interview muhammad ali and chuck wepner part 2

[@SigGuy320]

You can tell these guys actually liked each other. They were having fun playing up the rival bit. Several times you can see them trying to hold back laughter. This is a great little piece of history.

[@NorbyatManeuvers]

Yeah, Ali liked him so much he completely made a fool out of him and knocked him out. Swept the floor with him.

[@theactionman8403]

@@NorbyatManeuversyou know they were friends right? Ali wanted Chuck to call him the N word but Chuck refused. Chuck Wepner had been in the marines and had served with black men. He had black friends, and black sparring partners. He refused to make it a racial issue. Ali respected Chuck for this. They would eat at dinners together and remain good friends and remain in touch. Wepner was devastated to see Ali pass away. “I really thought Ali could beat this Parkinsons thing because he was the greatest.” Chuck had nothing but admiration and respect for Ali. “By the 12th round he had both my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and he was still dancing circles around me. I didn’t care I was just happy to be in the ring with him.”

[@NorbyatManeuvers]

@@theactionman8403 That was nice of you to do, great quotes. Thanks.

[@theactionman8403]

@@NorbyatManeuvers you’re welcome

[@jonathanbennett4233]

it is business

[@felixfedre518]

These guys are Joking around and having fun.

[@ghastlygamerpvp-minecraft4215]

+Michele Sykes you racist.

[@ghastlygamerpvp-minecraft4215]

+Michele Sykes I'm not white btw lol, this is the 21st century there is no more slavery its finished everything done.

[@ghastlygamerpvp-minecraft4215]

+Michele Sykes Ok then, times have changed bro learn to adapt. Everyone is human none is different skin colour doesn't fucking matter. This is why the world is what it is today, its because of people like you spreading their crap about different coloured skin. Mate everyone is human it doesn't matter on skin colour.

[@chrishasaclue]

+Michele Sykes are you aware that ali is part irish? Look it up

[@chrishasaclue]

+gedupawadat so is ali

[@GirGir183]

There's not an ounce of hatred between these two in this discussion. You can see Ali trying not to laugh throughout.

[@rachidbaih4211]

(non hatred) JUST cinema and style of play

[@preving]

wondering if it was scripted or not

[@saeedrahi]

preving might’ve been. It was publicity of you watch other videos between these two in pre fight campaign.

[@FortniteDad39]

Scenes like this translated into big money for the sport.

[@amgozo2007]

I agree , i felt that too

[@truebeliever786]

"Howard Cossell get's paid for being an idiot. What's your excuse?" Classic.

[@finnibertlunchiken7792]

Even Chucks verbal sparring with Ali almost matched him. I can tell Ali was entertained by it all. Chucks a pretty funny guy.

[@itubecollection1623]

That was beceause Wepner suprised him when he walked on the stage...they didn't tell Ali so he didn't liked it and was not prepared..but as a great entertainer he was he still made something out of it and closed the show

[@erikthorsen240]

That's 'cause he's from Jersey.

[@DehnusNorder]

@@itubecollection1623 I got a lot of respect for Joe Frazier after seeing a few of these rather than hearing it. Sadly that day I also lost some appreciation for Ali, a childhood hero of mine. Joe Frazier understood that they were playing them, and saw the smiles and sneers as they had Ali insult him. When you just hear the audio, you think Joe Frazier is an ass. But when you see them both on stage, and you see the sneering face of the host, and that they put them next to each other (with nobody in the middle to stop either).... any person could know that it was a set up. They wanted to see them fight for entertainment, to be emotional "black people" to laugh at.. to perform... Joe Frazier saw that and was a good friend of Ali until the day that he started calling him names to "entertain" the earlier mentioned white folk.

[@Timnaldo]

Must be great to have Ali on your show. He delivered entertainment everytime.

[@dougfredricks2017]

So many of Ali's🥊 opponents outlived him... 🤔

[@thegreat1548]

​@@dougfredricks2017 His legacy outlives them. Be quiet 🤫

[@Toracube]

Ali was such an entertainer...

[@237g]

I think they both were leaning into it.

[@charlesbattee1411]

That was beautiful television right there

[@82McKinley]

Great showmanship by both, especially Ali. But I love how Ali paid respect to Wepner saying he deserved that shot.

