"He's the greatest of all times with his ethics?" In the Comments section of a RUclips video titled, "When Sugar Ray Robinson Rejected Muhammad Ali" that was put out the other day, someone posted this below: Great as he was outside the ring, Ali would not give autographs to whites during the period before the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for refusing military induction. I was a grad student at Ohio State when he spoke there. As he was walking up the Oval and was besieged by autograph seekers, he yelled "Black brothers and sisters only! No whites!" I kept following alongside his entourage as he gave autographs, until he noticed me walking along. "Get outa here, white boy, you ain't gettin' nothing!" he said sternly as he looked down at me. All of a sudden, his expression changed and he said, "You are short! Man, you are really, really short!" (I was 5'3" to his 6'3".) "You know what? You're a white pygmy! A white pygmy!" He started laughing and then said, "You hung in there, so give me something to write on!" I opened my notebook, he autographed it, and then shook my hand. That and Sonny Liston's autograph, which I'd gotten when he made an appearance at the Ohio State Fair after his first defeat of Floyd Patterson, are the only two sports autographs I've ever had, and are the only ones I wanted.
He was 26 years old here! At 26 he has already been fighting for 14 years and known as the greatest of of all time, he change the course of boxing history, he was a poet, a speaker, a leader for his people, famous world wide and the prettiest fighter of all time!
Like Usain Bolt Ali is a sporting legend the two greatest sports personalities of all times, more than Usain Ali is a humanitarian who looked further than money or himself
@@larryferrell4111 "Hard to believe" is simply a turn -of-phrase. What I meant is that, in the context of modern culture, it is unusual to find someone so young and so wise, simultaneously. We are free to disagree, but I'm definitely not here to be insulted by strangers on the internet. Have a nice day.
I remember when he was in the Triple A in Miami. He was there for a basketball game. He said that he was like a butterfly. Some citizens still do not have their own land.
ISLAM IS NOT FOR PRICE FIGHTER HE was not worthy of DIVINE NAME FROM ALLAH and he put out the NATION OF ISLAM OF THE BLACK MAN IN 1969 he was not a TRUE BELIEVER.
@@dreddmann9292 That's what so great about Ali. You see how real he is with interviews like this, you can see how soft snd kind he can be even when talking to cus D'Amato. Ali was tough snd sharp. Then, when you watch him talk his smack it ain't really smack. When he stare downs his opponents and is silence he's like superman. Ali was something else man
Jail for 5 years ? Heck our people been in jail for over 400 years. That was a powerful response. He believed in his cause and was willing to fight for it.
You can tell the interviewer has come to personally know and came to admire Ali! You can see in the way he looks at Ali, the admiration he holds! Ali was a man who was able to attract admirers! And not because of hhis boxing talent, or his gift of gab, charming smile and good looks, or his soft spoken wit... But, because he was a man of his word,, who stood by his convictions,, who was unable to be broken by society or of what he thought was expected of him to just get by! There are very few men of that quality! And those that maintain it, will always have people look to and admire them with respect and love! A man true to himself is the only man to follow!
What a geezer I grew up watching this MAN he made me realise how I should carry myself - system tried to bring him down but he stood strong Blessed Ail
Overdose on great positive confidence. Man of his words, standing soldier man faith, valor & honor. Muhammad Ali. Your name still lives and shall forever be remembered and your spirit lives. Rest in peace. Forever at heart.
Muhammed Ali was the original golden boy had the looks, charisma , intelligent and natural born talent we will never ever get this again in our lifetime
The original golden boy was MLK Jr who was the true leader of Civil Rights and he believed in nonviolent protest & integration while Ali was the complete opposite as he was part of a black seperationist & terrorist group/ Nation of Islam that believed in non-integration and revolution through violence. The NOI was a hate group that hated Jews & Whites. Obama is better looking, smarter, has more charisma and is a much better speaker who easily could've been a professional singer and comedian. Obama has been the best U.S. President since Teddy Roosevelt.
you mean the original pretty boy. compare a young Ali to pretty boy Floyd, Ali makes Floyd is a ugly motherf*cker. And I bet Ali would come up with some clever shit to say about Floyd and the weather. Like Floyd Uglyweather, they say you cant predict the weather but when it's Floyd it's always ugly. That's why you need me, I'm like the Ray of sunshine in this gloom of Floyd Uglyweather.
All that but still known as "Clay The Coward" to many men in America. Boxing, America and I are better without males like him. Notice I did not say he was a man.
Well ,if one study's the Quran,He has the two most powerful names ,and he started ministering,followed blessings,of the two most powerful names in the Holy Quran
@@pfunk42 There was nothing honorable about Elijah Muhammad! Malcom X exposed him as a fraud & womanizer who perverted the Islamic Faith and Malcolm was killed by the Nation of Islam. Had Malcom lived, Ali would've followed him and his practice of the traditional Islamic Faith. Ali & MLK & Malcom X & JFK & Bobby Kennedy were the true heroes from the 1960s.
