“I’m Going To Beat George Foreman And You’re Going To Beat Cancer.” We were in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania one time there was a little boy there who looked trail and he wanted to meet Muhammad Ali.l said, ‘No problem, and I brought the little boy in and his dad. Muhammad looked at the boy and he said,
“Why do you have this hot wool hat on? It’s so hot out there today.
He said, I got leukaemia and I lost all my hair I’m getting this chemo. Muhammad Ali said, ‘1 tell you what I’m gonna beat George Foreman and you’re gonna beat leukaemia. The boy looked at him and said, ‘Oh I hope you’re right Ali, I hope you’re right. I went and I got my camera and I took a picture of the little boy and Ali, and I got the father’s address and I had Muhammad Ali write on the picture, Im gonna beat Georg Foreman and you’re gonna beat cancer. God bless you, Muhammad Ali! So, about 2 weeks later I get a call It was the little boy’s father. He said, Jimmy’s very sick, he’s in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
He’s not gonna make it, but the thrill of his life was meeting Muhammad Ali! I said, ‘Jeez, I’m sorry. So that next morning we’re doing road work, 4:30 in the morning before the sun was up when he could run and I told him about the boy. He said, ‘OK, here’s what we do, when I get done with my exercise and I’ll take a shower and we’re gonna head down to the hospital. So we down to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 2 hour ride and went in. Here’s the little boy with a white sheet, white skin, no hair, big blue eye and he said, ‘Muhammad, I knew you would come.’ And Muhammad reached and he held the little boy He said, Remember, I told you that you are gonna beat cancer and ‘m gonna beat George Foreman and that’s the way it’s gonna be!’ And the little boy said, ‘No Muhammad. I’m gonna meet God, and I’m gonna tell hir that I know you!” There wasn’t a word said in the 2 washour ride going back. A week later the little boy died, the father called me and Ali said he didn’t want to go to the funeral, it was too sad. So I went over to the funeral and in the casket they had the boy laid out and they had the picture therel’m gonna beat George Foreman and you’re gonna beat cancer.’
“Why do you have this hot wool hat on? It’s so hot out there today.
He said, I got leukaemia and I lost all my hair I’m getting this chemo. Muhammad Ali said, ‘1 tell you what I’m gonna beat George Foreman and you’re gonna beat leukaemia. The boy looked at him and said, ‘Oh I hope you’re right Ali, I hope you’re right. I went and I got my camera and I took a picture of the little boy and Ali, and I got the father’s address and I had Muhammad Ali write on the picture, Im gonna beat Georg Foreman and you’re gonna beat cancer. God bless you, Muhammad Ali! So, about 2 weeks later I get a call It was the little boy’s father. He said, Jimmy’s very sick, he’s in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
He’s not gonna make it, but the thrill of his life was meeting Muhammad Ali! I said, ‘Jeez, I’m sorry. So that next morning we’re doing road work, 4:30 in the morning before the sun was up when he could run and I told him about the boy. He said, ‘OK, here’s what we do, when I get done with my exercise and I’ll take a shower and we’re gonna head down to the hospital. So we down to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 2 hour ride and went in. Here’s the little boy with a white sheet, white skin, no hair, big blue eye and he said, ‘Muhammad, I knew you would come.’ And Muhammad reached and he held the little boy He said, Remember, I told you that you are gonna beat cancer and ‘m gonna beat George Foreman and that’s the way it’s gonna be!’ And the little boy said, ‘No Muhammad. I’m gonna meet God, and I’m gonna tell hir that I know you!” There wasn’t a word said in the 2 washour ride going back. A week later the little boy died, the father called me and Ali said he didn’t want to go to the funeral, it was too sad. So I went over to the funeral and in the casket they had the boy laid out and they had the picture therel’m gonna beat George Foreman and you’re gonna beat cancer.’
