Muhammad Ali's Poem For Dick Cavett | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett welcomes athlete and heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali onto the show where Muhammad Ali tells Dick his feelings through the poem he wrote specifically for the show!
Date aired - May 17, 1972 - Muhammad Ali, Cloris Leachman and Woody Allen
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

Which modern day athlete would you have liked Dick Cavett to interview?

[@jonathanpence9067]

The Dick Cavett Show, "Which modern day athlete would you have liked Dick Cavett to interview?" None would come close to measuring up to Ali!

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

@@jonathanpence9067 Roger Federer

[@jamesanthony5681]

Bushna Krebnek.

[@NadeemHayek]

When Ali is funny he’s the funniest, when serious he’s the most serious, when talking truth he’s the most honest, most religious, the greatest athlete.. now I understand Henry Cooper line: “Whatever he’d been he would’ve come on top”

[@jamesanthony5681]

When Ali and Howard Cosell would get together on ABC Wide World of Sports in the 1960's, there was nothing more entertaining than those two.

[@peninc.6752]

Just when I think I can’t love Ali any more

[@nilepax8168]

Exactly. Thank you.

[@pushing2throttles]

He was the greatest of all time; and I'm not talking about just boxing. He truly was one of the greatest human beings of all time. Muhammad Ali was a great man. He was still just a man and was flawed just like the rest of us but he was more great than flawed and that's all you can ask of a man!

[@jamesanthony5681]

He was in the words of David Halberstam, 'A person who lived and competed at the intersection of sports/entertainment and American history.' Very few athletes can make that claim.

[@jacklawrence57]

There will always be only one Muhammed Ali! My life is blessed just knowing him in my lifetime!

[@timatkinson9291]

So so humble!!! I met him once and it was so satisfying. He was the same in person not in the best of health.

[@alanfortune3092]

You have to love Muhammad Ali!

[@gregf8167]

Nothing in the world today compares to these interviews. The world is over processed and full of pretenders

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Everything now is like kids tv, even movies.

[@jamesanthony5681]

There are too many mediocrities for sure in the world of the arts and entertainment.

[@cezabose]

How can you not love this man ???!!!!! He either makes me laugh or cry ..... Just a beautiful , otherworldly human being .....

[@codyt821]

A truly great man. You are missed sir.

[@musiclover3205]

Love Cloris Leachman. Rest in Power!

[@russthebiker]

Ali was the most beautiful and gentle of men, he looked more like a model than a boxer, and had the dignity of a man much older, I miss him

[@gleasonparker1684]

Cavett was good.

[@samuelclaessens7699]

Great*

[@grigorig1055]

Rahimulah dearest brother Mohamed Ali. I be wish you Janatul Fardus.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Dick Cavett 19/11/36 85 años

[@66naj]

Mohamed Ali rest in peace may Allah bless you my hero

[@emmamacarena11]

Imagine a man possessing so many strong qualities all at once, A man who was an iconic historic and record-breaking sports figure, strong moral principles, physically gorgeous and stunningly handsome, warmhearted towards the common man and the down-trotten, humanitarian at a global scale, ability to be serious with a tremendous depth, using words with a lot of weight accordingly and can maneuver difficult conversations well, when in company with others he was known for always being light in spirit // joyous and humorous. He was superbly intelligent verbally, funny and witty on the spot. He was offered to teach poetry at Harvard even though he left high-school being considered illiterate. He was abundantly creative poetically, and brought verbal artistry to a field where-in it had never been imagined to be used. He ignited passion and new life to the sport of boxing and he invented new techniques and styles to boxing too. He was a humble man despite being one of the wealthiest and most famous on planet. He was a spiritual leader and voice of faith. He always saw eye to eye with anyone he met no matter their status. He was generous with his time and money. He was a sensitive man, it’s obvious to see how deeply he cared for the well being of anyone suffering. He pro-actively used his hard earned success to give back to those who needed it the most. He bravely spoke up for his beliefs at a time and place were you could get killed for doing so, especially risky for a man in the spotlight. HIS CONFIDNECE, TRUST AND BELIEF IN HIMSELF !!!!! What a breath of fresh air ~~ … Just to hear someone so comfortable speaking that positively and encouragingly about himself? Who else could pull that off without coming across as annoying? When he does it, we only look at him fondly, because he does it in such a charming manner- a skill / ability hard to teach or study. So many have low self worth today, seeing no light whatsoever within themselves… if only we had 10 more of him. I’m sure anybody can agree, we all feel wonderfully uplifted when we observe how he carries himself with such pride, respect and warmth. ALI ❤ A man of action, a man of his word. A man with a strong, warm heart. A man fiercely bold and brave - a man full of love and sincerity. What a fascinating man to observe. Brilliant we can look back at media like this, immortalizing him in a way that would not have been possible had he existed 200 years ago. Ali is the best man for admiration in my eyes, what a life he lead.

[@bushidooffaith4706]

SO TRUE, A REAL WARRIOR , IS A TRUE BELIEVER, THAT HAS MERCY AND WOULD RATHER TEACH THAT KILL!

[@taffy7404]

Ali is the next President of the world..

[@Cola64]

A Man Faaar ahead of his time..

[@steffybabes]

One thing wrong with icing is you have huge strong people hitting other people in the head. Kind of an important thing.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Muhammad Ali Nació 17/01/42 Murió 03/06/16

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

MUHAMMAD ALI 17 DE ENERO DE 1942 03 DE JUNIO DE 2016 81 AÑOS 74 AÑOS 07 AÑOS

[@Gannooch]

Is this channel ever going to show Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason and/or Art Carney? I don’t have the Decades channel.

[@cbjgdicad1]

just people talking...what happened to that...

[@laughman7357]

Lmao it's just podcasts now and you get it full, free, with less commercials and completely unedited. That's what happened to that.

[@cbjgdicad1]

@@laughman7357 with less commercials? unedited? reaching ten's of millions... yeah right

[@cbjgdicad1]

@@laughman7357what happened to genuine 'celebrities' not these mickey mouse types on MSM? let alone people like Ali, talking off the cuff..

[@ascendantking2178]

@@cbjgdicad1 ikr ali would go on these talk shows and just speak his mind. Talk show host these days like Fallon try to take over the conversation or just speak on bs topics

[@azguitar]

Look at Ali's "Vietnam War" clip on this very channel at 6:03, when he claims that darker skinned people tend to be more peaceful, and goes on to cite the Japanese and more. Dick Cavett schools Ali on history, and points out Ali's blatant racism.

[@Gannooch]

have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all of these.

[@XE1GXG]

Woody Allen is irrelevant

[@Frank-dv4zu]

bullshit! people tried to cancel him for personal reasons *cough mia farrow*, but mr allen is still active and not proven to do anything against the law, or do you know something that multiple investigations havent uncovered?

[@XE1GXG]

@@Frank-dv4zu I meant here. Of couse he is a brilliant filmmaker.

[@soham.banerjee]

@@Frank-dv4zu ...

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Stupid comment, there are millions of writers and comedians who study him.

[@jonathanhall1823]

@@Frank-dv4zu They meant in this specific clip. Nobody is ignorant enough to think he’s not a big deal regardless of his current reputation.

[@arthurribeiro8866]

That white woman was thirsty af

[@zah936]

Ye