close your eyes and tell me the fantasy. >> ali comes out to meet spinks. but spinks retreats.o the left and swings to the right. look at ali carry the fight. spinks keeps bagging but there's not enough room. there ali goes the boom. what a beautiful swing and the punch lays spinks out of the ring. now spinks disappears from view. the crowd is frantic, but the radar stations picked him up. he's somewhere over the atlantic. who would have dreamed that the winners the legend of a black satellite. >> who would dream that you had the whole answer prepared when i asked the question? >> you're

close your eyes and tell me the fantasy. >> ali comes out to meet spinks. but spinks retreats.the left and swings to the right. look at ali carry the fight. spinks keeps bagging but there's not enough room. there ali goes the boom. what a beautiful swing and the punch lays spinks out of the ring. now spinks disappears from view. the crowd is frantic, but the radar stations picked him up. he's somewhere over the atlantic. who would have dreamed that the winners the legend of a bla satellite. >> who would dream that you had the whole answer prepared when i asked the question? >> you're wisest athlete and boxer of all time. you'll never meet another like me. >> he was the greatest. that is our show for tonight. we'll have more on the life and times of muhammad ali own good morning america tomorrow morning. good night america. we leave you with images of the man simply known as the greatest. i'm late. yeah, ray, listen, ally drew this picture of our family, and now she wants to put it up on the fridge. yeah. so? well, look at it. there's ally and the twins, there's you and me and..

. >> there was the day after he beat spinks -- >> reporter: former sports writer billy reed covered then for decades. he said he was concerned when he last saw ali in october at a university of louisville football game. >> i just leaned down and kissed his bald spot and said, god bless you, champ. and i don't know why i did it, but i think probably now, i was probably saying goodbye. >> reporter: he's obviously touched you? >> yes. more so than probably i knew. >> reporter: tonight, an islamic center here in louisville, will have an interfaith service for the boxing legend. organizers there tell me they're expecting hundreds, if not more people to attend. >> thank you. we'll have much more on muhammad ali later in the broadcast. >>> well, all nine soldiers who were killed in a training accident at ft. hood, texas, have been identified. they were killed thursday when flood waters flipped their truck. >> reporter: special christine armstrong, she entered active duty in 2014. private first class brandon milliner, he was a humble man, his mother said. staff sergeant miguel vasquez, 38 of br

then, in 1978, he lost the title to leon spinks, and won it back a few months later. >> y'all thoughtas gone, didn't you? but you still have me to reckon with. >> reporter: but ali was no longer invincible and took plenty of punishment before finally calling it quits in 1981. >> this might be my last fight tonight. a great possibility, you probably saw the last of ali. >> reporter: he was 39 years old, with a pro record of 56 wins and five defeats. just into his retirement at age 42, ali had to face perhaps the biggest fight of his life when he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, the most graceful of boxers, slowly lost control of his body. it became hard to walk, and even harder to speak. >> so maybe when we get up there, we can sit you down in the chair and you can talk. that be okay? >> probably. >> probably? >> reporter: during a "60 minutes" filming, ali tried to do an interview. >> you can't talk? >> reporter: but he walked because he told ed bradley later he didn't want to be pitied. the fighter's instinct never left ali. he playfully jabbed at his fans from all walks of li

and leon spinks beat him.e came back in february of '78 he comes back in september in the super dome in new orleans and regained his title from spinks and very very sad story what became of him. i understand he's slowly trying to get his life back in order. but that was the highlight, he beat a lurks. and everybody -- ali and everybody said said why don't you quit. >> the next picture will be his aforementioned daughter who became a boxing great herself. this will be in 1978, there they are in hannah that's his other daughter. and then he retired the next year briefly. >> that's it. he moved to los angeles. i was talking about where my wife saw him on melrose avenue. so throughout his wife it was lewisville, cherry hill new york, for a time he michigan. and then then he moved to los angeles. and you'll hear the stories he was enjoying his life but then the money got tight and he had to come back and fight larry him or her pals and by the time -- hohmes. and -- holmes. and a lot of people will wonder, how has h

