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You're tuned in to WLOU, 1350 on your AM dial.

Bringing you another fine fall Saturday here in the River City.

It's October 22nd, and we're starting off with cool, clear skies.

Out in Portland, the pumpkin festival is in full swing.

The parade kicks off at 10:00 sharp, and word is,

Mrs. Tucker's prizewinning pumpkin pie is back

after taking the blue ribbon at the state fair...

Morning, Gee.

I made your favorite.

-Thanks, Bird. -Hmm.

-God is good. -All the time.

Oh.

Oh!

Ah.

One week from today, boxing fans get ready.

Straight from Olympic glory in Rome,

Louisville's own Cassius Clay

steps into the professional ring for the very first time.

His opponent Tunney Hunsaker,

the rugged journeyman from Fayetteville, West Virginia,

promises to test the young phenom's resolve.

It's a debut of a rising star who says he's destined to be the greatest.

But don't touch that dial. We'll have more on that at 11:00,

along with a surprise guest right here at WLOU.

♪ Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah ♪

♪ I can't lose, I can't die ♪

♪ When I win, then I fly ♪

♪ For how long, I don't know ♪

♪ But I strive for that glow ♪

♪ That fleeting flash in time ♪

♪ when the whole world will know ♪

♪ My name is ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ My name is ♪

♪ Oh, my name is ♪

♪ My name is, my name is ♪

Mm-hmm. What a lovely set.

-Is this from your family? -Mm, it is.

If we'd be using the set that my husband's family left us,

we'd all be drinking out of tin cans.

But I am just so impressed

with all your family has done to get the eyes of the nation

-on Louisville. -Hmm.

Is your tea all right?

You're Mrs. Clay, aren't you?

Y-Yes, ma'am.

Mrs. Clay's son is Cassius Clay.

Oh.

His parade was so inspiring.

To see the whole city come out to support that boy,

well, I just about cried.

Mm.

Do you have any more of that delicious cake?

Oh, yes, please.

Of course the whole city came out to support

Louisville's very first Olympic champion since 1904.

That gold medal fight?

He just about wiped the floor with that Polish gentleman.

Plus he's so handsome. And well-spoken.

The boy has a bright future,

and I should know.

This deal goes through as planned, maybe one day I'll be serving you tea.

Oh!

You don't know who I am, do you?

I...

Mrs. Faversham.

My husband is William Faversham Jr.

He chairs the Louisville Sponsoring Group.

Oh.

William and his partners are signing Cassius

to a management contract.

-Oh. -They are very committed

to making sure the boy makes all the right decisions,

including his upcoming fight.

We're gonna be in business with Mrs. Clay's family for a long time.

How wonderful, to be able

to lift an entire family out of poverty.

Don't you think so, Sheila?

Well, I wouldn't say "poverty."

I didn't think we'd be seeing Cassius around Joe's gym

after committing with the LSG.

Oh, come on now. Joe and Cassius are like family.

Ain't no contract changing that.

We've got her right here, folks.

Winner of four Olympic medals,

the fastest woman in the world, Miss Wilma Rudolph.

Hey, Wilma Rudolph's on.

How are you today, Wilma?

Delighted to be here

in lovely Louisville, of course.

And we're delighted to have you.

-Now tell my audience why you're here. -I'm in town

to promote the very first professional boxing match

of my dear friend and Olympic teammate Cassius Clay.

I hear he's pretty popular around here.

-Ooh-hoo-hoo! -And how can our listeners

get in on the action?

Cassius and myself will be signing autographs

as well as meeting

the sick and injured children at Kosair Hospital,

which will receive all the proceeds from the match.

Oh. I thought she was here for you, Cassius.

She is.

She ain't gonna get on the radio and tell everybody that.

Okay. So the fastest woman in the world is sweet on you?

So what happened in Rome?

Hey, a gentleman doesn't kiss and tell.

Man, that's code for "Nothing happened."

If that's what you want to think.

Come on, Gee, we don't got to think.

You can tell us right now. Did you kiss her?

Might have if we'd ever been alone.

Might still if she play her cards right.

-Oh-ho, okay. -Oh...

