014 Right. 751 00:41:12,081 --> 00:41:14,781 They've got you reclassified 1A, which means you can be inducted. 752 00:41:14,848 --> 00:41:15,848 Ain't that something? 753 00:41:15,914 --> 00:41:18,748 That shows you how wise they are to reclassify me, switch me to 1A... 754 00:41:18,815 --> 00:41:19,815 ...without a test. 755 00:41:19,881 --> 00:41:22,748 Maybe they got heavy mail about why you're not over there doing your job. 756 00:41:22,815 --> 00:41:25,315 How would you feel about that? Being sent to Vietnam? 757 00:41:25,382 --> 00:41:27,382 Don't feel nothing. I'm not excited at all. 758 00:41:27,449 --> 00:41:29,616 You're not interested in going to fight for freedom? 759 00:41:29,682 --> 00:41:32,149 Fight for freedom? Whose freedom? I'm not free right here. 760 00:41:32,216 --> 00:41:33,649 We've places on Miami Beach I can't go. 761 00:41:33,716 --> 00:41:36,283 - My people aren't free. Fighting for who? - Fighting the enemy. 762 00:41:36,350 --> 00:41:38,550 Whose enemy? The Vietcong never called me no nigger. 763 00:41:38,617 --> 00:41:39,783 They're your enemy, not mine. 764 00:41:39,850 --> 00:41:40,817 Niggers ain't crazy. 765 00:41:41,250 --> 00:41:43,117 Incredible, totally incredible. 766 00:41:43,784 --> 00:41:46,984 Sport's personality, now page one, newspapers throughout the world... 767 00:41:47,051 --> 00:41:48,284 ...radio, and TV. 768 00:41:48,384 --> 00:41:49,818 He fought them one at a time. 769 00:41:49,884 --> 00:41:52,051 Maybe the pound for pound greatest in history. 770 00:41:52,118 --> 00:41:55,485 Now he challenges the policy, if not the conscience, of the nation. 771 00:41:56,052 --> 00:41:57,752 Sam Geisen, for News Center. 772 00:41:58,619 --> 00:41:59,919 Now they've reclassified you 1A... 773 00:41:59,985 --> 00:42:01,852 ...which means you can be inducted at any time. 774 00:42:01,919 --> 00:42:04,252 That shows you how wise they are to reclassify me 1A... 775 00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:05,619 ...without even checking me out. 776 00:42:05,686 --> 00:42:08,520 Maybe they got heavy mail about why you're not over there doing your job. 777 00:42:08,586 --> 00:42:11,587 How would you feel about that? Being sent to Vietnam? 778 00:42:11,653 --> 00:42:12,520 How would I feel? 779 00:42:12,587 --> 00:42:13,853 I haven't even thought about it. 780 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:15,054 Can I have a little service? 781 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,354 You're not interested in going there to fight for freedom? 782 00:42:17,420 --> 00:42:18,354 Fight for freedom? 783 00:42:18,421 --> 00:42:20,421 Who wants to hear that loudmouth, Muhammad Ali? 784 00:42:20,487 --> 00:42:22,088 You can't talk that way about... 785 00:42:23,121 --> 00:42:25,288 Surprised you! Tricked you, didn't I? 786 00:42:25,821 --> 00:42:28,055 - I'm sorry. - No, that's all right. Don't be sorry. 787 00:42:28,122 --> 00:42:30,988 I like your spirit. What I'd like right now is some service. 788 00:42:32,722 --> 00:42:33,789 What can I do for you? 789 00:42:33,855 --> 00:42:35,589 Well, you know I'm new in town, right? 790 00:42:35,656 --> 00:42:37,856 I don't know my way around. I don't know nobody. 791 00:42:37,922 --> 00:42:40,023 Well, to tell you the truth, I'm lonely. 792 00:42:42,290 --> 00:42:44,323 - A man like you, lonely. - "A man like you, lonely. " 793 00:42:44,390 --> 00:42:47,990 You figure because I'm Muhammad Ali, nice looking, I have everything I want: 794 00:42:48,057 --> 00:42:50,757 Parties, women, just everything waiting for me, right? 795 00:42:51,657 --> 00:42:53,391 - Something like that. - Well, it's not so. 796 00:42:53,457 --> 00:42:55,924 And then it is so. I don't have too much trouble... 797 00:42:56,058 --> 00:42:58,158 ...but I don't appreciate things that come too easy. 798 00:42:58,225 --> 00:43:01,125 I was just walking across the street, I saw this pretty sister over here. 799 00:43:01,191 --> 00:43:03,225 I thought I would just come over here and... 800 00:43:04,158 --> 00:43:06,192 What I'm really trying to say, sister... 801 00:43:07,159 --> 00:43:08,826 Do you know what I really want? 802 00:43:12,426 --> 00:43:13,626 Some cupcakes? 803 00:43:17,293 --> 00:43:19,460 We have... Our specialty is bean pie. 804 00:43:19,527 --> 00:43:21,193 And we have carrot cake and... 805 00:43:21,260 --> 00:43:22,827 ...everything here is freshly baked. 806 00:43:22,894 --> 00:43:25,227 Well, if that's the case, I'll take some bean pie. 807 00:43:25,694 --> 00:43:27,327 I'll take some cupcakes. 808 00:43:27,527 --> 00:43:29,028 I'll take some carrot cake... 809 00:43:29,094 --> 00:43:32,028 ...and most of all, I'll take you out to dinner tonight. 810 00:43:37,595 --> 00:43:39,529 I can't go out to dinner with you. 811 00:43:40,729 --> 00:43:41,629 I mean... 812 00:43:42,329 --> 00:43:43,929 ...you'd have to ask my parents. 813 00:43:44,196 --> 00:43:46,929 I've already done that. I've already asked your parents. 814 00:43:46,996 --> 00:43:49,096 I've talked to them already. I figured you'd say that. 815 00:43:49,163 --> 00:43:50,863 So I'm a step ahead of you. 816 00:43:51,196 --> 00:43:52,297 You know my parents? 817 00:43:52,363 --> 00:43:55,464 I know your parents, I know you. I've watched you at the mosque. 818 00:43:55,530 --> 00:43:57,097 I saw you at the religious services. 819 00:43:57,164 --> 00:44:00,731 I even talked to your father, met your mother. I even know your name. 820 00:44:02,698 --> 00:44:04,164 What's my name? 821 00:44:05,098 --> 00:44:06,798 Your name is Belinda, right? 822 00:44:13,232 --> 00:44:14,665 Well, what did they say? 823 00:44:14,732 --> 00:44:16,532 They told me that I'd have to watch it... 824 00:44:16,599 --> 00:44:19,466 ...your father said, because you're still kind of young, yet. 825 00:44:23,766 --> 00:44:25,067 What did you say? 826 00:44:25,267 --> 00:44:27,200 I said to him I realize you're young. 827 00:44:27,267 --> 00:44:29,534 I can wait a few days. You're gonna get older. 828 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:33,134 But, you're so big for your size, I told him I hope you stop growing. 829 00:44:50,469 --> 00:44:51,636 They're fighting. 830 00:44:52,603 --> 00:44:54,036 He hit that woman. 831 00:44:54,103 --> 00:44:55,570 - What's that? - Look. 832 00:45:16,772 --> 00:45:18,939 Can anybody tell me how I can stay out of jail? 833 00:45:19,005 --> 00:45:21,572 Well, you gotta make that first step to find out. 834 00:45:21,672 --> 00:45:23,472 "Kiss ass, kiss ass, nigger man," they holler. 835 00:45:23,539 --> 00:45:25,973 - Nigger was yesterday. - What did Herbert say? 836 00:45:26,039 --> 00:45:28,273 Herbert said I can take the step or not take the step. 837 00:45:28,340 --> 00:45:29,606 It's up to me. 838 00:45:29,673 --> 00:45:32,540 Herbert is my conscience. Herbert had two brothers... 839 00:45:32,673 --> 00:45:35,440 ...three brothers that went to jail for not going into the Army. 840 00:45:35,507 --> 00:45:37,774 - I'll wait for you here. - Good luck, Ali. 841 00:45:38,641 --> 00:45:41,508 Line up in alphabetical order. First four in front and so forth. 842 00:45:44,074 --> 00:45:47,108 "You're about to be inducted into the Armed Forces of the United States... 843 00:45:47,175 --> 00:45:50,242 "... in the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Air Force... 844 00:45:50,442 --> 00:45:53,542 "... as indicated by the service announced following your name when called. 