Muhammad Ali’s Son: ‘He Never Showed Weakness’ | TODAY

Asaad Amin Ali opens up about his late father Muhammad Ali, sharing personal stories from his younger days up until the boxing legend’s final moments. He says it would have been selfish to want to keep Ali all to himself, saying the champ was on earth for a bigger cause.
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Muhammad Ali’s Son: ‘He Never Showed Weakness’ | TODAY

[@TheNationalLeague]

I have a 6 months old daughter, when she grows up, I will tell her stories of Muhammad Ali.

[@mmtube217reactionandvlogin6]

+Luke C Walsh. yay

[@riomaxii4615]

+Leijona totuus that's almost every America they have about 5 marriagies/divorce during thier lifetime! serve his country to kill people abroad? you make no sense

[@Slice2099]

cool bro

[@Slice2099]

it's cool but I'm talking about I was going to tell her the story

[@krishnakotru7617]

U cud also tell about Floyd Mayweather he is undefeated

[@MrHamed99]

What a man of character. It's not just looks that he inherited from his father.

[@barihub1816]

Yeah man it’s sad tho 😢

[@noorhussain3127]

Muhammad Ali is my hero he is always in my heart what a greatest of all-time fighter rest in peace Muhammad Ali love you to bits

[@your_princesa_isabelg]

A book writer came to my school one day and he told everyone in assembly a really nice story. And in that story he told us told us that Muhammad Ali was the one who gave him courage to keep on writing books. We thank you Muhammad for all the courage and inspiration you gave to people that look up to you. R.I.P Muhammad, you will be remembered forever.❤

[@jaaayj5474]

Still breaks my heart that his angel of a man has passed. Always will be the greatest in EVERY way - In and out of the ring. R.IP Champ

[@robertstewart302]

angle of the devil more like it

[@malikshahbaz6921]

May Almighty God,bless his soul, pure grace and elegance, his spiritual strength touched the whole world,always remember him in my prayers.

[@barrybroughton7375]

Every person, worldwide who had the good fortune to know of Muhammad Ali..whether it be through his fights or his tv appearences should pass on to others how great this man truly was....his legend will live on for all eternity

[@yaiqab]

They claim that this young man was adopted, but he clearly is Ali's natural son by seed and birth. Maybe the circumstances of his birth were something that they didn't want to bother explaining, but that's clearly his son.

[@MichaelWilliams-vw6wt]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Foralluhaterz]

Adopted? He looks like him Acts like him

[@realdeal3800]

This brother looks like Ali, but boy does he sound like a Ali

[@PHILLIPS8822]

And I believe thats his adopted son.

[@jakcarn4184]

sounds a bit like ali

[@thespy7795]

Not his Biological Son

[@TDOT1026]

+Man of Steel don't believe that.

[@SugarRayValentine]

Real Deal Ali had a unique voice, no one sounds like him unless they're putting it on

[@Sky-ez5wp]

one of my heroes and one of the greatest men to walk the earth

[@DN-wb5vf]

Wow, what an incredible resemblance! Great interview, as Muhammad Ali was definitely the greatest at our house!

[@foyp3956]

Muhammad Ali was a legend in so many ways....the greatest !

[@deshimantraveller4054]

Rest in peace. We all love you. Seen you in Bangladesh. I still remember that day. We waited for hours to see him. The whole road was full of people. It took him ages to go anywhere. He was the greatest. May Allah SWT grant him jannat. Ameen

[@dontehaymon5437]

I am so sorry for your loss I remember Muhammad Ali there with his grandmother we live right across the street he was 12 years old and I was 12 years old I remember he taught me how to box. 😭😭

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Wtf 😆

[@jaleelk1331]

Muhammad Ali a real legend

[@ricardojmartins89]

His looks so much with the champ... Brother Mohammed from one Mohammed to another you always be a inspiration for me... May Allah grant u Jannah ... Salam champ the world miss you

[@harrysalci3981]

Prophet like person, what a Fantastic man RIP MuhammedAli (Legends never die)

[@amongismegacool2950]

Legend never die always with us😭😢

[@manzoorathar11]

man its like i heard Ali speaking again... love the voice!!

