1 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:21,154 Ladies and gentlemen, right now we'd like to introduce... 2 00:00:21,221 --> 00:00:25,892 the star of our show, the young man you've all been waiting for. 3 00:00:25,992 --> 00:00:30,163 So let's all get together and welcome him to the stage with a great big hand. 4 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:32,365 How about it for Sam Cooke? 5 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:44,744 Before we do anything, we? d like to say how are you doing out there? 6 00:00:46,746 --> 00:00:48,515 - Is everyone feeling all right? - Yeah! 7 00:00:48,581 --> 00:00:50,150 How are you doing? 8 00:00:51,510 --> 00:00:52,852 - You doing okay? - Yeah! 9 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,321 - You two doing okay? - Yeah! 10 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:59,159 Well, I ask you one more time. How you doing? 11 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:02,862 Oh, yeah 12 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:05,899 I said oh, yeah 13 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,100 Oh, yeah! 14 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,536 Oh, yeah 15 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:11,171 Oh, yeah! 16 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,148 I believe we're gonna have a goodtime tonight 17 00:01:23,383 --> 00:01:27,870 It's good to have somebody you can twist the night away with 18 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:29,255 Right now 19 00:01:29,356 --> 00:01:30,724 Oh, yes, it is 20 00:01:31,591 --> 00:01:34,994 I said it feels good when you got somebody 21 00:01:35,610 --> 00:01:37,664 To twist the night away with right now 22 00:01:37,731 --> 00:01:40,660 - Lord have mercy. - What you running from, son? 23 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:44,371 We got a call. 24 00:01:50,410 --> 00:01:53,880 Don't fight the feelin' Don? t fight the feelin' 25 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:58,685 Got to feel the feelin' now Got to feel the feelin' 26 00:01:59,753 --> 00:02:03,256 'Cause it make you groove right when you feel the feelin' 27 00:02:03,356 --> 00:02:06,593 Oh, make me want you now 28 00:02:06,659 --> 00:02:09,290 Got to feel the feelin' 29 00:02:09,950 --> 00:02:13,833 'Cause it make you groove right when you feel the feelin' 30 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:18,505 Make me want ya when I got the feelin; baby 31 00:02:18,571 --> 00:02:20,807 So don't fight it 32 00:02:20,874 --> 00:02:22,809 No, don? t fight it 33 00:02:22,842 --> 00:02:25,478 Baby, just feel it 34 00:03:19,432 --> 00:03:21,501 I'm gonna bust you up. 35 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:24,170 Beat your *** like I was your daddy. 36 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:08,915 I said I'm beginning to feel allright now 37 00:04:14,921 --> 00:04:18,925 I feel can tell you about my baby right now 38 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:26,990 I said I feel you're in the mood right now 39 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:38,345 I said I feel you're in the mood 40 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,316 Some times me and my baby we fuss and fight 41 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:46,319 And my baby leave home 'cause things ain't right 42 00:04:46,386 --> 00:04:48,822 For those of you who think you came here today... 43 00:04:48,855 --> 00:04:51,591 to hear us tell you like these Negro leaders do... 44 00:04:51,658 --> 00:04:54,260 that your times will just get better... 45 00:04:54,361 --> 00:04:59,366 that we shall overcome someday... 46 00:04:59,432 --> 00:05:02,502 I say to you, you came to the wrong place. 47 00:05:02,569 --> 00:05:05,872 Because your times will never get better unless you make them better. 48 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:10,100 Those of you who think you came here to hear us tell you... 49 00:05:10,430 --> 00:05:13,680 to turn the other cheek to the brutality of the white man... 50 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:17,617 and this system of injustice that's in place right here in America... 51 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:20,530 you think you're gonna come here and hear us tell you... 52 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:24,157 to go out there and beg for a place at their lunch counter... 53 00:05:24,924 --> 00:05:28,161 again, I say you came to the wrong place. 54 00:05:28,194 --> 00:05:32,665 We don't teach you to turn the other cheek in the South. 55 00:05:32,699 --> 00:05:35,502 And we don't teach you to turn the other cheek in the North. 56 00:05:39,406 --> 00:05:42,208 to Cary yourselves in a respectable way... 57 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:44,844 in a proud Afro-American way. 58 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:48,810 But at the same time, we teach you... 59 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:50,517 that anyone puts their hand on you... 60 00:05:52,619 --> 00:05:57,757 brother, you do your best to see they don't put their hand on anybody else... 61 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,920 again. 62 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:04,898 Time. 63 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,252 Just like that, Daddy. 64 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:28,388 Never jump in one place. Bad for the heart. 65 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:30,230 Forwards, backwards, sideways. 66 00:06:30,900 --> 00:06:31,958 That's the most important thing. 67 00:06:43,103 --> 00:06:45,238 I'm called Bundini. 68 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:48,875 Rhymes with Houdini. He was a Jew too. 69 00:06:48,942 --> 00:06:52,679 Some people call me Fast Black. Some call me Daddy Mac. 70 00:06:53,780 --> 00:06:56,516 Gave Sugar Ray Robinson my power for seven years. 71 00:06:56,583 --> 00:06:59,520 My voodoo. My magic. 72 00:06:59,119 --> 00:07:02,550 Now Shorty done sent me here to work for you. 73 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:05,358 - Who's Shorty? - I call him Shorty. 74 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,594 Call him Shorty 'cause he like 'em circumcised. 75 00:07:12,565 --> 00:07:15,735 Born on a doorstep with a note across my chest that read... 76 00:07:15,835 --> 00:07:18,872 "You do the best you can for him, world." 77 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:20,874 I wanna be your inspiration. 78 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:23,610 Your motivator in your corner. 79 00:07:24,778 --> 00:07:27,800 Can I be in your corner, young man? 80 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:35,922 Time! 81 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:42,262 Got to tell you how I feel right now 82 00:07:42,362 --> 00:07:45,198 This song gonna tell you howl feel 83 00:07:45,265 --> 00:07:48,668 I know you been gone away for along time, but listen 84 00:07:48,702 --> 00:07:51,338 Baby, if you ever 85 00:07:52,572 --> 00:07:55,542 Change your mind 86 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:57,844 Know that leaving 87 00:07:57,877 --> 00:08:00,714 Leaving me behind 88 00:08:02,382 --> 00:08:03,616 Bring it tome 89 00:08:04,351 --> 00:08:06,853 Bring that good lovin; baby 90 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,550 Bring it on home to me 91 00:08:09,122 --> 00:08:10,457 Yeah, yeah 92 00:08:10,557 --> 00:08:14,227 Listen, I got to be a man to tell you this, honey, look 93 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:16,363 I'll give you jewelry 94 00:08:16,429 --> 00:08:18,465 I'll give you some of that money too 95 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:21,134 But listen That ain't all 96 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:23,937 That ain't all Sam will do for you 97 00:08:24,370 --> 00:08:27,273 All you got to do is bring it tome 98 00:08:28,740 --> 00:08:30,276 Bring that good lovin baby 99 00:08:30,377 --> 00:08:32,345 Be the invisible man as soon as he swings. 100 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,114 Get personal with him. 101 00:08:34,214 --> 00:08:36,616 This is important Listen tome 102 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:39,919 Don't you know that I'll always 103 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,220 I'll always be your slave 104 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:45,759 Till I'm buried 105 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:48,228 Buried in my grave 106 00:08:48,261 --> 00:08:50,296 While I'm livin' 107 00:08:50,397 --> 00:08:53,600 Bring it tome Bring that good lovin; baby 108 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:57,300 Bring it on home to me 109 00:08:57,700 --> 00:08:59,390 One more thing I gotta tell you 110 00:08:59,105 --> 00:09:00,840 Listen to me right now 111 00:09:00,907 --> 00:09:04,110 You know that I try 112 00:09:04,177 --> 00:09:07,247 To treat you right What did you do 113 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:09,349 You stayed up 114 00:09:09,416 --> 00:09:11,618 You stayed up late at night 115 00:09:11,718 --> 00:09:13,687 I don't care who you was with 116 00:09:13,753 --> 00:09:15,622 Bring it tome 117 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:18,291 Bring all that good lovin; baby 118 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:21,461 Bring it on Everybody's with me 119 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:22,962 Everybody's with me tonight 120 00:09:23,630 --> 00:09:26,399 Listen, let me hear you say yeah 121 00:09:33,106 --> 00:09:35,742 Yeah, oh, yeah 122 00:09:40,513 --> 00:09:43,616 Sonny Liston, you ain't no champ! You a chump! 123 00:09:43,717 --> 00:09:45,852 Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. 124 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:48,922 Oh! Rumble, young man, rumble. 125 00:09:49,220 --> 00:09:51,758 Y'all wanna lose y' all money? Then you bet it on Sonny. 126 00:09:51,858 --> 00:09:54,694 He know I'm great. He will fall in eight. 127 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:57,530 Come on, you big, ugly bear. I'll whup you right now. 128 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:02,602 Two-ten and a half. Two-ten and a half! 129 00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:06,473 The challenger, Cassius Clay, two hundred and ten and a half pounds. 130 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:09,142 - Man, you sure that's right? - That's what the weight is. 131 00:10:09,242 --> 00:10:11,845 Old, ugly bear, come on. Let's go. 132 00:10:11,911 --> 00:10:16,383 You got these folks fooled. I ain't scared of ya! I ain't scared of ya! 133 00:10:18,184 --> 00:10:20,453 Two hundred and eighteen. Two hundred and eighteen. 134 00:10:20,553 --> 00:10:23,423 Sonny Liston, the champion of the world. 135 00:10:23,523 --> 00:10:25,792 Two hundred and eighteen pounds. 136 00:10:25,892 --> 00:10:27,927 - Pounds of what? - Pounds of ugly. 137 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,530 That man's so ugly, when he sweat... 138 00:10:30,597 --> 00:10:34,401 the sweat run backwards off his forehand just to stay away from his face. 139 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:41,608 Come on, you big, ugly bear! I'll turn you into a rug! 140 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:44,144 Keep talkin'. I'm gonna **** you up. 141 00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:52,118 If you whup me... 142 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:56,122 I'll crawl out of the ring and take the first jet airplane out the country. 143 00:10:56,222 --> 00:10:59,359 - Is that a promise, Mr. Clay? - You'll eat his words first. 144 00:10:59,426 --> 00:11:03,263 - Cassius, you're a 7-1 underdog. - Liston says he talks with his fists. 145 00:11:03,296 --> 00:11:05,298 - What do you say? - You scared of him? 146 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,634 I'm gonna give Sonny Liston talkin' lessons... 147 00:11:07,734 --> 00:11:10,203 boxin' lessons and fallin' down lessons. 148 00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:16,743 A man's religion is his own business. What kind of question is that? 149 00:11:16,776 --> 00:11:22,480 - Angelo, tell me... - Malcolm X was in town, then he left. 150 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:24,250 Was that so he wouldn't embarrass you? 151 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,219 - Yeah, Howard? - Liston doesn't like you. 152 00:11:26,286 --> 00:11:29,122 Really can't stand you. Says he wants to kill you. 153 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:31,257 Howard Cosell, you ain't nothin' but an instigator. 154 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:34,928 - Man, how you get that way? - Cassius, now you? re being truculent. 155 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,463 If it's good, I'm that. 156 00:11:38,965 --> 00:11:42,602 You next. Soon as I'm done with Sonny Liston, I'm fightin' Howard Cosell. 157 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,637 Y'all write that down right now. 158 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:01,521 That's good? 159 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,124 Wanna check that out? 160 00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:14,868 Hey, man, when you get back? 161 00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:17,704 I just got here. I'm front row, seat seven. 162 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:24,411 I'll be sittin' with Mom and Dad. 163 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:30,817 You should've stayed in the first place. Nobody gotta hide when they're with me. 164 00:12:30,917 --> 00:12:33,253 There's nothing wrong with being cool, my brother. 165 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:34,254 He's right. 166 00:13:21,768 --> 00:13:24,404 - ...and challenger, Cassius Clay. - Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 167 00:13:24,437 --> 00:13:27,774 Brought to you by the City Service Oil Company... 168 00:13:27,874 --> 00:13:31,244 and its dealers in 37 states and Canada... 169 00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:34,714 known to millions of motorists for Big Gallon gasoline... 