(24 Mar 1976) Also on GEN0984 at 10:21:05:00
notes: cut story opt s/t
location: washington dc
title: ali - young
serviced date: 03/25/76
no: lnc 71201
date shot: 03/24/76
length: 45ft
seconds: 72
sound: english sof
date of arrival:
film shows: ali and young talking to reporters about their forthcoming fight at a news conference in washington dc, usa.
lead in: world heavyweight champion, muhammad ali, is to defend his title in washington's capitol centre on april 30th (1976).
the fighter will get a million dollars (~500,000) for the fifteen-round bout against philadelphia's jimmy young, ranked number three among contenders for the world title.
the men signed for the fight in washington dc on wednesday (24 march '76) and young is to get 100,000 dollars (~50,000) for his attempt.
the fighters talked to reporters after the signing and ali was, as usual, in fine form for the press:
feet r/secs
19 30 mcu ali speaks.
35 56 mcu young speaks.
45 72 mcu ali speaks.
commentary: take english sof to end at 72 secs in.
ali: "no man on this earth will whup me this year. it's impossible."
young: "hey, you're crazy."
ali: "i'm so fast, i hit you before god gets the news"
(laughter)
ali: "well, i'll hit you so hard as will jarr your kinfolks in africa."
inaudible general talk.
ali: "as long as i got new heads to beat open they're going to listen. and your head is new."
young: "my name is jimmy young and i'm from fergus in pensylvania. i want to thank everybody at the capitol centre for inviting me down here and i want to thank promoter don king and i want to thank "the tramp" for giving me the chance to take his crown and it will be a good fight and i predict a victory on april the thirtieth of next month."
ali: "it's just there's so much coloured folks in washington, i want the brothers to have a chance to see me before i retire. so i want you to get your tickets and when i look out on this audience i don't want to see nothing but teeth."
(laughter).
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