[@healthandfitness9880]

RIP CHAMP. May Allah grant him the highest ranks in Jannat. Aameen

[@Nephew075]

R.I.P Muhammad Ali THE LEGEND!

[@ghostmandeak7305]

Everyone will always know Ali

[@marzukmeraz6356]

May ALLAH give Mohammad Ali jannatul firdaus😢😢😢

[@reginaldstyles3129]

RIP THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES MUHAMMAD ALI!

[@randymarsengill2071]

I really admire your dad, son.

[@THOREAU79]

To the most of American He was a boxer; to me as a child, thousands miles away, he was a man in peace- with himself, with God and with ppl...

[@petercavellini3232]

Truly one of the greatest humans that ever lived, he gave a lot, ultimately because of his sport he lost his memories and passed away too soon.

[@Shakur93]

Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi rajiun

[@dorcielngonda4537]

Gone but not forgotten !! RIP champs, still « float like a butterfly sting like a bee, rumble young man rumble!! »

[@lynnvaughn6041]

I Truly Loved This Man💚

[@gerryduggan6821]

MOHAMMAD ALI HE WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GREATEST GOD REST HIS SOUL HE IS NOW IN PEACE. WE SALUTE YOU BROTHER

[@noface6538]

I was getting excited when i read on the newspaper muhammad ali coming to the o2 arena. Was imagining everything i would and said to muhammad ali, 3months after tht i litreally cried😧

[@hanmaamvmmv978]

So this is mohammed ali jr from BAKI

[@azwadislam2583]

yes o finally found someone talk about baki

[@yamitristan3349]

Lmao I was looking for this. Yes it is

[@lunastarr1925]

His voice is like his beloved fathers..... May Allah swt place him in jannah....Ameen2!

[@reyhanahmad9315]

I came here because baki the grappler, after he lost to jack hanma

[@mrmoet2368]

Legend of all time.

[@wbd3279]

Ali the greatest ever

[@franceswalker2627]

Muhammad Ali had some strong genes! Asaad looks just like him!

[@edeelwcw6231]

the greatest humanitarian , father , american , legend and boxer of all time .....

[@proinfernoempire]

Man he should become like his father he looks exactly like goat

[@Ozdemir1993]

This makes me wana cry

[@breadpitt5777]

I don’t know why he hasn’t carried his legend father’s legacy? Sad!

[@johuraramos8813]

He is his one person his father would be proud of whatever path he takes. Plus no one can replace our Muhammad Ali

[@Liberate666A1]

Greatest human being of all time!! Ina lilahi wa inailahi rajeeoon. From him (God ) we come and to him is our return

[@mcamz8309]

Get your priorities straight akhi . Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was the greatest human being

[@lindafelix9559]

The son looks like his father. Ali looked like Oscar de la hoya when he was young. Muhamed Ali had a pretty boy face.

[@Ghidorah_Stan64]

There’s no way this guys adopted he looks just like Muhammad Ali

[@johnkim2212]

RIP. Btw Muhammad Ali’s kids cutest kids . Look at Laila Ali .

[@AplusAcombatMMASports]

Ali is real hero

[@mahamedabdillahi9283]

Allah give him janah fardowsa aamin

[@olalaolala9317]

amine ya rabb ☝❤❤❤

[@yaseenmalik6952]

Muhammad Ali son looking like Muhammad Ali my Allah swt bles Muhammad Ali ameen

[@samwhinni4993]

his son looks very much like him❤🌹

[@moose43h]

his eyes are the same lol

[@fardeenkhan-kx7zb]

People don't die they live on through their children.

[@EdmondForster68]

The Champ, the father, the friend & the human being has gone to the other side of the ring, to rest & been welcomed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael, Malcom X, the Kennedy brothers, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley & all the Buffalo Soldiers. RIP!

[@minoubeng7843]

البرکة فیکم ربی یرحمو فی الجنة ۔إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ

[@samsulalom3329]

Miss you ali

[@EElias-ek9mq]

He has the exact same eyes as his father. amazing resemblance.

