>> ali went into that fight really with the idea of humiliating floyd patterson. he did that. nd he didn't throw a punch. he just glided around the ring and made patterson look sort of silly. then he jabbed him silly for most of the fight. in the 12th round, the referee stopped the fight because patterson was taking too much of a beating. >> ali's next fight would be fought against a backdrop of vietnam when this tribute to muhammad ali continues. >>> hana ali said his father kept beating 30 minutes after organs failed. >>> hillary clinton projected to win the democratic caucuses in the u.s. virgin islands. now, back to our program. >>> this is "headliners & legends." once again, lester holt. >> by the mid-1960s, the boxer who had debuted as cassius clay is at odds with the american mainstream. he has joined the nation of islam and changed his name to something distinctly foreign sounding. muhammad ali. but the pretty prince of boxing is about to jab the establishment big-time when citing his religious beliefs. he refuses to be drafted into the u.s. army to fight for his countr

said, what's my name, sucker. >> ali went into that fight really with the idea of humiliating floyd pattersonhat. in the first round, he didn't throw a punch. he glided around the ring. and then, he jabbed him silly. on the 12th round, the referee stopped the fight because patterson was taking too much of a beating. >> ali's next fight would be fought against the backdrop of vietn vietnam, when this contribute to muhammad ali continues. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to learn more. this plan was designed with a rate lock for people on a fixed income who want affordable life insurance that's simple to get. coverage options for just $9.95 a mon

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i was also a boxing fan of floyd patterson's. and floyd patterson was a previous champion. the first time that floyd fought muhammad ali, i have to admit, i was cheering for floyd. floyd didn't do too well. he hurt his back and floyd was taunted by ali and wanted him to say his name and he punished him pretty good through 12 rounds. but the second time they fought, which was in the early 1970's, patterson did a lot better. they stopped the fight i think at the beginning, into the sixth, the beginning of the seventh, and it was closer to even. and after the fight, as i understand it, ali told the referee not to stop the fight, because patterson's fighting so well and he should be able to continue fighting and it wasn't fair to stop it. i saw an interview with then cassius clay, with steve allan, from 1963, that's on the internet. and in that interview they said something about floyd patterson and first clay made a joke and said that he knocked him out twice in one round. floyd's jaw was somewhat challenged. and he said that -- he said, his legs should sue his body for lack o

>> ali went into that fight really with the idea of humiliating floyd patterson, then he jabbed the fightecause patterson was taking too much of a beating. >> ali's next fight would be fought against the backdrop to vietnam, when the tribute to muhammad ali continues. ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. it's the semi-annual sale! save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. if you a dry mouth can be ations common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel, so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene. for people who suffer from a dry mouth. >>> nbc news has projected hillary clinton as the projected winner in the virgin islands, some wonder how they will be split between hillary clinton and her rival, bernie sanders. >>> and soldiers killed when flood waters caused damage in ft. hood. soldiers come from texas, north carolina, new jersey and indiana

>> ali went into that fight really with the idea of humiliating floyd patterson. he did that. round he didn't throw a punch. he just glided around the ring and made patterson look sort of silly. then he jabbed him silly for most of the fight. in the 12th round, the referee stopped the fight because pat irson was taking too much of a beating. >> ali's next fight would be fought against a backdrop of vietnam when this tribute to muhammad ali continues. >>> i'm todd piro. here's what's happening. boxing champion muhammad ali has died at the age after 74. he had been hospitalized for treatment of a rispier to issue. >> the bodies of four soldiers were recovered friday. they were killed when their truck was swept away by floodwaters. >> the man shot by a secret service agent two weeks ago at the white house said he went there to shoot people. he's charged with using a firearm to interfere with a federal officer which can carry a 20-year sentence. now back to our program. >>> this is headliners & legends. once again, lester holt. >> by the mid-1960s, the boxer who had debuted as cas