Right, all right.

All right, boys.

Sooner we get this done, sooner you can eat.

♪ Every day I wake up ♪

♪ I got winning on my mind ♪

♪ Up before the sun hits, I ain't worried about the time ♪

♪ Making sacrifices ♪

-Shirts! -♪ Do it for the love ♪

♪ Eyes on the prize, gotta get it out the mud ♪

-♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪ -♪ Get it out the mud ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪

-♪ Gotta get it out the mud ♪ -♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪

-Skins! -♪ Get it out the mud ♪

-Come on, hustle up. -♪ Eyes on the prize ♪

-♪ Gotta get it out the mud ♪ -Is Cassius shirts or skins?

Both.

So when's he take a break?

He doesn't.

♪ Gotta do it for the love ♪

♪ Eyes on the prize, gotta get it out the mud ♪

Oh, hey, Ma. Mwah.

-Hey, Mama. -Mmm.

How was your day, boys? Anything interesting happen?

Yeah, Mama. You hear Wilma Rudolph talking about GeeGee on the radio?

No, I must have missed it.

I had an interesting day at Mrs. Colette's.

She had a whole lot of fancy ladies over for tea.

One of them introduced herself as Mrs. William Faversham.

Mrs. Faversham is under the impression

you about to sign with Louisville Sponsoring Group?

Oh.

We were, uh, we were gonna tell you about it.

-We just didn't have time... -So it's true, then?

This stranger knows you better than your own mother?

When did all this happen?

Shook hands with the white boys yesterday.

Sent the paperwork over today.

Go on, sit down, boys.

Hey, things were moving so fast,

we didn't have time to call anybody to make a decision.

Wasn't gonna change anything anyway. LSG wanted it more.

Now, how you know that?

They offered more money.

Listen, my dinner ready or no?

Pops, how long you think it'll take

between when Gee signs the deal and we get the money?

I bet Wilma Rudolph would be real impressed

if she saw you driving in a brand-new drop-top Cadillac.

You don't need a fancy car when a lady's already into you.

But it wouldn't hurt.

Ah. There we go.

Thank you, baby. Hey, baby.

I'm-a need you to reach out to that friend of yours from church.

-The lawyer gal Alberta? -What for?

Contract LSG sent over.

-Thick as a Bible. Ain't it, Junior? -Sure is.

So we gonna need a professional to make sure there ain't no surprises.

-Can you do that for me, Peaches? -Mm.

♪ I want to walk you home ♪

♪ Please let me walk you home...

Listen to the rhythm.

Listen to the rhythm.

Turn that jab over. There you go.

-There it is. There it is. -Hey. Good news.

I got Jimmy on the under card for Franco versus Dixon.

Who is he fighting?

Come on. You making jokes?

You remember Frank Azzunio?

Southpaw out of Queens?

Yeah, that's him. He came by today.

-How's he doing? -He's 12-0, ranked.

Oh, yeah? Good for him.

Yeah, he fought Clay in the amateurs.

He lost by second-round knockout.

What, is that news?

-Frank said he didn't land one punch. -Come on.

I assumed he was exaggerating, but no.

He literally didn't land one punch.

Maybe you should get yourself up to Louisville, huh?

You call her yet?

I will.

What you waiting on?

Hmm?

Reynolds and Martin would've found more money if we'd asked.

Baby, why'd you really choose LSG?

I knew it. You thought this was all on me.

-Hmm? -Martin's been training GeeGee

since he was a child.

He tired of the man slow-rolling his career. You see it.

He just wants Gee to be ready.

The boy won the Olympics, got himself a pro fight.

He ready.

-Mm-mm. -Mm-hmm.

Mm-mm.

Call that lawyer gal.

Call her.

Alberta, it's Mrs. Clay.

A peaceful protest is forming this morning

in front of the Food Fair store downtown.

-Neighbors say the gathering... -Mama Bird.

-Mm. -Can you iron this?

Mm.

Got to look sharp when all the reporters take my picture.

Okay.

Organizers are calling for a fair hearing,

relocation of support and a voice...

This really gonna be your last fight with Martin as your trainer?