845 00:45:53,609 --> 00:45:56,276 "You will take one step forward as your name and service are called. 846 00:45:56,342 --> 00:46:00,443 "And such a step will constitute your induction into the service indicated. 847 00:46:02,343 --> 00:46:04,210 "John Allen, Navy. 848 00:46:06,210 --> 00:46:07,943 "James Austin, Army. 849 00:46:10,010 --> 00:46:11,544 "Louis Cerrato, Army. 850 00:46:15,311 --> 00:46:17,044 "Cassius Clay, Army. 851 00:46:20,711 --> 00:46:22,012 "Cassius Clay, Army. " 852 00:46:24,645 --> 00:46:27,045 Please step forward and be inducted into the Armed Forces... 853 00:46:27,112 --> 00:46:28,946 ...of the United States. 854 00:46:38,813 --> 00:46:40,080 Follow me, please. 855 00:46:44,714 --> 00:46:45,981 "Lyle Cornels... " 856 00:46:46,847 --> 00:46:49,048 - Sit down, young man. - Yes, sir. 857 00:46:51,548 --> 00:46:53,915 You'll have another chance in a few minutes to reconsider... 858 00:46:53,981 --> 00:46:56,382 ...and be inducted. You'll go back, they'll call your name... 859 00:46:56,448 --> 00:46:58,615 ...and they'll tell you once again to take that step. 860 00:46:58,682 --> 00:47:01,916 Well, sir, I'd rather not do that 'cause it'd just be wasting everyone's time. 861 00:47:01,982 --> 00:47:04,549 It's not a waste of time. It's standard procedure. 862 00:47:05,083 --> 00:47:07,249 There are a few things that I would like to tell you... 863 00:47:07,316 --> 00:47:09,150 ...before you get that second chance. 864 00:47:09,250 --> 00:47:12,383 The first is that your legal defence is ridiculous. 865 00:47:12,483 --> 00:47:15,517 I'm a lawyer in civilian life, and your claim to be an Islamic minister... 866 00:47:15,584 --> 00:47:16,917 ...is just silly. 867 00:47:16,984 --> 00:47:19,651 So is your case on the grounds of your own religious convictions. 868 00:47:19,717 --> 00:47:21,784 Lots of your fellow Muslims are in the Army now. 869 00:47:21,851 --> 00:47:24,451 Public opinion is going to be much rougher on you because... 870 00:47:24,518 --> 00:47:27,351 ...of the special rewards and the privileges that you've had. 871 00:47:28,085 --> 00:47:30,385 They're not going to be satisfied to see you in a dungeon. 872 00:47:30,452 --> 00:47:32,219 They're going to want your blood. 873 00:47:32,952 --> 00:47:35,252 Excuse me, Major, I couldn't resist butting in. 874 00:47:37,219 --> 00:47:39,853 How do you do? I'm Colonel Cedrich. Sit down, please. 875 00:47:39,953 --> 00:47:43,553 First thing my kid'll ask me tonight is, "Did I talk to the Champ?" 876 00:47:43,853 --> 00:47:46,820 You know, I saw both the Terrell and the Williams fights, and... 877 00:47:46,887 --> 00:47:48,687 ...Patterson in Las Vegas, the year before. 878 00:47:48,754 --> 00:47:51,954 We were just talking about what it means to resist induction. 879 00:47:52,754 --> 00:47:56,654 Have you talked about what it means to accept for a man of Mr. Ali's talents? 880 00:47:57,621 --> 00:47:59,621 I wonder if you realize how unlikely it would be... 881 00:47:59,688 --> 00:48:02,122 ...for the Army to send you as a combat soldier to Vietnam. 882 00:48:02,188 --> 00:48:03,588 If we draft a chemistry professor... 883 00:48:03,655 --> 00:48:06,655 ...we don't put him into a combat infantry unit with a rifle in his hands. 884 00:48:06,722 --> 00:48:09,189 - And we wouldn't put a rifle in your hands. - Of course not. 885 00:48:09,256 --> 00:48:11,089 Morale is very important to us. 886 00:48:11,189 --> 00:48:13,356 And sports are very important for morale. 887 00:48:13,856 --> 00:48:16,123 Do you know what Sergeant Joe Lewis did in World War II? 888 00:48:16,190 --> 00:48:17,923 Yes, sir. I think he boxed exhibitions... 889 00:48:17,990 --> 00:48:20,457 ...did personal appearances, and things like that. 890 00:48:20,523 --> 00:48:21,624 Right. 891 00:48:21,690 --> 00:48:23,924 Now, there are no guarantees, but you can be quite sure... 892 00:48:23,990 --> 00:48:26,024 ...that's what you'll be doing after basic training. 893 00:48:26,091 --> 00:48:28,724 We'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value. 894 00:48:28,791 --> 00:48:31,258 Value for who? I mean everybody knows where I stand. 895 00:48:31,324 --> 00:48:32,658 I'm against the war in Vietnam. 896 00:48:32,725 --> 00:48:34,725 I've said to the press I don't think black people... 897 00:48:34,792 --> 00:48:36,658 ...should go to Vietnam and fight Asians... 898 00:48:36,725 --> 00:48:39,159 ...who've never lynched us, raped us, called us "niggers"... 899 00:48:39,225 --> 00:48:42,126 ...deprived us of freedom, justice, equality, for the same white man... 900 00:48:42,192 --> 00:48:43,892 ...who's not freeing us here in America. 901 00:48:43,959 --> 00:48:46,526 My conscience won't allow me to go. However, I won't have to go. 902 00:48:46,593 --> 00:48:49,893 You offer me deals where I probably won't have to fight or I could have it easy... 903 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:52,027 ...or do like Joe Lewis. But still, you're using me... 904 00:48:52,093 --> 00:48:54,960 ...to lead people to the service, which is leading them to the slaughter. 905 00:48:55,027 --> 00:48:56,727 And my conscience will still bother me. 906 00:48:56,794 --> 00:48:58,527 Sir, I'd just rather go to jail. 907 00:49:01,994 --> 00:49:04,428 ...sentences you to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. 908 00:49:06,528 --> 00:49:08,095 Come to order, please. 909 00:49:08,228 --> 00:49:09,695 Bail to be continued. 910 00:49:11,895 --> 00:49:13,495 We plan to appeal, Your Honour. 911 00:49:13,729 --> 00:49:15,696 You made that clear, Mr. Eskridge. 912 00:49:16,162 --> 00:49:17,496 Court is adjourned. 913 00:49:17,562 --> 00:49:18,863 All rise, please. 914 00:49:25,397 --> 00:49:26,797 Come on now, don't worry. 915 00:49:26,863 --> 00:49:29,830 We have at least two years, the attorney told me, before the appeal. 916 00:49:30,497 --> 00:49:32,597 What if you lose? You'll spend five years in prison. 917 00:49:32,897 --> 00:49:35,764 If we lose that's the will of Allah. We'll just get used to it. 918 00:49:35,831 --> 00:49:39,165 Anyway, you haven't gone to Las Vegas and you haven't gone to Hawaii. 919 00:49:39,365 --> 00:49:40,965 You haven't gone to Miami. 920 00:49:41,031 --> 00:49:42,865 And just let it stay like that. 921 00:49:43,065 --> 00:49:45,999 Attorney, you are my legal adviser on legal affairs. 922 00:49:46,565 --> 00:49:49,066 I don't need no legal advice on where to have honeymoons. 923 00:49:49,132 --> 00:49:52,599 You're going to pay with credit cards? Well, just let me have a look at them. 924 00:49:55,433 --> 00:49:57,633 - Yeah, there you go. - I don't understand. 925 00:49:57,700 --> 00:49:59,400 Is that all of them? Got any more in there? 926 00:49:59,467 --> 00:50:01,734 No. That's it. You think they're not up-to-date? 927 00:50:01,834 --> 00:50:03,167 They're fine, they're fine. 928 00:50:03,234 --> 00:50:04,834 Why did you put them in your pocket? 929 00:50:04,901 --> 00:50:07,967 Do you know how much it'll cost to take this case to the Supreme Court? 930 00:50:08,034 --> 00:50:10,434 - We never talked about fees. - Fees can always be deferred. 931 00:50:10,501 --> 00:50:11,868 I'm talking about court costs. 932 00:50:11,935 --> 00:50:14,568 - How much are you talking about? - How much do you have in the bank? 933 00:50:14,635 --> 00:50:16,768 Well, you need that and a lot more. Believe me. 934 00:50:17,068 --> 00:50:18,502 Excuse us, please. 