[@acmcgowan751]

He looks like Muhammad Ali.

[@goldenboyi1989]

Matt Lauer did unimaginable things to the people he worked with

[@LoveFirstYou]

This is true, which is why NBC erased all traces of his influence on the network and TODAY show.

[@lukasbarnes]

Can’t say he looks like Ali to me, a lot more like his mother

[@dodoraptor8387]

Son of the 'greatest'

[@knives456]

I saw this guy in baki fighting yujiro puma when he was a kid 😲🤔

[@Brendonpacheco_FB]

Nooooo. Nooo.......

[@brolyui4484]

@@Brendonpacheco_FB yes yes yes yes yes yes ye sye sye sye sye sye sy eys eys eus eus eus eus eus eus eur exur yres yes yes ye sh esy eys eys eyye syes yes y esy eys yes y esyes yes yes yes yes yes

[@VwapTrader]

I wonder why or how Muhammed Ali’s son here was allowed to grow obese. It must have been emotional issues considering he grew up during his fathers sickly years. So emotional eating is natural. Very sad.

[@cherark1]

Awesome.my family has met him.n his wife Veronica about 3decades ago in Hkg

[@Moll662]

They look exactly alike

[@oscarzaman4172]

He has strong believe in the God he will be in heaven for sure inshaallah

[@samesame8502]

😔 been so long rip

[@BChan1991]

Goosebumps

[@حسينخديوي]

تعازينا وخاصه لأسرة محمد علي الاسطوره وتعازينا للمسلمين الأقوياء وتعازينا للشعب الامريكي وللاحرار Best Regards

[@jim-zk1mv]

he is probably Ali's biological son but not his wifes. That would explain the adoption.

[@sithhhbn7979]

jim 02122 yeah that could be true, He must be Ali's illegitimate son.

[@dollahgembalalembu1305]

everybody easy to say , muhammad ali , even they from china or tibet , MUHAMMAD ALI

[@SuperBuuTheDude]

Muhammad Ali jr?

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

I have always believed M.J and Ali are two the greatest athletic heroes of all time. The others may come close include K Bryant, M.Phelps, E Fedor, C Lewis, W Gretzky, J Owen, R Federer, U Boit, B Ruth, and some others. What do you guys think? Peace~

[@goodman5836]

+Larry Vanhaze you can't mention messi without ronaldo

[@kingschessclub]

You are most certainly correct Bro!-) #GodBlessYall #UpUpAndAway #Yes #WeGoinBringIt #BelieveIt #GeniusAndFavor #BeLikeJesus #WarriorSpirit #Family

[@ronaldgreenjr1423]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. 💯

[@sadikieschiekov1337]

USAIN BOLT

[@larrylongballs9]

What do I think? I think you’re confusing athleticism with heroism. Ali was a great athlete and a great humanitarian. The rest of your comparisons just played sports but sacrificed nothing for the betterment of humanity. Ali stands head and shoulders above MJ and anyone else named on this thread. He gave up everything he lived and fought for to get justice for the oppressed. Gave all his riches away til he had no more. How can you compare this man to a guy who gets rich off of poor kids buying his sneakers? How Sway?!

[@DuaneHHLyon]

Ali...the goat....poet...rapper...and the boxer! Duane Henry Hoefer Lyon

[@noaidjones7216]

He looks more like Muhammad Ali sr. His real son Muhammad Ali Jr doesn't look nothing like him.

[@mbp7060]

You've gotta look closer. Ali Jr. looks like a cross between Muhammed Sr. and Muhammed Sr's. brother (Ali Jr's uncle) Rahman Ali.

[@PlayerisLT]

He sounds like Ali. couldnt believe

[@borislavgeorgiev5223]

Finally...every body each become a caricatures of him self...Allah...now that...

[@ezyfnef]

In Hadith it is said when you are loved by God, he in turn makes the world fall in love with you. This is ever so evident with this Mountain of a man. RIP

[@Elli5557]

ezyfnef ❤️

[@Hamsul]

ezyfnef not Quran but hadist qudsi

[@Potalot]

Elli Turkovic

[@chivalrousknight997]

im an atheist but im going to like this

[@yasminyasr]

ezyfnef swadaqta!!

