When Ali Met Cathal
"Cathal OShannon interviews Muhammad Ali about boxing and his life outside the ring"Movie
47 min
Plot
In advance of his fight with Al Blue Lewis at Croke Park in Dublin Cathal OShannon interviews Muhammad Ali about boxing and his life outside the ring When a fight is coming up Muhammad Ali formally Cassius Marcellus Clay junior admits he deliberately intimidates his opponent He does this because historically in America black people have always been taught to be subservient Muhammad Ali V Cathal OShannon was filmed in RTÉ Televisions Studio 1 on 17 July 1972 It was first broadcast on 18 July 1972 the night before the fight with Al Blue Lewis at Croke Park The programme was remastered in 2008 This was reedited and retransmitted as When Ali Met Cathal on 5 January 2009
