George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali // "The Rumble in the Jungle" (Highlights)
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- George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. The event had an attendance of 60,000 people. Ali won by knockout in the eighth round.
It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was a major upset, with Ali coming in as a 4-1 underdog against the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman. The fight is famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic.
Some sources estimate that the fight was watched by as many as one billion television viewers around the world, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. This included a record estimated 50 million viewers watching the fight pay-per-view on closed-circuit theatre TV. The fight grossed an estimated $100 million (inflation-adjusted $500 million) in worldwide revenue. Decades later, the bout would be the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary film When We Were Kings - กีฬา
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It's been 48 years since "The Rumble In The Jungle", and I still will take time to watch any new video about it. I still like watching the entire fight. I never get bored with it.
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Than you see, that Mubutu Sese Seko the slaughter is the friend of Ali!!!No Go!
Ditto. Especially when you compare that fight to today's bums.
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When Forman was falling, Ali was having enough time to land 2 to 3 killer punches, which allmost all the boxers generaly do. But, Ali just watched him falling, to win not to destroy.
🌹 Ali, that is why you r the GREATEST 🌹
Absolutely.
Na, that was more like a cat playing with its prey. He was hoping he would get back up so he could beat him more, just like Liston.
Marciano was the worst at that. Joe Walcott was slumped unconscious against the ropes and Marciano got in one last left hook.
@@mandolindleyroadshow706 Oh please, he barely tapped him before he realized he was out and then walked off...watch Mercer Morrison KO lol.
Yeah, almost everybody acknowledges that.
Once foreman said in an interview that thought to knock ali out within 1 or 2 rounds but when at third he hit ali and he fell on him ali said: "george is that all you can do? show me something!" In that moment he knew he was in the wrong place with the wrong person.
Ali was simply astonishing
😂😂😂😂😂😂 sacré Ali
Absolutely
The Real Super Athlete.............
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Ali...Ali...
I heard George say that he thought to himself’ Yep - that’s about it’ 😪
Ali.. The most persistent, faith, manly & honored athlete of all 20th century ✔️••
*RJJ* Ali is a As******e!
Yes. No doubt about that.
The greatest.
Greatest fight of all time.
Greatest era of boxing ever.
Pah! Shit Fight!
I'll take the thriller in Manilla but it was good.
Agreed
Is anyone understanding what this MAN did that night?!!!!!! He got in there against a monster! Never ran from him. Stood rt there in front of him, took everything the monster threw at him, and never ever backed down from him and won it!!!! Truly the number 1 legendary night in all of boxing ever!!!!! When you look up
Man in the dictionary, it says Muhammad Ali!!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thrilla in Manila?
Unless you were living in that era fans will never understand how big & bad George was. For Ali to ko him was unbelievable. The Greatest!
Yes absolutely correct
To think about it, this is the stuff of legend. Maybe it could be part of African-American folklore. A warrior got in the ring with a beast and slayed him. 🤔
“Ali has done it, the great man has done it” magic, brilliant - arguably the greatest moment in sports history. A legend defeats the colossus. Love it!
Absolutely CORRECT
💯 PC CORRECT
Not even close
Yeah will never be forgotten like Ali
ali is and will always be the greatest of all time
ABSOLUTELY 🌟✊⚡️
"Float like a Butterfly , sting like a Bee, Ali will always be ......... THE GREATEST !!!!!
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@@scottlowman.1044 Yep !!
This was the greatest moment in all of sporting history. Foreman was undefeated and considered the most fearsome heavyweight in history and Ali was supposedly past his prime. Yet the great man pulled it off using the most unlikely strategy and people talk a lot about Ali's attributes as a boxer, but he also had the heart of a lion.
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The fact Ali fought over 50 mostly competitive rounds with Frazier and Norton and Foreman knocked both Frazier and Norton out in about 5 minutes and Ali then KO'd Foreman I still can't get my head around. 😃
@@sumbawa1381 Is that the most intelligent thing you have to say? Are your both fathers brothers?
Ali Knocked him out just after half of the game it's a outstanding
Performance although that was not his perfect prime time
Therefore BiG George said that
Muhammad Ali was Bigger Than Boxing
Than any thing💚🤎💜❣️💛🤍💙
48 years passed but in the boxing history such fight didn't happened to see. Ali and Jorge best heavyweight champion ever.
You are full of shit.
Yes, it is and remains the greatest boxing match, in the history of boxing sport
Absolutely CORRECT
Ali was man of steel. After 7 rounds George knew I m done and can’t defeat great Ali. Ali was mentally very strong and brave and technically good so Won.
he was not the stronger between him n foreman nor with all the heavyweights. but beats them many times by the strength of his will and skill. not just brute strength.
pretty much mike jordan. many said during their last campaign for another 3peat, he was no longer prime. he just cant blow past them like he used to. true. many younger and skilled dogs are positioning themselves to superstardom. giving the bulls a dogfight. but one see it all in 96-98. he'll find a way to find. and the bulls did. in.boxing, that's Ali.
