WMBD Muhammad Ali 1980 interview raw video

[@OjanMusic]

“Another Muhammad Ali.. Never in lifetime” Pure Prophecy ❤️‍🔥

[@devilstyle1161]

Straight up🦋🐝

[@michaelc1413]

You get the feeling this is a man who truly has seen it all. Hard to impress him, mentally tired but still has awareness.

[@Tourist-Q]

He wasn't mentally tired...he was sick you mook.

[@joeolivas2406]

​@@Tourist-Qyour right

[@thegreat1548]

​@@Tourist-Q He was also sick of everybody's hands in his pocket.

[@mister8800]

I've never seen an interview that made me so damn thirsty for a soda.

[@taliquewhack1597]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 i popped open a coke when he went fir his second one🤣🤣🤣

[@mb-st8it]

Istg

[@launchedkode]

he could sure guzzle coke !

[@AnthonyCroydon909]

Take Bernard Hopkins advice - DON'T DRINK SODAS. They are full of garbage.

[@juanman75]

Was nice to see this interview as I’ve never seen it before, but it was also sad to see the deterioration in Ali’s speech and health. Hard to think that he went on to fight twice after this against Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick.

[@josephgeorge7385]

I just can't believe he fought after this interview its obvious he was detoriating in this interview.

[@croftonjohn4466]

alis speech wasnt that bad its when he came back to fight holmes thats when it really happens

[@ΜαριαΧανιαλακης]

His doctors and coach who knew the truth about his health should not of let him back in the ring

[@emzid5105]

@@croftonjohn4466 Maybe because he was already taking medications to feel and look better. Perhaps that's why he seemed to be in a decent shape from time to time when he was talking to the medias at this time. He really looks exausted here.

[@bigbrotherlivefeeds8625]

And he had 3 more exhibition matches

[@barbaraglover4451]

R I P Muhammad Ali you are the greatest Boxer of time

[@connshawnery6489]

Ali was notorious for his sugary treats. He always had a youthful, playful energy while being the baddest man on the planet.

[@irenegaruba48]

On a Barbara Walters interview, when asked about something he didn’t like about himself, he said that he gained weight easily and that he disliked it! Now I see why he struggled with weight after his prime.

[@JuanAlberto-en3jf]

The worst mistake Alí ever made was signing to fight Larry Holmes after years of retirement. He was the Greatest and had many activities. We still remember Muhammad Alí, the greatest boxer of all times, although he did this last mistake. Thanks for the video.

[@tigerward88]

25 months was the time he was out of the ring Leon Spinks 2nd fight Sept 78 to Holmes fight in Oct 80

[@cabura-X]

he needed the money I think.

[@unclelloyd]

@@tigerward88 Correct, which equals years, i.e. plural (more than one) which is what he said.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

He shouldn't have fought Berbick either after that . Just inviting more damage to his brain .

[@cliffbot638]

​@cabura-X Thats what it always came down to. He needed money. That's why he took those fights. A legend like him should've been set for life. His crew and King stole all his money and drove him to this.

[@CapAnson12345]

Been looking at Ali interviews to see when he really started to go downhill with his speech.. and although he's obviously having some issues here he's miles better than he would be a year later. Big difference between his speaking in 1980 and 81.

[@b3aun3lson]

Unless he"s drinking here; there's a big difference between 1979 and 1980

[@mister8800]

@@b3aun3lson I did the same exact thing with his interviews and 1978 was the last year where you wouldn't notice his speech starting to slow, but there's one in 79 where you can start to see the signs of it. All I ever do when seeing those late 70's interviews is wish he had stopped fighting from that day forward, then maybe it could've made a difference.

[@claydogmadman6295]

Ali was declining rapidly year by year... The 2nd Frazier fight he had was miles apart from the 3rd fight Thrilla In Manilla and it was just from 1974 to 1975 and Ali skills had eroded in just that short time span... Sadly his motor functional abilities soon followed...

[@claydogmadman6295]

@mind Larry did what he had to do, Larry wanted to keep his heavyweight championship... Muhammad Ali "as much as l love the man" had no business in the ring with Larry Holmes in the year 1980...