170 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:38,551 and by new Wildroot, totally new Wildroot in a new tube... 171 00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:43,723 with a great formula that grooms hair to look neat and natural, never greasy. 172 00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:46,126 Another boxing milestone is at hand. 173 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:50,130 In just a few minutes, Louisville's Cassius Marcellus Clay... 174 00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:52,298 will be facing the devastating punching power... 175 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:55,635 of the heavyweight champion, Charles "Sonny" Liston. 176 00:13:55,702 --> 00:13:59,873 For the heavyweight championship of the world. 177 00:14:02,308 --> 00:14:04,310 Introducing, on my right... 178 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:07,280 And now the time has come. 179 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:11,951 Both challenger and champion are in the ring. 180 00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:15,455 The heavyweight championship of the world is on the line. 181 00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:19,325 I fit goes past the first round, there will be surprises already. 182 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,496 Sonny Liston wrapped in that tery cloth towel of his... 183 00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:26,266 wrapped around his head swami fashion... 184 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:29,202 Looking as malevolent and baleful as ever. 185 00:14:29,235 --> 00:14:32,605 But this man is a professional prizefighter. 186 00:14:32,706 --> 00:14:34,741 Make no mistake about it. 187 00:14:37,911 --> 00:14:39,879 I want a clean fight. 188 00:14:39,913 --> 00:14:42,315 When I say break, stop punching and step back. 189 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:44,484 Do you have any questions, champ? 190 00:14:44,584 --> 00:14:46,419 Any questions, challenger? 191 00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:50,256 We're fine. Touch gloves, gentlemen. Good luck. 192 00:14:53,259 --> 00:14:56,620 Good evening, sports fans across the nation. 193 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,732 Liston in the white trunks with the black stripes. 194 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:02,936 Clay, an inch and a half taller, in the white trunks with the red stripes... 195 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:19,819 And Cassius Clay is sidestepping. 196 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:36,803 There it is, champ. Stay on your toes now. 197 00:15:44,711 --> 00:15:48,448 And we can see that the champion is the aggressor. 198 00:15:48,481 --> 00:15:51,840 There's a shot under the heart. 199 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,483 Cassius Clay slips away. And now Clay pounds a left. 200 00:16:23,583 --> 00:16:26,586 Another left. A straight jab. 201 00:16:30,900 --> 00:16:32,892 It seems to have stunned him. And that's the bell. 202 00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:36,396 And they're fighting after the bell. And they're still fighting. 203 00:16:36,463 --> 00:16:39,650 This round is over. 204 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:40,934 Break it up, ref. 205 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,104 There is no love lost between the two contenders at this time. 206 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:48,800 Cassius goes back to his corner. It's been an amazing round. 207 00:16:48,740 --> 00:16:49,576 You can beat this guy. 208 00:16:52,780 --> 00:16:54,581 I'm still here. 209 00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:58,510 And Sonny Liston is not taking the stool. 210 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,121 He's anxious to get back into the challenger's face. 211 00:17:01,221 --> 00:17:04,124 Take it to the body. Kill the body, the head will follow. 212 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:37,490 This is a totally different fight than Liston expected... 213 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:39,426 and anyone in this arena will tell you. 214 00:17:39,492 --> 00:17:43,897 There's a long, looping left hand. Clay's eyes are wide open now. 215 00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:56,943 - Come on, Cass! Move! - Step back. 216 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:01,815 - Come on, Cassius! - Come on, Chi-Chi! 217 00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:06,553 I'm not prognosticating anything... 218 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,955 but merely his survival to this juncture... 219 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,641 Cass, hit him! 220 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:40,754 Break. 221 00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:44,900 Let him go. 222 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:16,189 Sonny Liston is hurt. He's bleeding from his eye. 223 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:20,493 He's defying the experts early. 224 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:25,432 We have to take a look at this man and say he is not in awe of the champion. 225 00:19:53,827 --> 00:19:57,297 He ain't nothin' to me. And he know it. 226 00:19:57,397 --> 00:19:58,798 This is it now. 227 00:20:04,771 --> 00:20:06,740 Let me have that, John. 228 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:13,413 And now they're ready. 229 00:20:17,617 --> 00:20:20,153 You gonna knock the ugly off of him. 230 00:20:20,253 --> 00:20:22,489 That's gonna take a long time, but you can do it. 231 00:20:26,626 --> 00:20:28,928 There he is. Get him off. Do your job, ref. 232 00:20:29,662 --> 00:20:32,650 Shake him. Do your job, ref. 233 00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:39,105 There it is. 234 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:41,474 Come on, ref. 235 00:20:45,345 --> 00:20:46,346 Break. 236 00:20:52,485 --> 00:20:54,921 - There he is. - Clay slips around and out. 237 00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,627 Up against the ropes. Right above me now. 238 00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:07,300 Too tight. Get in there. 239 00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:21,781 My eyes. There's something in my eyes. I can't see nothin'. 240 00:21:21,848 --> 00:21:22,949 Come on. 241 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:27,787 - What's going on? - Nothin'. 242 00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:31,424 The guy's punchin' on the breaks. Just take care of it. We're fine. 243 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:35,829 I can't see nothin', man. Just go and cut 'em off, Angie. 244 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:38,698 No, no. You can't fight with no gloves on. 245 00:21:39,532 --> 00:21:41,501 Just get up. Get up. Try and do it. Come on. 246 00:21:41,568 --> 00:21:44,400 I can't see, man. 247 00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:46,740 - Come on, Cass! - Dance! 248 00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:55,415 Liston crouching, hitting to the body. 249 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:58,451 It's like he's blinking, like he doesn't see Liston. 250 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:01,121 Ref, you gotta doy our job. 251 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:11,865 Hold it. 252 00:22:14,868 --> 00:22:17,270 Stay away from him, Clay. Stay away from him. 253 00:22:18,710 --> 00:22:20,440 The champion, you can see, is the aggressor. 254 00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:28,815 - Get him, Cass! - Come on, Cass! 255 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:32,419 - Knock him up! - Clay looks all done. 256 00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:34,487 Hold on to him! 257 00:22:38,692 --> 00:22:41,494 - Stop it. Stop. Break. - Knock him up. 258 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,300 Get on him. Get on him, man. 259 00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:07,454 - You can see him now. - You go get him, man. 260 00:23:18,598 --> 00:23:21,101 Clay lands a left, but Liston ducked under it... 261 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:23,436 and took it high on the forehead. 262 00:23:24,371 --> 00:23:26,606 It's Clay coming on. 263 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:34,247 And Liston backs away. 264 00:24:19,926 --> 00:24:23,630 And all the predictions are going down the drain... 265 00:24:23,697 --> 00:24:25,632 as Liston is listless. 266 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,803 And there's the bell. 267 00:24:32,706 --> 00:24:34,641 We're coming up to round seven. 268 00:25:12,979 --> 00:25:15,315 Wait a minute! 269 00:25:15,382 --> 00:25:17,183 Liston's not coming out. 270 00:25:18,184 --> 00:25:21,488 The winner and new heavyweight champion of the world is Cassius Clay. 271 00:25:21,588 --> 00:25:25,625 Eat your words! Eat your words! 272 00:25:25,658 --> 00:25:29,462 Les, I'm going up into the ring. Get back. 273 00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:33,330 I'm the greatest thing ever happened to boxing. 274 00:25:33,133 --> 00:25:34,968 Cassius. Cassius. 275 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,604 I shook up the world! 276 00:25:37,671 --> 00:25:40,940 It's a scene of absolute bedlam in the ring! 277 00:25:41,700 --> 00:25:45,278 I am the greatest. I'm a bad man. I shook up the world! 278 00:25:45,345 --> 00:25:47,470 Did he ever hurt you? 279 00:25:47,147 --> 00:25:50,150 I'm only 22 years old. I ain't got a mark on my face. 280 00:25:50,183 --> 00:25:52,152 - I must be the greatest. - And you're pretty. 281 00:25:52,185 --> 00:25:54,154 I must be the greatest. 282 00:25:54,187 --> 00:25:57,490 Wait. Hold on. Hold on one second. That's Sam Cooke back there. 283 00:25:57,524 --> 00:25:59,492 - Come on, Sam Cooke. - Let Sam Cooke in here. 284 00:25:59,526 --> 00:26:02,462 The greatest rock-and-roll singer, and I'm the world's greatest boxer. 285 00:26:02,529 --> 00:26:04,300 Hello, Sam. 286 00:26:12,972 --> 00:26:15,141 That mummy's gonna get him, baby. 287 00:26:15,975 --> 00:26:18,378 - That mummy ain't gonna get him. - Yeah, he is. 288 00:26:18,478 --> 00:26:22,716 He ain't scared of that mummy. That mummy too slow to catch anybody. 289 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:26,319 - What's going on, Sam? - How you doing, Cassius? 290 00:26:26,386 --> 00:26:30,857 Don't believe that stuff on TV. Don't listen to him. 291 00:26:30,890 --> 00:26:33,260 - Hey, congratulations, Clay. - Hey, thank you, Jim. 292 00:26:33,126 --> 00:26:36,129 - Hell of a fight. - You next, man. You next. 293 00:26:36,196 --> 00:26:39,499 - Go ahead and get some food, brother. - Cassius Clay versus Jim Brown. 294 00:26:39,599 --> 00:26:41,000 Biggest fight in history. 295 00:26:41,101 --> 00:26:44,204 - The mummy only has one eye. - One eye and a limp. 296 00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:46,873 That mummy's 643 years old. 297 00:26:46,940 --> 00:26:48,875 He can't catch nobody. Look at him. 298 00:26:48,942 --> 00:26:52,145 You gotta fall down 'cause that's the only way the mummy could catch you. 299 00:27:03,656 --> 00:27:05,125 Way to go, champ! 300 00:27:07,794 --> 00:27:11,197 - Yeah, you the greatest. - Thank you, brother. Thank you. 301 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,266 - I'll see your next fight. - You'll see the next one? 302 00:27:13,333 --> 00:27:16,169 - Oh, yeah. - Well, you better get there very early. 303 00:27:16,269 --> 00:27:19,272 You better get there very early 'cause that man's going down. 304 00:27:21,975 --> 00:27:24,611 If he talk a little jive, he's going down in five. 305 00:27:26,513 --> 00:27:29,482 He talk a little more, I might drop him in four. 306 00:27:30,617 --> 00:27:32,786 If you wanna have more fun, do it in round one. 307 00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:34,954 Oh, yeah. Hold on. I'm doing the rhymin'. 308 00:27:48,968 --> 00:27:52,205 The people really look up to you. You plan on being a champ like Joe Louis? 309 00:27:52,305 --> 00:27:55,275 Well, yeah, I'm gonna be the people's champ. 310 00:27:55,342 --> 00:27:57,711 Not like Joe Louis. Well, you know, not exactly. 311 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:02,315 My name is not Clay. 312 00:28:02,349 --> 00:28:04,951 Clay is the name of the people that owned my ancestors... 313 00:28:05,180 --> 00:28:08,210 and I no longer wanna be called by that slave name. 314 00:28:08,121 --> 00:28:10,357 - I am Cassius X. - Minister Malcolm. 315 00:28:10,457 --> 00:28:12,692 What about the divisions in the Nation of Islam? 316 00:28:12,792 --> 00:28:16,796 This is the champ's time. I'm here as a friend to support his victory... 317 00:28:16,863 --> 00:28:19,332 so I have nothing you want. 318 00:28:19,366 --> 00:28:21,368 I'm definitely gonna be the people's champion... 319 00:28:21,401 --> 00:28:23,870 but I just ain't gonna be the champ the way you want me to be the champ. 320 00:28:23,970 --> 00:28:26,373 I'm gonna be the champ the way I wanna be. 321 00:28:37,550 --> 00:28:40,186 For no home is immune to termites... 322 00:28:40,220 --> 00:28:43,356 no matter how well it is built or maintained. 323 00:28:43,456 --> 00:28:45,392 - Hey, brother. - I was leaving. 324 00:28:45,492 --> 00:28:48,728 I saw your light on. What you doing up at this hour, champ? 325 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:52,565 Oh, man, I'm watching this program on termites. 326 00:28:52,665 --> 00:28:56,903 And them little itsy-bitsy things is eatin' these people's whole house down. 327 00:28:57,300 --> 00:28:59,706 Oh, man, look. 328 00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:07,614 I've been invited to speak at Ibadan University in Nigeria. 329 00:29:07,647 --> 00:29:10,350 - You wanna go with me? - Hey, look, man. 330 00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:14,554 You can have six million termites in your house and don't even know it... 331 00:29:14,621 --> 00:29:17,557 till you going to get something to eat and you bust through the floor. 332 00:29:19,459 --> 00:29:23,196 - What'd you say? Where? - Africa. You been? 333 00:29:24,297 --> 00:29:25,198 Africa. 