@pfunk42 He was and later in life he realized his mistake Elijah Muhammad wasn't honorable he was horrible human being who used racism at that time to creat his own agenda and hatred and business so to speak Later in life Ali said good or bad doesn’t need to be white or black
I don't know man, there are so many amazing people out there, let's not loose hope! freaking Jesus was neither white, blonde, blue-eyed as well just like Mohammad, there's still plenty of great shit in the pipeline I hope
@@naturalblockade3412 Yes freaking Jesus, the dude that US-Americans misunderstood as the Christian God even if he's only the pseudo Son of God that we basically all are in some way if we believe in this dog***. Mohammad Ali / Cassius Clay was the freaking Jesus of Boxing and just like the original Jesus he wasn't white or Christian :D and all that stuff
@@MisterChenzy I will leave you with your beliefs. However, I don't think that anyone described Mohammed Ali as the Jesus of boxing. If anybody did, please provide evidence.
It has been 52 years since this interview and everything he has stated is still true today. We need to stop begging to belong and build our own communities and separate ourselves. I truly believe it will be better for us. Nothing has changed in America.
Yeah 100% agree with you, blacks should live with other blacks and same with browns and yellows. Then there will be peace. Look in Africa, how can there be racism in Africa if everyone is black ? So there is peace. But do they all want to move back home.
@@hungrysurfer9471 I don’t agree with this line of thinking. It’s an over simplification of human interaction and lacks any depth of perception. All things aren’t equal, even when they are equalized. If the races were divided, they would still suffer from prejudice, divisiveness, classism, struggles of hierarchy, social unrest and cognitive dissonance. These concepts are not limited to or dependent on whether races live amongst each other or not. These are features of humanity, not byproducts of mixed cultures and phenotypes.
@@hungrysurfer9471 That is an old, outdated way of thinking. And besides we are all mixed race at this point. The human species originates from Africa but from there the races evolved and mixed together. Every society is multicultural. And it's unrealistic to expect two people who fall in love but are different race to separate.
He is what every man should prosper to be. This man defines the word class he is smart dosent take shit from no one and full of integrity ohh and he is handsome af this coming from a straight male. Inshallah peace be upon this man god willing 🤲🏽
I’m a white old lady, n I still have a hard time understanding how horrible these people were treated. I loved Ali. Great boxer, great human being. Still miss him.
Muhammad Ali speaks … it’s all been lost now except for those of us who were there and were impacted by the majesty of his presence and his very words. I’ll never forget the meetings I had with Ali … January 13 and 14, 1984, at the Seattle SeaTac Red Lion and I was able to tell and thank him in pertinent part: “Muhammed, I saw you in your fights with Frazier, Foreman, Cooper, Norton, Bonavena, Chuvalo, all of them and so many more. But the greatest fight you ever had was when you took on the US Government, the Military Industrial Complex, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CIA, and told them “Hell no, I won’t go!” And you won that fight and were vindicated by the Supreme Court of the United States. That was your greatest fight and I, again thank you, Muhammed Ali!” Muhammed Ali wept as he turned his head to the side trying to shield his face from my eyes to hide his tears. It was at that moment in time when he penned: “To Young Firpo. Service to others is the rent we pay for our room in Heaven. Muhammad Ali, January 14, 1984” Here in this interview is the man, Muhammad Ali, who stood by the power of his conviction, and that conviction has stood by and with me to this very day some 38 years later, serving me in good times and bad. 🙏🙏🙏
Amazing man, sent by God. No doubt. Didn't have an education but was wise beyond his years and beyond what our society was ready to hear. I'm 70. He is the only real hero I ever had.
I'm listening to this 54 years after and it still hurts to know what Black Americans, especially, have gone through due to racism - and are still going through. The Whites, who have killed Blacks just because of the colour of their skin - and Hitler - others who have killed - will have to stand before God in the final judgment. That's the only hope Blacks have - and other races still experiencing racism up to this day. Muhammad Ali is really the greatest! I could listen to him speak for a whole day. He stands firm in his convictions. Most men would buckle under the pressures leaning on them but he was able to stay cool and calm under fire and still hold on to his sense of humour. He could have been an Orator and would have been the greatest. This man had wits; he could think on his feet; he could talk, put his words into rhyme. Oh, what a man God blessed the world with. I pray that he's resting in Our Lord's embrace 🙏🏾
It is no longer a social ill and you're a bunch of bored diluted blow-hards, who can't be bothered with the real civics matters before us. Blacken your coffee
Nah, once the black man knows the truth that he's the first, he will have a chance, but as long as he's ignorant and his conscious is not filled with the truth about life, he's doomed....a sucka, a bitch. But once he knows that this white man is a goofy, Ignorant being, he'll make it. What does it look like me taking thought of a 2 year old?
What about the thousands of africans who had tier systems of slavery far far before the western world ADOPTED the slavery idea they had? It was never about skin colour but about being a lower form of life fit only to serve - SET by their home land of AFRICA
this is a man of principle and real strength and integrity. a truer American than the ones who tried to put him in prison for his political voice, to which he was entitled as a citizen of this country. RIP to the greatest
@@kuljahanproductions4587 Ali is one of a kind no doubt. I’m certain that there’s individuals today with a similar spirit. The only difference is they’re not the heavyweight champion of the world.