He imposed his style
And drawn Forman to deep water
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AND, 100XS BETTER BOXER THAN FOREMAN
Ali d v won regardless of just how the fight was fought!!
@@user-rt5br1zi3u I am confused tho was foreman not pushing hard enough cuz it looked like foreman had the right idea pin Ali on the ropes and try to go Mike Tyson crazy with the vicious body punches
The greatest fight in boxing history bar none
The ali Frazier was close to being as good
The Thrilla was better and more competitive.
Yes the Frazier fights were special that cannot be denied. But this fight was where Muhammad put the beast away. He destroyed Frazier and Norton but not Muhammad
@@michaelgaskell2031 I hear you. We each have our favorites.
Ali Frazier 1 was better
The class that Ali had was incredible. This fight was an exhibition in boxing and how Ali mentally broke down Foreman. With all that said, I always marvel at Round 8, with 12 seconds to go; what some call the greatest punch "never thrown". Ali knows he has foreman beat, knows Foreman is falling, and has the class to not throw that punch, wow!
Thats is one of his greatness..! I love that man his really GOAT!
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The best punch ever in boxing history is that final punch Ali refused to throw at Foreman. And that's where greatness rests.
@@hassananas4944 Hello Hassan,
It's Called Class, Most Fighters Would Have Hit George While He Was Going Down.
Grace and Peace,
Ralph In CT
@@ralphraucci5128 Ali loaded the last punch but then held it up. Because he was just too cool.
If boxing is "the sweet science", Ali was the Chief Scientist!
I was 15 years old. I still remember the whole family watching this fight. Most of them’ et passed away. Ali was Great! I miss him.
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Absolutely the greatest thing ever seen in a boxing ring.
I would have to tend to agree ,it's my greatest boxing memory of all time.
Ali Bomaye! "The King is Here!" Muhammad Ali the greatest
OF ALL TIMES!!!
Ali boma ye.
Probably the most brilliant fight strategy in history. Ali was just great! They’ll never he another. RIP champ
Well said and well OBSERVED
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"A tyrannosaurus with a pretty face, Ali will take you into deep water and drown you" the great Mike Tyson.
@@samyj78 always liked that term of “taking your opponent into deep water.”
I remember it like it was yesterday, and our astonishment at Ali's heroic athleticism.
Indeed
In my opinion the greatest sportsman of all time and one of the greatest figures in any context of the twentieth century. We will never see his like again.
THESE TWO ARE BOTH GREAT CHAMPIONS, LOVE THEM! IT IS NO SHAME TO LOOSE TO ALI.
Wow it still gives me goose bumps watching it all these years later thank you Ali and George, God bless.
That night cemented Ali as the greatest of all-time. We knew he was, but this proved it.
Remember this was not the young Ali. He was deprived of 3 of his best years due to refusing to be drafted. Watch some of his fights before his being banned. He was the fastest heavyweight ever, by far. His dance combined with his incredible ability to avoid head shots enabled him to out-box, and later KO, larger opponents. The young Ali would have toyed with Foreman, or Tyson for that matter. Or even a young Joe Louis, whose speed was nowhere near Ali’s.
Yes
Yes
@@johntechwriter Dear
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That is why Ali is the GOAT!
Ali could absorb a tremendous amount of punishment and remain standing. Just one reason he was the greatest.
Ali absorbed some wicked body punches. But if Foreman had connected with some head shots. Ali would have went down just like Foreman’s other opponents.
@@5star64 bollocks, he took Ernie shavers best shots all night when he was a shell of himself. Ali different league from anyone.
@@davidfairbairn8 Ali was hit with one shot at a time. And then he grabbed and clinched. He did not take Shavers best punches. What knocks out top contenders and champions is getting hit with a series of punches .Punches that land back to back. Ali was never hit with several punches at a time because of his ability to grab and hold his opponents all through a fight. Ali took a good one punch from Shavers here and there in the fight. But he did not take Shavers best punches. Ali’s ability to take a punch is vastly overrated. If Ali had been hit by Shavers the way Ken Norton was hit by Shavers with punch after punch after punches in consecutive order. Ali would have been knocked out too. Shavers through over 30 blows at Norton in consecutive order without Norton trying to hold before Norton went down for the first knockdown. If Ali had been hit like that he would have went down too.
@markeith k I mean yeah doesn't matter how tough you are, you get hit too many times you're going down. The fact that Ali could take a good one and not get hit the second time was a testimony to his toughness. Like Ron Lyle said "so many people could take shots, but Ali was the only one who could take a good hit and still come back at you strong". Unfortunately, Norton and Frazier were not like that.