935 00:50:24,402 --> 00:50:25,636 Are you still number one? 936 00:50:25,703 --> 00:50:28,236 Lt'll all be going out, and nothing coming in to live on. 937 00:50:28,636 --> 00:50:32,137 You made it to the top, but it's as steep going down as it was coming up... 938 00:50:32,203 --> 00:50:33,537 ...and a hell of a lot faster. 939 00:50:33,603 --> 00:50:35,404 You got to get used to another kind of life. 940 00:50:35,470 --> 00:50:38,671 I don't care about that. I've been broke longer than I've been rich. 941 00:50:38,771 --> 00:50:41,171 - I mean, I can adjust to that. - We'll see. 942 00:50:44,171 --> 00:50:47,071 I mean, in just the last few days things have changed. 943 00:50:47,405 --> 00:50:49,072 The conditions are changed. 944 00:50:49,505 --> 00:50:51,272 It's still the same for me. Isn't it for you? 945 00:50:51,338 --> 00:50:54,172 How can it be when I'm not the champion? They took my title. 946 00:50:54,305 --> 00:50:55,972 I don't want you for your title. 947 00:50:57,039 --> 00:50:58,439 I appreciate that, and I know it. 948 00:50:58,506 --> 00:51:01,173 But if I'm not the champion, I have no source of income. 949 00:51:01,239 --> 00:51:03,373 This whole marriage thing, you'd better reconsider. 950 00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:05,240 Maybe it's something you don't want to do. 951 00:51:05,307 --> 00:51:07,440 I've already made my mind up what I want to do. 952 00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:09,874 So, the rest is left up to you. 953 00:51:10,107 --> 00:51:13,107 I'm not winning no popularity contest. I'm a draft resistor. 954 00:51:13,441 --> 00:51:15,108 "The nigger won't serve his country. 955 00:51:15,174 --> 00:51:17,841 "He's against the Vietnam war. He's not patriotic. " 956 00:51:17,941 --> 00:51:21,742 How do we know some redneck cracker won't try to do something to harm us... 957 00:51:21,842 --> 00:51:24,875 ...and the family, thinking it's patriotic on America's part, or something? 958 00:51:25,309 --> 00:51:26,475 Well, you know what? 959 00:51:26,709 --> 00:51:29,876 It might be too dangerous, so I think that I'd just better take another... 960 00:51:29,942 --> 00:51:32,809 Hold it, hold it now. It ain't that serious. Now come here. 961 00:51:33,309 --> 00:51:36,043 Maybe I'm putting too much emphasis. I'm not trying to scare you. 962 00:51:36,110 --> 00:51:38,943 Now, do you really want me to tell you what I think you should do? 963 00:51:39,110 --> 00:51:40,210 Yeah. 964 00:51:40,410 --> 00:51:42,277 Well, if you take the good with the bad... 965 00:51:42,344 --> 00:51:45,477 ...add it all up, if I were you, I would marry me. 966 00:51:49,644 --> 00:51:52,045 Hold it. Give me just a little kiss on the lip. 967 00:51:52,645 --> 00:51:55,212 Come on now, pretty girl, you can just give me a kiss on the lip. 968 00:51:55,278 --> 00:51:57,945 I don't want to wait until we marry to find out what a kiss is like. 969 00:51:58,012 --> 00:52:00,512 Just something light. Not serious. 970 00:52:03,346 --> 00:52:04,712 Thank you. 971 00:52:05,946 --> 00:52:08,313 I'm glad you made the right decision for us. 972 00:52:08,380 --> 00:52:09,313 I hope so. 973 00:52:10,746 --> 00:52:13,713 Muhammad Ali, would you take this beautiful lady... 974 00:52:13,780 --> 00:52:15,547 ...Miss Belinda Board... 975 00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:18,847 ...to be your lawful wedded wife? If so, will you say, "I do. " 976 00:52:19,214 --> 00:52:20,247 I do. 977 00:52:20,514 --> 00:52:22,581 In New York, Joe Frazier knocked out Buster Mathis... 978 00:52:22,648 --> 00:52:24,381 ...in the 11th round. With Muhammad Ali now... 979 00:52:24,448 --> 00:52:27,748 ...out of the picture, it means that in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Illinois... 980 00:52:27,815 --> 00:52:30,315 ...Texas and Pennsylvania, Joe Frazier's now recognised... 981 00:52:30,382 --> 00:52:32,382 ...as the heavyweight champion of the world. 982 00:52:32,749 --> 00:52:34,849 Some world. Six states. 983 00:52:35,716 --> 00:52:37,849 And the main reason I didn't go to Vietnam... 984 00:52:37,982 --> 00:52:39,716 ...is because of my religious beliefs. 985 00:52:39,783 --> 00:52:41,750 My religion teaches me not to take the lives... 986 00:52:41,816 --> 00:52:44,650 ...of other humans, and that is the Islamic, Muslim religion. 987 00:52:44,783 --> 00:52:47,183 The Islamic religion has no colour distinction... 988 00:52:47,250 --> 00:52:49,717 ...as all religions shouldn't have a colour distinction. 989 00:52:49,850 --> 00:52:53,951 All people are God's people, for all souls are nearer and dearer to the Creator. 990 00:53:09,452 --> 00:53:10,752 He's coming back. 991 00:53:11,753 --> 00:53:13,686 Ellis won the decision in 15 rounds. 992 00:53:13,753 --> 00:53:16,020 That, according to the World Boxing Association... 993 00:53:16,086 --> 00:53:18,053 ...makes him the new heavyweight champion. 994 00:53:19,987 --> 00:53:23,254 That shows how great my hometown is, Louisville, Kentucky. 995 00:53:23,320 --> 00:53:26,454 Who would believe that we would have two world heavyweight champions... 996 00:53:26,521 --> 00:53:27,821 ...at the same time? 997 00:53:28,688 --> 00:53:31,788 Cancellation of his passport has made it impossible for my client... 998 00:53:31,855 --> 00:53:33,121 ...to earn his living. 999 00:53:33,188 --> 00:53:35,755 But for the proposed fight with Frazier in Toronto... 1000 00:53:35,822 --> 00:53:37,388 ...he doesn't need a passport... 1001 00:53:37,455 --> 00:53:41,255 ...only the permission of the court to drive 75 miles across the border... 1002 00:53:41,322 --> 00:53:43,222 ...for a mere 18 hours. 1003 00:53:43,589 --> 00:53:45,589 For this, we propose to post a bond... 1004 00:53:45,856 --> 00:53:48,590 ...of $100,000 to insure his return... 1005 00:53:49,190 --> 00:53:53,390 ...plus 70 percent of the purse in escrow against any income tax claims. 1006 00:53:54,857 --> 00:53:57,457 And as many marshals as the government deems necessary... 1007 00:53:58,057 --> 00:54:00,924 ...to ride in his car, both ways, and sit in his dressing room. 1008 00:54:00,991 --> 00:54:02,991 May it please the court, the government objects... 1009 00:54:03,058 --> 00:54:04,458 ...very strongly to this proposal. 1010 00:54:04,524 --> 00:54:08,392 - To grant a felon the same rights... - The district court, in my home city... 1011 00:54:08,592 --> 00:54:10,725 ...has just granted Abbie Hoffman, a white defendant... 1012 00:54:10,792 --> 00:54:13,425 ...also appealing a five-year sentence in the Chicago Eight Case... 1013 00:54:13,492 --> 00:54:15,892 ...the permission to leave this country for 26 days... 1014 00:54:16,226 --> 00:54:17,659 ...and to go to Cuba, Your Honour. 1015 00:54:17,726 --> 00:54:20,159 Hoffman isn't planning to earn $1 million on his trip. 1016 00:54:20,226 --> 00:54:22,426 Objection. That's completely irrelevant. 1017 00:54:22,560 --> 00:54:23,993 Objection sustained. 1018 00:54:24,927 --> 00:54:26,227 Petition denied. 1019 00:54:27,960 --> 00:54:30,560 If I were you, I wouldn't even think about retiring. 1020 00:54:30,794 --> 00:54:33,594 You see, 'cause you've still got boxing in your blood. 1021 00:54:33,661 --> 00:54:35,494 That's why I called this meeting. 1022 00:54:35,561 --> 00:54:37,294 Herb, I'm glad you did, because you're right. 1023 00:54:37,361 --> 00:54:39,528 I do have boxing in my blood, and I want to fight again. 1024 00:54:39,595 --> 00:54:40,528 I know. 1025 00:54:40,595 --> 00:54:43,395 Where would you like to have your first comeback fight? 1026 00:54:44,395 --> 00:54:45,762 Name a state. 