Ali was a gift from God who puts these sort of special humans on earth now and again , you won't see many like him . It should be mentioned the interviewer was a very nice guy
actually, you won't see ANY like him. the man was one of a kind which made him kind of the one and the only one that can and will forever be remembered as the only GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
The greatest but even braver for what he believed in.....he didn't stay quiet...he cared for his oppressed people......he could've not said anything..but when you do what he did, he spoke had a platform to let all know how not just how he felt but the many many people who couldn't be heard
The best speciality of Mohammed ali perhaps was that wherever the country he went, he made people feel like he is one of them, miss you champ 😢 (may he rest in peace)
I hope so too but afaik the Black Panther Movement was rather political than spiritual, due to the Ku-Klux Klan assholes who believe they're Christians :D
I am glad that this man did not succumb to being with nobody else wanted him to be and endeavor to be himself and not allow nobody to tell him that he needed to be a credit to his race he needed to be a credit to himself and his family and to God and I'm glad that he did not sell out and become who somebody else wanted him to be Muhammad Ali the greatest
After it's my time, What I'd like to be remembered is, He took a few cups of Love, One table spoon of patience, One teaspoon of generosity, One pint of Kindness, One pinch of Laughter. He mixed it all together with a loyal loving heart.
I was BLESSED to have his cousin across the street from my parent's home in Liemert Park section of LA. Thanks for the boxing and life lessons, Champ! God do I miss your presence in this World!!!!! So sad that you are not here. You are The Greatest!
I love seeing him in this light it hurts watching him when he developed the disease that took this forever loved legend from us it got him so early 30s is so early I wish me had more time to see him hear him && witness in this light with all his greatness
To be so young and to be as wise and know his mission in life at 28 is a true blessing. And as he aged he softened his view on integration and saw that Aligah Mohammed was a hypocrite who took advantage of young black women. He followed his own truth and stayed true to his religion of peace. And later regretted turning against Malcolm X who became enlightened faster than he did.
True to his word, Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time because to date nobody can compare with him. The eloquence, breaverly and the looks, quiet outstanding. Rest in peace champ, we never saw you in person but we heard about you as if you lived in our backyard. However, I seen you thanks to you tube.
/salute you will never be forgotten. You made our lives precious you were precious. And we felt it. I was there and you inspired me. A white man in the '60's .... you are the greatest OF ALL TIME.
This makes me a bit sad because when i lived a short time in NYC i met my best friend there who is a black man and we were a group of 6 guys and i was the only white guy but i felt closer to those friends than in all my life with anyone in Canada. I so look up to Ali and cheered him to beat anyone i was in the ring with. He was my champion and still is ! I do think Muhammad Ali softened a bit on his views the older he got.As well he was faced with the government making life hard for the champ at this time too. I dont blame him for how he felt at that time. I admire him for not going to fight for a political corporate agenda either. God bless Muhammad Ali!
Greetings 🖖 from The Bahamas 🇧🇸. In my opinion, I thing the Late Muhammad Ali was a Prophet way before his time. This man had WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Strong FAITH and Confidence. Watching most of his Videos has bless my understanding greatly. What a great human being. Shalom 🙏🏾😊🇧🇸❤️
Maybe American & World-wide Athletes but he doesn't come close in intelligence to Einstein, Edison, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedys, Hendrix, Thomas, Justice Scalia, Frost, Walt Whitman-"Leaves of Grass,"Franklin, & Emily Dickinson.
@@richardmilliken8705 Whoooa. U put Jimi Hendrix amongst these high intellects? That's saying something. I always said that geniuses lie mostly with artists: Music, literary figures, maybe film. Athletes? Not so much. What Ali did here is bravery. Big difference.
As entertaining as he was you can see he was on a mission and he wasn't bullshitting. What people saw as entertaining and fun, he wasn't there talking just for fun, the man was talking to get the message out to everyone weather you're a Muslim or not. A majority of his interviews you can see in the end he's not there to entertain us like some kind buffoon or clown, the interviews never end with everybody all happy and dandy, and it's not because he's trying to be that way on purpose, it's just that with all the shit going on right in front of him he would have to be a lying fool to himself and everybody else if he just came out and did interviews just for our entertainment. I'm not even a Muslim but in this interview alone hes packed in so much knowledge wisdom and understanding that I can honestly say that I learned more from him than any other.
This is before he braced true Islam that preaches equality and brotherhood amongst all races and creed. Later in life Ali became more pure and preached justice and coexistence and stood against conflict, violence and war. This man was a legend in and out of the ring. When you compare previous role models with that of todays, cant help but feel very concerned.
Muhammed Ali always embraced other races , when he was in the Nation of Islam and a Sunni Muslim , but he ALWAYS believed in the prosperity and the togetherness of the Black race his own race . He married his own , he produced his own (children) and he worshipped with his own He respected others but he loved his own .
It’s beautiful that everything people are putting him through he accepts it because he believes in Allah and Prophet Muhammad saw. SubhanAllah, he is the best leader. ♥️
The fact that the greatest martial art philosopher on earth took something from him is enough for me to consider him the greatest ever. His common sense and intelligence is another thing all together
@@imback4more440 Bruce Lee was the greatest martial arts philosopher to ever appear on screen. And he had martial arts talent to back up his philosophy. Till today, no one else even comes close to being as great
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Over fifty years later Mohammad Ali is still worth listening to and I miss him.
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55 years ago, the same year I was born.
