Whenever I want him to throw a left hook, I say to him: Jesus, what a beautiful left hook that was. And he goes out there and does it.

— Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine)

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8 seconds sound clip from the The Greatest (1977) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:16:32.250 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Birdie, how are you?

- Is that the new kid? The one from Louisville?

- That's him. He won the light-heavy gold medal over there in Rome. Name of Clay.

- I know. I saw the film.

- I bet you worry. Head back like that then a guy can connect where he lives.

- All right, so he's got a few bad faults.

- You'd better change that.

- Look, sometimes I don't even know who the hell the trainer is. But I'm learning.

- Whenever I want him to throw a left hook, I say to him: Jesus, what a beautiful left hook that was. And he goes out there and does it.

- All right, all right, time, time!

- Hey, kid, I want you to meet Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. He's the best fight doctor and savviest guy in the boxing business.

- Except for you and me.

- See, you know more than he does, else I'd have him training me. And me, I know more, too, else you wouldn't be going around showing me off as your prize new boy.

- He's articulate, ain't he?

[...]

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