and he told me he was assigned to Ali for Ali/Spinks in 78. He was BSing it up with Ali prior to the fight and out of nowhere, Ali told him to go bet his house on Spinks. He told me he laughed it off and said, "Yeah, whatever Champ." Ali lost that fight in a decision. He said it never dawned on him that they would be working to set up a big rematch. Ali won the rematch by unanimous decision and looked like a completely different fighter by all reports.