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If cameras were not invented to capture the glory of this man, we would have thought his tales were exaggerated. You're the Greatest Mohammed Ali 😢❤
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A tight slap to the people who thought he was a disgrace to the nation. He's the greatest of all times with his ethics
"He's the greatest of all times with his ethics?" In the Comments section of a RUclips video titled, "When Sugar Ray Robinson Rejected Muhammad Ali" that was put out the other day, someone posted this below:
Great as he was outside the ring, Ali would not give autographs to whites during the period before the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for refusing military induction. I was a grad student at Ohio State when he spoke there. As he was walking up the Oval and was besieged by autograph seekers, he yelled "Black brothers and sisters only! No whites!" I kept following alongside his entourage as he gave autographs, until he noticed me walking along. "Get outa here, white boy, you ain't gettin' nothing!" he said sternly as he looked down at me. All of a sudden, his expression changed and he said, "You are short! Man, you are really, really short!" (I was 5'3" to his 6'3".) "You know what? You're a white pygmy! A white pygmy!" He started laughing and then said, "You hung in there, so give me something to write on!" I opened my notebook, he autographed it, and then shook my hand. That and Sonny Liston's autograph, which I'd gotten when he made an appearance at the Ohio State Fair after his first defeat of Floyd Patterson, are the only two sports autographs I've ever had, and are the only ones I wanted.
And he's so pretty. Beautiful Brother inside and out. He was strong.
That's superficial.
I retract my statement. I just finished the video.
His spirit still live on within US
he is in hell now
🤘🏾🤞🏾🤘🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾
He was 26 years old here! At 26 he has already been fighting for 14 years and known as the greatest of of all time, he change the course of boxing history, he was a poet, a speaker, a leader for his people, famous world wide and the prettiest fighter of all time!
Like Usain Bolt Ali is a sporting legend the two greatest sports personalities of all times, more than Usain Ali is a humanitarian who looked further than money or himself
Hard to believe this was a 26 year-old man. So composed, wise, and especially bold. What a blessing he was for Americans and all the world.
I REMEMBER THEM DAYS THE NEWS MEDIA USED THE TERM "BRASH"!!!!
Amen we don't get that no more a wise man he were
If I'm wrong I apologize I thought I heard him say 25 yrs of age
Hard to believe ? Your scope of experience is so shallow.
@@larryferrell4111 "Hard to believe" is simply a turn -of-phrase. What I meant is that, in the context of modern culture, it is unusual to find someone so young and so wise, simultaneously. We are free to disagree, but I'm definitely not here to be insulted by strangers on the internet. Have a nice day.
No one transcended sport like Ali. Greatest athlete in American history, wether In or out of the ring.
Amen Amin Āmīn آمين 👍
world history
Without a doubt
By far
Epitome of larger than life. He stood for something so so much bigger than himself. Legendary is an understatement
I remember when he was in the Triple A in Miami. He was there for a basketball game. He said that he was like a butterfly. Some citizens still do not have their own land.
@@heatherfulmore3412 What makes you think all people want to be land owners?
@@HypnoticHollywood Well it's better than living one someone else's property.
He who contols the land controls the people. Peace to Ali for speaking the truth
Float like a Butterfly, sting like a Bee, what's not to Love about Ali🙏🏽❤️
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He didn't want to be a leader. But he knew he was one and embraced it. I love this man.
Leader of cowards, just like Mr Clay himself.
My hero!
@@austinvee6601 Sorry Clay is the best you came up with.
ISLAM IS NOT FOR PRICE FIGHTER HE was not worthy of DIVINE NAME FROM ALLAH and he put out the NATION OF ISLAM OF THE BLACK MAN IN 1969 he was not a TRUE BELIEVER.
@@austinvee6601 everything
It's amazing to see how soft spoken Ali is when he's not playing it up for the viewers and spectators.
and whenever he was speaking so soft spoken you cam see that he was real serious and that he wasn't bullshitting.
Reminds me of dion Sanders. There's Prime, then there's Dion.
@@dreddmann9292 That's what so great about Ali. You see how real he is with interviews like this, you can see how soft snd kind he can be even when talking to cus D'Amato. Ali was tough snd sharp. Then, when you watch him talk his smack it ain't really smack. When he stare downs his opponents and is silence he's like superman. Ali was something else man
When I was 10 years old living in Miami Florida I met Muhammad Ali at the Masjid and my dad and I have pictures with Muhammad Ali 1978
Somebody need to hear this today, tomorrow, next year, forever the greatest
Share it...this information doesn't pop up in feeds..we have to feed it to the youth
Yes indeed young man this day all they want to do is killing
to realize how dumb this guy was.
Jail for 5 years ? Heck our people been in jail for over 400 years. That was a powerful response. He believed in his cause and was willing to fight for it.
You can tell the interviewer has come to personally know and came to admire Ali! You can see in the way he looks at Ali, the admiration he holds! Ali was a man who was able to attract admirers! And not because of hhis boxing talent, or his gift of gab, charming smile and good looks, or his soft spoken wit... But, because he was a man of his word,, who stood by his convictions,, who was unable to be broken by society or of what he thought was expected of him to just get by! There are very few men of that quality! And those that maintain it, will always have people look to and admire them with respect and love! A man true to himself is the only man to follow!
Couldn’t have said it better myself appreciating greatness is underrated
But yet also he was trying to belittle ALi in a way in some instances but ALi withstood his grounds & beliefs. I liked that in ALi!
