If he had not gotten the brain damage, I 100% believe he would have tried to get the title back again. He was not going to accept the fact that time had caught up to him. He was and still is the greatest, and I don't say that just because I am from Louisville, KY.
2.44 " ali yeah i was hurt haha " .. parkinson " yeah good joke " ..
scratch our head at same time because we know we got each other
greatest host and greatest athlete had so much respect for each other
try get that little prick floyd maywether to give a full interview without looking like a prick ! ali had it all :D total legend in my eyes , could be srious , joke , kidd on , get hit and be hated by a nation then prove how great he was .. IDOL / HERO helped and inpired far too many people
@SuperChalkster he got parkinsons , that is not from fighting .. it didn't help but it runs in the family and unluckily he caught it .. nothing to do with boxing started it though
@odkundes he gained parkinsons trust , he never trusted many because many people wanted to make a fool out him .. they became great friends and i love it !
Although I will say that even in such a diminished state, Ali makes a fool of Parkinson. Seems like a popular pastime-- Helen Mirren did it too... not the brightest talk-show host in history...
@Shandra9000mail Ali's daughter Khalilah said that she felt like a mistake, like he disowned her. She said her mother had to go to court for child support court and he would give her mom money for her and she would never see him because he was with his then wife Veronica and her children hana and laila so the others felt left behind and his other daughter Miya said her peers in school teased her and said she didnt look like him.
@Shandra9000mail right. And ali's daughter Maryum, the oldest, cant stand her for breaking up her family. She confronted her dad and asked him why and ali apologized for it and called veronica a stage wife and a goldigger...i bought his book that says at the divorce if porsche and ali, she walked away with more money than he did. Sad case
He mentions the Mayo clinic clearing him to fight makes me sick, They l8tr revealed he did have kidney problems from taking too many thyroid pills to lose wieght for the holmes fight when he had no thyroid problems, also he couldn't touch his nose w his hand missing by up to 5 inches but they cleared it..we can tell this is the man he grew into he was an imppressionable young man angry and loud early but this is ali I think the closest to his true heart we will see. he was a trickster for sure
You can see and hear the beginnings of his problems in this interview. How he got sanctioned to fight after Holmes is anybodies guess. He was the Greatest, but he went on too long.
@Shandra9000mail Yeah that shit is crazy. Veronica only stayed around when he was the champ and as soon as he lost his title, they started having marital problems. She filed for divorce in '84. And you know whats even crazier? Belinda still wanted him after Porsche left him. She said she would take him back if he still wanted her.
@LelandnSonya4eva I agree you are correct. She stated in a Ebony Magazine that she would take him back. This story got quite interesting to me and I researched the affair. Look at how he left his kids though. Him leaving the wife wasn't my problem I thought about the kids. I looked at every Ebony magazine online. This man said he was spending $300,000 to fix up a house for Veronica but he didn't give the money to his kids? That's fucked up! Veronica got a nice settlement too!
@LelandnSonya4eva Jet and Ebony had this story rolling in their archives it was getting real juicy that I had to read every publication from 1967 until 1977. Ali and Belinda was on every magazine cover during that time. When Ali married Veronica she was featured only twice. I loved when Belinda said that she would take Ali back after she wrote her tell-all-book about him. LMAO Now that's love right there! I'll take you back after I drag yo ass through the mud. She loved him dearly.
Muhammad did enough. He defeated the impossible opponents like Sonny Liston and George Foreman.He fought every top contender and whopped them the first or second/third times. He had nothing to prove anymore. But he had too much class and heart. He had a beautifull wife, enough money and could have a luxury life. He just wanted to box. Amazing.
@LelandnSonya4eva Yeah she was a gold digger, but it's his fault too. The man left his Black wife for a French woman. His wife had 4 kids at home and that shit was fucked up how he did his wife. It's called Karma. How the fuck do you introduce your mistress for the world to see on National Television? Belinda got on the next plane smoking to Ziarre that night when he introduced the world to his new woman, and she pitched a bitch when she saw them in his hotel room. That's some dirty ass shit.
Oh the irony.
CatsnBabies192 4 days ago
sad to see this :'(
LushDrag 1 week ago
If he had not gotten the brain damage, I 100% believe he would have tried to get the title back again. He was not going to accept the fact that time had caught up to him. He was and still is the greatest, and I don't say that just because I am from Louisville, KY.
62636263c 1 week ago
2.44 " ali yeah i was hurt haha " .. parkinson " yeah good joke " ..
scratch our head at same time because we know we got each other
greatest host and greatest athlete had so much respect for each other
try get that little prick floyd maywether to give a full interview without looking like a prick ! ali had it all :D total legend in my eyes , could be srious , joke , kidd on , get hit and be hated by a nation then prove how great he was .. IDOL / HERO helped and inpired far too many people
calbo555 2 weeks ago
holmes gave him brain damage, thats why you shouldnt keep fighting when you shouldnt.
