For litÂtle boys growÂing up in the late 1960s and earÂly 1970s, MuhamÂmad Ali was more than a world boxÂing chamÂpiÂon. He was a perÂsonÂalÂiÂty of almost unimagÂinÂable charisÂma. At recess and after school, kids would shufÂfle their feet in imiÂtaÂtion of the champ, put up their dukes and joyÂousÂly chant to one anothÂer, “I float like a butÂterÂfly and sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see!”
So it’s funÂny to watch in this video as the flamÂboyÂant Ali, at the peak of his fame, pays a surÂprise visÂit to kids at an eleÂmenÂtary school in New York. The year is 1974. Ali has recentÂly won his re-match with Joe FraÂzier and is preparÂing for his much-hyped “RumÂble in the JunÂgle” with George ForeÂman. He plays a joke on a series of unsusÂpectÂing stuÂdents at P.S. 41, in GreenÂwich VilÂlage, for the TV show CanÂdid CamÂera. DisÂguised as a janÂiÂtor, Ali sneaks into the room just as the kids are explainÂing what they would say if they ever met Muhammed Ali. When they realÂize the champ is standÂing right next to them, their reacÂtions are priceÂless.
RelatÂed conÂtent:
MuhamÂmad Ali Plans to Fight in Mars in Lost 1966 InterÂview
MailÂer on the Ali-ForeÂman ClasÂsic
Woody Allen BoxÂes a KanÂgaÂroo
WouldÂn’t it be cool to see if those kids could be locatÂed today?
Yeah Sure , being one of them i have always tried to remake a new verÂsion of this video.
HelÂlo
I like this video
Maby this boys now age him 50 years
Wish to see this kid now days