You're the greatest
You're the greatest
@@tivisjoycenah he was just a bit stubborn and curious
His exwife and daughter laila said that he let homeless people sleep in his livingroom
Tale of two cities. Why didn't he provide so that they don't depend on hos living room?
@@save_theworld they can’t take care of themselves. They were better off in his space where they are safe
@@save_theworldhow do you know Muhammad never contributed in charity ?
@@save_theworldlive up to your profile name
A🎉ajúeaqrhààà as😂 EE wT😢@@save_theworld
An immense human being.
Ali lives on.
What a geezer I grew up watching this MAN he made me realise how I should carry myself - system tried to bring him down but he stood strong Blessed Ail
He made black people worldwide proud to be black.
Overdose on great positive confidence. Man of his words, standing soldier man faith, valor & honor. Muhammad Ali. Your name still lives and shall forever be remembered and your spirit lives. Rest in peace. Forever at heart.
Absolutely.....RIP
Muhammad Ali
Coward DON'T RIP!
@@GeorgecortCortina He wasn’t a coward. Everyone knows today that the Vietnam war was a war we shouldn’t have been in.
@@DaffyYoshido Did Clay answer the call when America asked? Nope, he ran away...
@@GeorgecortCortina No, because it wasn’t his fight like he said. He didn’t go anywhere, he was still here.
Wisdom of the Young, by Strength and Humility! 👍🏽🗣
Muhammed Ali was the original golden boy had the looks, charisma , intelligent and natural born talent we will never ever get this again in our lifetime
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True , just like a black person calling themselves marxist , only if you're mental
The original golden boy was MLK Jr who was the true leader of Civil Rights and he believed in nonviolent protest & integration while Ali was the complete opposite as he was part of a black seperationist & terrorist group/ Nation of Islam that believed in non-integration and revolution through violence. The NOI was a hate group that hated Jews & Whites.
Obama is better looking, smarter, has more charisma and is a much better speaker who easily could've been a professional singer and comedian. Obama has been the best U.S. President since Teddy Roosevelt.
you mean the original pretty boy. compare a young Ali to pretty boy Floyd, Ali makes Floyd is a ugly motherf*cker. And I bet Ali would come up with some clever shit to say about Floyd and the weather. Like Floyd Uglyweather, they say you cant predict the weather but when it's Floyd it's always ugly. That's why you need me, I'm like the Ray of sunshine in this gloom of Floyd Uglyweather.
All that but still known as "Clay The Coward" to many men in America. Boxing, America and I are better without males like him. Notice I did not say he was a man.
Amazing. Ali live another 48 years after this interview in '68! He outlasted many of his contemporaries.
Amen yes indeed
Well ,if one study's the Quran,He has the two most powerful names ,and he started ministering,followed blessings,of the two most powerful names in the Holy Quran
This was pre-neurological damage Ali. A pleasure to listen to. RIP. champ.
Just a great human being. RIP Ali.
Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest human in the last 500 years.
Muhammad Ali at this time was a student of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Most important athlete in American history period
@@pfunk42 There was nothing honorable about Elijah Muhammad! Malcom X exposed him as a fraud & womanizer who perverted the Islamic Faith and Malcolm was killed by the Nation of Islam. Had Malcom lived, Ali would've followed him and his practice of the traditional Islamic Faith. Ali & MLK & Malcom X & JFK & Bobby Kennedy were the true heroes from the 1960s.
@pfunk42
He was and later in life he realized his mistake
Elijah Muhammad wasn't honorable he was horrible human being who used racism at that time to creat his own agenda and hatred and business so to speak
Later in life Ali said good or bad doesn’t need to be white or black
@@badsolja1 Show me that he said it, last sentence of u
Muhammad Ali a brilliant man, perhaps we will never see another like him.
I don't know man, there are so many amazing people out there, let's not loose hope! freaking Jesus was neither white, blonde, blue-eyed as well just like Mohammad, there's still plenty of great shit in the pipeline I hope
He wanted us to be examples of what he spoke on. So we don't need another him.
@@MisterChenzy freaking Jesus?
@@naturalblockade3412 Yes freaking Jesus, the dude that US-Americans misunderstood as the Christian God even if he's only the pseudo Son of God that we basically all are in some way if we believe in this dog***. Mohammad Ali / Cassius Clay was the freaking Jesus of Boxing and just like the original Jesus he wasn't white or Christian :D and all that stuff
@@MisterChenzy I will leave you with your beliefs. However, I don't think that anyone described Mohammed Ali as the Jesus of boxing. If anybody did, please provide evidence.
After all these years, you are still alive as THE GREATEST
Greatest COWARD in history!
@@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525 LOL, HE IS STILL A COWARD!
@@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525 Is Clay not known as a coward?
@@GeorgecortCortina He understood the consequence of his actions and took them how is that being a coward?
@@GeorgecortCortina he has more courage than you. He has more courage than you though he has been dead 6 years. By the way, his name is Muhammad Ali.
It has been 52 years since this interview and everything he has stated is still true today. We need to stop begging to belong and build our own communities and separate ourselves. I truly believe it will be better for us. Nothing has changed in America.
Agree
Yeah 100% agree with you, blacks should live with other blacks and same with browns and yellows. Then there will be peace. Look in Africa, how can there be racism in Africa if everyone is black ? So there is peace. But do they all want to move back home.