I'll always be grateful for what he taught me,

but Joe acts like I'm still tomorrow's champion.

But I'm not. I'm today's champion now.

Anybody who can't see that better get out of the way.

Okay, baby.

Go eat at the table like somebody raised you right.

You ain't got to tell me twice.

WLOU will continue to follow developments...

Urban renewal means Negro removal!

Urban renewal means Negro removal!

Urban renewal means Negro removal!

Urban renewal means...

Got this one.

-This one. -Can I have one?

Oh, guys want to try it on?

-Yeah. -Don't y'all think she should share?

-I think you should share, Wilma. -I want to try.

-I want to try one. Whoa. -Yeah. Okay.

Now, the fourth one was for the relay.

That was my favorite one because you can't get that

if you don't work together, right?

-Yeah. -Mm-hmm.

Now, who here wants to be in the Olympics when they grow up?

-Me! -I do!

Do you guys want to know a secret?

I was sick, too, when I was your age.

You heard of polio?

That's what I had.

But people with that polio can't even walk.

That's what the folks told me, but I decided not to listen.

See, this is from where my leg brace used to be.

Don't ever let anybody tell you what you can't do.

-Who wants to hold the medal? -Me!

Here you go. Pass it around, okay?

How are you, Cassius?

Real good, thank you. It's good to see you.

Get over here, you two. We need a shot for the paper.

Make sure your medals are showing, sweetheart.

-Where's yours? -I left it home, sir.

I didn't want it swinging around, conking some poor kid on the head.

Son, you always bring your medal to the photo shoot.

Won't need it soon. Gonna have a big gold belt

when I'm heavyweight champion.

Well, let's get to it.

Leaving already?

Oh, Mrs. Colette.

I came in real early this morning.

I did all the deep cleaning, I finished tomorrow's laundry,

and I made up a casserole for dinner.

I was hoping to get to a meeting with a lawyer this afternoon,

about Cassius's contract.

I-I left you a note.

Would you say you've enjoyed working for our family?

Of course.

What about your pay?

Would you say it's adequate?

You've always been real generous.

So, your family isn't living in poverty?

That was the word being bandied around, wasn't it?

-I'm sure nobody... -I mean, it certainly makes one wonder

what your husband has been telling the Favershams about my household.

If he said anything at all, it's about how generous you all are.

I've said more than once you and your family are a godsend.

Oh, of course, you may not need the job anymore,

now that you're in business with the Favershams.

My husband's in business with the Favershams.

I'm just trying to get by.

I can't do it without this job.

I suppose parades don't pay the rent.

No, ma'am.

But I would love to hear what that lawyer has to say,

if that's all right with you?

Well, you'll be back in time to heat up that casserole, yes?

-Mm-hmm. -And make some fresh biscuits?

Of course.

Well, go on, then.

Well, there's definitely a lot of land mines in here.

It's a smart move getting a lawyer on your side, but...

it can't be me.

I'm sorry.

City Planning Commission is setting to raze even more businesses as we speak.

We don't stop them now, we could end up the next Black Wall Street.

What's Black Wall Street?

Look, Alberta, this ain't a charity ask, okay?

You're looking at the future heavyweight champion of the world here.

Yes, I saw the parade.

And we can pay you good money.

What-what you making now, ballpark?

-Mr. Clay... -I bet it's a lot less

than what they paying at them fancy law firms downtown.

I didn't become a lawyer to get rich, Mr. Clay.

I'm trying to save our community.

You saying we ain't part of this community?

'Cause I done lived here my whole life.

Then you know how much we've already lost.

Now, I can give you a referral...

-Come on with the referral. -A contract lawyer I trust.

-We'd appreciate that. -Here.

Thank you, but no, thank you. We'll find our own lawyer.

I hope you do.

The terms of this contract

will dictate the next ten years of your career, Cassius.

You don't want to sign it without legal counsel.

-Thanks, Miss Alberta. -Mm-hmm.

Yeah, so what's that look for?

Gee's gonna sign that contract.

We need a good lawyer, which is why I went back to Alberta.

I thought I made myself clear. We don't need your friend's help.

