Ernest Lee Thomas on Muhammad Ali Friendship, Ali Feeling Used by People He Supported (Part 7)

[@jaye5926]

this is why ali is the greatest period...

[@tywanjames4427]

"This" "Ali" "greatest,"

[@jermo1213]

The GOAT

[@klassickingz9094]

PERIODDDD.....

[@vaderthekittenchannel1979]

FACTS! 💯

[@jermo1213]

@UCj5r1JDl633RrAvv0Zn6www troll alert.. Greatest at staying true to his beliefs. Plus, had the quickest hands ever. Later, troll!!

[@char_d.0908]

It sounds like Ali had a very BIG Heart. Love that story about him💯❤

[@johnnyboy7256]

Just not for joe Frazier.

[@char_d.0908]

@@johnnyboy7256 ok, yea 😆I heard a little about their situation

[@shazmaster]

@@johnnyboy7256 yeah but he got Joe Frazier PAID!

[@wa798]

Word! Never forget what humility is.

[@tyrreggianaldharris5561]

Charmaine you're gorgeous

[@murryjm]

And then they wonder why Ali kept fighting...The brother was out there helping the people. This is a beautiful story about helping others in need.

[@kuriaki71]

Ali loved people, Ali loved humanity. What an amazing human being.

[@queenlauren7389]

Every time I see him I think about his line on Everybody Hates Chris 😂 “TRAGIC”.

[@GalacticStarpower]

Yup😂😂😂💯😂💯

[@KingP103]

Tragedy

[@michaelmclendon6368]

What happening now

[@queenlauren7389]

@@michaelmclendon6368 that too “Roger”.

[@pache7216]

Eddie Murphy did say that Muhammad Ali is the greatest man to ever lived

[@mb-st8it]

True

[@tomswill9189]

Yeah he did

[@lamarmiles2250]

AND THAT IS A FACT!!!!!!!!

[@mtsula]

That is Eddie's opinion. My opinion is that no such person exist bcuz we are not here spiritually for that.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

What made Ali great is what he did inside and outside of the ring. Amazing individual.

[@vernonkelly3379]

Ali stood up to bigotry and racism like a real man.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

@@vernonkelly3379 Absolutely.

[@jayakbar915]

@@vernonkelly3379 No athlete will ever compare to ali

[@cherriandlucas]

He took me back with that laugh, lol forgot about that laugh.

[@terrancechisolm4090]

Me too!

[@jemalrankin6159]

IKR ?! I was loving it ! Ali said do it again ! I was dead ! Imagine , you’re high , and need money , and Ali says do it again ?! He’s not doing it to make fun of you , but it made him laugh ?! Beautiful !!

[@ghanasoul]

WOW. For a second, it was 1976 all over again. He channeled Raj’s laugh so easily!

[@cherriandlucas]

@@ghanasoul lol yes

[@newera5238]

The best laugh in television history!😅😅😅

[@gammakrush905]

Gotta give cred to Tommy Strong (Mikal Ford) from Martin.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

My two favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Muhammad Ali.

[@BigWiltonWilt]

You and I both

[@blacklux6774]

Same

[@lwj24]

Me as well...

[@LBE-Vanguard]

Right. And Michael Jordan

[@1990758]

My favorite athlete is God he will live forever

[@deeflow7348]

Great story bro, Ali was a great person,

[@bigvince6965]

Law of attraction/ Prosperity thinking is powerful

[@donfuego3585]

There's a reason why Muhammad Ali will always be considered the greatest.

[@markjackson6134]

Vlad you've just about mastered letting the great speakers speak and tell their stories w/o interrupting them. Another excellent interview.

[@clytchan]

This was one of Vlad’s best interviews. I love the honesty Earnest conveys; we need more of that. I was a fan of his before, but I’m an even bigger fan now.

[@robbybrown9838]

Wasn't he in movie Malcolm X???

[@Idrees913]

Yh he was

[@robbybrown9838]

@@Idrees913 thought so!! 👍👍

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

Absolutely.

[@jdtaylor5]

Yes sir

[@jemalrankin6159]

YESSSIRR !!

[@boeing10000]

I truly thank God for this man I remember the first time I met him my manager introduced me to him in 2006. He also later on went to my mother a few times to get his haircut unfortunately one of those times my mother received a phone call that my aunt had passed away and she was so distraught that she couldn’t even talk. I’ll never forget the day he rang my phone and Said you need to come to your moms house. It was very comforting for me To know that he had enough compassion to stay with my mother until I got there and help her through it. ironically enough when my mom and her siblings were kids they used to love his TV show. who knew that years later he would be a pivotal individual in a very sensitive time in their lives. Life is very interesting like that.

