Why Does Muhammad Ali Insult Everyone He Fights? | The Dick Cavett Show

Michael Parkinson asks what Mohammad thinks to be a silly question.

Date aired - January 17th 1974 - Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier

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[MAURICO]

Even the KKK was calling him Ali by then! What a line!

[claudes.whitacre]

"What's the point of insulting each other? The Garden is sold out. That's why!". Amazing, and smart.

[MartinGonzalez-qmmw]

"Even the Ku Klux Klan call me Ali."

Brilliant, just brilliant. 🤭

[TommyClemenza]

ali the type of guy you wish was your friend, and you pray to god that he aint your enemy

[dundeedolphin]

Joe Frazier was so courteous and polite.

[kazakh-interista]

The video, the studio decoration, the audience genuinely clapping and laughing, people's outfit, the way they speak... everything makes me wanna live in that time.

[raflymuhamadreza]

Only ali who can do trash talk to everyone without being hated. What a legend!.

[alanmartinezrodriguez]

Ali man...no matter where he was, ring or tv set, he was always the star. He exuded charisma. GOAT.

[putinczen]

After his retirement, he said in an interview thst he never considered himself the greatest and he used to showboat to only sell fights. Makes me cry.

[riadanabtawi]

The most charismatic in the history of sports..
He was a great boxer, but also with uniquely attractive personality.

[JaanKashmiri]

1:11 From the look and that smile, (especially Joe’s) they gave each other a blind man could see through the trash talk and recognize two, each other loving Brothers.

[agrtech]

Imagine Ali would trash talk without any f or mf words unlike today's fighters

[thomastaylor]

Had there been social media in Mr Ali's time, OH MY....he'd probably been a billionaire #StarPower

[Joseph-lzer]

It's sad how well they speak coherently in this footage. Tthey sounded nothing like this towards their later years, so sad.

[iamramgim]

The way Ali looks at things in life and his perspective towards them is beautiful. He literally made Joe to think to himself how stupid he is for calling Ali clay with humor into reality. Thats amazing. What a beautiful man Ali.

[JimBob-byjm]

I wish my brain was as quick as Ali, he is hilarious

[Armsby]

Interviewer: “Whats the point of insulting eachother?”
Ali: “Whats the point of insulting eachother?!?! The Garden is sold out thats why!”

[kimnana]

omagaddd Muhammad Ali i never see someone like him in this world!! he is so genius brave and wise... i love him, may god always bless him..

[bobbyhulll]

The Garden is sold out ! It’s called promotion !

[tailedgates]

The chemistry Ali and Joe had was so beautiful. Lol