[@claydogmadman6295]

@mind You don't know shit about boxing boy...

[@herbertrodriquez6456]

Ali's heart was as big as his legacy.❤

[@dhan3704]

Ali had many households to support. Even his m&d who he helped lived apart. Had no choice. Hana talks about it in one of her books.

[@travels129]

Could listen to this icon all night

[@gbrown4x4]

YESSSS !!!!!

[@MamaMia84oo7]

Should’ve retired after Foreman. He’d still be the greatest of all times. But the fact that he did fight 2 more times after this and still didn’t get knocked out, makes him even greater.

[@dropway9108]

Not sure you can call the Holmes contest a real fight. Ali was mauled in the ring, and Holmes took it easy on him. The Holmes disaster should never have taken place. Ali desperately needed the money. No tune up fights (not that they would have helped-he was beyond shot in 1980). So the Berbick fight in 1981 took place outside the United States because no state would sanction another Ali bout. So they fought in the Bahamas. It is absolutely shocking to watch Ali interviews circa 1970 and then to this in 1980. It was ten years but Ali seemed to have aged at least 35 years. This is the behavior and speech of someone in their 70's and suffering cognition and speech issues. He's only 38 years old here!

[@harlemmarine1234]

How you gonna get the title from foreman and not defend it...that's where the $$$ at??? Fight a few guys then retire with Frazier

[@garykeith1048]

@@dropway9108 He should have retired after the third Ken Norton fight. His timing was way off and he seemed to miss half of his punches. He even admitted after the fight the judges were nice to him and let him retain his title. Norton really clobbered him the last 3 rounds and Ali mostly stayed in a defensive "rope a dope" posture and tried to block the punches. He was a sad shadow of his former self and he had just enough skill and stamina left to win the fight. The previous fight with Jimmy Young should have convinced Ali to consider retiring. He looked awful in that fight-out of shape and his punches were way off the mark. Angelo Dundee tried to convince the reporters that Ali was in shape and trained hard for the fight, but it looked like he lost his passion for the sport and was only fighting because he needed the money to sustain his extravagant lifestyle and his huge entourage bleeding his bank account.

[@DionMckissack]

He's the greatest regardless of fights. That's not what made him the GOAT. It's bigger than that my friend. Talking stats minimizes his impact overall. Ask most fighters... they say it's ALI. Can't quantify his importance.

[@youtoo2233]

​@@garykeith1048well said!

[@elvicare35]

He's SO witty and smart!!!!!!!!

[@youremybiggestfan]

And kinda an asshole.

[@elvicare35]

@@youremybiggestfan If you say so, what do I know...NOTHING!!!!!

[@youremybiggestfan]

@@elvicare35 I think he was kinda a bully and a bit overrated.. I just dont see why some people see him as some kind of a black civil rights hero.. He seemed way to arrogant and mean spirited. Sure it might have been an act but I got more respect for Mike Tyson. At least hes real to himself

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@youremybiggestfan awwww....somebody's triggered

[@Infam0usKiller]

@@youremybiggestfan He may have been a bully toward certain opponents but overrated I think not. You better take another look at his accomplishments and resume.

[@progressivelibertarianview8832]

Muhammad Ali slowed down considerably right when his voice was needed the most...

[@uncletony6210]

when was that?

[@ravimahira2092]

Al Fatihah for Muhammad Ali

[@kaljic1]

He was that unique of a person. The top athelete of his time and with a great, deep soul. The Greatest.

[@leodavies9383]

I literally watch and hear Ali do ASMR

[@WalkerOne]

People who think Tyson should be fighting at 50+ should watch this.

[@Mr.Deko86]

Ali was only about 38, 39 years old here and he spoke like a 65 year old. Heart breaking. Some of us pay the price in the ring. This is why i have ZERO problems with fighters making millions when entertaining millions. A dollar per person watching is fair when you put your health on the line every time out.