1027 00:54:47,062 --> 00:54:49,229 - How does Georgia sound to you? - Georgia? 1028 00:54:49,762 --> 00:54:51,763 - Me in Georgia? - Governor Lester Maddox? 1029 00:54:52,063 --> 00:54:54,529 The mayor of Atlanta is a Jewish liberal... 1030 00:54:54,596 --> 00:54:57,163 ...who was elected with the support of a black state senator... 1031 00:54:57,230 --> 00:54:58,363 ...named Leroy Johnson. 1032 00:54:58,430 --> 00:55:02,097 And Mr. Maddox needs the help of both of them in order to function. 1033 00:55:02,197 --> 00:55:05,597 So, Mr. Maddox went on the air about half an hour ago... 1034 00:55:05,997 --> 00:55:09,364 ...in order to tell the world how he feels about an Ali fight in Georgia. 1035 00:55:11,631 --> 00:55:12,765 Do you mind? 1036 00:55:14,165 --> 00:55:15,098 Hello. 1037 00:55:15,698 --> 00:55:17,298 No, this is Angelo Dundee. 1038 00:55:17,865 --> 00:55:19,265 Go ahead, I'll hang on. 1039 00:55:19,332 --> 00:55:20,799 You mean to tell me that... 1040 00:55:20,865 --> 00:55:22,866 ...we might get Joe Frazier after all? 1041 00:55:23,266 --> 00:55:24,666 Go ahead, I got it. 1042 00:55:25,133 --> 00:55:26,366 Right. 1043 00:55:27,599 --> 00:55:29,066 Right, I got you. 1044 00:55:29,633 --> 00:55:31,200 Thank you. 1045 00:55:31,600 --> 00:55:34,533 Gentlemen, these are the words of Lester Maddox. 1046 00:55:34,900 --> 00:55:36,667 "We're all entitled to our mistakes. 1047 00:55:36,834 --> 00:55:39,534 "I see no reason for him not to fight in the state of Georgia. " 1048 00:55:39,601 --> 00:55:42,734 I knew something was going to happen. I knew things had to work out. 1049 00:55:42,801 --> 00:55:45,068 I can't believe it. We're going to finally get Joe Frazier. 1050 00:55:45,135 --> 00:55:47,535 No. Not Joe Frazier. Not right off. 1051 00:55:47,601 --> 00:55:48,602 Not the first fight. 1052 00:55:48,668 --> 00:55:50,668 Durham said we let him down too many times. 1053 00:55:50,835 --> 00:55:52,335 He's got some nerve. 1054 00:55:52,402 --> 00:55:54,502 It wasn't our fault things worked out like they did. 1055 00:55:54,569 --> 00:55:55,769 He knows that. 1056 00:55:55,869 --> 00:55:59,136 Every time we got a state that'll allow us to fight in it, somebody stops it. 1057 00:55:59,603 --> 00:56:02,503 - Now you can't blame him for that. - He says go fight somebody else. 1058 00:56:02,570 --> 00:56:04,570 Prove you can get a license. Then you got Joe. 1059 00:56:04,636 --> 00:56:06,503 Ain't that something. After all we've done. 1060 00:56:06,570 --> 00:56:08,870 Three and a half years of waiting. Now he's talking funny. 1061 00:56:08,937 --> 00:56:11,604 - How about Jerry Quarry? - Jerry Quarry? 1062 00:56:13,871 --> 00:56:16,071 He's big, strong, and slow. 1063 00:56:17,238 --> 00:56:18,538 Hey, and he's white. 1064 00:56:18,905 --> 00:56:21,171 Now I see. Boy, you all are smart. 1065 00:56:21,338 --> 00:56:22,605 Now I see what you're doing. 1066 00:56:22,672 --> 00:56:25,072 Muhammad Ali, the draft dodger, Muslim... 1067 00:56:25,672 --> 00:56:27,739 ...fights the great white hope, Jerry Quarry. 1068 00:56:27,805 --> 00:56:29,272 Stops this bigmouth nigger. 1069 00:56:29,339 --> 00:56:32,006 - Boy, we all stand to get rich now. - Or lynched. 1070 00:56:43,340 --> 00:56:45,807 Did you see them evil eyes looking at us? 1071 00:56:45,874 --> 00:56:48,608 But when they looked at us twice, their eyes popped... 1072 00:56:48,674 --> 00:56:49,841 ...when they saw who it was. 1073 00:56:49,908 --> 00:56:51,441 They don't believe what's happening. 1074 00:56:51,508 --> 00:56:53,675 I wouldn't believe it either, if I was a white man. 1075 00:56:53,741 --> 00:56:56,475 Here's a draft dodger nigger, ain't allowed to fight in America... 1076 00:56:56,542 --> 00:56:59,209 ...but winds up in Georgia, of all places, to whup a white man. 1077 00:56:59,275 --> 00:57:01,242 - Would you believe it? - That's right. 1078 00:57:02,942 --> 00:57:04,476 That's why we'll put something on it. 1079 00:57:04,542 --> 00:57:05,876 - That's a bold nigger. - That's right. 1080 00:57:07,343 --> 00:57:08,276 Hey, Champ. 1081 00:57:08,810 --> 00:57:09,810 Hey, Drew. 1082 00:57:14,110 --> 00:57:15,844 - You gonna dance, Champ? - I'm ready. 1083 00:57:15,910 --> 00:57:16,877 You gonna dance? 1084 00:57:16,944 --> 00:57:19,344 - That Jerry Quarry's in trouble. - You gonna shuffle on him? 1085 00:57:19,411 --> 00:57:21,144 I'm gonna show them all, I'm really the champ. 1086 00:57:21,211 --> 00:57:23,944 - There you go. Throw that punch on him. - I'm too fast for him. 1087 00:57:24,011 --> 00:57:26,145 I'm gonna shock the world. They think we're through. 1088 00:57:26,211 --> 00:57:28,278 - We'll show them I'm champ. - This is the resurrection. 1089 00:57:28,345 --> 00:57:30,145 - I'm the greatest of all time. - Right. 1090 00:57:30,212 --> 00:57:31,345 What's that? 1091 00:57:33,312 --> 00:57:34,312 Get down! 1092 00:57:34,679 --> 00:57:36,846 Get out of town, you black son of a bitch! 1093 00:57:38,279 --> 00:57:39,879 These crackers are crazy! 1094 00:57:43,346 --> 00:57:45,147 Who is it? It's for you, shall I take it? 1095 00:57:45,213 --> 00:57:48,380 - Stay low, stay low. - I'll take it. Hold it. I'm going crazy. 1096 00:57:49,314 --> 00:57:50,947 - Sit down. Sit down. - Hello, who is it? 1097 00:57:51,014 --> 00:57:52,947 Nigger, you ain't fighting no fight in Atlanta. 1098 00:57:53,014 --> 00:57:55,348 If you're in town tomorrow, you're gonna die. 1099 00:58:01,315 --> 00:58:03,815 - Now, we call the police. - We're not going to do no such thing. 1100 00:58:03,882 --> 00:58:05,482 Stay cool. We ain't going nowhere. 1101 00:58:05,549 --> 00:58:07,549 First thing tomorrow, we'll check into a nice hotel. 1102 00:58:07,615 --> 00:58:10,482 We're not giving nobody any excuses, especially Governor Lester Maddox. 1103 00:58:10,549 --> 00:58:13,316 We came here to get Jerry Quarry. That's my job, and we'll get him. 1104 00:58:13,383 --> 00:58:15,950 And there ain't no redneck crackers running us out of here. 1105 00:59:12,055 --> 00:59:13,155 Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry. 1106 00:59:13,222 --> 00:59:14,956 Ali looking very good in the third round... 1107 00:59:15,022 --> 00:59:17,256 ...after that enforced idleness of over three years. 1108 00:59:17,322 --> 00:59:19,423 Quarry picks out a left hand, takes a jab on the chin. 1109 00:59:19,489 --> 00:59:20,689 Quarry's cut around the left eye. 1110 00:59:20,756 --> 00:59:22,256 That's going to be bothering him. 1111 00:59:22,323 --> 00:59:25,423 Ali misses a left hand over the head. Ali's in with a light jab on the nose. 1112 00:59:25,490 --> 00:59:27,790 Quarry drives him into a corner and holds on for a moment. 1113 00:59:27,857 --> 00:59:30,357 And the referee gets them apart. Ali feints a left hand. 1114 00:59:30,424 --> 00:59:32,724 Quarry's back towards the ropes. And there is the bell. 1115 00:59:32,791 --> 00:59:35,024 Quarry goes back to his corner with a badly cut eye. 1116 00:59:36,191 --> 00:59:37,824 And Quarry cannot continue. 1117 00:59:37,891 --> 00:59:39,358 He is very unhappy about it. 1118 00:59:39,425 --> 00:59:41,091 But, nevertheless, he's game. 1119 00:59:41,492 --> 00:59:43,725 He goes over to congratulate Muhammad Ali. 1120 00:59:49,692 --> 00:59:51,226 Let him through. 1121 00:59:52,326 --> 00:59:53,893 Let him through, please. 1122 00:59:57,493 --> 00:59:59,860 Are you the same lady I saw at my fights before? 1123 00:59:59,927 --> 01:00:02,127 - I come to all your fights. - Thank you. 1124 01:00:02,194 --> 01:00:03,760 I like fans like you. Keep on coming. 