when i lost to spinks, he won.but i have peoplthinking that if i lose, i'll have so much shame in me. i'll jump out a window. see, my faith does not -- one of the things, really, i'm a spiritual man. >> reporter: but it's a way of life for you. it's money, it's an entourage, it's a feeling about yourself. >> i'd give it all up tomorrow, find a job pumping gas in a gas station if i had to and me and my wife and my children get a two-room apartment and one bathroom and one kitchen and be happy. >> reporter: really? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: what happens to all of the people around you? >> and be happy. >> reporter: what happens to the 50 people you take care of and support and are part of your world? >> no, no. i don't support 50 people. >> reporter: that's what i read in "the new york times." >> no. all great kings, and all great -- i'm a great man. i'm one of the world's greatest humans. so, i've got a crew, so what? you've got a crew. you're a tv lady. you've got a little crew, trucks all out here and wires all

in 1978 he won a rematch against leon spinks, becoming the first boxer ever to earn the heavyweight championship three times. ♪ happy birthday to you his retirement was marked by the advance of parkinson's disease. america's most beloved athlete became a champion for victims of the disease and an advocate for parkinson's research. his devoted wife, lonnie, became his voice when he could no longer speak for himself. but no matter how disabling the disease became, muhammad ali never lost his quick mind or the twinkle in his eyes. to many he remained in his own words -- >> still the greatest of all time. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> you saw george foreman in that piece. he would say of ali, "i don't call him the best boxer of all time. he's the greatest human being i ever met." the champ never to be forgotten. dan, ama. >> certainly not. thank you, larry. >>> well, people all around the bay area are remembering muhammad ali tonight. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has that part of the story. >> float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> reporter: muhammad ali, a t

. >> this was the day after he beat spinks -- >> reporter: former sports writer billy reid covered the-time heavyweight champion for decades. he said he was concerned when he last saw oild in october at -- ali in october at a university of football game. >> i kissed his pald spot and said, "god bless you, champ." i don't know why i did it. i think probably now i was probably saying good-bye. >> reporter: he's obviously touched you. >> yes. more so than probably i knew. >> that was jarika duncan reporting. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," more on muhammad ali. we will hear from his daughter, laila. >>> the wildfire in california is at least 80% contained. crews battled the 500-acre brush fire. it burned near calabasas and nearby topanga over the weekend. at the height of the fire, 3,000 homes were at risk. 5,000 residents were forced to flee. >> we had hundreds of spots, small fires that kept merging into a large fire. we had fires flaring up all around, in front of us, behind us, and on either side of us. >> one commercial building was destroyed, but no homes were damaged. >>> a tr

he lost the title to leon spinks in 1978. months rea later, being the first to win it tremendous times. he retired in 1981 to focus on social issues and of course, his battle against a new foe, parkinson's. >> that was the one battle he could not win. we heard from his family and from his daughter tweeting out about now finally her father doesn't have to suffer anymore. >> a testament to his strength. >> 30 plus years. to do all the things he did with parkinson's, it was interesting, you think about muhammad ali, how iconic he was and his boxing, what everybody remembers him for. this is what he said about boxing. he said it's just a job. grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand, i beat people up. there was an authenticity about all of his quotes. we have dozens of them here. >> you also heard from larry holmes who said when he lost the fight in 1980, this is muhammad ali losing the fight to larry holmes in 1980, he said i love you and he said if you love me, why did you beat me up? >> he had this great way, when he talks

after that, ali lost the heavyweight championship to leon spinks in february 1978, then reclaimed itme, before losing his final fight in 1981. he retired from boxing at the age of 39 with a record of 56-5. poet and author nikki giovanni knew ali well: >> ali was not a politician, he had no ambition in that way. he was an athlete and he shown all the athletes-- he was an athlete, who said, "no, it doesn't matter what you all think about me or what you say. it doesn't matter, your praise. i need to stand for something." and he's done that. >> reporter: three years into retirement, ali revealed he had parkinson's disease. but he stayed active, despite his symptoms. >> thank all of you for your support and following me over the years in boxing. >> reporter: in 1990, he visited iraq to help win the release of 14 u.s. hostages from saddam hussein. six years later, he took center stage once again, lighting the olympic flame at the summer games in atlanta, amid a sea of flashbulbs. and in 2005, president george w. bush awarded him the medal of freedom. even in old age, muhammad ali remained

that's why i was crushed when he stepped into the ring against leon spinks in 1978 and actually lostecause i didn't think such a thing was even possible. i was too young. i was 10 years old at the time to understand that he was at the end of his boxing career and that it was very possible for him to lose a fight to a younger guy who had very little boxing experience. and i remember crying most of that next night and having to talk to my mom about how crushed i was that i felt like the world had gone off the tracks because this icon, this man that i so looked up to had lost in the ring. and, of course, he went on to do many, many more things in those years since that fight. he actually won that title back a few months after 1978 as you guys were just talking about, the end of his boxing career was not nearly as glorious as the prime. that's the case obviously with a lot of athletes but what he did after he left the ring and you guys have talked about the atlanta olympics, it still brings a tear to my eye watching that moment with him at the top of that lighting that cauldron. >> i'm g

