Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In always hosted the best in comedy sketches and musical performances. Beloved comedian and jazz singer Sammy Davis Jr. was a regular performer on the variety show.
Sammy faces off against the giant Wilt Chamberlain in a boxing match in this hilarious skit. Sammy thinks he has this fight in the bag – until he sees his opponent.
Chamberlain is anything but tiny, as his title claims. Sammy does everything he can to run from the match. His coaches convince him to stick it out and see if he can win.
The referee goes over the rules telling the men that they can’t hit below the belt. The audience laughs as Sammy looks dumbfounded – there’s not much above Chamberlain’s belt he can reach!
The bell rings to start the fight. Sammy dances around his opponent, throwing punches here and there. All it takes is one blow to the head from Chamberlain to send Sammy back to his corner.
Sammy is reeling after two such hits, but he is convinced he has one more trick up his sleeve. Sammy beckons his tall opponent over and whispers something in his ear.
Chamberlain goes down in an instant, and Sammy wins the fight. When asked what he had said, Sammy confessed that he told Chamberlain that George Wallace was his new neighbor.
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