1125 01:00:03,827 --> 01:00:05,227 Don't worry, I will. 1126 01:00:05,927 --> 01:00:08,361 Until I see them carry you out on a stretcher. 1127 01:00:08,761 --> 01:00:10,961 Did you say, "carry me out on a stretcher"? 1128 01:00:11,228 --> 01:00:13,895 Why would you want to see that? What have I ever done to you? 1129 01:00:14,095 --> 01:00:15,362 I don't know you. 1130 01:00:17,195 --> 01:00:19,329 God won't always let the devil win. 1131 01:00:19,829 --> 01:00:23,596 I want to be there when they bust your guts and split your face. 1132 01:00:23,796 --> 01:00:24,796 I want to be there. 1133 01:00:24,863 --> 01:00:27,763 If there's a God in heaven, it will happen, and I want to be there. 1134 01:00:28,596 --> 01:00:30,963 You conceited nigger. I'm going to be there. 1135 01:00:32,563 --> 01:00:34,497 How many of you want to be like me? 1136 01:00:34,563 --> 01:00:36,230 Obey your mothers and fathers... 1137 01:00:36,297 --> 01:00:39,131 ...do your school work, don't drink, don't smoke, stay out of bad gangs. 1138 01:00:39,197 --> 01:00:40,297 You hear me? 1139 01:00:40,697 --> 01:00:43,398 Muhammad Ali, you're free, you're free! 1140 01:00:43,464 --> 01:00:46,065 Right! I just heard it on the radio. The Supreme Court says so. 1141 01:00:46,131 --> 01:00:47,865 - You're free. - You heard what on the radio? 1142 01:00:47,931 --> 01:00:49,665 Right, the Supreme Court says you're free. 1143 01:00:49,732 --> 01:00:52,599 - I won the draft decision? - The draft, everything. It's all over. 1144 01:00:52,765 --> 01:00:53,699 I'm free! 1145 01:00:56,066 --> 01:00:57,866 Are we going to whup Joe Frazier? 1146 01:00:58,833 --> 01:01:00,633 In the words of the decision: 1147 01:01:00,699 --> 01:01:02,233 "It is indisputably clear... 1148 01:01:02,300 --> 01:01:04,033 "... the Justice Department was wrong... 1149 01:01:04,100 --> 01:01:06,767 "... as a matter of law, in advising that Ali's beliefs... 1150 01:01:06,833 --> 01:01:09,900 "... were not religiously based and were not sincerely held. " 1151 01:01:10,467 --> 01:01:12,467 Now these are strong words, gentlemen... 1152 01:01:12,801 --> 01:01:14,968 ...and the decision was unanimous. 1153 01:01:15,501 --> 01:01:17,434 This is going to be the biggest event of all times. 1154 01:01:17,501 --> 01:01:20,268 I want you to get it right. When Ali meets "Smokin"' Joe Frazier. 1155 01:01:20,335 --> 01:01:22,135 - Joe says your hands are bad. - My hands bad? 1156 01:01:22,202 --> 01:01:24,635 I've had hand trouble but my hands'll be ready for Frazier. 1157 01:01:24,702 --> 01:01:27,535 Tell Joe Frazier my hands are well, and I'm going to hit him so hard... 1158 01:01:27,602 --> 01:01:30,769 Get this down, I'm talking too fast for you. I'm going to hit him so hard... 1159 01:01:30,836 --> 01:01:33,703 ...it's going to jar his kinfolks in Africa. Go back and tell him that now. 1160 01:01:42,170 --> 01:01:43,670 It's the 15th and final round... 1161 01:01:43,737 --> 01:01:45,704 ...for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. 1162 01:01:45,771 --> 01:01:48,271 Two great champions, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. 1163 01:01:48,338 --> 01:01:49,238 Both undefeated. 1164 01:01:49,304 --> 01:01:51,304 The title could hang on the result of this round. 1165 01:01:51,371 --> 01:01:54,205 The referee is Arthur McKinney. There have been no knockdowns so far. 1166 01:01:54,271 --> 01:01:55,972 This fight is so close. 1167 01:01:56,172 --> 01:01:57,472 The referee dances around them. 1168 01:01:57,538 --> 01:01:59,372 Frazier is relentless, coming after his man... 1169 01:01:59,439 --> 01:02:02,239 ...but Ali is tying him up on the inside as they go to the ropes. 1170 01:02:02,306 --> 01:02:04,039 Frazier's got his hands down low. 1171 01:02:04,439 --> 01:02:06,739 He's very tired. Both men are tired. 1172 01:02:07,006 --> 01:02:09,773 This is the final round. There's a left hook to the jaw by Frazier. 1173 01:02:09,840 --> 01:02:10,973 Ali is down. 1174 01:02:12,907 --> 01:02:14,774 The only knockdown in the fight so far. 1175 01:02:18,274 --> 01:02:21,541 Ali was wide open for that punch and down he went, flat on his back. 1176 01:02:21,808 --> 01:02:24,174 We'll see how he can make out. We're ready for action again. 1177 01:02:24,241 --> 01:02:26,008 Frazier comes after him, trying to finish him. 1178 01:02:26,075 --> 01:02:29,075 Both men are very tired and exhausted. They go to close quarters. 1179 01:02:29,142 --> 01:02:31,175 Ali tries to shake off the results of that punch. 1180 01:02:31,242 --> 01:02:33,009 The only knockdown of the fight so far. 1181 01:02:33,075 --> 01:02:35,742 This could be the finisher. The round is almost over now. 1182 01:02:35,809 --> 01:02:37,442 It's the 15th and final round. 1183 01:02:37,509 --> 01:02:39,509 And the scoring in New York is on a rounds basis. 1184 01:02:39,576 --> 01:02:41,309 A hard right to the body, thrown by Frazier. 1185 01:02:41,376 --> 01:02:43,843 Another, and then a left hook to the body by Frazier. 1186 01:02:43,910 --> 01:02:45,610 The referee comes over to get them apart. 1187 01:02:45,677 --> 01:02:48,110 Ali looks very, very tired indeed. And so does Frazier. 1188 01:02:48,177 --> 01:02:49,510 The round is almost over. 1189 01:02:49,577 --> 01:02:52,111 Frazier ducks under a couple of lefts. And it's all over. 1190 01:02:52,277 --> 01:02:53,377 The fight is over. 1191 01:02:53,477 --> 01:02:56,044 The massive crowd at Madison Square Garden is up on its feet... 1192 01:02:56,111 --> 01:02:59,011 ...cheering what probably could be the greatest fight of all time. 1193 01:02:59,778 --> 01:03:02,378 Joe Frazier, the winner, by a unanimous decision. 1194 01:03:02,445 --> 01:03:04,078 Ali in his corner, a bit disappointed. 1195 01:03:05,979 --> 01:03:07,812 We'll get him next time, Champ. 1196 01:03:12,213 --> 01:03:14,680 Baby, you did fine. Real fine. 1197 01:03:14,746 --> 01:03:16,713 Let's get him dressed so they can X-ray that jaw. 1198 01:03:16,780 --> 01:03:18,847 All right. All right, everybody out, huh? 1199 01:03:18,913 --> 01:03:20,780 - Please, everybody out. - Please, everybody out. 1200 01:03:20,847 --> 01:03:22,947 Okay, you heard him. Come on, move it. 1201 01:03:27,114 --> 01:03:29,314 I learned a big lesson. I'm glad it all happened. 1202 01:03:29,381 --> 01:03:31,248 I played too much and wasn't serious. 1203 01:03:31,314 --> 01:03:33,048 Clowning and talking. 1204 01:03:33,115 --> 01:03:35,682 I got just what I deserved. But let me tell you something: 1205 01:03:35,782 --> 01:03:38,249 Next time, we'll get him next time. I promise you. 1206 01:03:39,382 --> 01:03:42,449 Like I told you when you were a kid: "As long as you keep on trying. " 1207 01:03:57,184 --> 01:03:59,517 That's the artist in him. Was it ever a fight? 1208 01:04:00,751 --> 01:04:03,218 To tell you the truth, I didn't know what to expect. 1209 01:04:03,918 --> 01:04:06,251 How could you? He's never lost before. 1210 01:04:07,918 --> 01:04:10,518 The question is: What happens now, Ferdie? 1211 01:04:11,352 --> 01:04:13,552 He'll get up in the morning and scream for a rematch. 1212 01:04:13,619 --> 01:04:14,485 Sure. 1213 01:04:14,552 --> 01:04:16,386 And Frazier's not going to give it to him. 1214 01:04:16,452 --> 01:04:19,253 I mean, after all the crap he's taken from Ali. 1215 01:04:19,319 --> 01:04:21,920 Listen, he's just going to make him squirm like... 1216 01:04:22,020 --> 01:04:23,620 ...going through a bunch of fights... 