[@anthonytoler3916]

According to autopsy which aired March of 2017 Muhammad Ali condition had came from a pesticide that was scraped from his lung and put under a microscope and determined to be a pesticide. The pesticide mimic Parkinson's syndrome. So that's why doctors thought he had Parkinson syndrome for so many years. They also spoke about his private hospital records that couldn't be released until after he was gone, those records indicated Ali had been secretly going to the doctor for this issue and complaining since 1972 . The obsolete hospital equipment didn't pick anything up back then and would just send him home but the autopsy doctor said looking at those x-rays today shows something was wrong at an alarming rate. And if he was a professional athlete today they would have encouraged him to retire back in 72

[@Mr.Deko86]

@@anthonytoler3916 Ali WAS encouraged to retire before the Foreman fight. He was on a serious decline. After the first Norton fight, you could hear the difference in speech flow and cadence. I wasn't aware about the pesticide. That's a damn shame. Although, I still believe that Ali paid the price for the shots he absorbed throughout his career. The pesticide effect probably accelerated his neurological decline. Had this been caught in time, he could have enjoyed the fruits of his labor.

[@tonyjones2524]

Although he was showing signs this guy doesn't have a mark on his face.

[@Mr.Deko86]

@@tonyjones2524 stayed smooth until the end.

[@hungrysurfer9471]

Ali was already finished before Ernie Shaves in late 1977. So really the remaining 4 fights and 1000s of rounds of sparing got him.

[@adriancustodio5818]

In memory of muhammad ali

[@sinisterstories540]

Very sad 😪😪😥 to watch his deterioration

[@najisayeed2082]

Omg. I love Ali. We don't have ANYONE who comes close to him.

[@mohammadmalik2957]

Champ chugging that coke down.

[@thedarksaiyanlord3406]

Champ had a sweet tooth

[@claydogmadman6295]

The Champ really gunning for that Coca cola commercial wasn't he?...

[@pugilistking5606]

He drunk about 8 litres during the interview! Bet he always called it Coca Cola.

[@Logicalreign-bm2mj]

Its crazy that he actually fought 2 more times after the way and condition you see him in here.

[@lwj24]

I'm a huge Ali fan, but got damn he was killing those cokes 😂. Also, Ali recycled many jokes over the years; " You're not as dumb as you look", " If I had a lower IQ, I'd enjoy this interview", " I love your show and admire your style, however your pay is so cheap I won't be back for a while". Just to name a few lol. He still the greatest though. Miss you Champ!

[@bigtommy9715]

Could the extreme thirst be a side effect or symptom of something?

[@Underhills]

The effect of drinking sugar.

[@flyingchimp12]

Shame on every single person (including himself) who let him fight after this

[@shanebowers7902]

When he beat goerge Forman in 75, he should of stopped then.

[@natebell651]

I believed he beat George foreman in 74

[@jonathanpence9067]

It was 74.

[@Danimal77]

@@shanebowers7902 George Foreman*** You managed to misspell his first and last name as well as the year they fought.

[@clayremy5346]

i realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream new movies online ?

[@claydogmadman6295]

Man oh man did that rope'a dope tactics take it's toll on the champ...

[@denissssss8579]

Not really. When he was on the ropes he didn’t get hit with too big shots. He covered his head with his hands most of the time. He got hit when he moved in the late 70s. So it has nothing to do with rope a dope tactics.

[@claydogmadman6295]

@@denissssss8579 I'm afraid you missed the mark on that my guy... Ali took major punishment just by laying on the ropes and letting people hit him... And yes those punches was connected to his head and he was taking them recklessly... I can name lots of fights where he rope a' doped and took major punishment laying on a ropes... Just to name a few fights that stand out is his third match with Kenny Norton, Muhammad covered up and a lot of punches got through to his head and body... Then there's that murderous fight he had with Ernie Shavers that really took a toll with Muhammad rope A doping... And yes a lot of it contribute to him not being able to move as good as he used to as well, but you better believe standing stationery and letting his opponents punch on him really did take effect as well...

[@uncletony6210]

@@denissssss8579 correct, it had mostly to do with Manila.