I called Johnny Reneau.

That man is barely a lawyer.

That man got me off that bullshit drunk driving charge, didn't he?

You had your license suspended.

I had to drive you around for months.

Okay, okay, okay.

Reneau was the best we could find on such a short notice.

Then tell LSG we need more time.

I don't want to.

The boy's got his first professional fight in less than a week.

Less than a week.

But he gonna need a promoter and a medic.

You want our boy to go in the ring with nobody in his corner?

What I want is for him to wait until he's ready.

Can't understand why everyone in this family is in such a rush.

Odessa, don't give me that.

This family ain't in a rush.

Family been waiting.

Shit. We been owed since the beginning.

Lot of folks been owed.

Yeah, well, when somebody gonna start paying up?

We can't use Cassius to make up for everything that ain't right.

Everything that ain't ever been right.

We rush into a bad contract, he'll be the one who pays the price.

He's just a kid.

Our son has been to places we'll never go.

Our son is gonna go to places we don't even know to dream about.

Junior's a grown man now.

You the only one ain't ready.

♪ God don't like ugly, I ain't one to judge ♪

♪ Whole, whole lot of gold Cubans weigh a ton ♪

♪ Say I kept it solid when it's all said and done ♪

♪ All I know is keep going, run, better run ♪

♪ Run ♪

♪ The race for freedom ain't won, run, better run ♪

♪ Run ♪

♪ Had to make it out the red clay, run, better run...

Ladies and gentlemen, your winner

and new heavyweight champion of the world...

Cassius Clay!

You know how mad Ma had to be to not even leave us a casserole?

Hey! Don't touch that.

I'm trying to make it look nice.

Did Ma even know Wilma was coming over?

It's not too impressive for a first date.

Thought I'd surprise her.

She'd love Wilma, Wilma would love the meal,

then I ask her out.

That's her, that's her, that's her.

-Go get the door, go get the door. -Oh.

Hey, and tuck your shirt in.

-Welcome in, Wilma. -Hi, Rudy.

Hey, Wilma.

Hi.

Sorry this is all we had.

Bird's not too happy with us right now.

It was just fine.

Uh...

Wilma, real glad you came.

Me, too.

Can I see your medal?

What you worried about my medal? You got four of your own.

Did your parents put it someplace special?

-My dad built a case for mine... -Oh, forget about the stupid medal.

Sorry.

Um, there is just...

There is something real important I've been meaning to ask you.

So, I was wondering...

I mean, uh...

I've been thinking about this probably, uh...

maybe since Rome.

Yes?

Um...

I'm wondering if, uh...

Um...

What is it, Cassius?

Um...

I've been... Do you want to...

Do you want to...

Do you want to race?

I'm sorry?

I've been telling everybody I'm faster than you.

I think we should find out.

So, that's what you wanted to ask me?

Rudy?

Go knock on everybody's door.

Tell 'em the best fighter in the world's about to race the fastest woman!

My money's on Wilma!

Supposed to be on my side.

I'll beat you, too.

-I don't think you're ready, Wilma. -Oh, I'm ready.

All right, Tristan, don't be cheating for her now.

You got this, Wilma!

That's good.

-All right, here we go. -Thank you.

-Come on, Rudy. -Three...

two...

-Hey, Wilma? -Yeah?

-Go! -Shoe's untied.

♪ Look at me ♪

♪ I'm as helpless as a kitten ♪

♪ up a tree...

I just lost to the fastest woman in the world.

Yes, you did.

You are really fast.

Hi. This is for me?

Thank you. You're so sweet.

♪ I get misty ♪

That's nice.

♪ Just holding your hand...

In case yours doesn't turn up.

Thanks for dinner, Cassius.

First place.

-Did you even try? -Man, she's fast.

Hey, Ma. You coming to the signing, right?

I'm afraid I can't make it.

You still mad we decided without you?

I'm not mad, Cassius. I'm scared.

About to sign the next ten years of your life away

in a contract you don't even understand.

-We'll figure it out, Ma. -Signed up to fight pro.

No manager, no lawyer.

Got dollar signs in your eyes, just like your father, rushing into everything...