334 00:29:25,298 --> 00:29:27,634 All right, come on. Let's go. 335 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:34,808 What is it? 336 00:29:39,312 --> 00:29:41,881 You ever thought you'd lose it? 337 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:44,718 I mean, really lose it? 338 00:29:48,555 --> 00:29:52,325 When I was little, I tore out this picture of Emmett Till. 339 00:29:52,392 --> 00:29:54,327 They put the barbed wire around his neck... 340 00:29:54,394 --> 00:29:58,565 and strapped him to that 75-pound cotton gin fan. 341 00:29:58,665 --> 00:30:02,502 And they cut out one of his eyes 'cause he looked at some white lady. 342 00:30:04,337 --> 00:30:06,306 Man. 343 00:30:06,339 --> 00:30:09,409 I couldn't take my eyes to it, couldn't throw it away. 344 00:30:14,140 --> 00:30:16,950 When I heard about those... 345 00:30:17,170 --> 00:30:19,986 four little girls who got bombed in that Birmingham church... 346 00:30:23,189 --> 00:30:25,892 the prohibitions of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad prevented me... 347 00:30:25,992 --> 00:30:28,228 from speaking my thoughts in action. 348 00:30:30,230 --> 00:30:32,465 Because Birmingham was part of the civil rights struggle. 349 00:30:32,532 --> 00:30:36,736 You know, begging for our place at the white man's table. 350 00:30:36,836 --> 00:30:39,506 But dead children are dead children. 351 00:30:39,572 --> 00:30:44,144 So the anger I felt I had to contain. 352 00:30:46,460 --> 00:30:49,149 I locked it up so tight... 353 00:30:49,215 --> 00:30:51,151 my muscles seized. 354 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:55,221 I lost control over the right side of my body. 355 00:30:55,321 --> 00:30:57,724 My leg gave out. 356 00:30:57,824 --> 00:31:00,527 Right arm gave out. "I'm having a stroke," I thought. 357 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:05,231 But I had to hold it in 'cause all I wanted... 358 00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:09,803 Brother, all I wanted to do was find something and break it. 359 00:31:09,869 --> 00:31:13,390 Break a part... Break any part of this system... 360 00:31:13,139 --> 00:31:17,344 because you are so provoked in your heart... 361 00:31:17,410 --> 00:31:19,546 and your spirit as a human being... 362 00:31:21,481 --> 00:31:23,450 at dead children. 363 00:31:25,118 --> 00:31:27,187 And I could do... 364 00:31:29,789 --> 00:31:31,524 nothing. 365 00:31:39,966 --> 00:31:43,703 Everyone knows I can't do nothing... 366 00:31:43,803 --> 00:31:45,205 anymore. 367 00:31:49,709 --> 00:31:53,246 So Elijah Muhammad has suspended me as a minister in the Nation of Islam. 368 00:32:01,788 --> 00:32:04,624 Man... 369 00:32:04,657 --> 00:32:06,192 you can fix that. 370 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:09,162 I don't know. 371 00:32:09,195 --> 00:32:11,498 I'll try when we get back. 372 00:32:19,706 --> 00:32:21,741 You get some rest, champ. 373 00:32:21,841 --> 00:32:23,743 All right, brother. 374 00:32:59,450 --> 00:33:00,130 Sit. 375 00:33:12,392 --> 00:33:17,300 You know, only after long service and high merit... 376 00:33:17,630 --> 00:33:21,534 in the spiritual and physical rebirth of Afro-American people... 377 00:33:21,568 --> 00:33:23,837 is one granted an original name. 378 00:33:23,903 --> 00:33:26,673 But you are special. 379 00:33:26,740 --> 00:33:28,208 A world champion. 380 00:33:30,744 --> 00:33:33,380 So there is a gift I wish to give you. 381 00:33:33,413 --> 00:33:35,415 From this day forward... 382 00:33:35,482 --> 00:33:39,986 you will be known as Muhammad Ali. 383 00:33:44,157 --> 00:33:46,526 - What? - That's right. 384 00:33:46,593 --> 00:33:48,528 You what? 385 00:33:51,310 --> 00:33:54,734 Well, what's wrong with our name? My name? 386 00:33:54,801 --> 00:33:57,137 We... We made you. 387 00:33:57,203 --> 00:33:58,672 Ain't nobody made me. 388 00:33:58,738 --> 00:34:00,874 No bow tie-wearin', Arab-talkin' nigger gonna change that. 389 00:34:00,974 --> 00:34:02,876 Ain't nobody in that ring but me. I made me. 390 00:34:02,976 --> 00:34:05,478 You don't know who you are. 391 00:34:05,545 --> 00:34:08,314 I know who I ain't. I ain't drinkin'. 392 00:34:08,381 --> 00:34:10,684 I ain't going back on my wife and for sure I ain't prayin'... 393 00:34:10,750 --> 00:34:12,919 to no blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus. 394 00:34:12,986 --> 00:34:16,923 Paintin' those blue-eyed, blond-haired Jesuses is what put food in you. 395 00:34:17,230 --> 00:34:19,693 - Steak and vegetables on the table. - It's dinner! 396 00:34:25,331 --> 00:34:27,233 Go ahead. 397 00:34:28,368 --> 00:34:29,703 Go ahead. 398 00:34:51,658 --> 00:34:52,892 Hello? 399 00:34:53,827 --> 00:34:56,363 Here you go, Daddy. 400 00:34:56,429 --> 00:34:57,997 Thank you, baby. 401 00:34:58,310 --> 00:35:00,500 - Yeah? - Brother Malcolm. 402 00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:04,571 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has given the Muslim name of Muhammad Ali... 403 00:35:04,671 --> 00:35:07,407 to Cassius X. 404 00:35:07,507 --> 00:35:10,910 Herbert Muhammad has been put in charge of his training. 405 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:13,246 He will not be traveling with you to Africa. 406 00:35:13,346 --> 00:35:15,982 He also asked me to inform you... 407 00:35:16,490 --> 00:35:19,520 that your suspension will be extended indefiinitely. 408 00:35:29,696 --> 00:35:32,165 Brother Cassius won't be coming to Africa. 409 00:35:35,735 --> 00:35:37,704 Not with me. 410 00:35:41,675 --> 00:35:43,810 Don't put it off. 411 00:35:49,490 --> 00:35:50,984 We'll be fine. 412 00:35:56,890 --> 00:35:57,490 I will. 413 00:35:57,557 --> 00:36:00,727 I got a little doll for Atallah. 414 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:01,861 Really? 415 00:36:01,928 --> 00:36:03,563 Yeah, it? s beautiful. 416 00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:06,433 I've got so much to show the girls when I get back. 417 00:36:06,499 --> 00:36:08,902 - I'm taking alot of pictures. - Yeah? 418 00:36:08,935 --> 00:36:11,271 Yeah, I got some good stuff I want to show you. 419 00:36:11,371 --> 00:36:13,306 Are you eating? 420 00:36:14,307 --> 00:36:16,876 Well, you're not cooking, so... 421 00:36:16,976 --> 00:36:19,579 - What's going on? Anything? - Nothing. 422 00:36:20,547 --> 00:36:22,682 He's on the phone, talking to his wife. 423 00:36:22,749 --> 00:36:25,919 She's having a hard time sleeping, the baby's kicking a lot... 424 00:36:26,190 --> 00:36:28,321 what are they gonna name the baby. 425 00:36:31,157 --> 00:36:35,195 I just wake up a couple of times in the night, but it? s okay. 426 00:36:47,774 --> 00:36:50,176 Would you like to take a seat? 427 00:36:50,210 --> 00:36:52,178 Sure, thank you. 428 00:36:55,849 --> 00:36:58,510 What y'all done did with the real pilot? 429 00:36:58,151 --> 00:37:01,210 I am the pilot. He's the copilot. 430 00:37:01,540 --> 00:37:03,230 Here. Sit down, Mr. Clay. 431 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:05,492 Oh, man. 432 00:37:05,525 --> 00:37:09,496 In Louisville, where I growed up, they barely let black folks drive buses. 433 00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:50,563 Muhammad! 434 00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:57,837 Hey, brother. What's going on, man? 435 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:03,943 - What you doing here? - I was just going to the airport. 436 00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:06,613 We just got here now. So where you going? 437 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:07,614 Liberia. 438 00:39:07,681 --> 00:39:11,117 Say hello to Maya Angelou right here and Ambassador Huang Hua. 439 00:39:11,184 --> 00:39:14,200 And that is Taher Kaid. He's the ambassador from Algeria. 440 00:39:14,870 --> 00:39:17,257 Oh, man. Where should I go? I wanna go all over this place. 441 00:39:17,357 --> 00:39:19,492 Go to Algeria. See Ben Bella. 442 00:39:19,559 --> 00:39:23,863 Then go to see Mecca and Medina. I just came from there. 443 00:39:23,930 --> 00:39:26,266 Made my seven circuits around the Kaaba. 444 00:39:26,366 --> 00:39:29,502 I prayed at sunrise. Two million people. Pilgrims from all over, man. 445 00:39:29,536 --> 00:39:32,706 Dressed the same. High and low, the same. 446 00:39:32,772 --> 00:39:36,609 Blond-haired, blue-eyed Muslims, Arabs, Africans, Indonesians. 447 00:39:51,424 --> 00:39:54,361 Seeing brothers just like us, praying together, it was beautiful. 448 00:39:54,394 --> 00:39:56,429 I drank water from the well of Zem Zem. 449 00:39:56,529 --> 00:40:01,568 I prayed in the ancient city of Mena. I prayed on Mount Arafat. 450 00:40:05,405 --> 00:40:07,607 Walking in their footsteps. 451 00:40:07,707 --> 00:40:09,342 All of us together. 452 00:40:09,409 --> 00:40:12,245 You shouldn't have quarreled with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. 453 00:40:13,790 --> 00:40:14,714 What? 454 00:40:19,386 --> 00:40:21,888 Hey, Brother Muhammad, look here. 455 00:40:26,226 --> 00:40:28,161 Brother Muhammad! 456 00:40:50,383 --> 00:40:52,385 Listen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. 457 00:41:06,466 --> 00:41:08,101 Into each life... 458 00:41:08,201 --> 00:41:10,236 a little rain must fall. 459 00:41:10,337 --> 00:41:13,206 And, you know, every day cannot be sunny. 460 00:41:13,273 --> 00:41:15,942 Every smile is not a smile of happiness. 461 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:17,510 And every tear that is shed... 462 00:41:17,544 --> 00:41:19,779 Sonji, Sonji, Sonji. 463 00:41:19,846 --> 00:41:23,583 - What you keep saying my name for? - 'Cause I love it, girl. 464 00:41:23,683 --> 00:41:26,520 - How long you been working with Herbert? - About a year. 465 00:41:29,890 --> 00:41:32,892 - What kind of name is that? - My father named me after Sonja Henie. 466 00:41:34,270 --> 00:41:35,962 What's your father do? 467 00:41:36,290 --> 00:41:40,133 He was shot in a poker game when I was two, so he don't do nothing. 468 00:41:40,233 --> 00:41:42,669 And my mother died when I was eleven. 469 00:41:42,702 --> 00:41:45,572 - Who raised you? - My godparents. 470 00:41:45,672 --> 00:41:49,676 But I been off on my own for a long time. 471 00:41:50,777 --> 00:41:52,746 What you doing tomorrow? Go for a ride with me. 472 00:41:52,846 --> 00:41:55,281 - Oh, no, no. I gotta work. - I'm gonna square it with Herbert. 473 00:41:55,382 --> 00:41:58,251 - Herbert said you met the Beatles. - Oh, yeah, yeah. 474 00:41:58,351 --> 00:42:01,354 Only one of 'em is smart, though. The fella with the glasses. 475 00:42:01,388 --> 00:42:03,556 Oh, he is my favorite. 476 00:42:03,623 --> 00:42:06,259 Yeah, folks was screaming and fainting. 477 00:42:06,359 --> 00:42:08,762 I said, "Man, is this how they act when you get big?" 478 00:42:08,862 --> 00:42:11,464 - What did he say? - He said, "Champ... 479 00:42:11,564 --> 00:42:15,435 the more real you get, the more unreal it's gonna get." 480 00:42:16,369 --> 00:42:18,371 Wow. 481 00:42:23,843 --> 00:42:25,745 Your 482 00:42:27,130 --> 00:42:31,184 Precious love 483 00:42:31,251 --> 00:42:32,952 Love 484 00:42:33,530 --> 00:42:36,890 Means more tome 485 00:42:38,425 --> 00:42:40,827 Can ever bring me 486 00:42:40,860 --> 00:42:43,797 Never came true 487 00:42:43,830 --> 00:42:46,433 Oh, and I 488 00:42:49,336 --> 00:42:51,338 I wanted you 489 00:42:51,438 --> 00:42:54,740 Let me tell ya I was so lonely 490 00:42:54,140 --> 00:42:58,780 So lonely, lonely So lonely and so blue 491 00:42:59,145 --> 00:43:01,514 Good God All mighty 492 00:43:01,581 --> 00:43:03,783 That's what love will do 493 00:43:03,850 --> 00:43:05,318 Do 494 00:43:10,256 --> 00:43:12,525 Let's go. 495 00:43:12,625 --> 00:43:14,127 Yeah. 496 00:43:14,194 --> 00:43:16,262 Where you live? 497 00:43:16,329 --> 00:43:18,264 I'm gonna take you there. 498 00:43:19,532 --> 00:43:22,869 And you know I got a man somewhere out there that I don't mind crawling to. 499 00:43:22,969 --> 00:43:26,306 Sometimes I wake up in the midnight hour, tears rolling down my face. 500 00:43:26,406 --> 00:43:28,308 And if I look around for my man and I can't find him... 501 00:43:28,408 --> 00:43:30,844 I follow the Lord, look a little higher. 502 00:43:30,910 --> 00:43:32,645 Kind of pray to the Lord. 503 00:43:32,746 --> 00:43:35,915 Because I always believed that the Lord could help me if nobody else could. 504 00:43:35,982 --> 00:43:37,917 But sometime I think he don't even hear me. 505 00:43:37,951 --> 00:43:40,420 So I have to fall a little lower on my knees, look a little higher. 506 00:43:40,453 --> 00:43:42,589 Kind of raise my voice a little higher. 507 00:43:42,655 --> 00:43:44,791 And this is what I say when I call on my man. 508 00:43:44,858 --> 00:43:48,328 I especially want you ladies to listen to me 'cause maybe you can try this. 509 00:43:48,428 --> 00:43:50,430 It might help you every once in a while. 510 00:43:50,497 --> 00:43:52,966 This is what you say when you call on your man. 511 00:43:53,330 --> 00:43:54,968 Get in tune to... 512 00:44:01,641 --> 00:44:06,446 Darlin' 513 00:44:06,479 --> 00:44:09,983 Darlin; don't you know 514 00:44:15,321 --> 00:44:18,324 I'll walk all night out in the rain 515 00:44:18,425 --> 00:44:22,280 Lord, I got to see my baby again 516 00:44:22,128 --> 00:44:24,698 I got to tell the man that I love him 517 00:44:24,798 --> 00:44:26,866 One more time, yeah 518 00:44:34,674 --> 00:44:36,643 - What? - That's right. 519 00:44:38,878 --> 00:44:41,140 I wanna marry her. 520 00:44:43,183 --> 00:44:44,651 True love. 521 00:44:44,684 --> 00:44:48,210 You don't marry that girl. She was a date. 522 00:44:48,121 --> 00:44:49,789 Have some fun. 523 00:44:49,823 --> 00:44:53,560 She's not your wife. You don't marry this girl. 524 00:44:53,660 --> 00:44:57,130 Here's some management papers. I need you to sign right there. 525 00:44:57,163 --> 00:44:58,865 My father would kill me. 526 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:01,868 Watch what you're signing, Ali. 527 00:45:01,968 --> 00:45:03,870 This ain't got nothing to do with you. 528 00:45:03,970 --> 00:45:08,141 Anything's to do with me I say is to do with me, fat boy. I'm still a Christian. 529 00:45:08,808 --> 00:45:12,312 And get me a kosher cook. I want that lady over at Malcolm's temple. 530 00:45:12,345 --> 00:45:14,447 - Lana Shabazz. - And put my brother on payroll. 531 00:45:14,514 --> 00:45:17,500 Fifty G a year just for drivin' and jivin'. 532 00:45:17,150 --> 00:45:20,530 What do you say, Howard? Come on full-time as my photographer? 