1217 01:04:23,686 --> 01:04:26,253 ...just to get another shot at the title, that's all. 1218 01:04:27,787 --> 01:04:29,787 I'd rather see him quit. Right now. 1219 01:04:30,254 --> 01:04:31,754 What are you afraid of? 1220 01:04:33,654 --> 01:04:34,988 Time. 1221 01:04:35,654 --> 01:04:36,988 Time, Ferdie. 1222 01:04:38,021 --> 01:04:39,421 And the man himself. 1223 01:04:39,621 --> 01:04:42,455 Buster Mathis takes a left and a right to the jaw. He is hurt. 1224 01:04:42,655 --> 01:04:45,555 Ali measures him and drives a right to the chin. Mathis is down. 1225 01:04:46,622 --> 01:04:47,955 Chuvalo's driven into a corner. 1226 01:04:48,022 --> 01:04:50,922 A left and right to the jaw by Ali. Two more. Three lefts to the chin. 1227 01:04:50,989 --> 01:04:53,589 Chuvalo tries to fight, but he's ripped with a right to the jaw. 1228 01:04:54,056 --> 01:04:55,323 Jerry Quarry is hurt. 1229 01:04:55,390 --> 01:04:57,323 And Ali is asking the referee to stop the bout. 1230 01:04:57,390 --> 01:05:00,057 Ali puts a jab on the mouth and a right uppercut to the jaw. 1231 01:05:00,257 --> 01:05:02,457 Quarry is staggering and the fight is over. 1232 01:05:04,190 --> 01:05:06,691 Patterson goes into a crouch, takes a left high on the head. 1233 01:05:06,757 --> 01:05:09,224 Ali drives a right over the head, drives a right to the head. 1234 01:05:09,291 --> 01:05:11,891 A left on the chin, thrown by Ali. A grazing right to the jaw. 1235 01:05:11,958 --> 01:05:13,525 A left and a right to the head. 1236 01:05:13,625 --> 01:05:15,525 Bob Foster, the light heavyweight champion. 1237 01:05:15,592 --> 01:05:17,925 Ali feigns being hurt. Puts a jab on the mouth. 1238 01:05:18,592 --> 01:05:21,359 Foster sticks out a jab, takes a right, a left uppercut to the jaw... 1239 01:05:21,426 --> 01:05:23,259 ...and Foster is down and maybe out. 1240 01:05:24,059 --> 01:05:26,426 Ali is finding Joe Bugner is a tough customer. 1241 01:05:26,493 --> 01:05:28,993 Bugner backs to the ropes. Both hands to the head by Ali. 1242 01:05:29,060 --> 01:05:30,826 Bugner hooks a left that goes over the head. 1243 01:05:30,893 --> 01:05:32,760 Drives Ali into the ropes and holds him there. 1244 01:05:33,793 --> 01:05:35,860 Norton moves into Ali, driving both hands to the body. 1245 01:05:35,927 --> 01:05:37,560 The referee gets them out of a clinch. 1246 01:05:37,627 --> 01:05:40,861 At long range, Norton feints a left hand. Puts a jab on the mouth, at the bell. 1247 01:05:42,894 --> 01:05:45,095 What are you doing? Just because you won the first round. 1248 01:05:45,161 --> 01:05:47,628 - His mouth's bleeding. - How can you tell if your jaw is broken? 1249 01:05:47,695 --> 01:05:49,728 - It makes a sound, Champ. - I heard something pop. 1250 01:05:50,628 --> 01:05:51,529 I can hear it. 1251 01:05:51,595 --> 01:05:53,929 - There's a fracture. - I can move it around with my tongue. 1252 01:05:53,995 --> 01:05:55,362 What do you want to do, stop it? 1253 01:05:55,429 --> 01:05:57,729 Don't call it off. Doctor, what do you think if I carry on? 1254 01:05:57,796 --> 01:05:59,763 Nothing but a lot of pain. It's going to hurt bad. 1255 01:05:59,829 --> 01:06:01,930 If there's any danger, I'll make that decision. 1256 01:06:01,996 --> 01:06:03,830 Just a matter of pain. He can make it. 1257 01:06:03,896 --> 01:06:06,297 God will help you, if you help yourself, Champ. 1258 01:06:09,664 --> 01:06:11,064 Norton drives Ali into the ropes. 1259 01:06:11,130 --> 01:06:13,164 A right and a left to the head. A right to the body. 1260 01:06:13,231 --> 01:06:16,498 Norton is in command of this fight as the referee gets them out of a clinch. 1261 01:06:16,564 --> 01:06:19,798 Norton goes in with a left hand to the head, drives a right to the body. 1262 01:06:19,865 --> 01:06:21,465 Another right to the body by Norton... 1263 01:06:21,532 --> 01:06:23,732 ...and a very tired Ali tries to hold on. 1264 01:06:23,798 --> 01:06:26,965 He misses him with a right hand. There's the bell. 1265 01:06:27,032 --> 01:06:28,566 And Ali is awfully tired. 1266 01:06:28,632 --> 01:06:31,166 And rumour has it that he may have a broken jaw. 1267 01:06:31,232 --> 01:06:34,599 The crowd is stunned as they see Ali on the verge of defeat. 1268 01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:36,700 We're waiting for the decision. 1269 01:06:36,766 --> 01:06:39,467 Ken Norton carried the fight in the later rounds. 1270 01:06:39,533 --> 01:06:41,367 Ali seems to have something wrong with him. 1271 01:06:41,434 --> 01:06:43,267 And they're worried in his corner. 1272 01:06:43,334 --> 01:06:45,501 Norton is the winner, by a decision. 1273 01:06:45,567 --> 01:06:47,401 A very jubilant Ken Norton. 1274 01:06:47,501 --> 01:06:51,034 A very happy Norton. And the pro-Norton crowd is taunting Ali. 1275 01:06:51,201 --> 01:06:54,068 A tired Ali, and a beaten Ali, goes towards his dressing room. 1276 01:06:58,069 --> 01:07:00,969 You nigger son of a bitch. We finally got you. 1277 01:07:02,569 --> 01:07:07,103 Who's the prettiest? Who's the greatest? 1278 01:07:11,703 --> 01:07:13,137 Easy. Easy. 1279 01:07:15,570 --> 01:07:16,737 It hurts. 1280 01:07:17,470 --> 01:07:19,371 Only X-rays will tell us how bad it is. 1281 01:07:25,271 --> 01:07:27,138 Can I speak to my baby alone, please? 1282 01:07:27,205 --> 01:07:28,338 Hi. 1283 01:07:28,472 --> 01:07:30,872 I'm sorry. I'm sorry I lost. 1284 01:07:31,072 --> 01:07:32,239 I should've stopped it. 1285 01:07:32,305 --> 01:07:34,505 I should've when I had the idea. I should've stopped it. 1286 01:07:34,572 --> 01:07:36,472 I shouldn't have let it go past the sixth round. 1287 01:07:36,539 --> 01:07:37,939 He may never fight again. 1288 01:07:38,073 --> 01:07:40,006 - How do you feel, son? - I'm all right. 1289 01:07:40,073 --> 01:07:41,873 I just want you to promise me one thing. 1290 01:07:41,940 --> 01:07:43,706 That this is the last one. 1291 01:07:43,773 --> 01:07:47,407 Mama, I can't make no promise like that. I was just talking. 1292 01:07:47,540 --> 01:07:50,640 I had my mouth open, I was clowning and I just got hit in the wrong place. 1293 01:07:50,707 --> 01:07:52,474 You won the fight you wanted most... 1294 01:07:52,874 --> 01:07:55,541 ...with the Supreme Court. That was no split decision. 1295 01:07:56,074 --> 01:07:59,141 Now you don't have to go to jail, you got money put by... 1296 01:07:59,541 --> 01:08:01,342 ...and four of the most gorgeous babies. 1297 01:08:01,408 --> 01:08:04,175 - And you and Belinda have got everything. - Where is Belinda? 1298 01:08:04,308 --> 01:08:05,809 Why's she not here? 1299 01:08:05,875 --> 01:08:07,442 - She's down the hall. - Down the hall? 1300 01:08:07,509 --> 01:08:09,542 - She's all right. - Why is she down the hall? 1301 01:08:10,142 --> 01:08:11,776 Champ, where are you going? 1302 01:08:11,976 --> 01:08:13,243 Belinda, why isn't she here? 1303 01:08:13,309 --> 01:08:15,943 - She's in shock. - Shock? What do you mean shock? 1304 01:08:21,610 --> 01:08:23,644 Ali is dead. He's dead. 1305 01:08:27,211 --> 01:08:29,411 I'm not dead, I'm not dead. 1306 01:08:31,445 --> 01:08:33,411 Help. No, no. 1307 01:08:42,012 --> 01:08:43,779 Mr. Ali, you can come in now. 1308 01:08:46,113 --> 01:08:48,380 I hope she's all right. I haven't slept all night. 1309 01:08:53,213 --> 01:08:56,480 If I just knew I wouldn't have to sit there and watch you fight again. 1310 01:08:57,180 --> 01:08:59,414 Look, baby, I would really feel better... 