that's when cassius clay came up to stop the man who annihilated floyd patterson twice.going to kill me. he hit harder than george. his reach was longer than george and i'm better now than i was when you saw that 22-year-old undeveloped kid running. i'm experienced now. professional. always been lost and broke and bam, been chopping trees. i do something new for this fight. i would have wrestled with an alligator. that's right. i have wrestled with an alligator and tossed it with a whale and that's bad. that's bad. only last week i murdered a rock anglo stone, hospitalized. into the stone and hospitalized a brick. i'm so mean i make medicine sick. >> fast. fast. fast. last night i hit the switch and was in the room before the room was dark. fast. all you chumps are going to bow when i whoop him. all of you. i know you've got him. i know you've got him picked but the man's in trouble. i'm going to show you how great i am. >> i think ali was scared. i think he was scared even then and knew he was going to be very scared as he got closer and closer to the fight. >> george c

i'm out to break floyd patterson's record.birthday, today, january the 17th, that leaves exactly one year to reach my goals. people do say i'm cocky, some say i need a good whipping. some say i talk too much. but anything that i say i'm willing to back up. the other night i predicted i would knock out this banks in four rounds, and i did. >> i knocked out don juan in four rounds, i just annihilated george logan in four rounds. >> close your mouth and just keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. >> no, no, keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. i'm the greatest. i'm knocking out all bums, if you get too smart, i'll knock you out. >> you would take him on before the fight? >> beat him like i'm his daddy. >> i saw sonny liston a few days ago. >> ain't he ugly? ♪ >> i'm young, i'm handsome, i'm fast, i'm pretty and i can't possibly be beat. >> cassius clay goes into the record books as another who brought up one of the great upsets in the heavyweight history. >> it is befitting that i leave the game just like i came

i'm out to break floyd patterson's record.hday, today, january the 17th, that leaves exactly one year to reach my goals. people do say i'm cocky, some say i need a good whipping. some say i talk too much. but anything that i say i'm willing to back up. the other night i predicted i would knock out this banks in four rounds, and i did. >> i knocked out don juan in four rounds, i just annihilated george logan in four rounds. >> close your mouth and just keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. >> no, no, keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. i'm the greatest. i'm knocking out all bums, if you get too smart, i'll knock you out. >> you would take him on before the fight? >> beat him like i'm his daddy. >> i saw sonny liston a few days ago. >> ain't he ugly? ♪ >> i'm young, i'm handsome, i'm fast, i'm pretty and i can't possibly be beat. >> cassius clay goes into the record books as another who brought off one of the great upsets in the heavyweight history. >> it is befitting that i leave the game just like i came in

floyd patterson recalls an incident where he ran into mohammed ali and called him cash offended.d henk some of the antics we hear from mohammed ali, he got these antics from gorgeous george. many people do not remember george, -- gorgeous mohammed ali had seen gorgeous in louisville. upgeous george used to get andis flamboyant costumes he was like the villain. and he boasted a lot. is likedonald trump both. play thatort of androgyny. but no one is going to pick a george.th gorgeous the great french canadian writer, i interviewed him and he said when he heard that the heavyweight champion of the self-pity, heng a knew there was a change in the culture of boxing. one more thing, ernie terrel was considered him up fight or my book was published in canada. have canadian emphasis. a showdown between organized crime, which introduced an organization, the showdown happened in toronto. mohammed or warned that is all he did not take a dive and did not fall, he would wind up in the bottom of lake michigan. according to george, whom ali fought, man was paid a visit by the nation of islam. you k

fireman responds real quickly and he said you fought the bear and he said you fought the rabbit floyd patterson and george foreman and smoking joe frazier and muhammad said yeah, but joe wasn't really smoking and i said muhammad that is a good line. he says you are right, write that down. but it wasn't all about signing autographs and kissing babies. you know, if there was a village that needed food, and a third world country, muhammad was on the plane and will travel with check. if there was a conflict and he could be part of a resolution, again, muhammad will travel. as lonnie had mentioned, hostages muhammad was the man of act. one of my favorite quotes and i think it is in your program, muhammad said service to others is the rent you pay for your room on earth and i want to say to champ, your rent is paid in full. your rent is paid in full. your rent is paid in full. you know, and in fact i think he paid it forward because he has taught us to love rather than to hate, to look for commonalities rather than differences and, therefore, i think he has paid it forward for all of us. so as we all