Ain't rushing when you've been running one direction your whole life.

Look, Ma, what's happening now,

I been picturing it since I was 12 years old.

Working for it. Training for it.

When I get into that ring,

-it's not gonna be... -You don't have to.

Right now, you haven't done anything you can't undo.

You can call off the fight.

-I'm not calling off the fight. -Then put it off.

Train with Martin for another year, maybe two.

Do you even want me to go pro?

Do you not want my dream for me?

You're my baby, Gee.

Five minutes ago, I was putting ice on your first black eye.

Now you want to be heavyweight champion.

You told me I could be anything.

"Make it true, Gee."

"Believe in yourself, Gee."

Why you spend my whole life telling me that stuff

if you ain't even want it to happen?

Urban renewal means Negro removal!

Urban renewal means Negro removal!

You have no right to take this man's store.

This is not a negotiation.

Now, this is an illegal seizure of property.

Now, I have filed an injunction with the court.

...the same as all the others.

Now, step aside, or you will be arrested.

We ain't going nowhere.

Everybody stay right where you are until we hear that order.

Mrs. Clay, as I said before...

I just need a minute. Please?

You were wrong.

When you said my son wasn't part of the community, you were wrong.

Cassius...

His feet made that path at Chickasaw Park.

Running every day, rain or shine.

He is that path.

He's every teacher who stayed late after school

to make sure he learned how to read.

He's the kids that show up on our porch,

hoping he'll pull a nickel out of their ear.

The cop who trains all the boys the same, no matter what color they are.

The bake sale held three weeks running

so he could get his first pair of boxing shoes and matching robe.

Mrs. Clay, I am so sorry, but I cann...

If you help get Cassius a good, fair deal,

you are helping the community.

Because that boy isn't just my hopes and dreams.

He's all our hopes and dreams.

Just like you are.

Rudy, your fly.

Oh.

Shut up.

-Mm. -There he is. Cassius.

Cassius, great to finally meet you.

Johnny Reneau, your dad's attorney.

-Good to meet you. -That's my other son, Johnny.

Johnny. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. Nice to meet you.

Rudy.

Rudy, nice to meet you, sir.

-Bus was late, uh, my apologies... -Gentlemen?

Let's do this.

Come on. Let's go.

Will Mrs. Clay be joining us?

Uh, she had to work, but, uh, hopefully this will be her last day.

I, uh... Thank you. I had a look at the contract overnight.

I just have a couple questions. Here...

...on page three, where it says that 25%

of total earnings must go into a trust set aside for the athlete,

does Cassius also receive the profits from that trust?

Absolutely. Earnings from the trust will be accumulated and invested,

with any income becoming corpus,

until the athlete reaches 35 years of age.

Corpus, right. Excellent. Excellent.

And here where it says, "N. Clay Sr.

And Odessa L. Clay are Cassius's natural guardians

despite his legal status as an adult"?

It means they're his parents.

All right, then.

This seems like a real generous deal.

I'm advising my client to sign immediately.

You mean you really like everything about it?

Because Alberta said that this contract...

Alberta ain't here, though, son.

Son, there's guys don't make this amount of money their whole lives.

You're gonna get it for ten years of work.

Ten years could be his whole career.

Yeah.

-Johnny, let me ask you something. -Hmm?

My boy's got one shot to get this right, okay?

One shot. You sure everything in that contract is good?

I'd put my reputation on the line.

Miss.

I believe you've got the wrong room.

Then you believe wrong.

Alberta Jones, Mr. Clay's attorney.

Now, hang on.

-There's a mis... -Just let her speak, okay?

All right?

I'm advising my client not to sign anything until I've approved it.

Now, we're definitely gonna need some changes,

starting with this clause about you gentlemen having sole determination

over personal appearances and product endorsements.

Mm. Mm-mm.

Let's go to 2C.

What'd you say to her?

Just had to remind her who you are.

...that the group shall receive the remaining 50%.

I'll sign off on it, too.

♪ You might have got a horse ♪

♪ Don't mean you can ride ♪

♪ You might have got a plane...