[@mytube7376]

Ali the Genius. He was ahead of his time , he knew how to promote his fights, but also what a gentleman, compared to the morons of today, no style no brains an no common sense.

[@youngdagger6367]

Ok dumbass

[@mytube7376]

@Paul Mathew read other comments, Ali's fooling around , he's always done that, you obviously don't know much about him. Read about him, he's not the greatest for no reason and thats not just for boxing, the guy was a phenomena.

[@harmanndhiman9492]

Tyson no moron

[@taigaboi]

Ali such an amazing guy! "You can't do me like that or you can start a riot!" Sucn an entertainer! one of a kind!

[@brucebitton6716]

Ali what a beautiful soul such a nice man

[@toilaconhaisam3037]

@@THEDONSTR8Fightah76 ya sure he is a horrible politician?

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

Bruce Bitton *_I love Muhammad Ali, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, George Chuvalo, and Rubin Hurricane Carter._*

[@BostonWhoFan515]

Even at this point when his antics were getting a little old and repetitive, he still manages to capture everyone, but if you wanna see him at his best go back a few years. He REALLY fucked with some seriously dangerous fighters minds.

[@justcurious4435]

Great guy Muhammad Ali and a great fighter love him forever

[@rogerlewis7770]

There will never be another personality like this man ever

[@williammedve5934]

Roger. TYSON FURY has just as good a personality only better .

[@thore0007]

@@williammedve5934 never ever is a Fury Tyson like Muhammad Ali. What did Tyson as Ali? Did he make laugh to all, did he make poems, prophecys, does he donate his earnings for hospitals, for referees in need? Just being a great mouth makes nobody a Muhammad Ali!

[@pyroboss3099]

Ali talked the talk but walked the walk like no other. Greatest of all time. The ropes had to carry Chuck big time tho.

[@kaiserica]

People will never understand. Ali is a showman. In this show, in Ali - Wepner fight, everywhere. He knew what people like and he gave it to them. He could end fight in 5 rounds, no questions about that, he was 2 classes above Wep, but he didn`t! He gave 15 rounds of boxing,people to watch what they have payed for. TY ALI!

[@vonteflon]

kaiserica Definitely some validity to your point. The size of the can of whoopass Ali opened after Wepner knocked him down was truly phenomenal. Finished him off with 20 seconds left on the clock and when you watch the knockout punch, it's delivered so clinically it's almost like he was waiting for that moment.

[@TaiPaul1]

Agreed

[@lorenzoadamson6893]

Mark Williams almost knocked him out ?? Stop smoking that meth

[@mumblezz__5890]

Nah you’re taking away from wep. He put a great fight and kept it on Ali like Ali never experienced. Even talked about it. The hardest part about fighting wep is your could hit him with every parcel in your body and he’ll someone walk thru it.

[@Dempsey1873]

Ali the greatest heavyweight of all time but ur taking away way too much from Chuck

[@Captain_Rhodes]

they both seem know know its a joke even though they are standing off. today they take it more seriously

[@amurican35]

geobruf123 People had more class back then.

[@vonteflon]

geobruf123 2:30 Ali looks like he's trying not to piss himself laughing.

[@itubecollection1623]

This was Ali's routine..he did it for years and all for fun and promotion..only a few took to serious like Joe Frazier for example

[@MyMuleHasAName]

I didn't forget that was just before my time. Sunday night on ABC had good fights. Chuck in a interview said that Ali always sent a Xmas card for along time. Great respect amongst each.

[@studisme]

Even Ali's "trash talk" had class. You could see he did it playfully. Not like some of the chumps these days. Learn something from him, why don't you?!

[@boshirmh007]

who said ali was a saint, he was a man, but a great one, with all his little flaws, like the entire human race. but he stood for justice no matter the cost, and that is the pinnacle of human greatness. which very few possses in this world.

[@duffgordon9005]

What I saw was a bunch of hot air from ali then he made one big mistake- ali stood up, then Wepner stood up and WOW Wepner was a very big boy. That's why he could grab ali's fingers like french fries- The largest punch I ever saw BASED ON VoLUME in the ninth. OH, WEPNER OUTSMARTS HIM BY STANDING ON his right foot. All I know is what I HEARD

[@duffgordon9005]

whi- is adolf hitler? you have to know that for a small but material amount of listeners that is a valid question SCARY

[@billt1954]

Well said my friend, he always had that little twinkle in his eye and a smile on his lips as he was going at it. Some of today's fighters try to copy him but dont have that tongue in cheek quality.