533 00:45:20,153 --> 00:45:23,957 I'm not gonna be on the payroll. I'm freelance. Emphasis on "free." 534 00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:26,693 Muhammad, she's not for you. 535 00:45:26,793 --> 00:45:28,828 When I met her, she worked in a cocktail lounge... 536 00:45:28,862 --> 00:45:30,997 with a bunny tail on her backside. 537 00:45:31,310 --> 00:45:33,967 What the hell was you doing in a bunny tail lounge anyway, Herbert? 538 00:45:34,340 --> 00:45:35,869 Sellin' Muhammad Peeks? 539 00:45:38,705 --> 00:45:42,475 - You been saving it up training, Ali. - Your ***. 540 00:45:42,542 --> 00:45:45,278 You should spread that stuff around a little bit before you settle down. 541 00:45:45,345 --> 00:45:48,348 No, man. Marriage is the cornerstone of Muslim life. 542 00:45:48,381 --> 00:45:52,519 - Yeah, well, Sonji Roi is not a Muslim. - Well, she's gonna be now. 543 00:45:52,552 --> 00:45:54,988 You just fix it up, Herbert. 544 00:46:12,339 --> 00:46:15,410 Yeah. Okay. 545 00:46:15,141 --> 00:46:18,110 So, why we meeting? 546 00:46:18,111 --> 00:46:21,214 I got Malcolm shoulder to shoulder with Martin Luther King. 547 00:46:21,281 --> 00:46:24,184 And we got Malcolm traveling all over the world, getting Ben Bella and Nasser. 548 00:46:27,721 --> 00:46:30,657 We were better off before with Malcolm inside the Nation. 549 00:46:32,625 --> 00:46:36,396 So we've decided we want you... 550 00:46:36,463 --> 00:46:39,899 to get Elijah Muhammad to take Malcolm back. 551 00:46:48,341 --> 00:46:50,377 That's a joke, Joe. 552 00:47:02,622 --> 00:47:05,792 When am I being reimbursed for my expenses? 553 00:47:05,859 --> 00:47:08,194 Dry-cleaning all these suits is not free. 554 00:47:10,630 --> 00:47:12,465 We gotta talk about this guy too. 555 00:47:16,169 --> 00:47:19,639 Get me receipts, I'll reimburse you for your dry cleaning. 556 00:47:29,315 --> 00:47:31,217 - What you drinking? - What I'm drinking? 557 00:47:31,317 --> 00:47:34,220 Come on, champ. This is water. You know I'm a natural man. 558 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:35,722 You know. 559 00:47:35,822 --> 00:47:38,725 - What's going on? We're late. - I'm changing my damn clothes. 560 00:47:38,825 --> 00:47:42,295 You gave me that look, so I know you don't like what I had on. 561 00:47:43,697 --> 00:47:46,332 - What is this? - What you wanted, isn't it? 562 00:47:46,399 --> 00:47:48,635 - A water glass with vodka in it. - No, that was before. 563 00:47:48,702 --> 00:47:52,138 - Before what, sir? - Before you showed up. Get out of here. 564 00:47:53,540 --> 00:47:56,676 I'm fine running around here in these cute, short things for you. 565 00:47:56,743 --> 00:47:58,478 I am submissive to you. 566 00:47:58,545 --> 00:48:01,881 I ain't gonna be submissive to them Brother X's and Z's... 567 00:48:01,981 --> 00:48:03,850 about what they think. 568 00:48:03,883 --> 00:48:06,486 They ask me a bunch of questions all the time anyway. 569 00:48:06,553 --> 00:48:08,521 - What questions? - About you and us. 570 00:48:08,555 --> 00:48:11,324 - And I ain't telling them shit. - You tell it like it is, sugar. 571 00:48:15,228 --> 00:48:18,640 Took away my boy's name. What they give him back? 572 00:48:18,131 --> 00:48:19,466 Bad style. 573 00:48:22,168 --> 00:48:26,506 I think you drunk. Daddy Clay, you're something else. 574 00:48:26,573 --> 00:48:30,430 Now, that's a firecracker right there. We're gonna have to work with that. 575 00:48:30,143 --> 00:48:32,780 - A scale of one to ten. - That's right. 576 00:48:32,145 --> 00:48:34,314 I have one... I had a ten... Well, I didn't have a ten. 577 00:48:34,381 --> 00:48:37,500 I had a five... five good twos. 578 00:48:38,585 --> 00:48:42,255 I don't drink. I don't smoke. I converted to Islam for you. 579 00:48:42,355 --> 00:48:45,225 Okay? l... All except the dress. 580 00:50:04,437 --> 00:50:06,940 What you doing in my pockets, man? Get your hand out of my pocket! 581 00:50:07,700 --> 00:50:09,275 - Hold it, my brothers. - We got a thief in here! 582 00:50:09,309 --> 00:50:11,444 Just be cool. 583 00:50:11,511 --> 00:50:13,113 Be cool. 584 00:51:04,931 --> 00:51:06,800 Brother, you crazy? 585 00:51:06,900 --> 00:51:10,270 They killed Malcolm! They shot Malcolm! They shot Malcolm! 586 00:51:10,337 --> 00:51:12,272 They shot Malcolm! 587 00:51:14,107 --> 00:51:18,645 Wash it seven times in the chest and body... 588 00:51:18,745 --> 00:51:21,314 and one in the lower right shin. 589 00:51:21,414 --> 00:51:24,984 Apparently, the unknown man... 590 00:51:25,850 --> 00:51:28,588 walked up to the speaker's platform... 591 00:51:28,655 --> 00:51:32,459 at the time Malcolm X was speaking... 592 00:51:33,927 --> 00:51:37,564 opened fire at him at very short range. 593 00:52:44,664 --> 00:52:47,901 The arena is surrounded by FBI. 594 00:52:47,967 --> 00:52:50,470 The stands are only half full. 595 00:52:50,503 --> 00:52:54,574 The promoter has taken out a million-dollar insurance policy... 596 00:52:54,641 --> 00:52:59,813 due to Cassius Clay's membership in the militant and radical black Muslims. 597 00:52:59,913 --> 00:53:03,983 And, oh, by the way, Sonny Liston is here too. 598 00:53:04,170 --> 00:53:06,653 Touch gloves and come out fighting. 599 00:53:38,251 --> 00:53:39,819 Come on, son. 600 00:53:39,919 --> 00:53:42,622 - Come on, Chi-Chi. - Put a whupping on him now. 601 00:53:48,528 --> 00:53:50,697 Ain't nothing changed. 602 00:53:50,797 --> 00:53:53,166 Whup on him now. Whup up on him. 603 00:53:55,769 --> 00:53:57,637 Way to go! 604 00:53:59,439 --> 00:54:02,409 - There it is! - Sock it to him, baby! 605 00:54:11,618 --> 00:54:13,190 Yes! 606 00:54:13,119 --> 00:54:15,755 Get up! Ain't nobody gonna believe this. 607 00:54:15,822 --> 00:54:17,924 Get up! 608 00:54:17,991 --> 00:54:19,159 Yes! 609 00:54:32,305 --> 00:54:34,274 Confused. We're confused. 610 00:54:35,909 --> 00:54:38,311 - Check his time. - Timekeeper's sounding it's over. 611 00:54:38,345 --> 00:54:40,313 Check his time! 612 00:54:42,449 --> 00:54:43,516 It is over! 613 00:54:55,929 --> 00:54:58,331 I think the champ was in a hurry. 614 00:55:07,700 --> 00:55:08,441 Are you okay? 615 00:55:10,510 --> 00:55:12,612 What's wrong? 616 00:55:12,679 --> 00:55:15,615 Why you all done up like that? 617 00:55:18,351 --> 00:55:20,854 I'm out there dying for you out of worry. 618 00:55:20,954 --> 00:55:22,455 - Worry? - Yes. 619 00:55:22,522 --> 00:55:24,958 And all you can think about is if I look dull enough? 620 00:55:25,759 --> 00:55:28,862 What if I straightened my hair and moved into some white suburb? 621 00:55:28,962 --> 00:55:30,997 How I am says something. 622 00:55:55,121 --> 00:55:57,490 You want me to go get her? 623 00:56:10,103 --> 00:56:11,271 Not now. 624 00:56:11,338 --> 00:56:13,273 - Not right now, fellas. - Not now. 625 00:56:18,945 --> 00:56:22,415 - What I got to do? - About Sonji? 626 00:56:22,449 --> 00:56:24,751 Have no contact with her for 90 days. 627 00:56:24,818 --> 00:56:27,870 Make a public statement of divorce at the mosque... 628 00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:29,322 and Islamic law will be satisfied. 629 00:56:29,422 --> 00:56:32,859 Satisfaction is not making it with the woman who send you to the moon? 630 00:56:32,959 --> 00:56:34,928 I'm the only normal person left around here. 631 00:56:34,994 --> 00:56:37,597 I'm a black Jew, I can't read and I'm half drunk. 632 00:56:39,766 --> 00:56:41,201 I need to talk to you. 633 00:56:42,635 --> 00:56:45,772 - No, you can stay, Brother Herbert. - Brother? He ain't your brother. 634 00:56:45,839 --> 00:56:49,420 Your brother's taking your wife back to Chicago. She's crying like a widow. 635 00:56:49,142 --> 00:56:51,811 - Well, I ain't dead. - Well, you may as well be. 636 00:56:51,878 --> 00:56:54,447 You don't remember your name or who you are. 637 00:58:08,210 --> 00:58:10,623 You gonna try for Germany? 638 00:58:10,690 --> 00:58:12,425 You gonna try to get stationed in Germany? 639 00:58:12,492 --> 00:58:17,263 - Everybody is trying to avoid Vietnam. - What you talkin' about, man? 640 00:58:17,330 --> 00:58:20,333 They changed your classification. It's in the paper. 641 00:58:20,433 --> 00:58:22,202 - What? - Champ. Eskridge. 642 00:58:22,268 --> 00:58:23,703 You're 1 A. 643 00:58:26,773 --> 00:58:29,209 They tryin' to draft me in the army? You know about this? 644 00:58:29,275 --> 00:58:30,510 Okay, here we go. 645 00:58:31,644 --> 00:58:35,682 All right, all right. Hey, I got to go. 646 00:58:39,619 --> 00:58:41,621 They started runnin'. 647 00:58:43,790 --> 00:58:43,923 You know, so I went down there, I did everything I was supposed to do... 648 00:58:43,923 --> 00:58:46,459 You know, so I went down there, I did everything I was supposed to do... 649 00:58:46,526 --> 00:58:48,461 and I flunked their draft board test. 650 00:58:48,528 --> 00:58:52,632 Then without testing me again, to see if I'm any wiser or worser... 651 00:58:52,699 --> 00:58:55,135 they decide I can go in the army? 652 00:58:55,201 --> 00:58:57,470 - Cassius, in my opinion... - My name ain't Cassius Clay. 653 00:58:57,537 --> 00:59:00,106 That is a slave name, and I am a free man. 654 00:59:00,173 --> 00:59:01,775 I am Muhammad Ali. 655 00:59:01,841 --> 00:59:07,113 You know, I apologize. I apologize to you on the air. 656 00:59:07,180 --> 00:59:09,382 Your name is Muhammad Ali. 657 00:59:09,482 --> 00:59:11,618 You have a right to be called whatever you want. 658 00:59:11,685 --> 00:59:13,653 I apologize to you. 659 00:59:13,687 --> 00:59:17,290 You sure make a lot of mistakes for a so-called educated man. 660 00:59:17,357 --> 00:59:19,793 - You really went to law school? - Yes, Muhammad. 661 00:59:19,826 --> 00:59:23,630 And to think I gave up a lucrative practice for the likes of you. 662 00:59:23,663 --> 00:59:25,665 I'm the best thing ever happened to you, Cosell. 663 00:59:25,765 --> 00:59:29,602 Without me, you'd be a tall white man with a microphone in his mouth. 664 00:59:29,669 --> 00:59:32,939 And without me, you'd be a mouth. 665 00:59:39,846 --> 00:59:41,781 We'll be right back. 666 00:59:43,183 --> 00:59:46,820 - You want some food for that thing? - How could you do such a thing? 667 00:59:46,886 --> 00:59:49,522 - 'Cause it's funny. - To someone you revere. 668 00:59:49,622 --> 00:59:52,525 - That thing almost bit my finger off. - Mr. Bundini... 669 00:59:52,592 --> 00:59:56,830 I'm glad you were here to witness this... this assault. 670 00:59:59,599 --> 01:00:02,202 Have a little coffee with your sugar. 671 01:00:06,306 --> 01:00:08,208 They're coming after you... 672 01:00:08,308 --> 01:00:11,845 because they're scared of black militancy in the inner cities. 673 01:00:13,313 --> 01:00:17,717 I ain't no H. Rap Brown. I ain't no Stokely Carmichael. 674 01:00:17,784 --> 01:00:19,552 All they are is political. 675 01:00:19,652 --> 01:00:22,222 You're the heavyweight champion of the world. 676 01:00:38,380 --> 01:00:40,173 Here's the deal the government offered. You do six weeks in basic. 677 01:00:40,273 --> 01:00:42,776 You go to the reserves. You don't go to Vietnam. 678 01:00:42,842 --> 01:00:45,779 Now, the messenger would not object if you joined under those terms. 679 01:00:45,845 --> 01:00:47,647 I stay out of jail and keep boxing. 680 01:00:47,714 --> 01:00:50,160 If you accept the induction, life goes on. 681 01:01:00,794 --> 01:01:00,827 Marvin Decker Anderson, US Army. 682 01:01:00,827 --> 01:01:04,564 Marvin Decker Anderson, US Army. 683 01:01:06,299 --> 01:01:09,869 Juan Raymondo Benitez, US Army. 684 01:01:11,871 --> 01:01:15,141 Pryce Marshall Benson, US Marines. 685 01:01:19,646 --> 01:01:23,783 Cassius Marcellus Clay, US Army. 686 01:01:34,994 --> 01:01:36,796 Mr. Clay, I'm required to inform you... 687 01:01:36,863 --> 01:01:39,833 that refusal to accept a lawful induction order... 688 01:01:40,633 --> 01:01:42,836 constitutes a felony... 689 01:01:42,936 --> 01:01:46,639 under the Universal Military Training and Service Act... 690 01:01:46,673 --> 01:01:50,777 punishable by five years imprisonment... 691 01:01:50,844 --> 01:01:53,680 and a $10,000 fine. 692 01:01:53,780 --> 01:01:55,348 Do you understand? 693 01:01:55,949 --> 01:01:58,318 Yes, sir. 694 01:02:18,380 --> 01:02:20,807 Federal Bureau of Investigation. 695 01:02:20,874 --> 01:02:23,710 Mr. Clay, you're under arrest for refusing induction. 696 01:03:01,815 --> 01:03:03,850 Yeah. 697 01:03:03,950 --> 01:03:06,152 Yeah, this is me. 698 01:03:06,219 --> 01:03:09,956 No, you got to ask Chauncey Eskridge. That's my lawyer. He's in Chicago. 699 01:03:11,791 --> 01:03:13,693 No, I'm out on bail. 700 01:03:15,795 --> 01:03:19,165 No, man, I ain't never shot nothin' in my life. 701 01:03:19,232 --> 01:03:23,169 No ducks, no geese, no deer, no nothin'. 702 01:03:23,236 --> 01:03:26,873 Yeah, I know where Vietnam is. It's on TV. 703 01:03:28,408 --> 01:03:32,212 Southeast Asia? What, it's there too? 704 01:03:36,182 --> 01:03:38,351 What do I think about who? 705 01:03:38,451 --> 01:03:39,986 The Vietcong? 706 01:03:42,322 --> 01:03:45,492 Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong. 707 01:03:47,127 --> 01:03:50,397 Ain't no Vietcong ever called me nigger. 708 01:03:51,364 --> 01:03:53,400 Yeah, that's right. 709 01:03:58,371 --> 01:04:01,410 You know what you're doin', Ali? 710 01:04:02,342 --> 01:04:04,144 You know what you just said? 711 01:04:04,811 --> 01:04:06,846 Everyone, Europe to China, every home in America... 712 01:04:06,913 --> 01:04:08,982 everyone? s gonna know what the heavyweight champion of the world... 713 01:04:09,150 --> 01:04:11,151 said about the US war. 714 01:04:12,952 --> 01:04:15,955 So what? So what? I ain't got to be... 715 01:04:16,220 --> 01:04:17,991 what nobody else want me to be... 716 01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:20,694 and I ain't afraid to be what I wanna be... 717 01:04:20,794 --> 01:04:22,796 think how I wanna think. 718 01:04:41,715 --> 01:04:44,718 I got almost nowhere I can promote a fight for you. 719 01:04:44,818 --> 01:04:47,220 Plus I think they're gonna vacate you from the crown. 720 01:04:47,320 --> 01:04:49,556 - What? - Yeah, if you're convicted. 721 01:04:51,224 --> 01:04:54,461 Oh, so they're gonna take from me what no fighter in the world can. 722 01:04:54,527 --> 01:04:56,496 And New York may revoke your boxing license. 723 01:04:56,563 --> 01:04:59,532 You sure you wanna do this? 724 01:04:59,632 --> 01:05:02,702 The next three to four years are every heavyweight's prime. 725 01:05:02,802 --> 01:05:05,672 There are few of those years. 726 01:05:08,408 --> 01:05:11,544 - What about Terrell? - We'll know about that this afternoon. 