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Lipsyte: Wave after wave of TV reporter, radio reporter, they all came, you know, ‘You know in a few minutes, you’re gonna be, you know, in the front lines.’ And then black Muslims would come and they’d say, ‘Some cracka’ sergeant gonna’ drop a hand grenade down into your pants.’ Um, and he was wild, and he was exasperated. THE STATE BOXING COMMISSIONS SUSPENDED HIMĪND STRIPPED HIM OF HIS TITLE. WHEN ALI REFUSED INDUCTION INTO THE ARMED FORCES, He had won 29 fights in six and a half years. I think that Clay can do what he wants to do in the ring. “Joe”: (laughs) I don’t, I don’t know about that. Howard Cosell: He said he’d humiliate him, I hardly think it’s necessary. Rhoden: Terrell would not call him by his name, you wanna call him Cassius. Lipsyte: Ernie Terrell, somehow got boxed into, you know, standing up for the establishment and that was, you know, another terrible and ugly fight. In a pre-fight with Howard Cosell and ABC sportsĪli almost came to blows with Ernie Terrell. The most dominant performance in Ali’s career. In three round technical knockout in November, He knocked out Brian London in only three rounds in August,īeat Carl Millenberger in 12 rounds in September, And he would just, uh, he would just kind of punch Floyd, step back Shots from fightĪli defeated George Chuvalo in March 1966.Īnd then Henry Cooper in a six round TKO in May. It was like a little boy picking the wings off a butterfly. He’d rather run through hell in a gasoline sport coat. On screen / shots from the two fights mentionedĪli: If Floyd dreamed he beat me, he’d apologize. Didn’t knock them out when he could have, because he wanted to inflict more punishment, because they insisted on calling him Cassius Clay. And in several very cruel fights, one with Floyd Patterson, one with Ernie Terrell, he tortured them. Lipsyte: He’s very sensitive about my rightful name. There are negro judges.Īli: So in other words, I’d have to ask a white man, ‘May I call myself Muhammad Ali, boss?’ On screen Reporter: You’ve thought about changing it legally to Muhammad?Īli: Legally? Le- How’s that, who would I have to SOME ASKED IF HE MIGHT OFFICIALLY CHANGE ITĪS A REPORTER DID IN THIS PRESS CONFERENCE Lipsyte: I said to him, ‘Listen, sorry about this, but this is out of my control.’ And he patted me on the head and said, ‘Don’t worry, you’re just a little brother of the white power structure.’ Shots of “Cassius Clay” in NYT articles Shots from fightĬLAY BECAME THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.ĬONTINUED TO CALL HIM CASSIUS.

WAS HITTING THE CHAMPION VIRTUALLY AT WILL. The New York Times sent me down there with these instructions: As soon as I got to Miami, rent a car, drive back and forth between the arena where the fight was gonna’ be held and the nearest hospital so I would waste no time following Cassius Clay into intensive care. Cassius Clay was a 7-1 underdog - which is enormous, prohibitive odds. Lipsyte: In 1964, the champion was Sonny Liston. He would come to be celebrated all over the world -īut was militant and confrontational in his youth.įEW THOUGHT HE HAD MUCH OF A CHANCEĚli dancing in the ring / Ali shooting his mouth off outside of itĪli: I predict that tonight someone will die at ringside of shock! Possessed unrivaled speed and agility inside the ringĪnd an unmatched wit and charisma outside of it.

So, I see that I’m gonna have to go look in the booksĪli: See what’s it all about now I’m getting the little interviews On screen interview with reporter But really, I haven’t really checked on that. And uh, really, where, he was from, where it was all originated, I couldn’t tell ya, but since I reached a little fame in boxing, most people want to know where I’m-a from and uh, where did I get that name. Current and former New York Times reporters and columnists talk about their memories of him and how he became an international icon.Īli: Well, as I understand, I’m Cassius Marcellus Clay, the sixth and my great-great grandfather was a Kentucky slave when he was named after some great Kentuckian, but Cassius Marcellus Clay is a great name in Kentucky.

Transcript Muhammad Ali: ‘What’s My Name?’ The three-time world champion boxer Muhammad Ali has died.

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