[@Dangerous2099]

Ali's 'trash talk' in the run up to the 'Thriller in Manilla' had no class what so ever.

[@juanc2499]

"I'm not tellin' you the round, you just come to Town"

[@mariobuttino6095]

They where all great on the show,Ali,Webner, and Mike Douglas.

[@kevinmahon7848]

I was so Lucky to be Young in this time.

[@rawfoodwriter]

Chuck had immense courage and stamina. One of the toughest as well

[@erikthorsen240]

True. Went 9 tough rounds with Liston, who fractured Chuck's orbital bone, and still Wepner didn't give up--the ring doctor stopped it.

[@jamessmythe1891]

@@erikthorsen240 Should have taken up boxing in his mid-teens, would have reached the top.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Met Chuck on a few occasions, quite a nice guy.

[@robertvelez9557]

Boy, do I miss the GOAT- Muhammad Ali!

[@axinah3513]

My favourite part of this is "im gonna sit on the ropes and talk to u until u get tired" 😂😂 he did exactly that until he got knocked down and had to show that he was messing with him and how to really punch

[@nickelgracing9313]

Wepner stepped on Ali’s foot causing the fall and punching thereafter. There’s video proof of the fall wasn’t the punch at all.

[@vinayseth1114]

The great thing about this is that both of them realize that at the end of the day, this is all fun and games- you can see they both respect each other, just like any sensible adults would. Now compare this with today's UFC guys lol.

[@OvayBrandao]

Such a beautiful boxer ! What a beautiful man ! A hell of a beautiful personality ! I love you, the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali !

[@stevearcher3978]

2:26 "Don't take your jacket off. People will see how fat you are!" 2:30 Ali is trying not to laugh.... Classic.

[@mumblezz__5890]

Good one they class of the boxers back then were so much

[@aladdinaldilawi7098]

i love how wepner thought he actually had a chance lol

[@duffgordon9005]

He did what he said he would do which was to never ever let up. Blood flooding over the eyes and he was still a few seconds away from 15 with your god. He had Ali in the air under the ropes. He got up quickly, however his face and body were shaken. Give it another look. He was known as the bayonne BLEEDER, which is what he had to face every round of every fight.

[@looking_33]

Aladdin Aldilawi He lasted the fight. The ref called it off with him standing up and 19 seconds left!

[@tankc6474]

Every boxer has a chance

[@DefSquadFan]

Wepner wasn't lying. Ali was fat and didn't even train for the fight. That's why it went 15 rounds. He was so focused on Frazier he didn't take anyone else seriously.

[@auletjohnast03638]

Aladdin Aldilawi, In a street fight Wepner would've wooped Clays ass!

[@johnnyjabsco1999]

You never stop learning about things. Today is the first day of the year and tonight I learned that Apollo Creed was based on Muhammad Ali. I grew up watching the Rocky films and never knew this until tonight. I never knew Chuck Wepner existed until tonight when I just watched The Bleeder.

[@junjuncimafranca7823]

Im not a fan of old boxing but watching this, ali is really smart. He is an entertainer. Like, the fight could end sooner than 15 rounds but gave people something to watch. I never thought i would admite him at all but now, he deserves to be in high pedestal....

[@kmlgraph]

Damn, when Wepner stands up @3:35 he is quite big next to Ali.

[@aviavi4717]

It was all a show. Ali was the best at putting on a show.

[@37parman]

I was a 4th grader when I watched Ali get beat by Leon Spinks...I went up to my room and cried for an hour. It was public humorous moments like this that humanized Ali and made you just love him.

[@AbidHussain-tw7oy]

This is why Ali is the Greatest. Its not just about the boxing alone, but the respect, showmanship and entertainment without getting personal and abusive. He is loved in all corners of the world over, bless him.