[@o.g.new-blood1681]

If u have Hair like WOOL(Curly, kinky, coiled;Afro), feet like fine BRASS(Tan to dark Brown skin)...then I Wish u Wealth, Good Health, n Success

[@jayay107]

What if I don’t???

[@edwardreese976]

Hey family, if your gonna quote Revelation then quote it all. The third part of that which is "eyes red like fire". I'm a black man who believes Jesus was a man of color because if the region he lived in not because of bible verses that are symbolic. I can't understand how most brothers I know either don't believe in the bible or say its the slave masters religion but will grab those verses to press that Jesus was undoubtedly black.

[@christopherlambert1711]

"Burnished Brass, as if burned in a furnace"

[@embbermoon3381]

That's why I'll always love Mr. Muhammad Ali ♥️!!

[@BtrDaze]

So that’s where jadakiss got his laugh from 😂😂

[@theascensiontheclimb9202]

💀

[@blacknationalism1]

😭😭😭😭

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@kobiecamp1134]

I never made that connection, but could be.

[@Chozin1_76]

Everyone needs a friend & supporter like Ali

[@KL-mk1yn]

Another great piece by Ernest. Loving this series.

[@noble78b]

Life is hard man.. this is a sad story. Think about all of the great things Ali did and what he stood for. Taking care of people. He should have been able to age gracefully not with a debilitating disease. I know, I know..it doesn't work like that. But still.

[@lamarmiles2250]

I still remember the story of Ali talking a man off a ledge.....who was trying to commit suicide. I still remember his most precious words he used....."I'M YOUR BROTHER"!!!!!. And the man changed his mind about ending his life. ALI MUHAMMAD......WAS TRULY THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP!!!!!!!!

[@mellothefellow2905]

Everyone know that Ali is on the top five boxers of all time he a true champion and has heart like a leader. That a true friendship in joy and tear

[@804smiles]

Man I luv how open & loving this brother is! The way he carries himself & the genuine luv he has for his brother in Christ 1 of the best to ever walk the planet & put gloves on Mr. Ali! ✊🤎👏✌🤝💪👋

[@gregb1758]

The Champ! None better.

[@sonychiba4733]

It was the same money Grabbers that allowed Muhammad Ali to continue boxing when his best days were long behind him, so-called Brothers. Rest in peace champ👊🤲

[@chozen9]

Just realized how many times he starts his questions with “I guess...” 🧐

[@shottashabazz6721]

This generation focuses on the most mundane sh*t.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@chozen9]

Right. Like you making this mundane comment on my mundane observation

[@shottashabazz6721]

You just a Fcking cornball. Trying to flip that sh*t. Doofy a$$ young clowns 🤡

[@chozen9]

Damn bro need a hug? I know this pandemic got everybody stressed I get it but They got virtual therapist too🤷🏾‍♂️

[@doc2746]

fun fact about Ali. Sugar Ray Robinson was his idol. He met and asked Ray to train him once before he became famous and Ray told him "he didn't have time kid" and drove off with 2 women. Yet during the first Liston Fight in 1964, his biggest, there was Ali propping Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest of all time. He didn't tell that story publicly till the late 70s. Wonderful man.

[@klassickingz9094]

Ali was the father to the world. he took care of his sons and daughters and now God is going to take care of him, he deserves it ❤.

[@Minister1Little]

Wow!!! Ali was the greatest

[@HeavenScentRevelations]

Wow this is so beautiful

[@kingstonfulton]

This is a great interview so far!

[@tomswill9189]

Wow. Love this dude. Ali Ali Ali. Awesome. Ali showed love.

[@POSITIVE_TALKS24]

Ali - whats your Muslim name Earnest - ikma mahammed al-ghiza!! Ali - ohhh, thats deep 😒🙄 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Scarletbull]

Muhammad Ali was a great man with a BIG heart. This revelation was refreshing.

[@anthonythegreat72]

Ali: Do the laugh. Raj: Ahaaaaaaa!!😂

[@ttenkrut]

Outstanding interview.!!!!

[@wisedyer2133]

Gotta throw that disclaimer out to vlad 😂😂😂 "things I will never tell anyone else"

[@wallyesquire9251]

All of his parts have been so great

[@koyowens1397]

GOD FIRST ALWAYS

[@Letstalk17]

I almost didnt recognize Mr. Omar without the slick ass hair and fine widows.

[@HarvRoman]

Great conversation.