[@tammybain6895]

My mother and i watched his fight little did i know ibrememberd a move he made that saved my life never ever forget this man never rip

[@johnyerkov1553]

That joke he says about the dog and fireplug , I could not stop laughing.

[@ghanasoul]

Actor, Ernest Thomas (“Roger” from “What’s Happening!!”) was a very good friend of Ali. Ernest said the ONLY reason Ali kept fighting post ‘76 was he loved the attention. It was NOT bout money. He had money, but he was a giving man that gave it to people that had their hand out. The sound of the applause from fans is something he couldn’t give up that’s why he kept fighting.

[@stevestarr9769]

It is shocking to think he fought 2 more times after this interview.....he's having trouble forming words, he seems on the verge of falling asleep....I guess there was too much money to be made by too many people to stop him from fighting.

[@Bruno-mr2ho]

isso foi um crime

[@alexdonaldson1087]

This is just sad to see and hear.

[@giuseppesottile-n4v]

Loock what a man he was!!! You are right 100%. Alredy you could see he was with something wrong!! This show all of us my generation born in the 60s and all generations before and after

[@elnino4398]

I appreciate the zooming

[@nomo4u886]

Ali made soda look dope

[@royaljai5009]

I can't believe he continued to fight after this.....

[@jesusramon2863]

What about it?

[@hassanx9423]

@@jesusramon2863what do you mean what about it

[@robbereal1982]

Lol he called Magic johnson Magic Davis lol

[@cabura-X]

damn ali looks high after he finished the coke...😅❤

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

He still sounds lucid here. Hes on some kind of tranquilizer which may actually help his speech. But his brain seems fine

[@Flippie123]

He was very VERY thirsty 🤣

[@singh2702]

This interview was right around the time of the hostage crises at the American Embassy in Iran.

[@sliczedkaidzo2225]

Had early signs of Parkinson’s and then it gradually got worse as the years past

[@therealkingtytrill2661]

Yes thank u

[@mikep0914]

Pounding those coca-colas 😂

[@jasmineplacide5300]

He keeps drinking up the coke and pouring more in his cup and doing the same thing.

[@hayatokuda]

Ver y nice quality

[@benmorgan25]

How it feel to drink cola-colas? *Stimulate your Parkinson’s*

[@grengrenhuskey]

Man, Ali REALLY liked soda!

[@ghanasoul]

HA! I know. He’s DRINKIN’ the hell out of it.

[@papasul29]

He is killing that soda. I wonder what it is. Doctor pepper. Coke? Lol

[@rayali9854]

Me too.especially the sound of that ice rattling in that glass.

[@RRR-is3rf]

Ty

[@lukerodick6649]

At the end of the interview he’s asking the interviewer about the lady on the phone haha good old Muhammad loved his women. Listen carefully he asked does she like black or white and the guy says a bit of both haha classic ❤️ we miss you and love you champ, boy that cold coke was good too xxx

[@5olioo149]

No man, are u drunk or something

[@ЗухалНоров-ж2е]

best reclaimed Coca-Cola ever 😂😂😂

[@BufordTGleason]

Fact remains, no one twisted his arm to continue, he knew. That said if he was surrounded by people that cared about him, they would have discouraged him not the opposite

[@aricbradley4215]

This man really was great

[@pronoober6217]

1980 ASMR video

[@OdinsCloud]

I miss him!

[@wethepeople3381]

why is the weird cameraman filming his mouth?

[@frederickanderson1860]

His divorces made him fight the money, always the money.

[@davidcheung7789]

If he didn't fight Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick prior to this interview, he probably would have not have his already acquired parkinson's disease progressed. Holmes did the added damage big time and Berbick put the icing on the cake a year later. So sad 😢.

[@dimes2crypto]

Ernie shavers messed up Ali more than both of those guys combined.

[@davidcheung7789]

@@dimes2crypto Very true. Shavers had the much harder blows, but Ali could take them. He couldn't take them anymore with Holmes and Berbick.