727 01:05:11,578 --> 01:05:14,881 I gotta find us some venues fast. I'll call you later. 728 01:05:19,519 --> 01:05:25,580 You understand the issue is your license to fight Terrell in Illinois? 729 01:05:25,158 --> 01:05:26,726 Yes. 730 01:05:26,826 --> 01:05:29,620 Then are you prepared to apologize... 731 01:05:29,162 --> 01:05:31,865 about your unpatriotic remarks about the war? 732 01:05:41,307 --> 01:05:43,977 - You say you're the people's champion. - Yes, sir. 733 01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:46,546 Do you think you're acting like the people's champion? 734 01:05:46,646 --> 01:05:49,683 Yes, sir. I'm not gonna apologize to you. 735 01:05:49,749 --> 01:05:53,319 This is not a courtroom, and I do not have to answer your questions. 736 01:06:02,228 --> 01:06:05,131 - What about Terrell? - We'll fight in another state! 737 01:06:05,165 --> 01:06:07,567 - Are you gonna dodge the draft? - I ain't draft-dodgin'... 738 01:06:07,667 --> 01:06:10,136 I ain't burnin' no flag, and I ain't runnin' to Canada. 739 01:06:10,203 --> 01:06:13,173 I'm stayin' right here. You wanna send me to jail? 740 01:06:13,239 --> 01:06:15,542 Fine. You go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. 741 01:06:15,642 --> 01:06:17,544 I can be there for four or five more. 742 01:06:17,644 --> 01:06:19,546 But I ain't going' no 10,000 miles... 743 01:06:19,646 --> 01:06:22,148 to help murder and kill other poor people. 744 01:06:22,215 --> 01:06:26,519 If I wanna die, I'll die right here right now, fightin' you, if I wanna die. 745 01:06:26,586 --> 01:06:30,523 You my enemy. Not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. 746 01:06:30,590 --> 01:06:32,659 You my opposer when I want freedom. 747 01:06:32,726 --> 01:06:36,463 You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. 748 01:06:36,529 --> 01:06:38,231 You want me to go somewhere and fight for you. 749 01:06:38,331 --> 01:06:40,333 You won't even stand up for me right here in America... 750 01:06:40,367 --> 01:06:42,335 for my rights and my religious beliefs. 751 01:06:42,369 --> 01:06:44,704 You won't even stand up for me right here at home. 752 01:06:47,207 --> 01:06:49,309 - Which guy you want to go first? - You, sir. 753 01:06:49,376 --> 01:06:52,345 Tell Clay he gettin' on after me. I'm the champ. 754 01:06:52,379 --> 01:06:55,248 - What? - I said you can get on after me. 755 01:06:55,348 --> 01:06:58,180 - No. What'd you call me? - I called you Clay. 756 01:06:58,840 --> 01:07:00,687 You will announce it from right here, from flat on your back. 757 01:07:00,720 --> 01:07:02,756 What's my name? What's my name? 758 01:07:04,657 --> 01:07:08,695 What's my name? Say my name! You gonna say my name! 759 01:07:08,728 --> 01:07:11,398 Your mama called you Clay! I'm gonna call you Clay! 760 01:07:11,498 --> 01:07:13,533 I want you all to tell all their aunts... 761 01:07:13,566 --> 01:07:15,568 and all their uncles and cousins and friends... 762 01:07:15,635 --> 01:07:18,138 get to your television set, get to your radio... 763 01:07:18,204 --> 01:07:20,740 'cause I never wanted to whup a man so bad! 764 01:07:34,854 --> 01:07:37,657 What's my name? What's my name? 765 01:08:33,346 --> 01:08:37,417 What's my name, mother****er? What's my name? 766 01:08:40,353 --> 01:08:42,422 What's my name? 767 01:09:02,208 --> 01:09:04,511 The jury has found you guilty of refusing induction... 768 01:09:04,577 --> 01:09:07,881 into the United States Armed Forces. 769 01:09:07,981 --> 01:09:10,160 Does the defense have anything it wants to say? 770 01:09:10,830 --> 01:09:13,520 Yeah, I'd appreciate if the court would just give me my sentence right now... 771 01:09:13,553 --> 01:09:16,890 rather than waitin' and stallin'. 772 01:09:16,990 --> 01:09:18,525 Very well. 773 01:09:21,261 --> 01:09:24,731 I sentence you to the maximum sentence allowable: 774 01:09:24,764 --> 01:09:28,340 Five years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. 775 01:09:29,602 --> 01:09:31,705 Doubtless your lawyer will lodge an appeal... 776 01:09:31,738 --> 01:09:35,410 so while you're free on bond, I order that your passport be surrendered. 777 01:09:35,842 --> 01:09:40,547 I'll not have you benefiting yourself by fighting abroad. 778 01:09:40,580 --> 01:09:42,716 This court is adjourned. 779 01:10:22,322 --> 01:10:22,355 Hold on. Watch this. I've been working on this at home. 780 01:10:22,355 --> 01:10:25,925 Hold on. Watch this. I've been working on this at home. 781 01:10:25,992 --> 01:10:28,280 Just relax. 782 01:10:28,940 --> 01:10:31,498 See? 'Cause it's spooky and sometimes people get scared and run. 783 01:10:31,531 --> 01:10:33,767 Pay attention. This is very spooky. 784 01:10:36,436 --> 01:10:38,772 Go ahead. Blow on that for me. 785 01:10:44,878 --> 01:10:46,813 See, you don't need to fight no more. 786 01:10:50,583 --> 01:10:53,186 You don't remember me, do you? 787 01:10:55,550 --> 01:10:59,259 Yeah. I remember somethin'. What's your name? 788 01:10:59,359 --> 01:11:01,661 - You know my name. - I know your name. 789 01:11:01,728 --> 01:11:05,165 You came to my school right before you won the title. 790 01:11:05,198 --> 01:11:07,867 I interviewed you for my school paper. 791 01:11:07,934 --> 01:11:10,170 I was eleven. 792 01:11:11,237 --> 01:11:13,673 You had a long braid. 793 01:11:13,707 --> 01:11:15,709 Yeah. 794 01:11:15,775 --> 01:11:18,678 - You called me "Little Indian Girl." - Wow. 795 01:11:20,460 --> 01:11:22,182 - Man, that was you. - That was me. 796 01:11:23,416 --> 01:11:26,720 And I loved you then, just like all them kids did. 797 01:11:26,820 --> 01:11:29,550 I never stopped. I still do. 798 01:12:33,953 --> 01:12:36,289 Hey, did you see that Ellis-Quary fight? 799 01:12:36,389 --> 01:12:38,258 Yeah. 800 01:12:40,326 --> 01:12:43,496 We're gonna be in front of the US Court of Appeals next month. 801 01:12:43,563 --> 01:12:44,597 We're gonna lose. 802 01:12:44,664 --> 01:12:47,600 - We'll appeal to the Supreme Court. - Jimmy Ellis, the champ. 803 01:12:47,667 --> 01:12:50,370 Man, I've been whupping on that boy since I was 1 6. 804 01:12:50,437 --> 01:12:53,730 All that's gonna happen, they gonna give Ellis to Frazier... 805 01:12:53,173 --> 01:12:55,775 Frazier's gonna kill him, then what? 806 01:12:55,842 --> 01:12:58,912 Where's the gate? Then they got to let me fight. 807 01:13:00,347 --> 01:13:04,284 Jimmy Ellis. Fight that boy in a phone booth. 808 01:13:04,384 --> 01:13:08,388 Fight him in the middle of Times Square. You think that'd draw a crowd? 809 01:13:08,455 --> 01:13:12,250 Champ, draw a crowd or not draw a crowd... 810 01:13:12,920 --> 01:13:14,828 it's not gonna make a difference with your boxing licenses. 811 01:13:18,398 --> 01:13:21,167 The ACLU's handling your case against the New York Boxing Commission. 812 01:13:21,234 --> 01:13:24,300 They've discovered that New York's got actual ex-murderers... 813 01:13:24,370 --> 01:13:26,673 and ex-rapists currently licensed to fight. 814 01:13:26,740 --> 01:13:29,209 But revoke yours? 815 01:13:29,242 --> 01:13:32,512 They don't want you to fight. 816 01:13:32,579 --> 01:13:33,913 - Tijuana. - No. 817 01:13:34,140 --> 01:13:36,883 State Department refuses permission for the one-hour visa. 818 01:13:36,916 --> 01:13:39,686 No fight in Tijuana. Look... 819 01:13:39,753 --> 01:13:43,123 Can't fight here. Can't fight outside the country. 820 01:13:43,223 --> 01:13:45,125 I know people in the restaurant business. 821 01:13:45,225 --> 01:13:47,727 They want to start a chain. Muhammad Ali Champ Burgers. 822 01:13:47,794 --> 01:13:50,163 Muhammad Malts, Fistful of Fries. 823 01:13:50,230 --> 01:13:52,650 All of that. 824 01:13:52,165 --> 01:13:54,200 Why do I wanna be in the restaurant business? 825 01:13:54,234 --> 01:13:55,535 'Cause you need the money. 826 01:13:55,602 --> 01:13:58,538 - How much all this gonna cost? - Too much. 827 01:14:00,373 --> 01:14:02,742 They do that to you too, you know. 828 01:14:02,842 --> 01:14:04,778 They bust you out. 829 01:14:17,924 --> 01:14:18,925 All right. 830 01:14:22,929 --> 01:14:25,432 Go get me some Champ Burgers. 831 01:14:35,842 --> 01:14:37,777 Did y'all see that? That man just hit me. 832 01:14:37,844 --> 01:14:41,381 Oh, you done messed up now, sucka. You done messed up... 833 01:14:41,448 --> 01:14:43,750 I don't wanna do nothin' in front of your daughters, though. 834 01:14:43,783 --> 01:14:45,952 I can't beat you up in front of your daughters. 835 01:14:46,520 --> 01:14:49,856 - Hey, champ, good to see you. - All right, ladies. Take care now. 836 01:14:49,923 --> 01:14:51,958 All right now. All right now. 837 01:15:02,869 --> 01:15:06,506 You called me "Little Indian Girl" 'cause I wore my hair in a braid. 838 01:15:08,875 --> 01:15:10,844 And then I said, "Man, you scribble. 839 01:15:12,278 --> 01:15:13,913 You can't even write. 840 01:15:14,140 --> 01:15:16,449 Need to go back to school till you learn how to do it better." 841 01:15:31,698 --> 01:15:33,666 Come on, baby. 842 01:15:34,734 --> 01:15:36,870 Oh, sweetie, come on. 843 01:15:50,550 --> 01:15:54,154 We will give you five minutes to leave this area. 844 01:15:57,624 --> 01:16:00,193 Who is the heavyweight champion of the world? 845 01:16:11,571 --> 01:16:13,573 What's happenin'? 846 01:16:28,521 --> 01:16:30,990 - Hey, man. - We lost on the appellate level... 847 01:16:31,570 --> 01:16:32,292 in New Orleans. 848 01:16:32,359 --> 01:16:35,195 - We're heading to the Supreme Court. - We already got turned down there. 849 01:16:35,228 --> 01:16:40,330 I'm petitioning on a conscientious objection basis. Religious belief. 850 01:16:40,133 --> 01:16:43,303 I believe that they'll hear that. 851 01:16:43,370 --> 01:16:46,373 Where the money gonna come from, Chauncey? 852 01:16:46,473 --> 01:16:50,143 Herbert say I'm runnin' on empty. Now, just put aside... 853 01:16:50,210 --> 01:16:51,978 "How did that happen?" 854 01:16:52,450 --> 01:16:56,883 License all revoked, passport gone, can't fight here, can't fight nowhere. 855 01:16:56,983 --> 01:16:59,520 Then what happen if I lose at the Supreme Court? 856 01:17:01,554 --> 01:17:03,857 Then you go to jail for five years. 857 01:18:19,566 --> 01:18:22,335 Oh, I saw Bundini when I was in Europe. 858 01:18:22,402 --> 01:18:26,873 - Yeah? How is he? - He's bad. He's in bad shape, man. 859 01:18:26,906 --> 01:18:29,843 You better get your belt back 860 01:18:34,140 --> 01:18:36,816 Look at this. 861 01:18:36,883 --> 01:18:39,352 Joe Frazier. He can't up no gate. 862 01:18:39,386 --> 01:18:42,455 Can't fill no arena. They got to let me fight. 863 01:18:42,522 --> 01:18:44,570 Fight. 864 01:18:47,460 --> 01:18:52,799 If that happens, promise me you? ll put some new people around you. 865 01:18:55,568 --> 01:18:57,470 What you talkin' about? 866 01:18:58,638 --> 01:19:00,874 Where Herbert and them when we need 'em? 867 01:19:00,907 --> 01:19:05,245 Gene Kilroy's dropping off groceries like charity. 868 01:19:07,480 --> 01:19:10,650 We borrow money from my folks. 869 01:19:10,717 --> 01:19:15,155 They're all over you when you got it, and then they just drop off you... 870 01:19:15,221 --> 01:19:16,890 when you don't. 871 01:19:29,369 --> 01:19:32,305 Norton, he's big and strong, but he ain't nothin'. 872 01:19:32,372 --> 01:19:35,575 Hold on a second, Joe. They're telling me we have a caller. 873 01:19:35,675 --> 01:19:39,120 - Go ahead, please. - Cosell, this is Muhammad Ali. 874 01:19:39,790 --> 01:19:40,347 It's Muhammad Ali. 875 01:19:40,413 --> 01:19:42,515 Everybody knows that I am the champ. 876 01:19:42,582 --> 01:19:45,985 The crown is a lie. I know it's a lie. Joe Frazier knows it's a lie. 877 01:19:46,520 --> 01:19:48,421 And it's time for everybody to stop lying and tell the truth. 878 01:19:48,488 --> 01:19:51,858 Let's tell it like it is. With your court and boxingproblems... 879 01:19:51,958 --> 01:19:53,960 can you get a fight promoted? 880 01:19:54,270 --> 01:19:56,229 I would fight Joe Frazier for free in a phone booth... 881 01:19:56,329 --> 01:19:58,698 in the middle of Times Square if I wasn't broke. 882 01:19:58,798 --> 01:20:00,967 Did you say you were broke? How can you be broke? 883 01:20:01,340 --> 01:20:04,504 You made more money than all previous heavyweights champions combined. 884 01:20:04,537 --> 01:20:07,730 What about your management? Surely they have provided for you. 885 01:20:07,173 --> 01:20:10,310 All I'm trying to say is it's time for everybody to stop lyin'. 886 01:20:10,377 --> 01:20:12,780 Muhammad Ali is the champ. 887 01:20:12,178 --> 01:20:15,215 Get my son Herbert on the telephone. 888 01:20:15,315 --> 01:20:18,151 Muhammad, thank you for calling in. I'll relay that to Joe. 889 01:20:18,184 --> 01:20:22,355 And tell Joe I said he is very ugly. 890 01:20:23,757 --> 01:20:26,993 Muhammad says that he will fight you anywhere, anytime... 891 01:20:27,600 --> 01:20:31,831 and that the championship really is his until that battle ensues. 892 01:20:45,450 --> 01:20:48,481 Mr. Ali has sporting blood. 893 01:20:48,548 --> 01:20:51,651 Mr. Ali wants a place in this sports world. 894 01:20:51,718 --> 01:20:54,487 He loves it too much. 895 01:20:54,554 --> 01:20:59,250 I am therefore suspending Mr. Ali from the practice of Islam. 896 01:20:59,920 --> 01:21:03,296 He may no longer appear in temple, pray or teach... 897 01:21:03,363 --> 01:21:08,401 or have any conversation with any Muslim whatsoever. 898 01:21:12,720 --> 01:21:13,673 Why didn? t you call an ambulance or a doctor? 899 01:21:13,740 --> 01:21:16,376 Because he gave me your number when he checked in. 900 01:21:16,409 --> 01:21:18,645 Normally, he's up there making a lot of noise. 901 01:21:18,712 --> 01:21:21,181 But now he hasn't answered the door in three days. 902 01:21:24,651 --> 01:21:26,386 - What's that? - It's daylight. 903 01:21:27,921 --> 01:21:29,889 Get me that short dog. 904 01:21:32,392 --> 01:21:34,728 Give it to me. 905 01:21:37,430 --> 01:21:38,565 What's wrong with you? 906 01:21:38,598 --> 01:21:41,501 Ain't nothin' wrong with me. My head ain't bad. 907 01:21:41,568 --> 01:21:43,503 - Leave me alone. - Leave you alone. You called me! 908 01:21:43,570 --> 01:21:46,172 Yes, but that was a week ago. 909 01:21:46,239 --> 01:21:48,475 - Why are you shamin' yourself? - Let me go, man. 910 01:21:48,541 --> 01:21:50,310 Why you doin' that to yourself? 911 01:21:50,377 --> 01:21:53,790 - Why you shamin' yourself? - Ain't nobody shamed. 912 01:21:53,146 --> 01:21:55,415 Ain't nothin' wrong with me. 913 01:21:55,482 --> 01:21:57,317 I'm flyin'. 914 01:21:57,384 --> 01:21:59,486 The Sky Chief talk through me. I know the word. 915 01:21:59,552 --> 01:22:00,920 - You know low. - Yeah? 916 01:22:00,987 --> 01:22:03,223 I know low where the king is goin' back to his throne! 