[@cornellkirk8946]

??? Oh like the respect he showed to the man he called his friend. Joe Frazier, who lobbied to get Ali’s boxing licence back and supported him financially whilst he wasn’t boxing?? Where was the respect then?

[@jamessquire1]

I figure Ali thought there wouldn't be much interest in the fight - so, as usual, he did his thing with Chuck in the interview. Ali was a genius at setting up interest in a fight. You can even see him smirk a couple of times in this - Ali was a boxer and promoter all in one. Brilliant.

[@margaretdinardo4456]

This is peter Dinardo I’ve known chuck Werner my whole life there not a more generous kind person then chuck great guy and a real old school toughguy

[@nathanmccloud3572]

I can watch this all day

[@burkettbrody]

"I shouldn't even be on this show with you" lol

[@jimiworkhorse3251]

Ali and Wepner both True Champions...What a Cool Posting

[@skylerluke]

Fun fact: wepner didn't actually knock Ali down, wepner stepped on his foot, there is proof of this

[@aladdinaldilawi7098]

thank you sir! idk why everyone thinks that was a knock down..

[@aladdinaldilawi7098]

am not gonna even bother with a racist pig like you.

[@shivjeetsinhgolekar247]

Aladdin Aldilawi although his comments are racist but Ali was knocked down by Cooper

[@irishsteve209]

Whens the last time you got laid boy? Did your ass hurt for long?

[@SDG.12]

Derk Berk you got to step your trolling game up, inbred.

[@GregoryShtevensh]

I love the respect back then! Nobody was getting offended... Just such a better interaction between people than what you see today

[@salihkurtovic9747]

Ali he its so good for tv and guy have heart like Atlantic Ocean RIP Peaple Champ

[@vonteflon]

1:40 sounds like idle chat and taunting, but that is EXACTLY what he did and what happened. By round 15 Wepner could hardly stand.

[@agankachu09]

Ali is so cute. He was and is the best sportsman ever to live on this earth.

[@kbboy101]

This is quality witty, smart, decent, and entertaining trash-talking. Boxers today, it appears, cannot make a complete sentence without using a curse word and that is all they know.

[@robertrka1]

Sybil know she was excited 😊

[@irishsteve209]

It's WWF before there was WWF, both fighters can barely stop laughing from the big joke their both part of.

[@53Humes]

It's all about hyping the fight and selling it to the public. Ali was the master of doing it and the best fighter there ever was to boot. Wepner made more money in this one fight than he did in his entire career!

[@53Humes]

They had Mike Douglas crappin'.

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

EVEN THO PRETTY MUCH ALL THIS WAS FAKE,IT WAS VERY FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING.R.I.P. ALI.

[@AGuyWhoPunkUMama]

what a guy!

[@thealch3myst]

when people really had respect for each other even if they tried to portray otherwise.

[@roytallericoGunner]

Watch out for the behind the head punches

[@wasiiism]

this man is amazing

[@ggooggg3572]

This Champ Mohamad Ali is really something special . Rip

[@earthwisdomhelps]

ROCKY is based on Chuck Wepner! Humble guy!

[@brianwilson9828]

Another amazing prediction by Ali, Chuck DID go down to the mat and lost the bout shortly after sending Ali to the mat.

[@republicoftabbounistan9495]

Ali did exactly what his said he will do to Chuck Wepner, he knocked him out badly.

[@DoinLifeProductions]

Even Chuck had to laugh 😄

[@byronelenica8329]

No one has bettered Ali. The greatest ever to walk this planet.

[@hartsickdisciple]

Several fighters did.

[@WinslowLeach1974]

Ali was so good at this kind of promoting and putting on a show, you can see here and other times he's together with Wepner, that he seems to be trying to entice and even encourage Wepner to be just a little more animated, because Wepner is a bit dry. The actual fight is classic.

[@abuzub1]

only if they knew that later in Cleveland Muhammad ali did not only destroy chuck but he knocked him out-Muhammad ali is truly the greatest

[@allmightymouse]

THANK YOU SoooOOO MUCH!!! i've never seen this before!!! to think this is were Sly Stallone got the idea for 'Rocky'. Wepner was talking crazy!! Never thought someone would even try that w/ Muhammad.

[@Rex4sure6425]

Ali was a fcking trip. You gotta love chuck. Fck racism, this was heavenly.