was a 25-year-old champion who had shocked the world by beating the likes of sonny liston and floyd pattersonerica when he opted out of the draft for the vietnam war, because of his religious convictions as a muslim. ali immediately was reviled for his stance. in an effort to find out whether the young boxer was sincere, another great, jim brown, organized a meeting in cleveland, with ali and several prominent athletes. among them, bill russell, and a 20-year-old lew alcindor, who later would change his name to kareem abdul-jabbar. many of these athletes had served in the military and thought they could change ali's mind. but after several hours of debate, the young champion actually changed their minds. nfl hall of famer bobby mitchell was there and said of ali, quote, he convinced us that he knew exactly what he was doing, that it was important to him. so the group held a press conference and came out in support of muhammad ali, and the picture is truly worth a thousand words. sitting next to some of the greatest athletes of all time is the man who would eventually be known as the greatest

he said you fought the rabbit, floyd patterson. you fought big george foreman. you fought smokin' joe frazier. and muhammed interrupted and said yeah, but joe wasn't really smokin'. i said muhammed, that's a good line. he said you're right, write that down. but it wasn't all about signing autographs and kissing babies. you know, if there was a village that needed food, in a third-world country, muhammed was on plane, will travel, with check. if there was a conflict and he could be part of a resolution, again, muhammed will travel. as lonnie had mentioned, if there were hostages to be released, muhammed was a man of action. one of my favorite quotes, i think it's right here in your program. muhammed said service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. i just want to say champ, your rent is paid in full. your rent is paid in full. your rent is paid in full. [ applause ] >> you know in fact i think he's paid it forward. because he has taught us to love rather than to hate. to look for commonalities rather than differences. and so therefore, i thi

he was very cruel to floyd patterson and ernie terrell.nd you know, he was in a very cruel business. and i don't think that part of it ever eluded him. >> we were talking about his tour of the ivy leagues. speaking in any form on any ivy league campus would quake most of us to our boots. it is something he later found a comfort level in part of his appearance at harvard now. >> love can be seen in all aspects of life once we understand it. love for those who depend upon one. love for those who one comes in contact with in everyday life. love for one's country. love for one's race. love for humanity. it can even extend to love for the smallest creature or insect that lives. if we study the qualities of the heart, we will find that the hard quality say loving quality. it becomes the loving manner of god himself. all such attributes as greatness, tolerance, gentleness, mercy, compassion spring from the heart. the great teachers and the great prophets of god, they did not become what they were by their mirral kaz or their wonder workings. what

my heros were sugar ray robinson and floyd patterson, and then cassius clay who became muhammad ali, and he was just overwhelming. he thrilled us, he entertained us, and he educated us, too. >> he had done a lot of the planning for this day. what -- in the big, what was it he wanted us to do today? what was it that muhammad ali wanted us to experience on this day once he was gone? >> you know, watching the procession earlier today, and seeing it wind through this old neighborhood and then through the center of the city, like -- i guess it was 90 minutes, maybe two hours, and seeing all the fans that represented the type of personality he had where he was known for stopping a car and getting out on a street corner and saying do you know who i am? and just being this person that was always on. and i think lonnie, god bless her, his wife, she really captured the essence of the type of person he was with that procession going all through louisville and the street his used to ride his bicycle on, and go to the gym and train and that sort of thing. and i think the legacy we'll always have

he was very cruel to floyd patterson, to ernie terrell. and he was in a very cruel business.nd i don't think -- i don't think that part of it ever alluded him. >> we were talking about his tour of the ivy leagues, speaking in any form on any ivy league campus would quake most of us to our boots. it is something he later found a comfort level in, a part of his appearance at harvard now. >> love can be seen in all aspects of life, once we understand it. love for those whom depend upon one, love for those whom one comes in contact with in everyday life, love for one's country, love for one's race, love for humanity. it can even extend to love for the smallest creature, an insect that lives. if we study the qualities of the heart, we will find that the heart quality is a loving quality. it becomes the loving manner, the manner of god himself. and all such attributes as greatness, tolerance, gentleness, mercy, compassion, spring from the heart. the greatest teachers and the greatest prophets of god, they did not become what they were by the miracles or their wonder workers. what w