in 1978 he won a rematch against leon spinks, becoming the first boxer ever to earn the heavyweight championship times. ♪ happy birthday to you his retirement was marked by the advance of parkinson's disease. america's most beloved athlete became a champion for victims of the disease and an advocate for parkinson's research. his devoted wife, lonnie, became his voice when he could no longer speak for himself. but no matter how disabling the disease became, muhammad ali never lost his quick mind or the twinkle in his eyes. to many he remained in his own words -- >> still the greatest of all time. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> you saw george foreman in that piece. he would say of ali, "i don't call him the best boxer of all time. he's the greatest human being i ever met." the champ never to be forgotten. dan, ama. >> certainly not. thank you, larry. >>> well, people all around the bay area are remembering muhammad ali tonight. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has that part of the story. >> float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> reporter: muhammad ali, a true or

my first experience with ali was before the rematch with spinks. was a fledgling production assistant with abc sports and was going televise the mega event at the superdome, primetime boxing. huge card. but this was a special afternoon presentation of the weigh-in. was to get ali in the seat ready for the interview with cosell. he was professional. got there on time. quiet, composed. as soon as the light went on, electric. he lit up the entire room. he was a showman. he was the greatest. >> yeah. a kinetic personality. and i mean, it's hard to explain to young people now because he's so beloved globally what a polarizing figure he was in the 1960s. >> that's an interesting point. when you look at some of the heroes that have come from sport and transcended sport, luke at jackie robinson, althea gibson, jesse owens, at the time that they were making these remarkable accomplishments, people understood what they were doing. >> yes. >> at the time that ali was making his stand, it was very polarizing, as you suggest. in retrospect, people realize to do

including his birthday party about three years ago, 70th birthday party, myself, foreman, norton, spinks, a bunch of guys went out to las vegas. they brought us out there and they had us share his birthday party with him. bob paid for everything, brought us out there. bob is a great promoter and a great man and he treated us very well that night. three days we spent with him and we had a terrific time. >> tell me before you leave me the n the. >> i went out and bought my wife a blue negligie and i said wear this to bed tonight when you sleep with me because you'll be sleeping with the greatest fighter in the world. >> she says am i going to ali's room or is he coming to mine? she had a real dry wit and you know, that story goes a long way because it's true, you know, and my wife was a good sport. >> it's a great story from the bayonne bleeder. i wish good things for chuck wepner. >> thank you so much and thank you for calling me. >> thank you for being here to mourn the loss of your friend and former opponent. tweet me your thoughts. more on the death of legend muhammad ali at the age of

came of age toward the tail end of his career and it was very disheartening to see that loss to leon spinks, he did not have the most graceful exit from the sport but post that and all the champion causes, including the muhammad ali center here at one of the hospitals for parkinson's research have raised more than $100 million since the mid nineties, so for the folks interested and moved so much to want to do something for the family as you heard at the end of the press conference you can make a donation at the ali center there right at the muhammad ali center.org. >> reporter: ron, thank you. we'll come back to you in just a bit when we continue our coverage here on msnbc, what it was like to fight him. former boxer evander holy fiefi joins me, but first here is a taste of the champ's quick whit. >> the stage is set for me to shock the whole planet and be recognized not as the greatest boxer but the greatest athlete of all time. ey inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. flonase outpe

. >> reporter: ali lost four years later to an olympic gold medali medalis, leon spinks. only to win the title seven months later. this makes ali the only boxer in history to win the title three times. the roaring crowds are what fueled him for 15 years and 61 fights. but his drive toest please them kept ali from heeding doctors' warnings. he was slowing down. his thyroid was blamed. medication was a daily routine. it wasn't until losing his last fight in 1981 that ali admitted parkinson's syndrome was the real enemy forcing him to take off the gloves for good. leaving the ring didn't keep ali out of the public eye. neither did -- would never stop. his work around the globe was lauded. then, 1996, another high. muhammad ali was chose tony light the olympic flame in atlanta. in 2002, ali went to afghanistan as a u.n. messenger of peace. in he was kabul for a three day mission. three years later ali would accept the nation's hie citizen's award. >> when you say the greatest of all time is in the room, everyone knows what you mean. >> president george w. bush presented ali w