[@mustafaallah7052]

You know what I see it like this....Jordan da 🐐 of The NBA 💯💯👌🏿Facts...Salute my nigga my second to him Kobe💯Rip him and Gigi💯Magic my favorite player ever💯but Muhammad Ali was the greatest person ever💯💯🐐👏🏿🐐🐐🐐he was the Goat 🐐 of people and principals💯💯💯💯and Salute King James👏🏿👏🏿💯for his passion about our people 💯

[@derekbeta]

May Allah Grant Siddi Ali the Highest Rank in Jannah!! Ameen!

[@gloriacook7795]

Ali live like this WWJD sweet compassionate individual I met him when he was Cassius Clay in the mid-sixties float like a butterfly sting like a bee .

[@lamarmiles2250]

ALI MUHAMMAD.....WAS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL PERSON!!!!!!!!!

[@zoeblackmon]

Much respect to Ernest and the GOAT M.A ❤

[@sonnyjames8528]

This is ill. Thankful to hear these stories from the legend.

[@pernellhaynesworth1212]

I’m supposed to help you‼️😫♥️♥️😫😫👌🏽 I love my people 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@djwhulski]

I always tried to imitate the laugh could never get it right 🤣🤣🤣

[@terry_moorer]

The power of visualization

[@redvelvetcake9796]

Wow Ali the man

[@ericae6611]

Wow! I didn't know Ali was taking care of that many people. That's big

[@bluecollarscholarmelrosepa5673]

👍 great information and Interview.....

[@nursedavis5653]

Roger did the laugh.

[@gregorylynncarawayttee8900]

EVERYBODY LOVED THAT SHOW

[@mrdkhall33]

He was truly a great man

[@jimkent1480]

Amen!

[@liljons6753]

Now he got lenses in his glasses ah haaaa

[@wilshady775]

He can still do the laugh.. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@bobbymiller8563]

Wow I knew Ali a nice guy but after hearing this he’s a great guy. I met Ali in NYC in midtown on the street he was on 51st and Lexington just walking with another person. It was around 1988. At that time he had Parkinson’s disease. A few people went up to him for an autograph. They were handing him dollar bills to sign. But he really couldn’t sign his name. You couldn’t make out what he signed. A few times he missed signing the dollar bill and sign on his hand. Some people handed him dollar bills to sign and he put them in his pocket and walked way. You could see he didn’t know where he was. What a shame Parkinson’s disease can do to a person. I was a field Technician in NYC. I worked all around NYC doing Service calls to different Companies . I saw a few people on the street Jackie" Kennedy Onassis around 1988 midtown on Park Ave and 51 Street she was walking around in all black. She had 2 bodyguards a few feet in back of her. She looked like she was out of it. I saw Mick Jaguar in 1987 walking into a music studio in Midtown NYC. I also saw Howard Cosell at ABC on west End avenue. This was around 1993 he was talking to himself when he was walking around in the building. He had issues. I think he had Parkinson’s too. I met Haywood Nelson who played Dwayne on What’s Happening. He was on the NYC Subway back in 1996. I was joking around with him I said where Roger. Dwayne is a nice guy. He told me he stopped acting and was a Preacher. I believe he was going to Brooklyn, NY on the subway.

[@jonathonstump7344]

Legend

[@officialcels]

tragic. Tragic!

[@brentdemty6859]

1nce again Vlad good interview.

[@garbougesenior3486]

Ya that’s deep. Lmaoooo Muhammad was a COLD PLAYA😂😂😂😂

[@blacklux6774]

1:38 RIP to my ear drums

[@seeteearel5215]

"Do the laugh" lol

[@chariotwofilthy8374]

Hi edagdwg thanks You Tube for sharing this story of what happens when you get a gift from God and he knows you are a gift from God pay attention to what you are doing for god yourself pay attention to what you say to people only God can put you in a place only he can Linda j peace ❤️💯 is real ☮️☮️☮️☮️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jawan5099]

Mr Omar 😂

[@edwardnewsome7200]

Ali was on another level unlike Michael “Republicans buy sneakers too” Jordan.

[@jermo1213]

MJ and Ali are on the same level.

[@jordanwilson3120]

@@jermo1213 as far as greatness in they sport....yes they are...BUT AS A BLACK INSPIRATION RESEMBLING OPPRESSION IN AMERICA THEY NOT EVEN CLOSE MJ IS FAR BEHIND......no vietcong ever called me n**ga-ALI....Hodges even tried 2 get mj 2 protest the finals but he didn't cuz he was scared,ALI ON THE OTHER WENT 2 PRISON INSTEAD OF GOING 2 WAR

[@jordanwilson3120]

@@jermo1213 he wouldn't even endorse a black politician and said republican buy sneakers 2

[@jermo1213]

@@jordanwilson3120 I agree. But everybody in sports is eating off MJs legacy.