Okay, let's talk about royalties.

That's right. That's right.

♪ Oh, Lord...

Now we're getting somewhere, right?

And he's risking his body,

his life.

"♪ And Mama said," Boy, don't be a dummy ♪

-We'll go to page ten. -♪ Everybody chasing that big..."

I'm tired of this shit.

Can we move this along?

Are you finished?

-♪ Oh, no, no ♪ -♪ Dust to dust, ashes to ashes ♪

♪ Same old, same old, same old thing ♪

Miss Jones, are we happy now?

We have a deal.

♪ Nah, might as well live for something ♪

♪ you can feel ♪

-Yeah. -Thank you.

♪ Might as well live for something real...

Congratulations, Cassius.

-Thank you. -How does it feel?

Uh, almost as good as winning the gold medal.

And what do you plan to do next?

Well, first, I'm gonna buy myself a cheeseburger.

Then I'm gonna whup Hunsaker and the next guy after that

and the next guy after that, until I whup Floyd Patterson

and become the youngest heavyweight champion of the world.

You can write that in the paper.

♪ Ashes to ashes, same old ♪

♪ Same old, same old thing ♪

Never have, never will.

Mm.

Used to say the same thing.

Then I hit my first law school finals.

I just wanted to say thank you.

You really think you'll be heavyweight champ?

I know I will.

Youngest in history.

One day, the whole world will know my face and my name.

And I'll go on TV and tell all of 'em to hire Alberta Jones.

No, I got plenty of work, Cassius.

But there is one thing you can do for me.

What's that?

When you get to where you're going,

make a difference.

It's natural

to be scared.

You know that.

But you got to get past that.

You got to get in the pocket.

That means you're close enough to get hit.

The irony is that's the safer place.

Angie.

What?

That kid Clay signed with the Louisville Sponsoring Group.

Joe Martin's about to be toast.

Gee, what'd you do?

Damn.

She look good, Gee.

What do you think, Ma?

It's real pretty.

You don't want to save your money, though?

Need a car now, just get a used one.

The car ain't for me.

It's for you.

Just like I promised.

That's too much.

No, it's not.

You're the whole reason we're here.

Alberta would've changed her mind eventually.

I ain't talking about Alberta.

I'm talking about you.

Every morning, as long as I can remember.

-Oh. -You, in my corner all the time.

Even when you're scared.

Here, try it out. For me.

Oh, Gee.

Ooh. Look at all these buttons!

Oh, it's like a big old boat!

It's day five of the protest

outside the Food Fair store downtown, where community leaders...

Ooh.

Smelling nice up in here, Bird.

Oh, thank you.

...the neighborhood businesses,

helping to keep the demonstration peaceful and organized,

-while urging... - Bird,

what are you doing?

I'm getting ready for work.

You don't got to clean for Miss Colette or any of those white folks.

Your son is a professional now.

I need to open up the front door

and show you the Cadillac?

Baby, there's no way I'm showing up to Miss Colette

in a brand-new Cadillac.

You washed and scrubbed your whole life to get us here.

Don't you want a better life?

Of course I want a better life.

For you.

Ma.

The life we been living all this time...

your father and me built it with our own hands.

-I know that, but... -And now you're going off

to live your dream.

Rudy's almost grown.

The neighborhood don't even look like it did.

Oh, Gee.

Come here.

Mm.

Everything's changing.

It's too much, too fast.

I know I can't stop it,

but you can't ask me to like it.

Okay, Ma.

-Baby. -It's okay.

-I made something for you. -You did?

-Let me see it. -Wait, wait, wait.

What you got going on? Come on, now.

Close your eyes.

Come on. I can't keep 'em closed too long.

Open 'em.

-Oh, my gosh. You made this for me? -Yes.

This looks amazing.

-And it's my favorite color. -Try it on.

-I know what your favorite color is. -Oh, God.

-Oh, it fits just right, Bird. -Oh! Oh.

All the other fighters gonna be jealous.

-They should be. -Oh, I love it.

And I love you.

-I love you, baby. -Give me a little love.

-Mm. -Mm.

Introducing the youngest heavyweight champion

in the history of the world!