[@Bruno-mr2ho]

não é verdade, provavelmente ele adquiriu a doença por conta dos treinamentos

[@murhalsimsir9119]

Is this before or after the Holmes fight?

[@brianna8154]

I think its before

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Muhammad Ali o Mohamed Alí​ (nacido como Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; Louisville, Kentucky, 17 de enero de 1942-Scottsdale, Arizona, 03 de junio de 2016) fue un boxeador estadounidense, considerado uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos. Fue una figura social de enorme influencia en su generación, en la política y en las luchas sociales o humanitarias a favor de los afroamericanos y del islam. 74 AÑOS.

[@kings_of_tekken6795]

thats crazy... i was drinking coca cola watching this :D

[@drsyedmuhammadnadeem6944]

♥️👌👌AWESOME ALI👌👌♥️

[@veeseee128]

Muhammad Ali sure is thirsty. Even burps.

[@_amirghods_]

Muhammad ali ASMR

[@RomarioFouardo]

May Allah forgive him, overlook his sins, and make him one of the people of Paradise, by His permission.

[@RuudBrood-hu6jc]

He is on tranquilizers to stop the shaking for sure...he is high here

[@jacketofthe80s13]

he needed money that's why this fight happened and god damn it dude could have used his name to market and make money better than having your strongest weapon the mind rot

[@bigtommy9715]

He could have stopped he didn’t want to. Initially he said he’d be done by his early 30s At some point it becomes about the heart of a fighter.

[@ninoloadz]

His mind never rotted. He still had lots of common sense years later even in his 50s-70s he chose not to speak. Due to the chances of ppl not being able to hear him, or constantly saying huh.

[@jacketofthe80s13]

@@ninoloadz dude no that shit ate his brain when it didn't need to. The champ became a vegetable

[@ninoloadz]

@@jacketofthe80s13 Parkinson’s simply slowed his speech. There’s videos of him much older speaking very well. Still interacting. Still understanding everything that’s going on around him. He chose when to be verbal.

[@ashab1]

True say

[@glenngibbs1267]

He should never had ended up the way he did just sad pathetic shame

[@5olioo149]

Its sad to see people sad, he was not sad ! Never pathetic

[@maitregab4997]

he is waking up halfay the interview, watever is speech i think he was also tired in this interview and when the sugar kick in he was quicker in is speech and sens of humour!

[@mddistribution30]

I remember Tommy Hearns was slurring his speech a bit like that towards the end of his career as well

[@nyshoefly]

"That's heavy"...haha

[@derrickbergtop1239]

He should not have been drinking with his enemies, that is what really brought him down...🙄

[@capoislamort100]

The honorable Elijah Muhammad warned him to quit for years, he chose not to listen….but, I think the government gave him that “disease”, rather than from taking punches in the ring.

[@RuudBrood-hu6jc]

African American paranoid schyzofrenia.....?????? WTF...​@@capoislamort100

[@DionMckissack]

Drake is the new Ali. I love what he stands for.

[@mikefallopian3191]

Not The Greatest, but quite possibly The Punchiest.

[@RafeeqWaliWali]

Magic Davis😅😂 he meant Magic Johnson 🤣😂 love Muhammad may Allah continue to bless his heart and soul🤲🏽

[@RickLane-x4j]

He should not have that fight with Earnie Shavers.... he was hit so hard. 😞

[@SteamAllchill]

He made a lot. Of sense despite being in the shape he was in

[@3rdStoneObliterum]

Ali is barely getting the words out, but still witty and creative.... Slurring and prePark going on.... Shoulda retired after Thrilla. No Shavers, no Lyle, no Wepner, no Spinks, no Holmes, no Berbick. Totally unnecessary

[@platzhirsch4275]

I still blame Holmes for beating an obviously sickness guy and justifying it with "he had too" and weaping after... Holmes lost all respect after that

[@Underhills]

But Tyson revenged Ali. Sweet victory.