and i play him from the age of 18 until he's 36 ready for the rematch with leon spinks.d it on the internet last week footage that nobody had ever seen before of me, portraying ali doing his life for him all those years ago in 1979. there were 20,000 people there. but i was doing it only for him. it's one of my favorite performances that i've ever done in my life. i sort of got lost in him. i -- i didn't even know where i was. at the end of the performance and suddenly i'm backstage with another heavy weight champion richard pryor holding on to me crying and then i see ali coming and eases got a full head of steam and he's looking only at me and he nudged mr. pryor aside and whispered in my ear with a big bear hug little brother you made my life better than it was. [laughter] (applause). >>> but den make all of our lives a little bit better than they were? (applause). >>> that -- that, my friends is my history with a man and i've labored to come up with a way to describe the legend. lahe was a tremendous bolt of lightning a fantastic combination of power and beauty. we'v

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i play him from the age of 18 until he is 36, ready for the rematch with leon spinks. i posted it on internet. footage nobody ever seen before of me portraying ali doing his life for him, all those years ago in 197 9. there were 20,000 people there. i was doing it only for him. it is one of my favorite performances that i ever done in my life. i sort of got lost in him. i didn't even know where i was. at the end of the performance and suddenly i'm backstage with another heavyweight champion, richard pryor, is pryor is holding on to me crying. then i see ali coming, he has a full head of steam. he is looking only at me. he nudged mr. pryor aside, he whispered in my ear, with big bear hug, little brother, you made my life better than it was. [laughter]. did you didn't he make all of our lives a little bit better than they were? [applause] that's, that my friends, is my history with a man, i labored to come up with a way to describe the legend. he was a tremendous bolt of lightning, created by mother nature out of thin air. a fantastic combination of power and beauty. we'

that's why i was crushed when he stepped into the ring against leon spinks and actually lost in 1978,ecause i didn't think such a thing was even possible. i was 10 years old. i was too young to understand that he was at the end of his boxing career and it was very possible for him to lose a fight to a guy who was younger and had very little boxing experience. i remember crying that night and telling my mom how crushed i was, and i felt like the world had gone off the trarks, because that icon, this man i so looked up to, had lost in the ring and he went on to many, many more things since that fight. he actually won that title back a few months after 1978, as you were talking about. the end of his boxing career was not nearly as glorious as the prime, and that's the case obviously with way lot of athletes, but what he did after he left the ring and you guys have talked about the atlanta olympics, it still brings a tear to my eye watching that moment with him at the top of that, lighting that cauldron, brian. >> i'm glad you said what you did. on april 12, 1945, children of age 12 in th

that's why i was crushed when he stepped into the ring against leon spinks in 1978 and actually lostecause i didn't think such a thing was even possible. i was too young. i was 10 years old at the time to understand that he was at the end of his boxing career and that it was very possible for him to lose a fight to a younger guy who had very little boxing experience. and i remember crying most of that next night and having to talk to my mom about how crushed i was that i felt like the world had gone off the tracks because this icon this man that i so looked up to had lost in the ring and, of course, he went on to do many, many moral things in those years since that fight. he actually won that title back a few months after 1978 as you guys were just talking about, the end of his boxing career was not nearly as glorious as the prime. that's the case obviously with a lot of athletes but what he did after he left the ring and you guys have talked about the atlanta olympics, it still brings a tear to my eye watching that moment with him at the top of that lighting that cauldron. >> i'm gl

. >> in an interview over the weekend, he to tell bloomberg news, quote, i would limit spink terrorist trump's original proposal covered all muslims outside of the united the brexit vote leaders across the continent are trying to calm the uncertainty created by the referendum. here in new york, former prime minister tony blair said other countries behind the u.s. share the sentiment behind the vote to leave the eu. >> there is a desire to shake up the system, even if you ask what's shaking up the system really means, people aren't quite sure. that's the first thing. and so the populist ties left that, and to say the system is broke and i'm going to fix it. well, how are you going to fix it? i'm going to fix it -- and that is -- this country is going to be so, so great. [ laughter ] that is literally what the brexit came for. >>en in an interview, president obama warned against what he vote. >> editor in chief of the "wall street journal," we're pleased to have you. welcome. >> good morning. >> are we witnessing kind of a rising tide of populism against globalization and what will be it