[@divestedconservative26]

He looks and sounds JUST LIKE his father!!!! Strong genes!! Love u Ali...

[@kalashnikov47s]

He's adopted.

[@divestedconservative26]

How so?? I dont believe that

[@divestedconservative26]

Well he is pretty overweight....which doesn't seem right considering he's Ali's son. But he does favor him and sound like him...strange.

[@weavepg21]

Rumor has it that he is one of Ali's love children that Lonnie adopted and raised as her own.

[@bullfranthrow]

+SistahGurl321 He would have to be. That's what I thought when I saw him without even knowing the full story. The resemblance is too strong for him to be just a regular adopted child.

[@missyvillanueva3568]

Looks just like his dad! Muhammad was definitely a loving dad and humanitarian. RIP to the Greatest

[@magnetmac1]

He really does look like Ali but the crazy thing is that he was actually adopted.

[@missyvillanueva3568]

magnetmac1 I know that's what so weird

[@Arjetube]

ali did not want his son always measured up by him, so they said he was "adopted" but he IS his son

[@magnetmac1]

Jeffrey Lebowski If your claim is that he is his biological son then that is absolutely untrue.

[@Arjetube]

no he is NOT I have inside information but believe what you want...

[@axelanderthegreat]

People nowadays break their nails and they complain about it for a week, this man never complained and lived with Parkinson's for decades, we should all be inspired by this.

[@aeeevTHEBESTYOUTUBERXDDD]

they complain in hopes that it would be fixed, what a stupid comparison

[@axelanderthegreat]

@@aeeevTHEBESTKZbinRXDDD Your missing the point dimwit

[@scotttyson8661]

Muhammad Ali said do not marriage outside your own race..

[@showtime3314]

if he gets in shape they can make him play his dad in a muhammad ali movie :)

[@keyboardbeats]

Boxtime 848 already been done it starred Will Smith and it was called Ali

[@lazzzer2167]

@@keyboardbeats just name it Ali 2 with his later fights

[@angelaosakue433]

We were made diffrent in size and color for a reason. Why comment on his size?

[@kingbuck427]

Angela Gregory If I study hard I can be a astronaut.

[@angelaosakue433]

@@kingbuck427 Hey you never know. Go for it.

[@loubarnes101]

Muhammad Ali, a man ahead of his time.

[@hermanharper2747]

He was on time just the way the most high planed It

[@richk320]

Ali was beyond time.Eternity intervened with him on earth.

[@Gh0sT5531]

3:39 this dude looks like he saw a ghost

[@2kdemiks816]

Lmao what tf

[@EVILAKUMA]

They already have a movie and Muhammad Ali himself plays the role

[@sz7472]

No that’s just old people for you lol always stopping and staring just appreciating things infront of them

[@dead2675]

@@skrattar3994 its more weirder to reply to a reply which says its weird to reply to 2 year old comment

[@khanabdulrehman7886]

@@skrattar3994 yeh ur right 🙄

[@marekabrooks]

He is awesome. My father died when I was 25. I thank God for it day after day because I was allowed to mature enough to give God all my pain. I don't know if I could have gotten thru it without God comforting me.

[@dertig2623]

unkown user it shaped him enough to make him mature and make him understand life and probably made him work harder to try and succeed in life you never know what kind of events in someone’s life can change them

[@AMIRAMIR-vs9nf]

السلام عليكم May Allah keep you close in his presence. سلام

[@aghazarshahbazli7394]

amin

[@TheYoucompaq]

walaikumsalam..

[@Peter-ip9uz]

Ameen

[@cloads4698]

Yes sir

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

?

[@leodurocher5454]

He went from being a world superstar to having brain damage and parkinson's by his late 30s. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Boxing definitely made his parkinson's worse and the guy never complained about it... he was a fighter and a champion till the end. Mere mortals would not have made it as far as he did...RIP champ, there will never be another

[@leoytflash3502]

He was muslim, so don't use bible verses when speaking of his name

[@biss6000]

@@leoytflash3502 Im Muslim, but what he said is true indeed, so there's no point in argument.