@@hungrysurfer9471 I don’t agree with this line of thinking. It’s an over simplification of human interaction and lacks any depth of perception. All things aren’t equal, even when they are equalized. If the races were divided, they would still suffer from prejudice, divisiveness, classism, struggles of hierarchy, social unrest and cognitive dissonance. These concepts are not limited to or dependent on whether races live amongst each other or not. These are features of humanity, not byproducts of mixed cultures and phenotypes.
@@hungrysurfer9471 That is an old, outdated way of thinking. And besides we are all mixed race at this point. The human species originates from Africa but from there the races evolved and mixed together. Every society is multicultural. And it's unrealistic to expect two people who fall in love but are different race to separate.
Not everything elijah Muhammed was not messenger of God
He's was always so calm.
Except when he wants to tell us that he is the GREATEST
He was gorgeous. I still watch him boxing and wish he was still here.
The greatest of all time in many ways!!
he was a turd
Greatest known coward of all times!
@@GeorgecortCortina this is really disrespecting you are disrespecting the legend plz have some respect bro
He is what every man should prosper to be. This man defines the word class he is smart dosent take shit from no one and full of integrity ohh and he is handsome af
this coming from a straight male. Inshallah peace be upon this man god willing 🤲🏽
I’m a white old lady, n I still have a hard time understanding how horrible these people were treated. I loved Ali. Great boxer, great human being. Still miss him.
It's still a problem
Muhammad Ali speaks … it’s all been lost now except for those of us who were there and were impacted by the majesty of his presence and his very words.
I’ll never forget the meetings I had with Ali … January 13 and 14, 1984, at the Seattle SeaTac Red Lion and I was able to tell and thank him in pertinent part:
“Muhammed, I saw you in your fights with Frazier, Foreman, Cooper, Norton, Bonavena, Chuvalo, all of them and so many more. But the greatest fight you ever had was when you took on the US Government, the Military Industrial Complex, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CIA, and told them “Hell no, I won’t go!”
And you won that fight and were vindicated by the Supreme Court of the United States. That was your greatest fight and I, again thank you, Muhammed Ali!”
Muhammed Ali wept as he turned his head to the side trying to shield his face from my eyes to hide his tears.
It was at that moment in time when he penned: “To Young Firpo. Service to others is the rent we pay for our room in Heaven. Muhammad Ali, January 14, 1984”
Here in this interview is the man, Muhammad Ali, who stood by the power of his conviction, and that conviction has stood by and with me to this very day some 38 years later, serving me in good times and bad. 🙏🙏🙏
Amazing man, sent by God. No doubt. Didn't have an education but was wise beyond his years and beyond what our society was ready to hear. I'm 70. He is the only real hero I ever had.
Good interviewer who looks like he already knew and liked MA, and maintained an affable and respectful attitude.
Bud Collins.
He looks so handsome in here. He really was the Greatest boxer of all time:) but he will be remembered for all the things he did for our ppl
Indeed! And Michael Jackson was a good looking dude before he had all of his plastic surgeries done on him.
I absolutely agree!!!
@@richardmilliken8705 yeah definitely after the plastic at older age he looked scary but still he didn't look as handsome as Ali I think.
@@HristinaNicole 😮
RESPECT NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THIS MAN
Mad RESPECT 🙏 👏 🙌 Rise In Power Champ 🏆 💪 🙌 👏 👍 👌 🏆
I love it , this brother stuck to his values! I wish we all could be like this.
you individually can be like this, you have to be honest with yourself. Dont worry about others
@@donaldwilliams5609 That is the problem we have forgotten what it means to care for others.
That maybe, but we have to do our part regardless of how we may feel.
@@bertramdavis7120 That's TYFF! to do, when all of that DOUGH(money)is dangling under one's nose. Too many sellouts now. Too many JUDAS's.
Some of us are..
Ali fought the good fight in or out of the ring always as a winner, true heart ❤️ of a champion!
I'm listening to this 54 years after and it still hurts to know what Black Americans, especially, have gone through due to racism - and are still going through. The Whites, who have killed Blacks just because of the colour of their skin - and Hitler - others who have killed - will have to stand before God in the final judgment. That's the only hope Blacks have - and other races still experiencing racism up to this day. Muhammad Ali is really the greatest! I could listen to him speak for a whole day. He stands firm in his convictions. Most men would buckle under the pressures leaning on them but he was able to stay cool and calm under fire and still hold on to his sense of humour. He could have been an Orator and would have been the greatest. This man had wits; he could think on his feet; he could talk, put his words into rhyme. Oh, what a man God blessed the world with. I pray that he's resting in Our Lord's embrace 🙏🏾
It is no longer a social ill and you're a bunch of bored diluted blow-hards, who can't be bothered with the real civics matters before us. Blacken your coffee
Nah, once the black man knows the truth that he's the first, he will have a chance, but as long as he's ignorant and his conscious is not filled with the truth about life, he's doomed....a sucka, a bitch. But once he knows that this white man is a goofy, Ignorant being, he'll make it. What does it look like me taking thought of a 2 year old?
He was a Muslim how could he be , and blacks have done their share of killing too , study a bit of history.