was a 25-year-old champion who had shocked the world by beating the likes of sonny liston and floyd pattersonocked america when he opted out of the draft for the vietnam war because of his religious convictions as a muslim. ali immediately was revealed for his stance. in an effort to find out whether the young boxer was sincere, another great, jim brown, organized a meeting in cleveland with ali and several prominent athletes. among them were bill russell and a 0-year-old lew alcindor who later change his name to kareem abdul jabar. many served in the military thought they could change ali's mind. but after several hours of debate, the young champion actually changed their minds. nfl hall of famer bobby mitchell was there and said of ali, quote, he convinced us that he knew exactly what he was doing, that it was important to him. so the group held a press conference and came out in support of muhammad ali. and the picture truly worth a thousand words. sitting next to some of the greatest athletes ever all time is the man who would eventually be known as the greatest of them all. he would stil

you fight the rabid floyd patterson. you thought to george foreman. you fought smokin' joe frazier. muhammad interrupts and he said yeah but joe wasn't really smoking. [applause] and i said muhammad that's a good line and he said you are right, write that down. it wasn't all about signing autographs and kissing babies. if there was a village of needed food in a third world country muhammad was on the plane will travel with chad. if there was a conflict and need to be part of the resolution again muhammad will travel. if -- as lonnie mentioned if there were hostages to be released muhammad was a man of action. what are my favorite quotes and i think it's right here in your program, muhammad said service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth and i just want to say champ, your rent is paid in full. your rent is paid in full. [applause] your rent is paid in full. you know, in fact i think you paid it forward because he you have taught us to love rather than to hate to look for commonalities rather than differences and so therefore i think he is paying it forward for

we had bill boards of him and floyd patterson sort of an america loves a champion with reagan throwingnomenal person. >> we'll never see the likes of him again. >> he was the greatest fighter ever. i watched fighting for 50 years. he was the best that ever was. >> i to switch to politics for a minute. the fact this was the week where we saw the nastiest words exchanged between hillary clinton and donald trump. the attacks hot and heavy. >> one of them calling one the liar and the other one calling the other a thug. it sets the tone for the future. you know, my sense is, i wish it was going to be a higher level, higher road. i'm not sure it is. she probably had her best speech from the point of view of energizing her own base when she had her foreign policy speech the other day. it was a campaign speech. he's solidifying his base. >> you say this is the tone and what we'll expect to see are people going to tune out at some point? are people going to get fed up? >> there's always a danger of that. both of these candidates begin with high negatives, when you attack, it turns more people o

he had taken floyd patterson out in consecutive fights in first-round knockouts.t to be defensive experts, they didn't fight with their hands to their sides. they bobbed and weaved. he leaned back. and the boxing expert said he'll lean back, listin will step in and knock him on his keister. didn't happen that way. >> never happened. >> we've got to go, but really quickly, i'm just curious, do you think the 75 fight in manila was the greatest boxing match ever? >> boy, it was a war of attrition and if you have 30 seconds, what summed it up, i think the relationship between the two of them, because they had given each other physical abuse and in the case of ali, toward frazier, verbal abuse. and they met in the middle of the ring, at some point during the fight, and a begrudging show of respect, ali said, old joe frazier, they told me you was all washed up. and frazier spat back, they told you wrong, pretty boy. and he proceeded to beat the crap out of each other some more. >> in the first fight, in the fight of the century, that amazing moment straight out of a mov

floyd partyson would never call him that. with the famous fight with patterson. i think they fought twice. muhammad ali beat on him so bad and kept saying what's my name, what's my name, what's my name. it was one of the more memory bl fights for people who follow patterson because patterson was supposed to be a tremendous boxer, but he had a glass chin. so muhammad ali worked on that chin. he worked with his jabs and after a while it was clear that he had pretty much beat patterson into submission, but i think it may have been a more personal fight for him because patterson had mocked him in the fact that he had become a muslim. >> one of his famous quotes is it is lack of faith that keeps people from meeting challenges and i believed in myself. he certainly did. he fought another battle later in life. parkinson's. can you talk a little bit about that battle. >> well, that was a much more private battle to begin with. i think after the torchlighting in atlanta at the olympics in 1996 it became a much more public battle. ali was proud to use himself and to have e