You got this, Gee.

Good evening,

and welcome to Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky,

where a crowd of 6,000 strong has gathered

and is ready to witness the professional debut

of Olympic champion Cassius Clay.

Hunsaker's a tough and proven journeyman.

But five rounds in...

Hey, break it up. Break it up. Break it up.

He still hasn't solved the riddle of this newcomer Clay, who is displaying

-a rare combination of speed and power. -Come on, Gee!

Yes! That's it!

Hunsaker resorting to roughhouse tactics,

and he's starting to get under the skin of young Clay.

Get him! Come on!

Clay's mostly done a good job of keeping his distance for five rounds.

When he does, he's landing it well, throwing punches from all angles.

Keep going, Gee.

Make him feel you, Gee.

Make him feel you.

Oh, Gee.

When he's not landing, he's making Hunsaker miss badly.

And it doesn't help that his left eye is nearly shut.

Can't handle you.

A vicious right from Clay.

Oh, Hunsaker frustrated.

Trying to turn this into a volley.

Come on, ref! He fighting dirty!

Get back in the fight.

Come on, focus!

Focus. That's it.

-He's cheating! -Go to your corners.

-Go to your corner. -Do your job, ref.

-He cheating. -All right, stop whining.

-I ain't whining. He playing dirty. -Hey, hey, listen.

Focus. Focus.

Ref can't make him respect you.

You got to do that all yourself.

All right?

He's quicker than I thought.

-Hit him with the rough stuff, Tunney. -Yeah.

-See if you can take him out. -Okay.

Come on, get up.

We're into the sixth and final round.

For Hunsaker, it's all or nothing. He'll need a knockout to win.

For Clay, it's simply a matter

of surviving the next three minutes.

♪ I feel like I'm gorgeous ♪

♪ Trying to find the beauty ♪

♪ in pain ♪

-♪ And all I see is scars ♪ -There you go, Gee!

♪ Remind me of my flaws...

Oh!

Hunsaker lands his best punch of the fight.

A left hook to the body. It's hurt Clay.

And now he's got him up against the ropes.

Manhandling him.

-♪ When I'm sitting on the throne... -Ref can't make him respect you.

Only you can do that.

Clay clearly struggling

with tactics he never had to face in the amateurs.

♪ I could feel it...

Clay fights his way out of the clinch.

Lands a stinging right.

♪ I got the spirit...

Clay is fighting back now,

and Tunney Hunsaker is paying the price.

Make him feel it, Gee.

It's a wonder he's still standing.

Seconds to go.

And there's the final bell.

Ladies and gentlemen,

after six hard-fought rounds,

we go to the judges' scorecard.

And the winner, by unanimous decision,

Cassius Clay!

-Babe. -Oh.

Congratulations.

There you go, Gee. You looked good doing it, too.

I love you, Mama.

Oh, my God!

My mama made this.

Cassius, anything to say after the match?

Yeah. Tell Patterson I'm coming.

You heard it here first. Ain't nobody getting in my brother's way.

You got this, brother. You got this.

♪ Lost in a crowd ♪

-♪ you feel your thoughts out loud... -Sonny! Sonny! Sonny!

♪ Feeling so lost ♪

♪ Come on, grieve, move on ♪

♪ Stuck in the shadows of a life ♪

Sonny! Sonny! Sonny!

Sonny! Sonny! Sonny!

Sonny! Sonny!

Sonny!

All right. You ready? Ready?

Sonny! Sonny! Enough!

He's done.

Okay.

♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪

♪ all night, babe ♪

♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪

♪ Get somebody ♪

♪ Me and my baby, we're gonna stand ♪

♪ Get somebody ♪

♪ Got back down, we gonna ♪

♪ shove 'em down twice, yeah ♪

♪ Me and my baby ♪

♪ in the field ♪

♪ Heard that train, we left ♪

♪ left Mobile, yeah ♪

-♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪ -♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪

-♪ all night, babe ♪ -♪ all night, babe ♪

-♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪ -♪ Shaking 'em on down ♪

♪ all night, babe, hey ♪

♪ Shake 'em down ♪