Muhammad Ali 50th Birthday Tribute w Howard Cosell

happy birthday sir of all the battles Muhammad Ali was in his personal favourites were his battles with Howard Cosell the relationship between Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali was as Howard might say a rarefied combination of two superior individuals filtered through the spectrum of media attention they both came from vastly different backgrounds Cosell an attorney with a plethora of opinions developed his own intense style sportscasting loved by some disliked by others he was ignored by no one he sought out the tough competitors and he always asked the tough questions Ali on the other hand was the pin designed to puncture Cassell's balloon of pomposity and that relationship based on veiled admiration and visible conflict resulted in some of the most memorable exchanges in the history of sports journalism doing anything differently up to the time you hit him from the first bite well how will Cole sale he what he was doing was a fella making all this noise hobbico sale what what he was doing Howard good luck I hope it's not an act I hope you mean if it's an act just look at my record and see if they have the other fights being acts have they been acts not so far well what makes you think I'm act in and with that final stage of the act this is unexpected I didn't know you would invite me to give this oh you must be on boxing position and just have a little dance like in boxing in just one second I have to time it for one second whom would you like to fight and we're in one I'd like to fight whoever you thinks the best the number one man I'd say he's or Foley I'm not sure that there's anybody left really for you to fight you that make them about someday thank you for coming stay in shape I'm taking Zara Foley too lightly why would you say that because every indication has been that you're confident that you can beads are after that I've whip all over this thing nothing new my image is being confident which is trying to make it look like something new for I'm always confident I'll drop all of your being extremely truculent whatever I mean if that's good I'm there tell your coach sail I've been taking oxygen because I needed the oxygen what you will see is I won't need the oxygen tonight I'm ready I want you so bad I just get Chuck how would you how to made you great in this country you still pop at all I won't you bad wait let's get the facts straight I made you you made nobody knew you you made me I took a poor little kid from lower Bell and they me let's put it on about who didn't watch football didn't know you come on it gets back within of you now number two the body is now Adrian a shell of what it used to be the man's beset by fear what are you going to do the judge for me peejoe said the man's body is not what it used to be the man is beset by fear talk about me are you crazy if I had a lower IQ I can enjoy you interview the damage has been found about that but as you say extraordinaire was still a good fight yeah it was a good but sacrified how would I dance to have around two years later I got the film's if you don't believe it I saw it I called it I wrote that fight was no content not as dumb as you look baby and that's saying a lot coming what you call let's tell it like it is right from the vision I'm amazed you famous enough everywhere I go you follow me to get your name in the papers on television don't be stealing bikes in Louisville tell people I stole bytes everybody's talking about Joe Frazier Joe Frazier this jumps out there think Joe Frazier can beat me I'm Muhammad Ali I am the greatest I brought to boxing the anchor punch to get o water the boat no punched a Malaysian wall the double shuffle a Russian tank this is la split-screen I talked to you I talked to Frasier these people will then have a chance to evaluate your courage or lack thereof you understand I mean speak in simple English I didn't go to school I don't understand those come along with all the big words I promise you this and I promise the world people want to see me slap you they want to see me do something to you and I that's against the law but I'll tell you what one of these days I promise you the next time you get in the rain agitate with me I hope you there on my last fight I swear I'm gonna pull it off I'll show the people that you're not the man you was a few years ago you always said Mohamed you're not the man you were 10 years ago right right well I'm as your wife are you the menu was last year you'll get a quick all of the years all of the times together I've enjoyed them you're a very special man with a very special meaning to all of the American people thank you I congratulate you it's my honor your name is Muhammad Ali all the years everything that's passed between us it's so hard to believe and so memorable and now it's time to say to your mom it god bless you and happy birthday to you 50 years old I never thought that could happen not to you but it has and you know something you are exactly who you said you are you never waive it you are free to be who you want to be I love you or that was some

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Keywords: Muhammad, Ali, 50th, Birthday, Tribute, Howard, Cosell, boxing, golden, age, comedy, cassius, clay, funny, television show, interviews, speech

Id: NHgo_m6qN4I

Length: 7min 50sec (470 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 03 2011