The Great White Hope (1970)

Lou Gilbert: Goldie

Quotes 

• Reporter : Now you're the first Black man in the history of the ring who's ever had a crack at the heavyweight title. Now white folks, of course, are behind Brady. He's the redeemer of the race and so on. But you, Jack Jefferson, are you the Black hope?

  Jack Jefferson : Well, I'm Black and I'm hopin'.

  Goldie : Answer him straight, Jack.

  Jack Jefferson : Hey, look, man, I ain't fighting for no race, I ain't redeeming nobody. My mama told me *Mr. Lincoln* done that. Ain't that why you shot him?

• Goldie : [after they convince Brady to fight Jefferson]  Good. So it's fixed, Cap'n Dan.

  Cap'n Dan : The man's in a hurry, Fred.

  Pop Weaver : What about terms?

  Goldie : What? We're no babies here. You know my Jackie would fight your boy for a *nickel*.

  Pop Weaver : 80-20, Goldie.

  Goldie : What? A world's championship?

  Fred : 80-20, that's it.

  Goldie : God bless America.

  Pop Weaver : And Cap'n Dan to be the referee.

  Goldie : You're kidding me.

  Cap'n Dan : Who'd you have in mind, friend? Booker T. Washington?

  Goldie : All right, all right. What else? He don't have to fight with his feet tied together?