@5star64 this is stupid. The fact that he limited the combinations only enhances his greatness. Take away your opponents strengths and turn them into a weakness. Thats how you win fights.
George Foreman didn’t reach his prime in boxing , until later in his career. I always had respect for George Foreman.
This was prime George 🤨☝️
I was a 18 years old high school student in Japan when this baut was broadcast. I thought Muhammad Ali was the underdog, and most of my classmates agreed with me. So I was surprised at Ali`s victory. What I learned from this match was that I could work miracles if I made strenous efforts determinedly.
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I was 17 & listend to it on the radio in Florida.
Well said
The other thing I want to say is how calm and open Ali was with his team in the dressing area after the fight; hugs all around. Genuine smiles and eye contact. Imagine the elation and pride they had in this great man and he returned a lot of love to them. Then as soon as the lights were on and the the press conference began, there he was - Ali the showman, feeding the press with quotes and headlines. But the Ali locking eyes with Ferdie Pacheco, and in that briefest of moments acknowledging between old friends who had been through so much together - we knew this would happen - and Angelo Dundee shaking his head in wonder at Jim Brown - that’s the Ali I will never forget.
Ali v Foreman in the Jungle. The greatest boxing fight ever. FACT! Never will you see another boxer like Ali. The Greatest.
Ali the greatest of all times , credit to forman too especially when he regained his title 20 years later at the age of 45 against a much younger opponent Michael Moorer.
Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Big time yes to all if that.
and much lighter too
I don't know how Ali survived all those George vicious body punches
Не пережил..болезнь Альцгеймера
He trained his stomach area took beating while sparring Ali was toughest of all heavy weights his body was rock hard and he was never knocked out
GOAT
@@Lee.099 troll 😈🤡
Ally was just a friendly fighter.. just box for intertainmenet
I have been thinking the same 4 years.
1 of Ali's major boxing tool is a great Chin but i still don't know how foreman didn't wear him out with those deadly body punches which seems like a major strategy 4 foreman @ the time.
The age difference between Ali amd Foreman is quite astonishing 8 to 9 years gap. At the age of Ali many Boxer would retire and Foreman was at his Prime and despite this Ali won the match. And it was the mental of Ali which was stronger than iron and his determination to win that made him so powerful..
True
Ali drawn Forman to deep water
That was intelligence, resistance, quickness, punch power, and he had a plan. That was Ali.
Nobody deserved to lose that contest......both legendary boxers....a match for the ages....however Ali outclassed Foreman with mind games alone....of course 'Ali Bomaye' chants also helped.....
There will never be another Ali
*Roy Jones Jr.*
@@KP-hd4do not even close to the greatest!
@@mandingodestroyer3104 Muhahaha! I:O)
@@KP-hd4do 😈
@@mandingodestroyer3104 *RJJ the greatest of all time!*
Masterpiece of boxing
Ali won, but Big George was frightening. Two legends
Saw two of the Ali-Frazier fights on closed-circuit t.v. as a kid. This one, was not televised, Jim Brown helped announce; somehow I got it on radio round summary from Zaire. No one gave Muhammad a chance. I was trembling. When the news of the eighth round came, out it was stunning. Only twenty years later did it come out on video. The eighth round was the greatest round, I have seen. The most monumental anyway! Thank you!!
What more can be said. He was in great form in this fight. Speed, power, endurance, toughness, supreme confidence …he had it all on display. Foreman was in his prime with peak punching power, but it wasn’t enough on that night against the GOAT heavyweight of our lifetime. ✌️
I watched the full fight again this week, which I do at least once a year. Foreman looked like he was set to go in round 5, but somehow stayed on his feet. Credit to George for taking a few tremendous Ali right hands right on the button. Then in the break before round 8 Joe Frazier was asked and he said “It looks like George ain’t gonna make it”. What a great call. Then round 8 looked like a copy of round 5 with Ali fighting out of the corner in the final 30 seconds. This time he stood Foreman up with a left hook and followed with a brutal right hand that ended the fight. Afterwards Ali wanted everyone to know he was a better boxer - “I’m a pro” - and that he kept telling Foreman all through the fright - “You don’t know how to box”. What a great performance by Ali.
an ali masterpiece!
Fascinating fight--- skill of Ali vs power of Foreman
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) was truly one of the greatest boxing champions. In addition to such a great fighter, he was also a colorful personality with a great sense of humor. Ali boasted about many things, but humbly stated that when asked the question 'Who would have given you the toughest fight?' Ali admitted that Rocky Marciano 'would be the most trouble'. In another interview, Ali admitted that Rocky Marciano probably would have won. Ali had a great respect for Marciano..and even said 'Marciano and I were good friends' It was reported that Ali cried when he heard what happened to Marciano, who was killed in a plane crash. Ali is one of my favorite fighters in boxing history..as a fighter and a great personality! Take care
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Me hace retroceder el tiempo, de 13/14 años, años 70, reunidos de 10 o 12 personas en la sala, todos de la misma edad, entre chicas y chicos emocionados en todas formas, viendo y aclamando por ALI; a Dios J. grasias paso 62 años.