1311 01:08:59,547 --> 01:09:02,014 ...if you just stayed home and just didn't come to the fight. 1312 01:09:02,081 --> 01:09:03,781 No, that's not what I meant. 1313 01:09:04,514 --> 01:09:06,915 If you fought and I wasn't there, it'd be worse. 1314 01:09:11,415 --> 01:09:13,982 I wouldn't have to watch you if you didn't do it anymore. 1315 01:09:14,082 --> 01:09:15,682 Well, when you watch, I mean... 1316 01:09:15,882 --> 01:09:18,316 ...what goes through your mind? Why are you so upset? 1317 01:09:18,683 --> 01:09:20,816 What do you think about when I'm fighting? 1318 01:09:23,250 --> 01:09:24,817 I feel every blow. 1319 01:09:25,883 --> 01:09:27,750 Just like I was being hit myself. 1320 01:09:30,350 --> 01:09:31,651 When you're tired... 1321 01:09:33,351 --> 01:09:34,718 ...I feel tired. 1322 01:09:38,718 --> 01:09:40,218 I feel your hands hurt. 1323 01:09:44,452 --> 01:09:45,852 Come on. 1324 01:09:51,019 --> 01:09:54,353 - It ain't that bad. - When he kept hitting you like that. 1325 01:09:57,020 --> 01:09:59,287 When you feel helpless, I feel helpless. 1326 01:10:01,554 --> 01:10:04,354 If anybody ever knocked you out, I think I'd die. 1327 01:10:05,187 --> 01:10:07,054 Come on, baby, now. 1328 01:10:07,954 --> 01:10:10,488 You can't help me like this. Nobody's never knocked me out. 1329 01:10:10,688 --> 01:10:12,888 And I'm never going to be knocked out. 1330 01:10:13,021 --> 01:10:15,088 Look, I'll make you one promise. 1331 01:10:15,155 --> 01:10:16,588 Listen to me. Cool. 1332 01:10:16,688 --> 01:10:18,789 If you're really that serious... 1333 01:10:19,222 --> 01:10:22,622 ...and seeing what happened to you now, I promise you if I ever fight again... 1334 01:10:23,256 --> 01:10:26,323 ...if I ever fight again, I'll be in top condition. I promise. 1335 01:10:26,423 --> 01:10:28,390 And then God will be with me. 1336 01:11:00,726 --> 01:11:02,226 Five seconds. 1337 01:11:05,193 --> 01:11:06,627 Ten seconds to go. 1338 01:11:18,128 --> 01:11:19,228 Time. 1339 01:11:26,295 --> 01:11:28,062 Ali sticks out a left hand. It's short of the mark. 1340 01:11:28,129 --> 01:11:30,429 Norton coming in on him. Ali drives both hands to the head. 1341 01:11:30,496 --> 01:11:32,729 Norton takes them without a return. 1342 01:11:32,829 --> 01:11:34,463 Ali drives a right high on the head. 1343 01:11:34,529 --> 01:11:37,430 Takes a left and a right to the jaw. Ali's better in this return bout. 1344 01:11:37,496 --> 01:11:40,263 Final round. Ali sticks a left and a right high on the head. 1345 01:11:40,330 --> 01:11:41,897 Norton puts a left to the body... 1346 01:11:41,964 --> 01:11:45,331 ...drives Ali into the ropes. They're in a clinch, the bout is over. 1347 01:11:45,397 --> 01:11:47,631 It has been a very, very close fight. 1348 01:11:47,731 --> 01:11:50,231 Ken Norton goes back to his corner. Ali is not sure... 1349 01:11:50,364 --> 01:11:53,865 ...whether or not he won this fight. He needs it for a match with Foreman. 1350 01:11:54,698 --> 01:11:57,598 Ken Norton is awaiting the decision. Ali is the winner. 1351 01:12:01,666 --> 01:12:04,532 See, it was hard to see, but Foreman hit him with a hard punch. 1352 01:12:04,599 --> 01:12:07,933 Foreman shook him up. He's out on his feet. Norton's in a dream world. 1353 01:12:08,700 --> 01:12:10,100 Listen, Champ... 1354 01:12:10,166 --> 01:12:12,933 ...does it bother you that Foreman knocked him out? 1355 01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:16,034 No, it don't bother me. It shows you two main weaknesses Foreman's got. 1356 01:12:16,100 --> 01:12:18,601 - And what are they? - He's never been hit hard, knocked down... 1357 01:12:18,667 --> 01:12:22,068 ...and never went over five or ten good rounds to test his endurance. 1358 01:12:24,635 --> 01:12:27,201 Yes, sir. This is where it all starts... 1359 01:12:27,468 --> 01:12:31,435 ...right here in the training camp. What happens here will determine Africa. 1360 01:12:33,035 --> 01:12:34,969 I'm going to cut out in a minute or two. 1361 01:12:35,269 --> 01:12:38,469 My doctor says it's okay to exercise... 1362 01:12:39,103 --> 01:12:41,803 ...but when it becomes a strain, you better quit. 1363 01:12:41,970 --> 01:12:44,536 Your doctor don't know what he's saying. You want to strain. 1364 01:12:44,603 --> 01:12:46,070 You want to run until it pains. 1365 01:12:46,137 --> 01:12:48,270 You want to run until your throat feels like sandpaper. 1366 01:12:48,337 --> 01:12:50,370 You want to run until it feels like you'll throw up. 1367 01:12:50,437 --> 01:12:52,204 You want to keep running until your legs ache. 1368 01:12:52,271 --> 01:12:53,804 Till you're going to die, fall out. 1369 01:12:53,871 --> 01:12:56,171 Run until your stomach feels like it's going to burst. 1370 01:12:56,238 --> 01:12:58,571 And your heart starts pounding and you want to quit. 1371 01:12:58,638 --> 01:13:02,138 Feels like you can't go another inch, can't go another step. But you keep going. 1372 01:13:02,305 --> 01:13:03,738 What kind of man is that? 1373 01:13:03,805 --> 01:13:06,105 You keep going until you want to fall out in your tracks. 1374 01:13:06,372 --> 01:13:09,772 Then after that, you've only gotten about halfway through... 1375 01:13:10,339 --> 01:13:11,606 Oh, man. Look. 1376 01:13:14,239 --> 01:13:15,473 Come on. 1377 01:13:16,273 --> 01:13:19,607 You see, what's eating George is, he's a champ... 1378 01:13:19,907 --> 01:13:21,240 ...but only he ain't. 1379 01:13:21,307 --> 01:13:24,974 And every time he hears them call you the "people's champ," he goes bananas. 1380 01:13:25,041 --> 01:13:26,741 Let me tell you something. The other day... 1381 01:13:26,807 --> 01:13:28,608 ...I saw George down the street. I said: 1382 01:13:28,674 --> 01:13:31,174 "Let's walk down the street to see who's the most recognised. " 1383 01:13:31,241 --> 01:13:32,675 Hey, my man Payton. 1384 01:13:32,741 --> 01:13:34,508 Look, you are just in time. 1385 01:13:35,108 --> 01:13:37,242 See that man right there? That's Bossman Jones. 1386 01:13:37,308 --> 01:13:38,375 Do you know who he is? 1387 01:13:38,442 --> 01:13:40,442 That's George Foreman's former sparring partner. 1388 01:13:40,509 --> 01:13:42,709 Why former? Because Foreman wouldn't pay him right. 1389 01:13:42,776 --> 01:13:44,109 Now he's here to work for me. 1390 01:13:44,176 --> 01:13:46,909 He knows George, he works with him six or seven weeks before a fight. 1391 01:13:46,976 --> 01:13:50,643 He can tell us a lot. This is a good story for the new book you're writing on me. 1392 01:13:50,710 --> 01:13:54,277 Let's talk about how George fights. How often does he really get to you? 1393 01:13:54,910 --> 01:13:56,610 Are you kidding? Too often. 1394 01:13:56,677 --> 01:13:59,044 Too often? Look, Bossman, stop and think. 1395 01:13:59,244 --> 01:14:01,944 I realize my arms are longer than yours and your arms are short. 1396 01:14:02,011 --> 01:14:04,478 - But you must hit George sometimes. - That's right. 1397 01:14:04,911 --> 01:14:06,178 Nobody hits George. 1398 01:14:06,245 --> 01:14:08,012 None of his sparring partners. 1399 01:14:08,512 --> 01:14:10,112 Besides, he don't pay enough. 1400 01:14:10,345 --> 01:14:11,412 And you hit him... 1401 01:14:11,479 --> 01:14:13,045 ...he might tear your head off. 1402 01:14:13,979 --> 01:14:17,179 I've seen fighters that can stun you, who can knock you out. 1403 01:14:17,312 --> 01:14:20,146 George is the first dude I've been in the ring with that could kill you. 1404 01:14:20,213 --> 01:14:23,313 I mean, he can lift you off your feet with one punch. 