[@leoytflash3502]

@@biss6000 be quiet brother

[@CosmoDawn1398]

you both respect each other

[@CosmoDawn1398]

@@leoytflash3502 say sorry

[@Jasongy827]

His son is a epitome of humbleness.

[@koolumar101]

I don't think there is another man that in this world that was loved and respected as much as Ali! it didn't matter how big or small how famous or unknown he was everybody's hero!

[@LegenHarryThing4076]

Because Of Baki, My Expectations Was He Is A Great Boxer... But I'm Wrong, He Is Not Cause He Is Much More Than That.... Such A Great Son

[@jfinthetrap]

same

[@alfredovazquez3968]

Muhammad Ali was a great man. Everyone loves him.He's still with us.

[@azmatalikhan1254]

Muhammad Ali was a great man. Everyone loves him.He's still with us.

[@adlaiwebb1657]

I was on a field trip from Brooklyn to The United Nations Bldg. We were in the second (2nd) grade ... 7 years old. Ali quite lovingly allowed me to mush his hair!! This occurred in 1969. I am now 58 years old.

[@seanquinland4609]

His teaching be remembered. When a man is dead he is dead ,the dead knows nothing.

[@anjumanara3493]

May Allah give Muhammad Ali jannah

[@freedomguider]

Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm...

[@barrowbarre6411]

Winston Churchill

[@Angela-wv4yw]

Not only does he look EXACTLY like his father, he sounds like him! I refuse to believe he was “adopted” the resemblance is striking

[@massdisruption3437]

Protecting him from the Ali legacy. Ali still has enemies. Even now.

[@hassan_sufyani]

😢Muhammed ali May Allah have mercy on you. You are a great man

[@afgpacton8245]

I am wondering why 11 people dislike this video...You all 11 dont have a role model

[@Hellamoody]

Ikr, and now it's 12!!!

[@yhideit4427]

Most likely because people can't stand that Snake asking him questions....big time ass hole Matt !

[@LANYNordic]

Racist Americans disliked. Cause the world loves Ali. The world doesn't have dislike for Ali.

[@mashibaryo2716]

Because Muhammad Ali is the most overrated boxer alive.

[@KELPacino]

Maybe some Joe Frazier fans or racists?

[@ATCRyderX]

Seeing the way THE CHAMP was when he got into his later years, as a kid, I thought Ali was just cool as a cucumber. Soft Spoken - the words came out as he intended them to. Being older and understanding what a horrendous thing Parkinson's is; I looked at him as an absolute warrior!

[@k0d0kan]

What an athlete he was. Once in a lifetime kind of human being...

[@wisamar1113]

There's 66 dislikes I guess they were from the KKK

[@lennydale92]

Why not the nation of Islam?

[@mikallowe4577]

@@lennydale92 because the nation of Islam honors Muhammad Ali for his contributions to the movement

[@lennydale92]

@@mikallowe4577 I thought Muhammad Ali disavowed the nation of Islam.

[@hamzamaalim3492]

@@lennydale92 YS he did

[@doinitagherman6]

Greetings from Moldova, thank you for keeping Ali's memory alive.😊🌸👍👏💪

[@seventy-seven68]

Looked just like his dad. WOW."

[@AnkurSingh-uo3wl]

He's adopted

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

Ankur Singh Punk.

[@LoveFirstYou]

@@THEDONSTR8Fightah76 Careful now. It is a known fact that he is adopted. Do your research.

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

@@LoveFirstYou 1 year ago, man.

[@LoveFirstYou]

@@THEDONSTR8Fightah76 Truth lives forever, and it is never too late for one to be corrected and learn.

[@krollpeter]

The man who stayed true to himself through all his life. I am very glad he had a good family and was so much loved. There was a very soft soul under the harder shell.

[@wolf9331]

May Allah have mercy on his soul. Amine