WMBD Muhammad Ali 1980 interview raw video
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- In the winter of 1980 Muhammad Ali was in Peoria to help Bob Wallace campaign for U. S. Senate.
WMBD's assignment manager, Thom Serafin was able to arrange a one and one interview with Mr. Ali which took place at the then Peoria International Airport. Bob Leak was the videographer.
Before this interview Mr. Ali took part in a boxing demonstration at the Peoria's Boy's Club. I was told that Mr. Ali was "more than generous" with his time. That any young person who wanted to get into the ring and spar or box with Mr. Ali was allowed to. And he put just as much energy with the last young person as with the first.
That meant he was severely tired when he arrived at PIA. You can see it in the interview.
Our main Saturday crew shot the Boy's Club video, which was the b-roll for the story. Thom and I shot the one on one, which is what this video is......... - กีฬา
You get the feeling this is a man who truly has seen it all. Hard to impress him, mentally tired but still has awareness.
He wasn't mentally tired...he was sick you mook.
he was already retarded at this point
Could listen to this icon all night
“Another Muhammad Ali.. Never in lifetime” Pure Prophecy ❤️🔥
Straight up🦋🐝
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.
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!
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
@@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.
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.
Man, Ali REALLY liked soda!
HA! I know. He’s DRINKIN’ the hell out of it.
He is killing that soda. I wonder what it is. Doctor pepper. Coke? Lol
I've never seen an interview that made me so damn thirsty for a soda.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 i popped open a coke when he went fir his second one🤣🤣🤣
Istg
he could sure guzzle coke !
Ali was notorious for his sugary treats. He always had a youthful, playful energy while being the baddest man on the planet.
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.
I literally watch and hear Ali do ASMR
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.
I just can't believe he fought after this interview its obvious he was detoriating in this interview.
alis speech wasnt that bad its when he came back to fight holmes thats when it really happens
His doctors and coach who knew the truth about his health should not of let him back in the ring
@@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.
And he had 3 more exhibition matches
Ali was already finished before Ernie Shaves in late 1977. So really the remaining 4 fights and 1000s of rounds of sparing got him.
R I P Muhammad Ali you are the greatest Boxer of time
Al Fatihah for Muhammad Ali
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.
25 months was the time he was out of the ring Leon Spinks 2nd fight Sept 78 to Holmes fight in Oct 80
he needed the money I think.
@@tigerward88 Correct, which equals years, i.e. plural (more than one) which is what he said.
He shouldn't have fought Berbick either after that . Just inviting more damage to his brain .
@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.
Muhammad Ali slowed down considerably right when his voice was needed the most...
I appreciate the zooming
Very sad 😪😪😥 to watch his deterioration
I can't believe he continued to fight after this.....
Man oh man did that rope'a dope tactics take it's toll on the champ...
Ali's heart was as big as his legacy.❤
In memory of muhammad ali
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.
Unless he"s drinking here; there's a big difference between 1979 and 1980
@@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.
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...
@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...
@mind
You don't know shit about boxing boy...
Yes thank u
Ty
He's SO witty and smart!!!!!!!!
And kinda an asshole.
@@youremybiggestfan If you say so, what do I know...NOTHING!!!!!
@@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
@@youremybiggestfan awwww....somebody's triggered
@@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.
Ver y nice quality
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
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.
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.
Could the extreme thirst be a side effect or symptom of something?
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!
Champ chugging that coke down.
Champ had a sweet tooth
The Champ really gunning for that Coca cola commercial wasn't he?...
He drunk about 8 litres during the interview! Bet he always called it Coca Cola.
This is just sad to see and hear.
Ali made soda look dope
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
Shame on every single person (including himself) who let him fight after this
When he beat goerge Forman in 75, he should of stopped then.
I believed he beat George foreman in 74
It was 74.
@@shanebowers7902 George Foreman*** You managed to misspell his first and last name as well as the year they fought.
i realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream new movies online ?
People who think Tyson should be fighting at 50+ should watch this.
This man was crushed by 34. George Foreman won heavyweight championship AGAIN by KO at 45
♥️👌👌AWESOME ALI👌👌♥️
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.
Lol he called Magic johnson Magic Davis lol
Had early signs of Parkinson’s and then it gradually got worse as the years past
1980 ASMR video
Muhammad ali ASMR
He is on tranquilizers to stop the shaking for sure...he is high here
damn ali looks high after he finished the coke...😅❤
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
No man, are u drunk or something
He keeps drinking up the coke and pouring more in his cup and doing the same thing.
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 😢.
Ernie shavers messed up Ali more than both of those guys combined.
@@dimes2crypto Very true. Shavers had the much harder blows, but Ali could take them. He couldn't take them anymore with Holmes and Berbick.
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.
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
@@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.
He was very VERY thirsty 🤣
best reclaimed Coca-Cola ever 😂😂😂
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.
His divorces made him fight the money, always the money.
Drake is the new Ali. I love what he stands for.
He should not have been drinking with his enemies, that is what really brought him down...🙄
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.
African American paranoid schyzofrenia.....?????? WTF...@@capoislamort100
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
thats crazy... i was drinking coca cola watching this :D
Punch drunk. His ego would not let him retire when he should have
"That's heavy"...haha
He should never had ended up the way he did just sad pathetic shame
Its sad to see people sad, he was not sad !
Never pathetic
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
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
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.
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.
@@ninoloadz dude no that shit ate his brain when it didn't need to. The champ became a vegetable
@@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.
Icon and legend, but in hell. Yes, I said it.
Wow he seemed so tired here , can barely speak 😢
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?
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.
Parkinson's setting in ....sad
I blame Dundee and Shavers.
No. Angelo had nothing to do with it. If anyone, blame Don King and Herbert Muhammad.
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
Was this before or after holmes
That's what l'd like know...
Before
Before
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 ?
@@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.
Too much suger in that coke. He should have drunk bottled water instead.
sad to see this interview, he sounds and looks poorly!
Look up on Google how he may have been poisoned
1 deepIsraelite lmao
@@Gush27 lmao@you
He DOESN'T look poorly and he's very articulate and knows his stuff!!!!!!!!
elvicare35 stop it
Ali was used and molded as a political instrument.
You people vote for Biden but then feel bad for this man 😂
Thats my guy.. Coca Cola addict Lol hahaha
He drink coke Rum lol ,looks tipsy ) ,but its the first sypthomes of his illnes ...Rip Champ 👊🏾🖤
Looks like he's on drugs
He is progressing to a serious illness.
Probably the meds
It's the Parkinsons setting in on him
@@shawnhallmon9245Shocking to think that only 6 years earlier he was an absolute machine of a man, preparing to fight Foreman in Ziear.
Its that Cassius Clay guy, the one that got kicked out of U.S.A. boxing for being a coward?
You sure ask stupid questions
Be nice
@@thebestchannel5456 That was being nice, I could have said ha! ha!. He died a well deserved cowards death
Jackass! And I don’t mean anyone on the video!
Not a coward. Just the GOAT.
Clay is rather overrated.