@@patprr1756 the blame game from the past thing has got to stop
What about the thousands of africans who had tier systems of slavery far far before the western world ADOPTED the slavery idea they had? It was never about skin colour but about being a lower form of life fit only to serve - SET by their home land of AFRICA
this is a man of principle and real strength and integrity. a truer American than the ones who tried to put him in prison for his political voice, to which he was entitled as a citizen of this country. RIP to the greatest
A lovely man, an amazing Soul and fighter, and his humor was unparalleled!
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest of all times
We gotta carry the torch for brother Muhammad
Yeah sure. Yall now listen to mumble rap and are absent fathers 🤣 what torch u want to carry?
@@navjitbassi03 keep the ignorant opinions to yourself. Peace.
@@camxone yeah completely ignorant. Keep blaming white people for your problems. Peace
@@camxone but that is true unfortunately. Who's a role model like them anymore? The likes of Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X etc
@@kuljahanproductions4587 Ali is one of a kind no doubt. I’m certain that there’s individuals today with a similar spirit. The only difference is they’re not the heavyweight champion of the world.
Whoever the interviewer is, he is very respectful and liked Ali.
Ali was, is and shall be the GREATEST!
He’s so beautiful I want to cry
Ali was a gift from God who puts these sort of special humans on earth now and again , you won't see many like him .
It should be mentioned the interviewer was a very nice guy
actually, you won't see ANY like him. the man was one of a kind which made him kind of the one and the only one that can and will forever be remembered as the only GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
Best Ali interview ever. So intelligent and articulate.
dont like how many times he was interrupted tho
Yes! Best of the best interview ever!!!
But foolish .
Watch the Cavett interview. 👏 brilliant
@Sammy Samboslayer Another satan worshiper .
This is very important.
Mohamed Alli is MARVELLOUS !
I love him ❣️
u can't open a one minute conversation with a new generation 25 yr old. this man was born a man . love him and always will
Amen brother, stay blessed
The greatest but even braver for what he believed in.....he didn't stay quiet...he cared for his oppressed people......he could've not said anything..but when you do what he did, he spoke had a platform to let all know how not just how he felt but the many many people who couldn't be heard
The best speciality of Mohammed ali perhaps was that wherever the country he went, he made people feel like he is one of them, miss you champ 😢 (may he rest in peace)
Indeed, people loved him everywhere!
is he dead
I love him for the sake of Allah. May Allah give a chance to meet him in Jannah
Allah is satan in realty .
May Allah grant Ali jannah...I admire his values and his stance
I hope so too but afaik the Black Panther Movement was rather political than spiritual, due to the Ku-Klux Klan assholes who believe they're Christians :D
What a truly wonderful man. I wish he could come back as another soul and lead his people to their rightful place. An amazing man.
Just a brilliant person. It’s the aura some humans have. Can see it in the ring and through his wit.
🙏🙏🙏 Respect, Greatness, Glory ! We will never forget You. What a man ! Thank You Champion !
I am glad that this man did not succumb to being with nobody else wanted him to be and endeavor to be himself and not allow nobody to tell him that he needed to be a credit to his race he needed to be a credit to himself and his family and to God and I'm glad that he did not sell out and become who somebody else wanted him to be Muhammad Ali the greatest
Punctuation / grammar
After it's my time,
What I'd like to be remembered is,
He took a few cups of Love,
One table spoon of patience,
One teaspoon of generosity,
One pint of Kindness,
One pinch of Laughter.
He mixed it all together
with a loyal loving heart.
And spread it all around to those who deserved it.
I was BLESSED to have his cousin across the street from my parent's home in Liemert Park section of LA. Thanks for the boxing and life lessons, Champ!
God do I miss your presence in this World!!!!! So sad that you are not here. You are The Greatest!
Eternally!!!
Wow he didn't know How Great he was yet to be. 😇
What an absolute Legend.
Max respect, Muhammad Ali.
Happy 81st Birthday GOAT Mohammad Ali. Hyderabad, India.
I love seeing him in this light it hurts watching him when he developed the disease that took this forever loved legend from us it got him so early 30s is so early I wish me had more time to see him hear him && witness in this light with all his greatness
To be so young and to be as wise and know his mission in life at 28 is a true blessing. And as he aged he softened his view on integration and saw that Aligah Mohammed was a hypocrite who took advantage of young black women.
He followed his own truth and stayed true to his religion of peace. And later regretted turning against Malcolm X who became enlightened faster than he did.
Malcolm x was a little more enlightened and widely read.
Elajah Mohamed was a devil and non Muslim. He was misleading poor black people. He knew very little about Islam.
@@anthonysavio3875 most underrated activists.
He left the cult NOI and joined Islam just like Malcolm X
NOI is a corrupted wish version of real islam
He stood on principle, put his money where his mouth is in spite of being squeezed on all sides, but was ultimately vindicated.
Always going to miss this guy.
True to his word, Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time because to date nobody can compare with him. The eloquence, breaverly and the looks, quiet outstanding. Rest in peace champ, we never saw you in person but we heard about you as if you lived in our backyard. However, I seen you thanks to you tube.
/salute you will never be forgotten. You made our lives precious you were precious. And we felt it. I was there and you inspired me. A white man in the '60's .... you are the greatest OF ALL TIME.