[@Bruno-mr2ho]

ele foi obrigado, ele mesmo disse que aliviou durante a luta

[@seancreaven1671]

Ridiculous comment!! Holmes did have to fight Ali because Ali insisted on fighting him and boxing authority sanctioned it! What was he supposed to do? Allow Ali to win? Holmes did not know that Ali was in such bad shape going into the fight but Ali's handlers did. Holmes kept looking over to the referee to stop the fight and he was clearly not letting his punches flow in the way he was capable of to spare Ali. Many people are to blame for Ali's deterioration but Holmes was not one of them. Why do some people feel a need to disrespect a brave fighter in order to pay respect to another brave fighter?

[@Bruno-mr2ho]

Será que Holmes sabia que ali estava doente antes da luta ou durante a luta? ele disse em uma entrevista que aliviou os golpes durante a luta.

[@platzhirsch4275]

​@@seancreaven1671ridiculous comment. By 1979 everyone knew Ali was sick. Everyone. To claim Holmes didn't know is completely ridiculous.

[@shawnhallmon9245]

Parkinson's setting in ....sad

[@hunterluxton5976]

Punch drunk. His ego would not let him retire when he should have

[@KetchLambier]

I blame Dundee and Shavers.

[@HankFinkle11]

No. Angelo had nothing to do with it. If anyone, blame Don King and Herbert Muhammad.

[@papasul29]

To be honest cant blame anyone. Ali was in control of everything. If ali wanted to fight he was gonna fight no matter what anyone said or did

[@rhetoric5173]

Was this before or after holmes

[@claydogmadman6295]

That's what l'd like know...

[@dadhatdaddy9173]

Before

[@aminaismaiil]

Before

[@emzid5105]

the way he insults Holmes is mean. I never undestood this part of Ali. Here you won't find the excuse that it's a publicity stunt cause Ali was retired at this time. Called him ugly, no charisma, can't speak etc etc... waht's the point ?

[@aminaismaiil]

@@emzid5105 lmaoo Ali respected Holmes, but imagine losing to your own sparing partner. Ali is very good at trash talking as you May know. He was never cruel or mean In that way.

[@saltydog4759]

His brain is starting to show the damage here. those left hooks from Joe veggie-ized him

[@pauljames7438]

It’s obvious he wasn’t at the best of health.

[@aricbradley4215]

I don’t deal with him no more

[@USMC_LAterZ]

Icon and legend, but in hell. Yes, I said it.

[@scampbell777]

sad to see this interview, he sounds and looks poorly!

[@1deepIsraelite]

Look up on Google how he may have been poisoned

[@Gush27]

1 deepIsraelite lmao

[@1deepIsraelite]

@@Gush27 lmao@you

[@elvicare35]

He DOESN'T look poorly and he's very articulate and knows his stuff!!!!!!!!

[@Gush27]

elvicare35 stop it

[@Mar1983-x3c]

Wow he seemed so tired here , can barely speak 😢

[@deller5924]

Too much suger in that coke. He should have drunk bottled water instead.

[@najisayeed2082]

Ali was very thirsty in this clip. Lol..

[@kai_johnsonn]

Must admit Ali clinking and drinking from that glass was annoying the hell out of me. Like, can you not just focus on the interview for 4 minutes?

[@johnnym2069]

This is the raw footage of the interview, so of course there's going to be things like that. The Coke sipping would've been edited out otherwise.

[@Retrocidal]

hes already showing the signs of being punch drunk kind of sad

[@reoscorpio]

Thats my guy.. Coca Cola addict Lol hahaha

[@saltwell80]

Something else no one else is bringing into view ,his training Angelo Dunde never advised him to hang em up ,reason being he used Ali to fatten up his bank account,when one would ask him why wouldn't you tell Muhammad times up if you continue to fight i am outta here,his response is you can't tell a grown man what to do, so Angelo greed compelled him to participate with Ali demise,how sad ,all of this 4 a dollars!

[@cor2250]

He drink coke Rum lol ,looks tipsy ) ,but its the first sypthomes of his illnes ...Rip Champ 👊🏾🖤

[@stacybry29]

What the hell is he drinking?

[@brianna8154]

coca cola