[@sabretooth7819]

Amazing. I love this.

[@redskinwhiteboy]

i love heated fights like this its always great i wish they did interviews like this on ESPN

[@atheist4life305]

I love Ali always have n always will. Wish I was born when he had his fights

[@TheSonOfSammyTerry]

These two give great promos like the best pro wrestlers.

[@douglassimmonds3670]

Good old chuck , The Real Rocky , God bless him .

[@dragon511404]

douglas simmonds bloody dirty boxer thats all he is.

[@markrawson7698]

douglas simmonds just a druggie and a cheat who could take a punch.

[@hassanislam7227]

Joe fraziers the real true Rocky not chuck wepner lol he was just a sensitive skin fat ass who never boxed but bled instead

[@ChopGod23]

And Ali was right, Wepner fell just as Ali predicted.

[@juomariturmio]

Not easily, took him 15 rounds to finish the match. How often did that happen?

[@nepaliguy6537]

not easily? he schooled him.

[@biitchimballin93]

Is he stepped on his foot to score a fake knockdown and was back of head shotting while the ref never called so Ali beat him to near retardation the entire fight until he knocked him out. It's funny white people are so fake with cognitive dissonance because they want to feel superior but this bum was just another number , Ali didn't even train for this fight

[@sonofabeach71]

Wepner did put Ali down with a body punch, but Ali beat him up most of the fight. There just 19 seconds left in the fight when the ref stopped it. It was really a brawl.

[@biitchimballin93]

@@sonofabeach71 lol he's a fraud you defending him like you he's bitch that boy did nothing but take a longer beating he's a garbage bullshit boxer, I boxed golden gloves and I can see that he ain't nothing but a glove sponge why he was perfect for Sonny Liston to take the fall for which he didn't and the shit mob killed him over this piece of shit fighter

[@LTCantyInc]

Im not tellin you the round, you just come to town! Classic!

[@muratgunturk6479]

I LOVE YOU MUHAMMAD ALI..REST IN PEACE CHAMPION.

[@atulchsarma5194]

Who got this video recommendation from KZbin in 2019 ?

[@reasonrally6658]

I never seen a fighter out wit Ali like this? Wepner is great and he fought a great fight..and yes he put Ali on the ground!! But what a class act Ali was during this interview? Ali never got angry to the contrary Ali was hamming t up..love Ali!!

[@antwanjamison1337]

+anthony spencer, Wepner did send Ali flying on his butt with that body shot.

[@reasonrally6658]

Antwan Jamison Yes he did ;)

[@mologban360]

+Antwan Jamison Idiot he tripped!!!

[@teamflashy2180]

he stepped on ali foot when he knocked him down look it up

[@reasonrally6658]

Chaseten Palone Ali got dropped buddy? It looked legit to me?..maybe get out of denial or have your eyeballs checked?

[@alanmorris7669]

The best taunt Muhammad Ali did was when he caught Joe Frazier in a parking lot. The cameras were there to film everything. When Ali's rolex fell off his wrist and hit the ground, Ali told Frazier that he would make him pay for it. LMAO!!

[@michelesykes8105]

wepner"don't stick your finger in my face boy".

[@michelesykes8105]

at 3:41

[@NitroRCNerds]

I'm tellin' ya/ And no one even flinched. That's how it was back then.

[@shaynelahmed6323]

My Ali! Awesome! Classy!

[@earthwisdomhelps]

That's classy?

[@Skitzotik]

What a beautiful fight they had, I wish it was still like this their both just scaring and having fun with each other

[@Hairitage2023]

Love this....tiktok brought me here...🤣🥰😍🤣😍🥰

[@teeleaves6823]

how did I get here!!

[@willdrucker4291]

To his credit, Wepner put on quite a show before The Greatest knocked him out with only 15 seconds remaining in the 15th and final round....on top of that, Wepner knocked Ali to the canvas in the 9th round with a vicious right to Ali's chest...only the second time that Ali had been knocked down in his professional career (Frazier, 1971)...still it really was no contest....Ali should have flattened him by the fifth round IMHO

[@CazualTea]

Will Drucker he stepped on Ali's foot. Ali could take cannons to his mid section, what's a weakened hook from sloth from The Goonies gonna do?