1405 01:14:23,613 --> 01:14:25,113 Play on the ropes and try and rest... 1406 01:14:25,180 --> 01:14:26,380 ...he'll break your ribs. 1407 01:14:26,447 --> 01:14:29,014 By the time the referee gets to you, you might be beat to death. 1408 01:14:29,080 --> 01:14:30,414 This man's been brainwashed, Champ. 1409 01:14:30,480 --> 01:14:32,447 We don't need no double agent in our camp. 1410 01:14:32,514 --> 01:14:33,781 Man, you're crazy. 1411 01:14:33,847 --> 01:14:35,848 I'm telling you straight. He's a brute. 1412 01:14:36,081 --> 01:14:38,648 Tell the truth. If we should run it tomorrow, who'd you bet on? 1413 01:14:38,715 --> 01:14:40,348 Who do you think would win? 1414 01:14:41,282 --> 01:14:42,382 I have to say George. 1415 01:14:42,648 --> 01:14:44,182 I have to say George. 1416 01:15:16,052 --> 01:15:18,385 Why are you all looking so damned scared? 1417 01:15:18,552 --> 01:15:21,252 Act like you're going to a funeral. I'm the one fighting. 1418 01:15:21,486 --> 01:15:22,852 George Foreman. 1419 01:15:22,919 --> 01:15:25,919 You didn't believe all that stuff you've read about how hard he hits? 1420 01:15:25,986 --> 01:15:27,886 George Foreman knocking out Joe Frazier. 1421 01:15:27,953 --> 01:15:29,053 He'll destroy me here. 1422 01:15:29,120 --> 01:15:31,120 You're my friends and the public's expecting you... 1423 01:15:31,186 --> 01:15:34,353 To hell with him. When you get out here, you'll be afraid to smile. 1424 01:15:34,420 --> 01:15:36,020 Just act like you're happy. 1425 01:15:36,087 --> 01:15:38,387 I'm not going to win if I went out there thinking like you. 1426 01:15:38,454 --> 01:15:39,821 Damn George Foreman. 1427 01:15:42,521 --> 01:15:46,788 The king's going home to get his crown. It's the closing of the book. 1428 01:15:46,888 --> 01:15:49,888 The king's going to work. He's not scared of his work. 1429 01:15:50,822 --> 01:15:54,555 The king's gonna win. Three and a half years in exile. 1430 01:16:06,257 --> 01:16:10,190 A beautiful evening in Kinshasa, Zaire, for the World Heavyweight Championship. 1431 01:16:10,790 --> 01:16:13,291 Muhammad Ali wants to get the crown back. 1432 01:16:13,357 --> 01:16:16,224 The champion, George Foreman. He is awesome. 1433 01:16:16,291 --> 01:16:19,325 Ali is dancing in his corner, meditating for a moment. 1434 01:16:21,058 --> 01:16:24,792 We're ready for the start of what may be an epic battle for the heavyweight title. 1435 01:16:24,925 --> 01:16:26,859 The champion, George Foreman, in the red trunks. 1436 01:16:26,925 --> 01:16:29,959 Ali in white. Ali is dancing around, as is his custom. 1437 01:16:30,192 --> 01:16:32,126 Backs towards the ropes. Foreman coming in on him. 1438 01:16:32,193 --> 01:16:34,526 Blocks a right thrown at his head. 1439 01:16:34,660 --> 01:16:36,960 Ali is against the ropes now. Foreman is holding him there. 1440 01:16:37,026 --> 01:16:38,793 And this is not the Ali we expect. 1441 01:16:38,860 --> 01:16:41,560 He is not "floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. " 1442 01:16:41,627 --> 01:16:44,027 Ali just stays there. Foreman's coming in on Ali again. 1443 01:16:44,094 --> 01:16:47,161 Foreman drives both hands to the body. A vicious left hook to the midsection. 1444 01:16:47,227 --> 01:16:49,261 Ali opens up with both hands. A right to the jaw. 1445 01:16:49,328 --> 01:16:51,461 Gets away from a left hand by Foreman. 1446 01:16:51,728 --> 01:16:54,061 Foreman's up and holding Ali against the ropes. 1447 01:16:54,128 --> 01:16:56,895 He hooks a wild swing at the head and Ali shakes his head. 1448 01:16:56,962 --> 01:16:59,995 The referee gets them apart. Foreman has Ali against the ropes again. 1449 01:17:00,062 --> 01:17:02,796 Drives both hands to the body. A left and a right to the midsection. 1450 01:17:02,862 --> 01:17:04,829 Two more in there. Ali just stands there. 1451 01:17:04,963 --> 01:17:07,596 Foreman has Ali against the ropes again. 1452 01:17:09,730 --> 01:17:12,363 Foreman has Ali against the ropes. Throws out a left jab. 1453 01:17:12,430 --> 01:17:15,164 Foreman could well punch himself out the way he's been fighting... 1454 01:17:15,230 --> 01:17:16,297 ...on this hot night in Zaire. 1455 01:17:18,197 --> 01:17:21,064 What are you doing on the ropes? That's how you blew it with Frazier. 1456 01:17:21,131 --> 01:17:23,531 What's wrong with you? He keeps stacking up points on you. 1457 01:17:23,598 --> 01:17:25,598 I can't dazzle 15 rounds. I got to take my time. 1458 01:17:25,665 --> 01:17:27,298 I know what I'm doing. Let him punch. 1459 01:17:27,365 --> 01:17:29,632 - He's just punching. - He lifted you right up off the floor. 1460 01:17:29,698 --> 01:17:33,332 Let him. A couple more like that and he'll be tired. He'll be all gone, all mine. 1461 01:17:33,399 --> 01:17:34,999 Let me plan my own strategy. 1462 01:17:36,699 --> 01:17:38,899 Ali on the ropes again, round after round. 1463 01:17:38,966 --> 01:17:41,833 Foreman has held him there, pounding the body, pounding the head. 1464 01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,900 Foreman may punch himself out as we said earlier. 1465 01:17:45,967 --> 01:17:47,367 A wild left hand by Foreman. 1466 01:17:47,433 --> 01:17:50,600 And Ali's strategy may be to let Foreman tire himself out. 1467 01:17:50,667 --> 01:17:52,667 And George does look a little bit tired. 1468 01:17:52,734 --> 01:17:54,467 Ali opens up with both hands to the head. 1469 01:17:54,534 --> 01:17:56,734 A jab on the chin. A right to the jaw by Muhammad Ali... 1470 01:17:56,801 --> 01:18:00,168 ...as he suddenly turns tiger and again Foreman pushes him against the ropes. 1471 01:18:01,435 --> 01:18:03,302 A wild left hand to the jaw by George Foreman. 1472 01:18:03,368 --> 01:18:06,102 Ali comes back with a right on the chin. Another jab on the mouth. 1473 01:18:06,169 --> 01:18:07,269 They go to close quarters. 1474 01:18:07,335 --> 01:18:09,802 Foreman misses a left hand and Ali gets a headlock on him. 1475 01:18:09,869 --> 01:18:11,669 Again Ali is against the ropes. 1476 01:18:11,736 --> 01:18:13,436 Foreman visibly tired now. 1477 01:18:13,503 --> 01:18:16,303 His punches don't have the strength that they had earlier in the fight. 1478 01:18:16,370 --> 01:18:18,603 Ali is tired, too, but maybe not as tired as Foreman. 1479 01:18:18,670 --> 01:18:19,803 Foreman holds him there. 1480 01:18:19,870 --> 01:18:22,037 Rips that right, a left, another right to the body. 1481 01:18:22,104 --> 01:18:24,504 Ali was just about to push him away at the bell. 1482 01:18:26,271 --> 01:18:29,071 Champ, I think you can take him this next round. 1483 01:18:29,271 --> 01:18:31,204 I've got to get him in the next round. 1484 01:18:31,871 --> 01:18:34,105 As tired as I am, I don't have much more left in me. 1485 01:18:34,171 --> 01:18:36,838 It's the eighth round of the Heavyweight Championship of the World. 1486 01:18:36,905 --> 01:18:39,639 Ali sticks out a left hand. Ali who wasn't given much chance... 1487 01:18:39,705 --> 01:18:42,006 ...is still in there, battling with Foreman. Ali opens up. 1488 01:18:42,072 --> 01:18:44,239 A left and a right to the jaw. Foreman is staggering. 1489 01:18:44,306 --> 01:18:46,906 Foreman is twisting around. Takes a left and a right to the jaw. 1490 01:18:46,973 --> 01:18:48,973 A right to the jaw and Foreman goes down. 1491 01:18:50,006 --> 01:18:51,940 Muhammad Ali has done the impossible. 1492 01:18:52,140 --> 01:18:55,340 He has regained the Heavyweight Championship of the World. 126601