917 01:22:03,323 --> 01:22:06,920 - From the root to the fruit! - Them rhymes is old, Bundini. 918 01:22:06,159 --> 01:22:08,940 You need to get some new ones. 919 01:22:11,998 --> 01:22:15,835 God don't care about you. Don't care about me. 920 01:22:15,902 --> 01:22:19,139 In all of everything, we don't mean nothin'. He don't owe us. 921 01:22:19,205 --> 01:22:20,907 We be. 922 01:22:21,700 --> 01:22:24,310 And that's the onliest thing He did. 923 01:22:24,377 --> 01:22:27,480 But that's good. That's why we free. 924 01:22:27,514 --> 01:22:31,351 But free ain't easy. Free is real and real is a mother****er. 925 01:22:33,586 --> 01:22:36,356 It eats raw meat. 926 01:22:36,423 --> 01:22:38,992 It walk in its own shoes. 927 01:22:39,590 --> 01:22:41,528 It don't ever waiver. 928 01:22:41,594 --> 01:22:43,630 Yeah. 929 01:22:49,350 --> 01:22:51,905 I... I sold your belt. 930 01:22:53,306 --> 01:22:56,242 I sold your belt to a barber for $500 on Lenox Avenue. 931 01:22:56,343 --> 01:22:59,846 That's how low I did you. I couldn't help it. I got a crazy mind. 932 01:23:02,148 --> 01:23:04,250 That belt say you the heavyweight boxing champion of the world... 933 01:23:04,351 --> 01:23:07,253 and I took that $500... 934 01:23:07,354 --> 01:23:09,756 and I put it in my arm. 935 01:23:11,591 --> 01:23:13,660 That's what I called to tell you. 936 01:23:20,900 --> 01:23:24,204 I heard about the Nation stuff, the courtroom. 937 01:23:26,106 --> 01:23:28,740 What you gonna do? 938 01:23:39,850 --> 01:23:40,920 Take me back. 939 01:23:49,362 --> 01:23:52,532 I could go down there and get the belt. I can go get the belt. 940 01:24:32,372 --> 01:24:34,341 Hey, champ. 941 01:25:07,907 --> 01:25:13,847 $1,000 to the man that bring me Howard Cosell's toupee dead or alive! 942 01:25:13,880 --> 01:25:16,516 Don't bother me. I'm a world-famous sportscaster... 943 01:25:16,549 --> 01:25:18,852 and you're an ex-champion with diminished skills. 944 01:25:18,918 --> 01:25:20,687 I can't be seen with you. 945 01:25:24,570 --> 01:25:26,860 - How's it goin', champ? - Pretty good, man. 946 01:25:32,599 --> 01:25:35,935 Muhammad, I'd do anything for you. You know that. 947 01:25:36,360 --> 01:25:41,508 But I've got bosses who only give a damn about Nielsen ratings. 948 01:25:41,574 --> 01:25:44,210 I guarantee... 949 01:25:44,277 --> 01:25:48,810 it will be a historical and a momentous night. 950 01:25:54,120 --> 01:25:57,557 If they came to me tomorrow and say, "We want you to fight Joe Frazier. 951 01:25:57,590 --> 01:26:00,593 Madison Square Garden. Millions and millions of dollars. 952 01:26:00,660 --> 01:26:03,229 Here's your license back." I will tell them... 953 01:26:03,329 --> 01:26:05,650 "I will never fight again." 954 01:26:05,165 --> 01:26:08,601 Frankly, Muhammad, I'm surprised, because unless you... 955 01:26:08,668 --> 01:26:11,104 or until you fight Frazier... 956 01:26:11,204 --> 01:26:15,175 Cosell, are you losin' your hearing along with your hair? 957 01:26:15,241 --> 01:26:18,278 Don't put no question to it, man. I done told you, I'm through fightin'. 958 01:26:18,378 --> 01:26:20,747 I got a much bigger contender, a much heavier opponent. 959 01:26:20,847 --> 01:26:22,749 I'm fightin' the entire US government. 960 01:26:24,170 --> 01:26:26,519 Do you think you're going to jail? 961 01:26:26,586 --> 01:26:29,255 I don't know. I don't know. 962 01:26:29,289 --> 01:26:34,928 Joe Frazier told me on this show that he could knock you out. 963 01:26:34,994 --> 01:26:37,263 See, there you go agitatin'. 964 01:26:37,330 --> 01:26:41,201 You should've asked Smokin' Joe what have he been smokin'? 965 01:26:41,267 --> 01:26:45,380 That boy even dream he whupped me, he better wake up and apologize. 966 01:26:45,105 --> 01:26:47,173 If I was to get in the ring with Joe... 967 01:26:47,240 --> 01:26:49,175 here's what you might see. 968 01:26:49,242 --> 01:26:53,947 Ali comes out to meet Frazier, but Frazier starts to retreat. 969 01:26:54,140 --> 01:26:58,251 If Joe goes back an inch farther, he'll wind up in a ringside seat. 970 01:26:58,351 --> 01:27:01,454 Ali swings with his left, Ali swings with his right. 971 01:27:01,554 --> 01:27:03,723 Just look at the kid carry the fight. 972 01:27:03,790 --> 01:27:06,393 Frazier keeps backin', but there's not enough room. 973 01:27:06,459 --> 01:27:09,929 It's only a matter of time before Ali lowers the boom. 974 01:27:10,300 --> 01:27:12,832 Ali swings with his right. What a beautiful swing. 975 01:27:12,899 --> 01:27:15,835 But the punch lifts Frazier clean out of the ring. 976 01:27:15,869 --> 01:27:18,672 Frazier's still risin', and the referee wears a frown... 977 01:27:18,738 --> 01:27:22,108 'cause he can't start countin' till Frazier comes down. 978 01:27:22,208 --> 01:27:25,545 Frazier's disappeared from view. The crowd is getting frantic. 979 01:27:25,612 --> 01:27:29,582 But our radar stations picked him up. He's somewhere over the Atlantic. 980 01:27:29,683 --> 01:27:31,918 Now, who would've thought when they came to the fight... 981 01:27:32,180 --> 01:27:35,955 they was gonna witness the launchin' of a black satellite. 982 01:27:36,560 --> 01:27:38,558 But don't wait for that fight. 983 01:27:38,625 --> 01:27:40,794 It ain't never gonna happen. 984 01:27:40,894 --> 01:27:42,962 Only thing you could do... 985 01:27:43,630 --> 01:27:46,566 is wonder and imagine. 986 01:27:47,167 --> 01:27:53,600 This has been another sports exclusive from ABC. 987 01:27:53,730 --> 01:27:55,750 - Two. Go two. - Over to Jim McKay... 988 01:27:55,175 --> 01:27:57,410 in Bern, Switzerland. 989 01:27:57,510 --> 01:27:59,713 - How you gonna go from me to Jim McKay? - Listen, uh... 990 01:28:00,914 --> 01:28:04,584 - Did your wife leave you yet? - No, she hasn't left me yet. 991 01:28:04,684 --> 01:28:07,200 She's going to, 'cause I told your wife when I seen her... 992 01:28:07,870 --> 01:28:10,357 I said, "Listen, why you doin' this to yourself?" 993 01:28:19,466 --> 01:28:23,690 Oh, man, Joe. Who dresses you? 994 01:28:23,169 --> 01:28:26,390 You look like the heavyweight champion of pimps. 995 01:28:26,106 --> 01:28:28,174 Hey, shut up and get in. 996 01:28:29,442 --> 01:28:31,110 That jacket? s a mess, man. 997 01:28:35,281 --> 01:28:37,784 What you in Philly for? Philly's my town. 998 01:28:37,884 --> 01:28:40,887 Well, I just wanted to get a little closer to you, honey. 999 01:28:40,954 --> 01:28:41,955 Man, **** you. 1000 01:28:44,290 --> 01:28:47,761 There'll be two undefeated heavyweight champions, and they ain't fightin'. 1001 01:28:47,794 --> 01:28:50,530 - What about your license? - I can fight in Atlanta. 1002 01:28:50,597 --> 01:28:53,266 There ain't no state boxing commission in Georgia. 1003 01:28:53,299 --> 01:28:56,603 It's all set. I do a prelim in Atlanta against Jerry Quary... 1004 01:28:56,636 --> 01:28:59,272 but we got to get this steamroller movin' right now. 1005 01:28:59,339 --> 01:29:00,940 So what do I have to do? 1006 01:29:01,700 --> 01:29:04,411 All you got to do is announce that after I whup Jerry Quary... 1007 01:29:04,511 --> 01:29:07,130 you gonna give me a title shot. 1008 01:29:07,800 --> 01:29:09,716 Come on, man. Say it! Say it! 1009 01:29:18,458 --> 01:29:21,961 What I got and all I got, I got with these right here. 1010 01:29:22,620 --> 01:29:24,297 Hell, man, I already got the title. 1011 01:29:24,397 --> 01:29:28,935 So I ain't got nothin' to win, but I got eveythin' to lose. 1012 01:29:30,537 --> 01:29:32,906 Yeah, but you know you ain't the real champ yet. 1013 01:29:42,480 --> 01:29:44,184 You beat Quary... 1014 01:29:44,217 --> 01:29:47,354 I'm gonna get you in the ring. I'm gonna kick your ***. 1015 01:29:58,264 --> 01:30:00,633 By the way... 1016 01:30:00,734 --> 01:30:05,105 you need any money or anything to tide you by? 1017 01:30:06,539 --> 01:30:08,441 No, I'm fine. 1018 01:30:23,390 --> 01:30:25,859 Time! 1019 01:30:33,400 --> 01:30:36,360 What you want? 1020 01:30:38,571 --> 01:30:40,540 Take me back, boss. 1021 01:30:42,275 --> 01:30:44,210 I'm clean. 1022 01:30:44,277 --> 01:30:48,682 This is a resurrection. This is God's act. 1023 01:30:52,180 --> 01:30:54,354 Take me with you, boss. 1024 01:30:55,388 --> 01:30:57,457 I'll do anything. 1025 01:31:07,967 --> 01:31:11,871 Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see. 1026 01:31:14,874 --> 01:31:18,712 Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. 1027 01:31:18,778 --> 01:31:21,214 Rumble, young man, rumble. 1028 01:31:39,599 --> 01:31:39,766 God ain't watching'! Ain't nobody but us! 1029 01:31:39,766 --> 01:31:43,303 God ain't watching'! Ain't nobody but us! 1030 01:31:50,443 --> 01:31:53,279 There it is! Stay in his face! 1031 01:31:57,183 --> 01:31:58,985 Go, Muhammad! 1032 01:32:10,530 --> 01:32:11,865 There it is! 1033 01:32:18,710 --> 01:32:19,639 Now for the right. Boom! 1034 01:32:44,798 --> 01:32:47,330 That's how you do it, Ali. 1035 01:32:47,100 --> 01:32:49,369 That's how you do it. 1036 01:32:56,443 --> 01:32:59,450 You okay? You're a goddamn Superman. 1037 01:32:59,112 --> 01:33:01,381 Ain't no kryptonite in this ring tonight. 1038 01:33:45,759 --> 01:33:47,961 - We want Joe Frazier! - We want him! 1039 01:33:48,610 --> 01:33:52,599 - We want Joe Frazier! - And you deserve it. You deserve it. 1040 01:33:56,302 --> 01:33:59,372 This prophet is comin' home, goin' from the darkness to the light. 1041 01:34:02,142 --> 01:34:04,411 Soak it in this for about 20 minutes. 1042 01:34:06,546 --> 01:34:09,382 We don't need their management. 1043 01:34:10,316 --> 01:34:13,720 Hey, Herbert, we did good. Doin' good tonight. 1044 01:34:25,398 --> 01:34:27,133 All praise to Allah. 1045 01:34:30,704 --> 01:34:33,239 The messenger has lifted your suspension. 1046 01:34:33,306 --> 01:34:35,241 Congratulations. 1047 01:34:35,308 --> 01:34:37,310 So you? re sayin' I can be a Muslim again. 1048 01:34:37,410 --> 01:34:38,978 - Yes. - I ain't never stopped. 1049 01:34:39,790 --> 01:34:41,470 Just like I ain't never stopped bein' the champ. 1050 01:34:43,249 --> 01:34:44,918 I begged my father to reinstate you. 1051 01:34:44,984 --> 01:34:47,787 When? When you do that, Herbert? 1052 01:34:47,887 --> 01:34:50,290 After I promoted this Quary fight or after I won it? 1053 01:34:51,257 --> 01:34:53,293 - We can get Frazier. - Man, I done already got Frazier. 1054 01:34:53,393 --> 01:34:55,829 We can get $5 million for Frazier. 1055 01:34:55,929 --> 01:34:59,650 We talkin' management, talkin' money or talkin' religion? 1056 01:34:59,990 --> 01:35:02,102 When I got leery and talked up why I'm broke... 1057 01:35:02,202 --> 01:35:03,737 then come the suspension. 1058 01:35:03,803 --> 01:35:07,374 Now you explain that one to me, my brother. 1059 01:35:07,440 --> 01:35:09,609 That was my father. 1060 01:35:12,145 --> 01:35:14,114 Your father. 1061 01:35:14,147 --> 01:35:18,284 I love your father, Herbert. I swear, man. I love the Nation. 1062 01:35:18,385 --> 01:35:20,820 But it don't own me. 1063 01:35:29,963 --> 01:35:32,732 You go on out there and you make that Frazier deal. 1064 01:35:37,971 --> 01:35:39,906 My brother. Yeah, your brother Herbert. 1065 01:35:39,973 --> 01:35:41,875 Go on somewhere, make that deal. 1066 01:35:52,452 --> 01:35:55,755 And he accepts me. I? m Jewish, but yet he's Muslim... 1067 01:35:55,822 --> 01:35:57,290 and we still get along. 1068 01:35:57,390 --> 01:36:00,894 He understands me. He understands me and he still allows me to hang with him. 1069 01:36:00,960 --> 01:36:04,431 He knows I like pork and white women, but still allows me to be here with him. 1070 01:36:04,497 --> 01:36:06,466 Now, I can give up pork... 1071 01:36:06,499 --> 01:36:09,302 but them white women, goddamn it! 1072 01:36:09,402 --> 01:36:11,438 How you deal with it, boy? 1073 01:36:25,318 --> 01:36:28,621 Hello? Muhammad, it's for you. 1074 01:36:33,930 --> 01:36:35,295 Thank you, Lana. 1075 01:36:35,395 --> 01:36:38,498 - Yeah? - Muhammad? Howard Cosell. 1076 01:36:38,565 --> 01:36:42,168 - You TKO'd them. - Hey, what you talkin' about, Howard? 1077 01:36:42,268 --> 01:36:44,270 - With Quary? - No. 1078 01:36:44,337 --> 01:36:46,272 The Supreme Court ruled today... 1079 01:36:46,339 --> 01:36:49,709 in the case of The United States vs. Cassius Clay... 1080 01:36:49,743 --> 01:36:53,546 aka Muhammad Ali. 1081 01:36:53,613 --> 01:36:57,584 You won an eight-to-zero unanimous decision. 1082 01:36:57,617 --> 01:37:00,453 You're free. 1083 01:37:00,553 --> 01:37:02,489 Congratulations. 1084 01:37:18,905 --> 01:37:20,340 I'm free. 1085 01:37:26,279 --> 01:37:28,214 The Supreme Court just set me free. 1086 01:37:33,860 --> 01:37:35,555 What are you talkin' about? 1087 01:37:36,890 --> 01:37:38,391 Eight-to-oh, unanimous decision. 1088 01:37:38,458 --> 01:37:41,161 The Supreme Court just overturned my conviction. 1089 01:37:42,962 --> 01:37:45,665 - Yes! - All right. All right. 1090 01:37:45,765 --> 01:37:47,233 - Did we get 'em, Ali? - We got 'em, man. 1091 01:37:49,135 --> 01:37:51,271 Hey, man. 1092 01:37:52,639 --> 01:37:56,760 - Did we do it? - We did it, man. 1093 01:37:56,142 --> 01:37:59,612 They wanna be on your side now because the truth has shown itself to the power. 1094 01:37:59,679 --> 01:38:02,515 Now the power's comin' to the truth. That's what it is. 1095 01:38:02,615 --> 01:38:05,510 And the truth tastes good when there's a belly full of lies. 1096 01:38:05,118 --> 01:38:08,254 - What you talkin' about? - It don't matter. It don't matter. 1097 01:38:17,630 --> 01:38:19,766 Ladies and gentlemen, 1 5 rounds of boxing... 1098 01:38:19,833 --> 01:38:24,571 for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. 1099 01:38:24,637 --> 01:38:29,509 In this corner, the contender and former heavyweight champion of the world... 1100 01:38:29,609 --> 01:38:33,780 weighing in at 21 3 pounds... 1101 01:38:33,847 --> 01:38:37,717 with a record of31 and 0 with 25 knockouts... 1102 01:38:37,784 --> 01:38:40,453 Muhammad Ali! 1103 01:38:45,892 --> 01:38:50,597 His opponent, weighing in at 2051/2 pounds... 1104 01:38:50,663 --> 01:38:54,801 with a record of26 and 0 with 23 knockouts... 1105 01:38:54,901 --> 01:38:58,438 the current heavyweight champion of the world... 1106 01:38:58,505 --> 01:39:02,776 Smokin? Joe Frazier! 1107 01:39:04,811 --> 01:39:08,248 I want a good, clean fight. Protect your self at all times. 1108 01:39:08,314 --> 01:39:11,518 Gentlemen, touch gloves. Good luck to both of you. 1109 01:39:50,357 --> 01:39:51,524 Come on! 1110 01:39:51,624 --> 01:39:53,626 Stick him! Come on! 1111 01:40:36,269 --> 01:40:38,338 That's okay, champ. Don't stop fightin'. 