[@aguynamedjames8956]

no he knocked him down fair and square.

[@CazualTea]

AguynamedRagnar no man, watch the fight.

[@anthonywillis7634]

Are you a relative of Wepner? He barely touched Ali when he fell! It was an innocuous glove slap to his hip. Anybody viewing footage could see that something other than a punch caused Ali to fall. If you want to claim some kind of consolation for Wepner getting his ass whipped by a thorough boxing lessons with countless blows to his head then that's okay. Ali was toying with him I think you'll find. Playing with him like a cat with a mouse. It ain't coincidentle that Wepner hits the canvas with only seconds to go in final round!

[@CazualTea]

Anthony Willis I'm taking up for Ali, man. If that was addressed to me. Ali was tired, yeah, but he had way more energy than Wepner.. Wepner wasn't trained to go 10 rounds, let alone 15. Like I said, in the 9th round, there's no way that Wepner knocked Ali down with a blow to the mid section. Wepner's knees were locked while Ali was still bouncing around. Fighting is a lot about stamina, and Ali had way too much of it. Wepner had to step on his foot. Hell, the guy has illegal written all over him. It was foretold that he would throw illegal blows anyways.

[@backsweet]

Ali is how boxers are measured.....pure and simple

[@asifmahmood3922]

How time and people changed now

[@anitabingham279]

Ali was a Master at selling a Fight. R.I.P. Muhammad Ali THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES!!!

[@williampeters5446]

Chuck Wepner proved he can take a beating that's all

[@TheTessEffects]

Ha ha ha . . .

[@moroccanhash6744]

He had a better career than you will ever have you fat fuck.

[@bucky90269]

He was the 3rd man to knock Ali down. Not saying he was a great or anything, but he was better than you give him credit for

[@nepaliguy6537]

he didn't knock ali down. he stepped on his foot lol

[@bucky90269]

Nepali Guy Go watch the clip it was a knockdown clear as day. Ali even acknowledged it and got pissed because of it in the fight and unleashes on Chuck.

[@AngeloR674]

So young!.. chuck looks!.. 36 years old !

[@JohnEFashion]

If you don't think Stallone got some of the Apollo creed character from Ali's personality, you're in fantasyland.

[@victoriaclark1169]

I found that all tongue in cheek 2 great guys having a bit of a laugh!

[@phen375u]

Not sure how I found this!

[@ririckyrickyracoon03]

Chuck was the inspiration of Rocky Balboa and Ali was the inspiration of Apollo Creed

[@zibtihaj3213]

@tyme4mike why do you say that about Wepner ? what did you hear or read ?. Thx

[@mrchopsticks3]

@Greatestofall98 I wouldn't call someone who went nearly an entire fight with Ali as having been :"owned". He lost, but he hardly got his ass kicked, especially since he knocked down Ali at one point.

[@ATATURKdusmanlarininAMK_NJ]

At the and the guy said The show is not over yet lollll

[@earthwisdomhelps]

Chuck was pure class

[@kjetin99]

Great show! Ali is a great actor! Those were the days!

[@timothyhughes1904]

I saw Wepner and Ali box an exhibition for charity at the Washington Monument a few years after this. I wouldn't say they were friends but they weren't enemies either.

[@percythrillington5853]

Ali was just trying to sell the fight, wepner had no idea that Ali was joking The Champ was a master promoter.

[@NitroRCNerds]

Where did you hear that from? I'm not doubting you because that is what Ali whispered to Douglas....just curious what your sources are.

[@reachbk101]

+Nitro RCNerds heard this from wepner on an interview with wepner on youtube

[@houmadznasni2776]

Nitro RCNerds ß2

[@sadev101]

oh come on wepner was smiling all the way to the end when ali walked off. you could see he was enjoying the rought talk and taunting both of them were doing. its to sell tickets. and wepner knew it

[@Spences]

"...only the second time that Ali had been knocked down in his professional career (Frazier, 1971).." Henry Cooper 1963 gave Ali his first trip to the canvas.

[@wonjubhoy]

Sonny banks did.

[@woodyjagla328]

,,,, Chuck had his moment and used it ,,,, Ali was funny as well ,,,,,,what a show it was !