This makes me a bit sad because when i lived a short time in NYC i met my best friend there who is a black man and we were a group of 6 guys and i was the only white guy but i felt closer to those friends than in all my life with anyone in Canada. I so look up to Ali and cheered him to beat anyone i was in the ring with. He was my champion and still is ! I do think Muhammad Ali softened a bit on his views the older he got.As well he was faced with the government making life hard for the champ at this time too. I dont blame him for how he felt at that time. I admire him for not going to fight for a political corporate agenda either. God bless Muhammad Ali!
Ali was one of the greatest human of our time thank you my champion. I'm proud to be black.
Greetings 🖖 from The Bahamas 🇧🇸. In my opinion, I thing the Late Muhammad Ali was a Prophet way before his time. This man had WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Strong FAITH and Confidence. Watching most of his Videos has bless my understanding greatly. What a great human being. Shalom 🙏🏾😊🇧🇸❤️
Yee nyabo, oli mutuufu mubyona byowandiise nebyolowooza
Perfect human being.we love you Mohammad Ali. May Allah grant you Jannah
Satan you mean.
@@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525 I don't know what colour satan is .
@@patprr1756 why you call Muhammad ali satan? bro plz have some respect he is greatest and respectable human being of all time
@@sirahmad I called Allah satan , your next statement is way over stated to say the very least .
Mohammed Ali forever! His wisdom was greater than that of all the Americans
Maybe American & World-wide Athletes but he doesn't come close in intelligence to Einstein, Edison, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedys, Hendrix, Thomas, Justice Scalia, Frost, Walt Whitman-"Leaves of Grass,"Franklin, & Emily Dickinson.
@@richardmilliken8705 oh please
@@richardmilliken8705 Whoooa. U put Jimi Hendrix amongst these high intellects? That's saying something. I always said that geniuses lie mostly with artists: Music, literary figures, maybe film. Athletes? Not so much. What Ali did here is bravery. Big difference.
@@richardmilliken8705
Intelligence comes in many forms .
And the Kennedys , please - a bunch of criminals .
What a wonderful sportsman, and what a wonderful human being!
He's The Greatest, all day everyday Muhammad Ali Rest in Peace Brother.
As a Mexican I admire Mohammed Ali.
Go tell your people to respect black people ive noticed you’s are becoming just like the whites
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As entertaining as he was you can see he was on a mission and he wasn't bullshitting. What people saw as entertaining and fun, he wasn't there talking just for fun, the man was talking to get the message out to everyone weather you're a Muslim or not. A majority of his interviews you can see in the end he's not there to entertain us like some kind buffoon or clown, the interviews never end with everybody all happy and dandy, and it's not because he's trying to be that way on purpose, it's just that with all the shit going on right in front of him he would have to be a lying fool to himself and everybody else if he just came out and did interviews just for our entertainment. I'm not even a Muslim but in this interview alone hes packed in so much knowledge wisdom and understanding that I can honestly say that I learned more from him than any other.
This is before he braced true Islam that preaches equality and brotherhood amongst all races and creed. Later in life Ali became more pure and preached justice and coexistence and stood against conflict, violence and war. This man was a legend in and out of the ring. When you compare previous role models with that of todays, cant help but feel very concerned.
Muhammed Ali always embraced other races , when he was in the Nation of Islam and a Sunni Muslim ,
but he ALWAYS believed in the prosperity and the togetherness of the Black race his own race .
He married his own , he produced his own (children) and he worshipped with his own
He respected others but he loved his own .
I love what Ali has to say. The interviewer constantly interrupting him is very distracting and frustrating.
I refuse to serve in the United State Army in 1962; I'm proud of Muhammad Ali for taking that stand!
imagine if we had no recording devices / this is beautiful
It’s beautiful that everything people are putting him through he accepts it because he believes in Allah and Prophet Muhammad saw. SubhanAllah, he is the best leader. ♥️
Its insane that just in the 60s this segregation was still so heavy...
it would still be that way now if the white elites had their way
Thanks for this brother!
No man in or out of the ring was better in strength, wisdom, and values.
Muhammad Ali you are the Earth Greatest, sending love ❤ keep shining wherever you are.
I had no idea how much MORE than a Championship Boxer he really was.
My hero ! He must be the Greatest ! He is the only guy to take himself so serious but still be a winner !
This is when you look an obstacle right in the eyes & crack a smile 😁.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. He was and will be always the GREATEST.
“I understood for the first time that I didn't understand what I thought I understood”― Seiji Ozawa
Mmm'kay
EXCELLENT! Muhammad Ali superstar extraordinaire! All Class!
The best interview ever,thank you.
The fact that the greatest martial art philosopher on earth took something from him is enough for me to consider him the greatest ever. His common sense and intelligence is another thing all together
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Bruce Lee wasn't the greatest. He was great but not the greatest
@@imback4more440 Bruce Lee was the greatest martial arts philosopher to ever appear on screen. And he had martial arts talent to back up his philosophy. Till today, no one else even comes close to being as great
@@jon_s maybe on screen but got his ass kicked when he went back to Hong Kong. T
such contrast in looks....Ali is genius
Mind you, he's 25 during this interview!
Today's 25 year olds act like 12 year olds.
@@PHILLIPS8822 They sure do.
Priceless and classic interview....still applies in 2024...rest in peace,Muhammad Ali!!!!