he is here yement. he isn't here yet.ew? dan rather was over there. in fact i know dan well. dan beat me. he was there first. i was there second. >> this is abc news "nightline," reporting from south africa. >> second maybe. >> tonight we have only one s s guest. nelson mandela. >> first to come to earth on the broadcast, the opening question went not to politics race or the future but to sports. >> he was surprised the other night with tyson? >> yes, very much surprised. i took it for granted that he would win. >> so did he. >> you went right to the boxing question. >> i did. >> what was your plan? >> i want to hit him with a question he really wasn't expecting. >> did you ever think of turning pro, turning professionally? >> no, never did. >> you were a good boxer? >> well i do not know. that its for others to say. >> nelson mandela was never an easy man to loosen up. >> long enough aago. >> did mandela loosen in the interview? a little. not really. even talking basics like the prison food. >> live on it in the morning.