1112 01:40:40,440 --> 01:40:41,741 What's comin'? 1113 01:40:41,808 --> 01:40:45,145 Lean back, man. Move back. Work, legs. 1114 01:40:57,691 --> 01:40:58,925 Ain't nobody hurt. 1115 01:40:58,992 --> 01:41:01,461 That's all right. Ain't no... 1116 01:41:19,412 --> 01:41:20,780 Keep puttin' out. Come on. 1117 01:41:32,592 --> 01:41:35,362 - Move, Ali! - Back, back, back! 1118 01:42:08,695 --> 01:42:10,630 Muhammad, you said you were gonna win the fight. 1119 01:42:10,697 --> 01:42:12,699 How do you account for the beating you've taken? 1120 01:42:12,799 --> 01:42:15,502 - Did he hurt you? - Joe said you don't wanna fight again. 1121 01:42:15,602 --> 01:42:18,138 Oh, how wrong he is. 1122 01:42:18,238 --> 01:42:19,773 - Why would it be different? - Muhammad, wait! 1123 01:42:24,844 --> 01:42:28,148 - But I wanna ask him something! - We all wanna ask him something. 1124 01:42:28,248 --> 01:42:30,817 - Sons of *****es! Get outta here! - When are you gonna get a hairpiece? 1125 01:42:30,917 --> 01:42:32,919 Don't worry about it. You lost all of yours. 1126 01:42:32,986 --> 01:42:34,954 You cue ball head mother****er. Get outta here! 1127 01:42:34,988 --> 01:42:37,357 - Just one more question. - Let me talk to him. 1128 01:42:37,457 --> 01:42:39,693 We're close to the start of round one. 1129 01:42:39,793 --> 01:42:41,628 Now that Smokin? Joe done run outta tomato cans... 1130 01:42:41,695 --> 01:42:45,298 I got Yank to commit to a rematch with you in about six months. 1131 01:42:45,331 --> 01:42:47,534 Frazier said he'd be happy with three mil. 1132 01:42:47,634 --> 01:42:52,380 I'll fly to Jamaica, get Yank to sign right after Joe beats this big stiff. 1133 01:42:53,506 --> 01:42:56,760 I think he hurt Joe Frazier. 1134 01:42:56,142 --> 01:42:58,812 I think Joe is hurt. 1135 01:42:58,845 --> 01:43:02,449 Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! 1136 01:43:02,515 --> 01:43:04,317 - Down goes Frazier! - Get up, Joe. 1137 01:43:04,351 --> 01:43:07,954 The heavy weight champion is taking the mandatory eightcount... 1138 01:43:08,210 --> 01:43:10,990 and Foreman i spoised as can be. 1139 01:43:12,926 --> 01:43:15,362 Foreman is all over Frazier. 1140 01:43:15,462 --> 01:43:17,797 And Frazier is down again! 1141 01:43:17,864 --> 01:43:20,433 He maybe... No, he's rising. 1142 01:43:22,335 --> 01:43:23,670 It's over! It is over! 1143 01:43:23,703 --> 01:43:27,400 It'd be easy to get a fight with Frazier now. 1144 01:43:27,140 --> 01:43:31,411 Only thing he's champion of is gettin' knocked down. 1145 01:43:31,478 --> 01:43:35,448 George Foreman is the heavyweight champion of the world. 1146 01:43:37,250 --> 01:43:41,187 The Rumble in the Jungle. That is the name that I've given it. 1147 01:43:41,287 --> 01:43:45,825 Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. 1148 01:43:45,925 --> 01:43:47,927 - Don, Zaire? - Yeah, Don. 1149 01:43:47,994 --> 01:43:50,363 I mean, why not Antarctica, somethin' like that? 1150 01:43:50,463 --> 01:43:52,532 What's wrong with New York City? 1151 01:43:54,434 --> 01:43:56,469 Because you miss the significance. 1152 01:43:56,536 --> 01:44:00,774 See, I dream of overcoming 400 years of racial depression... 1153 01:44:00,840 --> 01:44:05,450 to the dawn of a new day of liberation, financial and otherwise. 1154 01:44:05,145 --> 01:44:08,281 It will raise up the spirits of our inner cities. 1155 01:44:08,348 --> 01:44:10,850 It will rise up and fill with hope, the souls... 1156 01:44:10,950 --> 01:44:13,520 the unrequited needs of the black proletariat. 1157 01:44:13,620 --> 01:44:16,456 That is, the discouraged, dispirited, denigrated denizens... 1158 01:44:16,523 --> 01:44:19,526 of the demimonde that is called the ghetto. 1159 01:44:19,626 --> 01:44:22,429 Man, Don, you crazy. 1160 01:44:22,462 --> 01:44:26,433 You must've studied the whole "D" section of the dictionary. 1161 01:44:51,240 --> 01:44:52,959 Good morning, sister. 1162 01:44:55,428 --> 01:44:57,970 Hi, brother. 1163 01:44:59,990 --> 01:45:00,967 How you doin', champ? 1164 01:45:28,161 --> 01:45:30,263 Why they saying that? What they sayin'? 1165 01:45:34,601 --> 01:45:36,669 What that mean? I don't understand. 1166 01:45:36,770 --> 01:45:38,304 - It means... - What? 1167 01:45:38,371 --> 01:45:41,808 It mean, "Ali, kill him. Ali, kill him." 1168 01:46:28,388 --> 01:46:31,157 The champ is here! 1169 01:46:31,224 --> 01:46:35,280 Ladies and gentlemen, the heavyweight champion of the world has arrived! 1170 01:46:36,629 --> 01:46:38,665 The champ is here! 1171 01:46:44,137 --> 01:46:45,872 Hey, man. 1172 01:46:45,972 --> 01:46:48,108 He's quite younger than you. How you feeling about that? 1173 01:46:48,174 --> 01:46:50,844 He's quite younger than me? Well, we quite younger than you. 1174 01:46:50,944 --> 01:46:55,382 What you talkin' about? Thirty-two years old. Best shape of my life. 1175 01:47:52,839 --> 01:47:55,475 Hey, stop! All right, back up. 1176 01:48:02,282 --> 01:48:05,518 Did you see Muhammad Ali? 1177 01:52:25,745 --> 01:52:29,315 - Here's your water. - Oh, thank you, hon. 1178 01:52:29,382 --> 01:52:32,819 Bottled water. Frozen steaks. 1179 01:52:32,886 --> 01:52:35,522 Brought all that stuffin like Africa's ain't got no steaks. 1180 01:52:35,588 --> 01:52:39,526 - You could pick up parasites. - Mobutu eats it. 1181 01:52:39,559 --> 01:52:42,162 Mobutu's takin' care of Mobutu. 1182 01:52:42,228 --> 01:52:44,864 He steals all the wealth and sends it to Switzerland. 1183 01:52:46,232 --> 01:52:48,635 What that got to do with any of why we here? 1184 01:52:48,702 --> 01:52:54,740 We are here 'cause Don King got Mobutu to put up $1 0 million. 1185 01:52:54,174 --> 01:52:57,977 Don King don't care about Africa. He's worse than Herbert. 1186 01:52:58,678 --> 01:53:01,470 Here come Herbert. 1187 01:53:01,147 --> 01:53:03,850 And Don King fit right in too. 1188 01:53:03,917 --> 01:53:06,219 Now he's a dashiki-wearin' rip-off. 1189 01:53:06,319 --> 01:53:08,321 Don King delivered the first-ever... 1190 01:53:08,388 --> 01:53:10,657 black-promoted championship fight in Africa. 1191 01:53:10,724 --> 01:53:14,661 Don King talks black, lives white and thinks green. 1192 01:53:14,728 --> 01:53:17,630 And you're defending him and Brother Herbert? 1193 01:53:17,130 --> 01:53:20,660 'Cause clean-cut Muslims in a parade on the South Side of Chicago... 1194 01:53:20,133 --> 01:53:23,203 ain't gonna get this done! 1195 01:53:24,700 --> 01:53:26,973 I got to put honkies with connections and bad-*** niggas to it. 1196 01:53:27,400 --> 01:53:28,975 And now they matched you up against George Foreman. 1197 01:53:29,420 --> 01:53:32,120 Do you think they give a damn if you get killed? 1198 01:53:38,351 --> 01:53:40,387 So that's what you think? 1199 01:53:49,662 --> 01:53:52,665 I just wanna know why my Muslim husband... 1200 01:53:52,732 --> 01:53:55,802 is allowing himself to get strung up on a cross. 1201 01:53:55,869 --> 01:53:57,871 Just tell me why. 1202 01:54:06,212 --> 01:54:07,881 Mayum's sick. 1203 01:54:13,319 --> 01:54:16,222 Maybe I ought to go back to Chicago and look after her? 1204 01:54:19,159 --> 01:54:20,593 Sure. 1205 01:54:27,400 --> 01:54:30,360 Well, then I guess I'll be back before the fight. 1206 01:54:31,571 --> 01:54:33,973 If that? s all right, my husband. 1207 01:55:00,660 --> 01:55:02,350 This fight is no contest! 1208 01:55:02,135 --> 01:55:04,700 He is entirely too slow to fight me. 1209 01:55:04,170 --> 01:55:06,673 I say that George Foreman is a mummy. 1210 01:55:06,740 --> 01:55:09,642 He's too slow. You know I name all my fighters. 1211 01:55:09,709 --> 01:55:11,878 I'm gonna call George Foreman "The Mummy." 1212 01:55:11,911 --> 01:55:14,180 He fight like a mummy. 1213 01:55:18,180 --> 01:55:20,854 And when I see George throwin' punches, this is what I hear: 1214 01:55:20,920 --> 01:55:23,323 Here come the left. 1215 01:55:23,390 --> 01:55:25,658 Here come the right. 1216 01:55:25,725 --> 01:55:28,395 But the mummy can't hit what the mummy can't see... 1217 01:55:28,495 --> 01:55:30,363 'cause I'm too fast for him. 1218 01:55:31,931 --> 01:55:34,734 I'm too fast. 1219 01:55:34,834 --> 01:55:38,805 I'm too fast. I'm too fast. I move too good for him. 1220 01:55:38,872 --> 01:55:41,875 I'll hit George Foreman so many times, he'll think he's surrounded. 1221 01:55:43,143 --> 01:55:46,546 He gonna say, "Call the police! It's five of 'em in here!" 1222 01:55:48,214 --> 01:55:50,417 I'm bad, man. I'm bad! 1223 01:55:50,483 --> 01:55:54,354 Muhammad, I'm sorry. I have to ask. 1224 01:55:55,210 --> 01:55:57,570 Are you really fast enough anymore... 1225 01:55:57,157 --> 01:55:59,392 to beat George Foreman? 1226 01:55:59,426 --> 01:56:04,264 If he gets you against the ropes, he can knock you out with either hand. 1227 01:56:04,330 --> 01:56:08,935 Many people believe you? re not the man you used to be ten years ago. 1228 01:56:12,500 --> 01:56:13,707 See, now, Howard... 1229 01:56:13,773 --> 01:56:17,143 I didn't even want to talk about this, man. 1230 01:56:18,645 --> 01:56:22,415 Especially not out here in front of all these people. 1231 01:56:22,482 --> 01:56:25,151 But I talked to your wife... 1232 01:56:25,218 --> 01:56:29,489 and she said you not the man you used to be two years ago! 1233 01:56:51,978 --> 01:56:53,913 Champ. 1234 01:56:58,180 --> 01:57:00,920 - Champ, George had an accident. - He... He had what? 1235 01:57:01,210 --> 01:57:03,823 - What are you talking about? - He got cut right above his right eye. 1236 01:57:03,890 --> 01:57:06,393 His sparring partner's elbow split it open. 1237 01:57:06,493 --> 01:57:08,995 - Can he fight? - Not for six weeks. 1238 01:57:10,930 --> 01:57:13,330 This is not a humorous situation, my champ. 1239 01:57:13,990 --> 01:57:16,736 This postponement could be long, especially if George leaves. 1240 01:57:16,836 --> 01:57:19,390 You tying to pull something here, Don? 1241 01:57:19,105 --> 01:57:21,775 If George leaves, he ain't comin' back. George don't like it here. 1242 01:57:22,876 --> 01:57:26,513 How right you are, my suspicious and short Italian brother. 1243 01:57:26,546 --> 01:57:29,315 Look here, man, my fiduciary responsibility... 1244 01:57:29,382 --> 01:57:31,818 to this first all-black promotion... 1245 01:57:31,885 --> 01:57:35,388 is analogous to a garden in the African sun... it must grow, it must bloom. 1246 01:57:35,488 --> 01:57:39,893 Cannot flower in the gloom and shade of postponement to the Astrodome... 1247 01:57:39,926 --> 01:57:42,729 or any dome out of Zaire where it be deprivileged of light and bled of water. 1248 01:57:42,762 --> 01:57:46,433 'Cause what gonna be bleedin' out of there is money... a hemorrhage of cash. 1249 01:57:46,533 --> 01:57:48,435 I'm talkin' about blood on the floor. 1250 01:57:48,535 --> 01:57:52,380 Double hotel costs, airplane, travel costs, food and beverage. 1251 01:57:52,105 --> 01:57:56,900 - So what do you want us to do? - Muhammad Ali. The people's champion. 1252 01:57:56,760 --> 01:57:57,344 My black brother. 1253 01:57:57,410 --> 01:58:00,213 I need you. I need your strength. 1254 01:58:00,280 --> 01:58:03,550 I need you to find a way to get George to stay. 1255 01:58:03,583 --> 01:58:06,190 Be Moses in reverse. 1256 01:58:06,860 --> 01:58:10,190 Do not let my people go. Keep them the **** right here in Egypt. 1257 01:58:10,256 --> 01:58:12,525 - If you? ll pardon my Swahili. - Lingala. 1258 01:58:12,592 --> 01:58:14,894 - Say what? - They speak Lingala. 1259 01:58:15,995 --> 01:58:19,366 Ali wants his title, and he wants it in Zaire. 1260 01:58:23,336 --> 01:58:26,390 Okay, all right, okay. Let's take it back. 1261 01:58:26,106 --> 01:58:29,275 George go, George go. Hell, I can get you Joe Frazier. 1262 01:58:29,376 --> 01:58:32,445 Ali-Frazier 3. That's the fight everybody want to see. 1263 01:58:32,545 --> 01:58:36,449 - We don't want Frazier, we want George. - Hell, I don't control George Foreman. 1264 01:59:19,526 --> 01:59:23,697 There's been an accidental injury to George Foreman in training. 1265 01:59:23,730 --> 01:59:25,532 The truth is... 1266 01:59:25,598 --> 01:59:27,367 George knocked his self out. 1267 01:59:28,401 --> 01:59:29,869 That's right. 1268 01:59:29,903 --> 01:59:33,600 He did three rounds, realized he was gonna lose to Muhammad Ali... 1269 01:59:33,390 --> 01:59:34,507 and knocked his self out. 1270 01:59:35,508 --> 01:59:38,244 I predict that when the fight is set, he might not show. 1271 01:59:38,345 --> 01:59:39,446 Oh, you bad. 1272 01:59:39,546 --> 01:59:42,515 - That's right, I'm a bad man. - Ain't no doubt about that. 1273 01:59:42,582 --> 01:59:44,884 Yeah, but you tell George the same thing. 1274 01:59:44,951 --> 01:59:46,886 I heard you. I been watching you. 1275 01:59:46,953 --> 01:59:50,957 I know he's your man, I know you got him picked, but the man is in trouble. 1276 01:59:51,570 --> 01:59:54,940 The whole world was gonna know, but now he ain't gonna show. 1277 01:59:54,894 --> 01:59:58,640 In order to ensure that George is ready, we are thinking of postponing... 1278 01:59:58,980 --> 02:00:01,670 from September 24 to October 30. 1279 02:00:01,167 --> 02:00:03,103 What about the concert? 1280 02:00:03,203 --> 02:00:07,674 The concert will go on as planned. Those dates are September 20, 21... 1281 02:00:07,741 --> 02:00:12,450 I want all the helicopters guarded, all the private planes, private boats. 1282 02:00:12,780 --> 02:00:14,470 I'm serious. I want the airports... 1283 02:00:14,800 --> 02:00:16,282 I want President Mobutu and all his paratroopers... 1284 02:00:16,383 --> 02:00:19,119 All you Zaireans, y'all be on guard too. 1285 02:00:19,219 --> 02:00:22,856 Any strange boats creeping away, they might be taking him out. 1286 02:00:22,922 --> 02:00:24,290 Bus stations. 1287 02:00:24,391 --> 02:00:25,892 And bus stations! 1288 02:00:25,925 --> 02:00:27,894 Right. Watch the bus stations. 1289 02:00:27,927 --> 02:00:31,398 The elephant caravans... They might be tying to take him out on an elephant. 1290 02:00:31,498 --> 02:00:33,900 - What'd you say? - Hell, I ain't talking to you. 1291 02:00:33,933 --> 02:00:35,568 Hey. Hey, man. 1292 02:00:36,669 --> 02:00:38,838 Don? t you never talk to Angelo like that. 1293 02:00:38,905 --> 02:00:42,575 Don? t you never talk to Angie like that again. 1294 02:00:42,609 --> 02:00:44,444 Something wrong with you, man? 1295 02:00:46,790 --> 02:00:49,516 Think you callin' some shots here? You ain't callin' nothin'. 1296 02:00:51,518 --> 02:00:53,887 They all know. 1297 02:00:53,953 --> 02:00:56,923 All them ladies out there, they know I'm ready. 1298 02:00:56,956 --> 02:01:00,193 I see fear in the eyes of his followers. 