[@jermo1213]

@@jordanwilson3120 we as Black people have failed Ali's legacy.

[@bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447]

Lukmaan Muhammad al-Ghazzali? Wow, what a name. No wonder Muhammad Ali reacted like that🤣

[@5150Rockstar]

The original Al-Ghazali ruined Islam. Said that mathematics and science was the devil. It never recovered afterwards.

[@godmcfly3000]

Vlad gonna some how get my guy drunk & have a flashback deleted scenes of him telling the secrets Ali told him

[@marcg5856]

If vlad met Ali you would know I remember I spoke to Ali and he said

[@alanperez7657]

Capricorns are kings 🙏🏼

[@sirpoppinchuck]

Not the power of Christ thats visualization techniques positive thinking/ Law of attraction taught by Napolean Hill n such Freemasons. Believe me that is not the gospel. Bible says believe not visualise. Im still glad he linked up with Ali he was a sincere kind hearted brotha. I met Earnest at Comic Con bout 2009 and Danielle Spencer cool peeps.

[@Dddherdjo]

Ali wasnt a simp like todays american men

[@tomswill9189]

I believe that he would be funny doing stand up.

[@sabrinabreaux1727]

What happened to his eye?

[@Queenalika85]

Dammit 😂😂😂😂

[@OmarScruggs]

Lot of ppl dont know Joe Frazier helped Ali after Ali loss all his $ losing his boxing license. After all the shit Ali said to Joe Joe still helped him.

[@jahleelx9270]

That's one of the only things I didn't like about Ali was the way he treated joe frazier. I'm one of his biggest fans but I think especially the third fight he took things too far.

[@mikewalker1862]

I think it was all an act to sell the fight. Portray like the beef is real but behind closed doors they are good friends.

[@jahleelx9270]

@@mikewalker1862 definitely not an act bro. Frazier hated Ali. Ali might've joked around but Frazier was serious.

[@Indicablazin145]

Oh shit Mr. Omar lol

[@chrisjones3789]

"I'm supposed to help you"

[@daisyjones9107]

I like how he said nigga without making it seem so ignorant you know

[@jreddd1339]

the Ali story is amazing and how he met him...the power of CHRIST

[@joecool8534]

Power of christ? LOOOOL. So where was this "power" when Raj was broke and cracked out? Will power is a wonderful thing. If you have it, you don't need to believe in talking snakes and an imaginary man in the sky

[@jreddd1339]

@@joecool8534 CHRIST never left his side thats how he was able to make it out and thats exactly why he didnt need any intervention and no AA meetings and have to seek other help like the majority of the people have to go to then come out after rehab and relapse...CHRIST put people in your life for a reason

[@joecool8534]

@@jreddd1339 Bruh, if you wanna believe your fantasy talk, go ahead. Kids believe in Santa Claus, but they eventually grow out of it. "Christ," or a 12-step plan, or a therapist is all the same. I prefer using common sense. I don't need any of that shit. Never will. Wanna convince yourself that all good things are "Christ" then go ahead.I know people who have gotten clean WITHOUT "Christ." So what does that prove?

[@jreddd1339]

@@joecool8534 I have my proof CHRIST is real and one day you will hopefully see too until then do the best you can

[@maine904]

❤

[@ShawnC.T.]

Give yourself more credit than that "Raj", everybody liked/watched "What's Happening", one of the most popular sitcoms from the 70's...

[@JayS64]

He was free bassing with his dealer and his dealer who felt sorry for him, out of the blue says, 'Hey u should get with Ali, he'd like u.' ?? What am I missin?

[@biancachi6435]

The 80s were wild

[@JayS64]

@@biancachi6435 Yup, too wild.

[@bluecollarscholarmelrosepa5673]

MR. OMAR..........'''''''

[@mtsula]

Its possible the reason Ali suffered brain damage is bcuz he fought longer than he wanted to bcuz he felt obligated to support all these people.

[@tman3829]

Ohhh so this is why he's here

[@djunique4106]

Mr Omar aka Rodger

[@tinawilliams3999]

He looks good for his age

[@richierichit]

Wait...is he saying that Ali's wife looked like she wanted to sleep with him?

[@realliving4354]

These types of conversation is where you should steer Vladimir

[@stetson_maven]

Why did he need eye surgery? Never got that. Loved his show.

[@lamarbrown3531]

Lukman Muhammad Al ghazali

[@lamarbrown3531]

A feet tall = 12 inches just in case you all didn't know

[@garbougesenior3486]

Most of those people Ali was paying for were mad when he passed away. They were like “God why couldn’t you had takin me first” lol