when you look at the names he went up against, sonny liston, george foreman, leon spinks, larry holmesn incredible era of boxing. the sport has changed completely since then. we're not all familiar with the boxers of today. but back then these guys were really, really popular, and everybody knew them. >> and also comparing eras. sports people today are often hesitant to talk about politics or anything that's controversial because they don't want to lose their endorsements. muhammad ali was the complete opposite, where did the courage and spirit come from to be able to do that. >> you have to consider the time he grew up, the injustice he witnessed in his own neighborhood with his family and his parents. he was a rebel with a cause really. he had gotten out there and a lot to prove. he discovered boxing when he could have pursued other sports. football or other sports. he knew he would have to go to college and he nt going to be able to do that. so he knew if he picked boxing he could go all the way with that sport, i think he quickly realized he had a flat -- platform. he felt strongly

and muhammad ali was coming into town, getting ready to talk about his fight coming up with leon spinksollowing year he would fight while szeto with who was a denver bronco defensive end in an exhibition. they couldn't find a sports guy, but a news anchor, nobody had cell phones or pagers so they said you know sports, go out and do the interview so i went out to the interview, borrowed a weatherman's coat and tie, ali gave me 45 minutes, i came back to the edit moves to edit myself out, the news director walked in by the name of roger ogden, he looked at it and said we're going to put that on the air, it's barely adequate. i have been barely adequate ever since . martha: that's high praise from a grizzled newsman, i understand that. tell me what he was like to you during the interview . >> he was so kind and considerate. he saw that i was young. that didn't faze him. he answered every question three it the questions work good or bad, he had fun with it, called me at the local howard cosell and it started really a friendship and relationship by getting to some of his fights and interview

. >> muhammad ali fighting leon spinks for the heavyweight crown on february 15th, 1978. the last time two fighters squared off in primetime on cbs. >> nearly 40 years later, boxing returns when keith thurman boxes sean porter. many think it could be the bout of the year. >>> i'm a champ. >> walking with boxer keith thurman isn't easy. some fans just want to say hello. >> maybe one day i will be will see you boxing -- >> others -- does that happen a lot? >> new york loves boxing. >> have a hard time saying good-bye. >> excuse me. i'm about to send this pic. he's about to bug out. >> reporter: to understand how the 27-year-old has earned this devotion, you have to look beyond the ring. there he is known for his unmatched power. 80% of the time he knocks the other guy out. at home, thurman is far more complex. he plays the piano, drives a prius and gets acupuncture. he showed off his wooden fluted skills. ♪ you know that's not how most boxers or at least the perception of most boxers, that's not what people think. >> i like being different, you know. i like being hard to pu

. >> i lost the title again four years later to another gold olympic medalist against spinks.e relinquished the title back to ali seven months later. this made ali the only boxer in history to win the heavyweight title three times. [ applause ] >> the roaring crowds are what fueled him for 15 years and 61 fights. but his drive to please them kept ali from heeding doctor's warnings. he was slowing down. his thyroid was blamed. medication was a daily routine. it wasn't until losing his last fight in 1981 ali admitted parkison's syndrome was the real enemy keeping him out of the ring for good. despite parkison's syndrome, ali's work with the community would never stop. his work around the globe applauded. then, 1996, another high. muhammed ali was chosen to light the olympic flame in atlanta. in 2002 ali went to afghanistan as the u.n. messenger of peace. he was in kabul for three day goodwill mission. three days later alis would woo accept the nation's highest civilian award. >> when you say the greatest of all time is in the room, everyone knows who you mean. >> president georg

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they grew >> reporter: he lost the title again four years later to another young gold medalist leon spinks you win a 12 round decision in february over the legend only to really push the title back to ali seven months later this made him the only boxer history to win the heavyweight title three times. the roaring grounds with fuel to 15 years and 61 fights but his drive to please them kept him from heading doctors warnings. he was slowing down and his thyroid was played medication was a daily routine. it was not until losing his last fight in 1981 that he admitted parkinson's syndrome was the real enemy forcing him to take off the gloves for good. but leaving the ring to not keep him out of the public eye. neither did his disease. despite parkinson's his work with the community would never stop. his work around the globe was lauded and in 1996 another high. he was chosen to light the olympic flame in atlanta. in 2002 he went to afghanistan as is the wind messenger of peace. he was in kabul for three day goodwill-ish -- twerk 3q accept the nation's highest civilian award >> when you say the