1299 02:01:00,260 --> 02:01:03,897 This was supposed to be the fight that Muhammad Ali was ended. 1300 02:01:03,963 --> 02:01:08,702 Supposed to be Muhammad was gonna fall. Supposed to be my destruction. 1301 02:01:08,768 --> 02:01:11,271 Well, they miscalculated. They misjudged. 1302 02:01:11,371 --> 02:01:13,600 They got it wrong. 1303 02:01:36,290 --> 02:01:37,764 Hold on a second. 1304 02:01:39,320 --> 02:01:40,166 What's your name? 1305 02:01:41,668 --> 02:01:42,836 Veronica Porche. 1306 02:01:42,869 --> 02:01:44,838 Porche. Like the sports car. 1307 02:01:44,871 --> 02:01:47,841 - Yes. - With just a little something extra. 1308 02:01:47,874 --> 02:01:49,376 Hey, you with Don? 1309 02:01:50,443 --> 02:01:54,247 Don brought me here, but I'm not with anybody, no. 1310 02:01:54,347 --> 02:01:56,716 - Where you come from? - LA. 1311 02:01:56,783 --> 02:01:59,119 - LA? - But my people are from Louisiana. 1312 02:01:59,219 --> 02:02:00,553 Louisiana. 1313 02:02:00,620 --> 02:02:02,589 What, you Creole? 1314 02:02:02,689 --> 02:02:07,727 We're Creole, so I'm African, French and Spanish. 1315 02:02:07,794 --> 02:02:09,863 My mother's grandfather was Jewish. 1316 02:02:10,563 --> 02:02:13,867 Well, they mixed all that stuff up in there real nice. 1317 02:02:13,900 --> 02:02:16,770 I'm the only witch doctor here. Bundini Brown. 1318 02:02:16,870 --> 02:02:19,720 Bundini Brown is an authentic witch doctor. 1319 02:02:19,172 --> 02:02:22,750 - You tell 'em. - The only one in the United States. 1320 02:02:23,710 --> 02:02:27,800 I'm real glad you said what you did. 1321 02:02:27,113 --> 02:02:30,417 You made sure the fight stays here. 1322 02:02:33,586 --> 02:02:36,690 You know all them reporters and writers in there... 1323 02:02:37,957 --> 02:02:40,427 they say George is gonna kill me. 1324 02:02:41,528 --> 02:02:42,896 What you think? 1325 02:02:46,933 --> 02:02:48,935 Mr. Ali? Mr. Ali? 1326 02:02:49,350 --> 02:02:51,104 - We want thank you. - Hey, fella. 1327 02:02:51,204 --> 02:02:53,730 Y'all wanna thank me? 1328 02:02:54,274 --> 02:02:56,443 Y'all gonna thank me? What I did? 1329 02:02:59,446 --> 02:03:01,948 They thanking me for something. 1330 02:03:02,480 --> 02:03:06,286 Hey, you ever been down to Hong Kong? Thailand? Taiwan? 1331 02:03:06,386 --> 02:03:09,289 - No. - No? I can't go there. 1332 02:03:09,956 --> 02:03:13,426 - Hi, Ruthie. How are you? - Hi, champ. 1333 02:03:16,960 --> 02:03:18,640 What's going on? I'm great. How you feeling? 1334 02:03:18,131 --> 02:03:20,467 When I go to sleep, this closes up. 1335 02:03:21,568 --> 02:03:24,971 That's what happens. When I go to sleep, all this rests together. 1336 02:03:25,710 --> 02:03:27,374 During the day, I got to think. 1337 02:03:27,440 --> 02:03:30,810 Get me out of this county. All the women so pretty. 1338 02:03:30,910 --> 02:03:36,182 All of? em, they got hair come all the way down to the back of their knees. 1339 02:03:36,249 --> 02:03:39,853 All of? em... All of? em about Veronica's complexion. 1340 02:03:39,919 --> 02:03:42,288 Every single one of? em. Bad, man. 1341 02:03:43,957 --> 02:03:46,226 But ain't nothing like the sisters. 1342 02:03:47,394 --> 02:03:50,196 Ain't nothing like the sisters. 1343 02:03:54,340 --> 02:03:57,303 Come on. Why don't we go take a ride or something? 1344 02:03:57,370 --> 02:03:58,938 Wanna come with me? 1345 02:04:08,782 --> 02:04:12,352 Ruth, tell us the truth. Is this your kind of guy? 1346 02:04:13,530 --> 02:04:14,721 More cushion for the pushin'. 1347 02:04:18,240 --> 02:04:19,225 What'd he say? 1348 02:04:20,560 --> 02:04:22,562 So why you so glad we still here? 1349 02:04:26,299 --> 02:04:29,736 Making the fight stay here in Africa... 1350 02:04:31,404 --> 02:04:35,750 Anybody can fight in Vegas. 1351 02:04:40,947 --> 02:04:43,416 Well, that's one job. I got two. 1352 02:04:43,450 --> 02:04:45,418 Got to whup George. 1353 02:04:53,593 --> 02:04:55,729 Islamic faith help you do that? 1354 02:04:57,300 --> 02:05:00,767 Listen, girl, as a Muslim I am failed in the eyes of God. 1355 02:05:00,800 --> 02:05:05,105 I should've discovered Islam at 50, 'cause I'm weak on women. 1356 02:05:06,373 --> 02:05:08,541 First they take my eyes. 1357 02:05:08,608 --> 02:05:11,770 My heart follow. 1358 02:05:11,111 --> 02:05:13,279 Making me the lovingest husband in the world... 1359 02:05:13,380 --> 02:05:16,282 and the most terriblest husband at the same time. 1360 02:05:18,918 --> 02:05:20,620 Look at you. 1361 02:05:20,687 --> 02:05:23,560 Green eyes. 1362 02:05:23,123 --> 02:05:24,924 Cocoa skin. 1363 02:05:26,260 --> 02:05:28,294 Okay, rest of me, let's go. 1364 02:05:36,269 --> 02:05:37,370 Rumble, Ali. 1365 02:06:21,147 --> 02:06:23,483 - Mrs. Ali. - Hello, Muhammad, Mr. Cosell. 1366 02:06:23,550 --> 02:06:26,386 - Hey, when you get in? - Today. 1367 02:06:26,453 --> 02:06:29,889 And I learned we now have this suite at the intercontinental Hotel. 1368 02:06:31,391 --> 02:06:33,760 Muhammad, may I have a word with you, please? 1369 02:06:33,860 --> 02:06:35,261 Yeah. 1370 02:06:44,204 --> 02:06:45,438 What's goin' on? 1371 02:06:45,538 --> 02:06:47,941 What do you mean, what's goin' on? 1372 02:06:48,410 --> 02:06:50,477 Do you have to throw it in my face? 1373 02:06:50,577 --> 02:06:54,147 Do I have to read about it? Do people have to call me on the phone to tell me? 1374 02:06:54,247 --> 02:06:56,149 I didn't mean for that to come out. 1375 02:06:56,249 --> 02:06:59,986 And I live with the casual ones. I live with 'em. 1376 02:07:00,860 --> 02:07:02,922 So why do you disrespect me like this? 1377 02:07:02,989 --> 02:07:06,626 I respect you. I will always respect you. 1378 02:07:16,436 --> 02:07:18,710 Do you love her? 1379 02:07:23,610 --> 02:07:25,780 I don't know. 1380 02:07:31,818 --> 02:07:34,421 So what is supposed to happen now? 1381 02:07:36,256 --> 02:07:38,158 I fight George. 1382 02:07:39,759 --> 02:07:42,429 I didn't come all this far to lose. 1383 02:07:45,980 --> 02:07:46,533 Neither did l. 1384 02:08:12,792 --> 02:08:14,227 Belinda. 1385 02:08:18,665 --> 02:08:20,100 What, Bingham? 1386 02:11:55,448 --> 02:11:56,683 There it is. 1387 02:12:10,663 --> 02:12:13,660 Hey, Zack, where's George? 1388 02:12:13,133 --> 02:12:14,601 What's he pulling? 1389 02:12:14,634 --> 02:12:16,503 Where's George? Where'd he go? 1390 02:12:17,604 --> 02:12:20,840 I just wanna make sure you're gonna control the evening. 1391 02:12:21,608 --> 02:12:24,511 George is jerking us off, making us wait. 1392 02:14:02,942 --> 02:14:06,646 It's all over for you, man. You don't have a chance. 1393 02:14:07,781 --> 02:14:09,783 You don't have no chance. 1394 02:14:09,849 --> 02:14:11,918 The rumble in the jungle! 1395 02:14:11,985 --> 02:14:14,870 You don't have no chance, man. 1396 02:14:14,154 --> 02:14:15,255 Okay, let's go. 1397 02:14:15,989 --> 02:14:18,658 You guys know the rules. I want a good, clean fight. 1398 02:14:18,758 --> 02:14:21,294 Ali, be quiet and listen to the instructions. 1399 02:14:21,361 --> 02:14:23,363 You been hearing about me ever since you was a boy. 1400 02:14:23,463 --> 02:14:25,899 Ali, be quiet. Listen to the instructions. 1401 02:14:25,965 --> 02:14:28,234 - Now you got to face me. - No hitting low. 1402 02:14:28,301 --> 02:14:30,737 - When I tell you to break... - You got to face me now. 1403 02:14:30,804 --> 02:14:32,772 Be quiet, or I'll disqualify you. 1404 02:14:32,839 --> 02:14:35,809 When I tell you to break, I want a clean break. Understand? 1405 02:14:35,842 --> 02:14:39,446 - You shoulda never came to Africa. - All right, shake hands. 1406 02:14:39,512 --> 02:14:41,481 Take your corners. 1407 02:14:41,514 --> 02:14:43,616 Okay. All right. No problem. 1408 02:15:27,427 --> 02:15:28,862 Break! 1409 02:15:38,571 --> 02:15:40,673 All right, break. Step back. 1410 02:16:12,272 --> 02:16:15,175 Take it to him! That's what we came to do, Daddy! 1411 02:16:27,870 --> 02:16:29,220 The heavyweight championship fight... 1412 02:16:29,122 --> 02:16:31,758 - That's all you got? - Ive via satellite... 1413 02:16:31,791 --> 02:16:33,760 direct from Zaire, Africa. 1414 02:16:36,262 --> 02:16:39,165 - There we go. - That's it, Daddy. 1415 02:16:39,265 --> 02:16:41,968 You just keep dancing around him, okay? 1416 02:16:42,802 --> 02:16:44,437 Just keep moving. 1417 02:16:52,145 --> 02:16:53,980 Legs hurting. 1418 02:16:55,810 --> 02:16:56,516 Air heavy... 1419 02:16:56,616 --> 02:16:58,618 ike I'm in water. 1420 02:17:19,539 --> 02:17:21,541 Get away from the rope! 1421 02:17:23,143 --> 02:17:26,146 Get off the rope! Get off there! Move it! 1422 02:17:28,515 --> 02:17:31,251 Get off there! Get off there! 1423 02:17:39,759 --> 02:17:41,661 Get off the rope! 1424 02:17:45,765 --> 02:17:47,000 Get off them ropes! 1425 02:17:47,867 --> 02:17:51,838 Come on now, Ali, get off the ropes! 1426 02:17:51,871 --> 02:17:53,339 Come on, baby! 1427 02:17:54,441 --> 02:17:56,276 Come on, Ali! 1428 02:17:58,111 --> 02:18:01,470 That's it? That's all you got? That's it? 1429 02:18:06,786 --> 02:18:09,189 Move him out to the center! 1430 02:18:09,255 --> 02:18:10,857 There he goes! 1431 02:18:12,859 --> 02:18:16,196 Get away from the ropes! Get off the ropes! 1432 02:18:49,863 --> 02:18:52,465 Been here before. 1433 02:18:52,532 --> 02:18:54,534 Little greenroom. 1434 02:18:54,634 --> 02:18:57,170 Open that door. Gonna get out this place. 1435 02:18:57,270 --> 02:18:59,839 Come on, man, get up and get out. 1436 02:19:15,121 --> 02:19:17,957 They said you could punch, George. 1437 02:19:17,991 --> 02:19:20,694 You ain't hittin'. You hittin' like a sissy, George. 1438 02:19:22,328 --> 02:19:24,597 You can't lay up on the ropes like that. 1439 02:19:25,632 --> 02:19:30,300 You're letting him beat on you. You can't do that, champ. Come on, now. 1440 02:19:30,360 --> 02:19:33,807 - You wanna explain that to me? - Jab, then go to the middle of the ring. 1441 02:19:33,840 --> 02:19:37,210 - You had your fight going, then... - You gotta dance, baby. 1442 02:19:37,310 --> 02:19:40,680 Shut up! Just be quiet! You let me take care of this! 1443 02:19:40,714 --> 02:19:43,983 Got to dance. You can't come out there like that. 1444 02:19:44,170 --> 02:19:45,985 - You can't back up. - You got to respect the man. 1445 02:19:46,190 --> 02:19:49,956 What is with the ropes? Something going on you wanna talk to me about? 1446 02:19:50,230 --> 02:19:52,992 Tell me what's going on with you. What are you doing? 1447 02:19:53,590 --> 02:19:56,863 Put the jab on him. You got to let him go and dance. 1448 02:19:56,930 --> 02:20:00,467 Don't let him get in your corner. He's tying to cut the ring off you. 1449 02:20:00,533 --> 02:20:04,371 He's tying to cut you off the ring. You can't let that happen. 1450 02:20:05,538 --> 02:20:07,807 Just take care of it! 1451 02:20:10,510 --> 02:20:13,713 And there's the bell. The fighters meet in mid-ring. 1452 02:20:23,723 --> 02:20:25,225 Get off the ropes! 1453 02:20:25,291 --> 02:20:27,160 Stay off the ropes! 1454 02:20:28,862 --> 02:20:32,198 Foreman again pushing him against the ropes. 1455 02:20:32,265 --> 02:20:36,703 And Ali laying back, fighting those blows against the sides of his body. 1456 02:20:36,770 --> 02:20:39,372 Get back in the middle of the ring, Ali! 1457 02:20:40,440 --> 02:20:42,709 Muhammad, get off the ropes! 1458 02:21:14,808 --> 02:21:18,445 You're punching like a sissy, George. Punching like a sissy. 1459 02:21:30,623 --> 02:21:32,792 What the hell's going on? Come on. 1460 02:21:44,838 --> 02:21:48,475 George, get him back. What the hell's going on? Come on. 1461 02:22:00,553 --> 02:22:03,323 You got to get off the ropes! 1462 02:22:03,356 --> 02:22:04,958 Get off the ropes! 1463 02:22:05,250 --> 02:22:07,961 Eight rounds to go. Running out of gas, big fella? 1464 02:22:09,129 --> 02:22:10,530 Let him go. 1465 02:22:23,510 --> 02:22:27,447 Can't let you get that second wind which you don't even know is there for you. 1466 02:22:27,514 --> 02:22:30,684 You want the title? Want to wear the heavyweight crown? 1467 02:22:30,717 --> 02:22:33,887 Nose broke, jaw smashed, face busted in. 1468 02:22:33,987 --> 02:22:35,889 You ready for that? Is that you? 1469 02:22:35,989 --> 02:22:39,392 'Cause you facing a man who will die before he lets you win. 1470 02:22:51,738 --> 02:22:54,674 Ali, don't let him beat on you on the inside. 1471 02:22:55,809 --> 02:22:57,777 Don't let him beat on you on the inside. 1472 02:23:06,453 --> 02:23:07,787 Come on, Ali. 1473 02:23:09,789 --> 02:23:11,991 Let's go, Ali. 1474 02:23:12,580 --> 02:23:15,295 Let's go, baby! Stay off the ropes! 1475 02:23:15,328 --> 02:23:16,663 Get off the ropes! 1476 02:23:16,730 --> 02:23:19,320 There it is. Keep 'em in his face. 1477 02:23:20,667 --> 02:23:21,668 Break! 1478 02:23:21,735 --> 02:23:23,870 Oh, you missed him, George! 1479 02:23:23,970 --> 02:23:26,720 You gotta go to work on him, Ali! 1480 02:23:34,647 --> 02:23:37,617 I thought you could punch, George. They said you could punch. 1481 02:23:37,650 --> 02:23:39,119 Come on, Ali! 1482 02:23:40,320 --> 02:23:43,560 Get away from the rope! Get off the rope! 1483 02:23:43,156 --> 02:23:44,557 He got him! 1484 02:23:51,640 --> 02:23:52,999 Move him around! Take him! 1485 02:23:54,200 --> 02:23:55,668 Come on, Ali! 1486 02:24:02,709 --> 02:24:05,912 Get off the ropes! Get off the ropes! 1487 02:24:07,113 --> 02:24:08,481 Get off the ropes! 1488 02:24:53,560 --> 02:24:56,529 George Foreman is hit by a combination of punches... 1489 02:24:56,563 --> 02:24:58,640 and down he goes! 1490 02:24:58,131 --> 02:24:59,866 George Foreman is down! 1491 02:24:59,899 --> 02:25:03,200 He's fallen like a tree in the forest! 1492 02:25:03,690 --> 02:25:06,406 He is felled by a combination of blows from Muhammad Ali! 1493 02:25:24,557 --> 02:25:27,794 Okay, this fight's over! This fight's over! 1494 02:25:40,173 --> 02:25:42,742 I told you! I told you! 1495 02:25:52,686 --> 02:25:56,222 Referee Zack Clayton is counting. Seven, eight! 1496 02:25:56,322 --> 02:25:58,291 And he's on his knee. It is over! 1497 02:25:58,358 --> 02:26:00,393 It is over! It is over! 1498 02:26:00,493 --> 02:26:01,961 It is over! 1499 02:26:01,995 --> 02:26:06,320 George Foreman has been knocked out by Muhammad Ali! 1500 02:26:06,132 --> 02:26:08,635 Muhammad Ali has done the impossible! 1501 02:26:08,668 --> 02:26:11,710 He has regained the heavyweight crown... 1502 02:26:11,171 --> 02:26:15,642 that was taken unjustly from him in 1 967. 1503 02:26:18,511 --> 02:26:21,147 What a moment of history in this arena... 1504 02:26:21,214 --> 02:26:23,683 in Zaire, Africa! 1505 02:26:33,660 --> 02:26:36,162 A tremendous, tremendous moment.