SuperChalkster 3 weeks ago
@SuperChalkster he got parkinsons , that is not from fighting .. it didn't help but it runs in the family and unluckily he caught it .. nothing to do with boxing started it though
calbo555 2 weeks ago
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he is 39 ears old here, damn man why did you fight also in 1981 eventhough you have this shit illness
cCcTuraniacCc 1 month ago
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cCcTuraniacCc 1 month ago
if you compare this interview with the one from 1974, maaaaaan what a diffeerence
odkundes 1 month ago 12
@odkundes Yeah, he's not nuts here and spouting about his religion.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 2 weeks ago
@TheWitchOvAgnesi I thought more of his health status, but this comes closely to what you wrote... the illness really pacified him.
odkundes 2 weeks ago
@odkundes I see what you mean. I misunderstood. But yeah, sadly this disease does cripple people profoundly.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 2 weeks ago
@odkundes he gained parkinsons trust , he never trusted many because many people wanted to make a fool out him .. they became great friends and i love it !
calbo555 2 weeks ago
Although I will say that even in such a diminished state, Ali makes a fool of Parkinson. Seems like a popular pastime-- Helen Mirren did it too... not the brightest talk-show host in history...
Quinty5555 1 month ago
@Quinty5555 In what way does he make a fool of Parkinson? They both had mutual respect for each other and were great in there own right.
MrLordofDub 1 month ago
This is absolutely heartbreaking. He literally sounds like he's falling apart.
Quinty5555 1 month ago 8
I can barely hear what Ali is saying
xfirefox0811 1 month ago
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um161994 2 months ago
@Shandra9000mail Ali's daughter Khalilah said that she felt like a mistake, like he disowned her. She said her mother had to go to court for child support court and he would give her mom money for her and she would never see him because he was with his then wife Veronica and her children hana and laila so the others felt left behind and his other daughter Miya said her peers in school teased her and said she didnt look like him.
LelandnSonya4eva 3 months ago
@Shandra9000mail right. And ali's daughter Maryum, the oldest, cant stand her for breaking up her family. She confronted her dad and asked him why and ali apologized for it and called veronica a stage wife and a goldigger...i bought his book that says at the divorce if porsche and ali, she walked away with more money than he did. Sad case
LelandnSonya4eva 3 months ago
He mentions the Mayo clinic clearing him to fight makes me sick, They l8tr revealed he did have kidney problems from taking too many thyroid pills to lose wieght for the holmes fight when he had no thyroid problems, also he couldn't touch his nose w his hand missing by up to 5 inches but they cleared it..we can tell this is the man he grew into he was an imppressionable young man angry and loud early but this is ali I think the closest to his true heart we will see. he was a trickster for sure
TheBenballs99 3 months ago
You can see and hear the beginnings of his problems in this interview. How he got sanctioned to fight after Holmes is anybodies guess. He was the Greatest, but he went on too long.
Frsng1 3 months ago
@Shandra9000mail Yeah that shit is crazy. Veronica only stayed around when he was the champ and as soon as he lost his title, they started having marital problems. She filed for divorce in '84. And you know whats even crazier? Belinda still wanted him after Porsche left him. She said she would take him back if he still wanted her.
LelandnSonya4eva 3 months ago
@LelandnSonya4eva I agree you are correct. She stated in a Ebony Magazine that she would take him back. This story got quite interesting to me and I researched the affair. Look at how he left his kids though. Him leaving the wife wasn't my problem I thought about the kids. I looked at every Ebony magazine online. This man said he was spending $300,000 to fix up a house for Veronica but he didn't give the money to his kids? That's fucked up! Veronica got a nice settlement too!
Shandra9000mail 3 months ago
@LelandnSonya4eva Jet and Ebony had this story rolling in their archives it was getting real juicy that I had to read every publication from 1967 until 1977. Ali and Belinda was on every magazine cover during that time. When Ali married Veronica she was featured only twice. I loved when Belinda said that she would take Ali back after she wrote her tell-all-book about him. LMAO Now that's love right there! I'll take you back after I drag yo ass through the mud. She loved him dearly.
Shandra9000mail 3 months ago
Wow! Been looking for the full Parkinson 1981 interview for years. I see a different less intense Ali here. Many thanks for posting.
stuh1975 3 months ago
The greatest entertainer of my life........
mickyb8419 3 months ago
Muhammad did enough. He defeated the impossible opponents like Sonny Liston and George Foreman.He fought every top contender and whopped them the first or second/third times. He had nothing to prove anymore. But he had too much class and heart. He had a beautifull wife, enough money and could have a luxury life. He just wanted to box. Amazing.
michaelyouth 4 months ago 2
Veronica left him 3 years after this interview when.he started really gettin sick. So much for better or for worst, thru sickness and in health lol
LelandnSonya4eva 4 months ago 2
He shouldnt have NEVEEEERRRR fought after the 3rd Norton fight, let alone in '80!!!
LelandnSonya4eva 4 months ago
I love this interview
LelandnSonya4eva 4 months ago
He was so handsome right here. Veronica didnt deserve ali. Goldigging whore
LelandnSonya4eva 4 months ago
@LelandnSonya4eva Yeah she was a gold digger, but it's his fault too. The man left his Black wife for a French woman. His wife had 4 kids at home and that shit was fucked up how he did his wife. It's called Karma. How the fuck do you introduce your mistress for the world to see on National Television? Belinda got on the next plane smoking to Ziarre that night when he introduced the world to his new woman, and she pitched a bitch when she saw them in his hotel room. That's some dirty ass shit.
Shandra9000mail 3 months ago