'So the referee runs the count to eight, and instead of going on, he went back to one. Ali was looking for a jab, so I evened up on him and shot him a right. “When they rang that bell, I came out like a speedball: Brr-rrrr-rrrr-rrrr, everything a blur, and then the first round was over. I’m looking down, and what’s going through my mind is, "I’m first, so I guess the old man gets the honours.” 'And I got up in the ring, looking at the fans, you know, putting the game on Ali. He said, "You first." Here I am, thirty-seven years old, and they wanted me first, for three rounds with Ali. I got into my togs, and a guy came in and asked for me personally, Elmo Henderson. 'I cranked up and made it to the dressing room at the coliseum. San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum, where Henderson claims he knocked Ali flat on his back
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