:13:02
Had a house for his mother, one for
him and he told 'em to shove it.
:13:06
If he couldn't love his god,
what do you think he is...mister?
:13:12
(Boxers sparring and crowd shouting)
:13:23
(Applause)
:13:25
(Mailer) 'Ali trained for the Foreman
fight at Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
:13:29
'He trained very hard
for that fight,
:13:32
'and had very good sparring partners.
:13:34
'Larry Holmes was one of them.
:13:36
'I was struck with how well
he actually handled Ali
:13:41
'in their sparring sessions.
:13:43
'He dominated Ali.
That wasn't uncommon.
:13:46
'Ali would often not show his best
stuff with sparring partners,
:13:51
'but would work on his weaknesses.
:13:53
'He'd go against the ropes
and let people pummel him,
:13:56
'very heavy hitters,
he'd let them bang away at him.
:13:59
'As if he was training his body to
receive these messages of punishment
:14:03
'and absorb them faster than other
fighters could absorb them.'
:14:09
(Ali) 'This is in Africa because
they came up with $10 million.'
:14:14
$5 million for George Foreman,
:14:17
$5 million for me.
:14:19
England was trying to get it.
A promoter said America was trying,
:14:23
but none could surpass
the $5 million mark.
:14:25
The dream is becoming a reality.
:14:28
(Hauser) 'Don King
went to George Foreman
:14:31
'and got him to sign an agreement
:14:33
'saying that if King could deliver
$5 million, Foreman would fight Ali.
:14:38
'Then King went to Ali
and made the same deal,
:14:41
'so Don King now had both fighters,
:14:44
'their signatures
on a piece of paper.
:14:47
'What he didn't have
was $10 million.'
:14:49
..a festival to complement
this great sporting event,
:14:53
the greatest sporting event
in history.
:14:56
- Of all time!
- All time, as the champ says.
:14:59
Greatest event of all time!