
When We Were Kings
- PG
- Year:
- 1996
- 88 min
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Yeah, I'm in Africa.
Yeah, Africa's my home.
Damn America and what America thinks.
I live in America, but Africa's
the home of the Black man.
and I'm going back home to fight
among my brothers! Yeah!
'For these two African-Americans
'to come home was
of great, great significance.
'Because of Hollywood and TV
'a lot of us
had been taught to hate Africa.'
Once, if you called a Black person
African they'd be ready to fight.
'When I get to Africa we'll get
it on because we don't get along!'
I'm gonna eat him up!
Too much speed for him!
Too fast! Too fast!
heavyweight champion of the world!
I'm gonna retire
the heavyweight champion!
September 25th
the world'll be stunned!
Tell 'em, Ali!
If you think the world was surprised
when Nixon resigned
wait till I kick Foreman's behind!
'An 18-year-old amateur
champion with a charming smile
'took a physical examination
for his first professional fight.'
It won't be an easy fight
but my plan of attack
on a fighter like Alex Miteff
would be two fast left jabs,
and a left hook.
'But in the Belgian Congo,
'freedom was followed
by rioting and an army mutiny.
'For months,
the political pattern kept changing
'until pro-Red
Premier Lumumba was seized
'by the forces
After watching Mike DeJohn
and Eddie Machen,
I would rate myself number two.
I'm out to break
Floyd Patterson's record
and this being my 20th birthday,
today, January 17th,
that leaves me exactly one year
to reach my goal.
People do say I'm cocky,
some say I need a good whuppin',
some say I talk too much,
but anything that I say,
I'm willing to back up.
in four rounds and I did.
I knocked out Don Warner
and I just annihilated
George Logan in four rounds.
'Close your mouth
and keep it closed.'
- That's impossible.
- Keep it closed.
I'm the greatest
and I'm knocking out all bums.
And if you get too smart
I'll knock you out.
'You'd 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 can't possibly be beat.
Cassius Clay
goes into the record book
with Corbett, Tunney and Braddock,
bringing off another great upset
in heavyweight history.
It is befitting that I leave
the game just like I came in,
beating a big bad monster
who knocks out everybody
and no one can whup him.
stopped Sonny Liston,
the man who annihilated
Floyd Patterson twice.
He was gonna kill me!
But he hit harder than George.
His reach is longer,
he's a better boxer
and I'm better now than when you saw
that kid running from Sonny Liston.
I'm experienced now, professional.
Jaw's been broke, been knocked down
a couple of times, I'm bad!
Been chopping trees,
I done something new.
- I wrestled with an alligator.
That's right,
I have wrestled with an alligator!
I tussled with a whale. I handcuffed
lightning, thrown thunder in jail!
That's bad!
Only last week I murdered a rock!
Injured a stone!
Hospitalised a brick!
- I'm so mean I make medicine sick!
- Bad dude!
Bad, fast!
Fast! Fast! Last night,
cut the light off in my bedroom,
hit the switch and was in the bed
before the room was dark!
- Incredible.
- Fast!
You, George Foreman, all you chumps
are gonna bow when I whup him!
All of you! I know you got him picked
but the man's in trouble!
I'm gonna show you how great I am!
I think Ali was scared.
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