Mohammed Ali was the smartest boxer in history !!!!!
...and this was the smartest fight of his entire career!
Señor del boxeo Alí,usted fue el mejor boxeador de la historia.no abra ninguno como usted,para mi gusto.(justo y leal)
Vergogna Alì mito fasullo ha fatto drogare Foreman Alì mito fasullo vergogna
Ali's ability to withstand Foreman's blows was beyond belief. I was among many who thought he'd get killed that night.
True 🎉🎉🎉🎉
This man had un real confidence
Nobody ever talks about the body shots Ali just absorbed from one of the heaviest punchers ever all fight long.
That's True 👍
Ordinary fighters go for the kill. Legendary fighters watch the opponent falls down slowly. Only true fighters understand this
Being in the ring with Foreman would have been like thrown in the colaseum in Roman times with all the wild animals , Ali knew it was a fight to the death .
Yes. And he was ready to die.
Yes he was very carefull all the time
E Best boxer who ever lived.! Luv u Ali.!
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GOAT, Undoubtedly the greatest boxer and athlete ever
May God bless Muhammad Ali.
The most characteristic, brave, outstanding athlete Man of the century. Not enough words to admire him.
I still watch his boxing...and enjoy it
Ali a real Super Man!
Ali un personaje que como pocos perdurarán en nuestras mentes, carisma, único que incluso se enfrentó contra el estado y sus elites, una voz para los que no tenían voz, DIOS siempre te tendrá tu lado tus peleas aunque ya pasaron muchos años deleitan la memoria con la clase y estilo que tenías.
Before the fight, Ali gave one of his poems:
"If you thought you were shocked when Nixon resigned,
Wait till I whip George Foreman's behind!"
The great man has done it!
Bout begun by the punch of
Muhammmad Ali
And bout ended by the punch of
Muhammad Ali
Thats All
Ali Boumayee
El rey del boxeo de todos los tiempos!!
لم ولن تنجب الملاكمه بمثل محمد علي كلاي
Nobody could have beat Foreman in that moment, except Ali. Ali was one in a billion.
I have watched this fight so many times---- don't get bored at all. Excellent. Skill of ALI over Power of Foreman.
Have watched this many times. It is worth watching. Excellent Boxing match.
Ali was never afraid of anyone. You can See it
He practically ran out to meet George right at the opening bell. I think that startled George for a second. I’m a huge fan of both these guys. A different George Foreman won the title back in 1994. That was a great night too.
@@jogman262 Ali did do that maybe for his own confidence builder. Inside he may have been saying, this is crazy, this is crazy. He has such good composure not letting shelf get overwhelmed by the moment. If I can say this. I've seen this fight numerous times. What the hell was wrong with Foreman??? It's like he's not right. Ali had the fast hands but then he went to the ropes, nothing magical. George was like a zombie. Not trying to take anything away from Ali he is the goat. But other than Ali I believe something else got to Big George that night.
Fue el mejor y lo seguirá.siendo por siempre único
Muhamed Ali ,what a boxing genius !!!
Ali won because he brought his best game. George was to uptight and lost his cool. Overall George Foreman is the tougher man and proved that point to this day !
Foreman great fighter, but Alì is the greatest of all times.
Muhammad ali foi generoso até dentro do ringue, pois depois de levar uma saraivada de golpes, ele poderia vingar de George Foreman no momento do nocaute, porque ele teve tempo suficiente para deferir pelos menos dois a três socos no adversário, mas ele queria apenas ganhar a luta e não massacrar seu oponente; por isso Ali merece o respeito de todos os conhecedores da arte nobre e é digno do respeito até mesmo de todos os seus oponentes, ele é sem dúvida alguma o maior pugilista da história, com todo respeito aos demais, porque além de grande boxeador, Muhammad ali tinha um coração digno de um sentimento puro, ele foi extraordinariamente superior a todos os seus adversários, até mesmo o George Foreman admitiu que ALÍ foi o adversário mais leal que ele conheceu.
Yes,this was the best,greatest Boxing fight, ever ---- how a much more powerful George Foreman was eventually knocked out in 8th round by Muhammad Ali. It was Power vs Skill of Boxing Game---- all along the fight Foreman was using Power, and all along the fight, Ali was using Skillful reaction,eventually Skill knocking out the gross Power ----- and that was ineed the beauty of whole FIGHT. This fight is worth watching again and again---- SKILL over POWER.
Ali was the ultimate defensive fighter. After being battered for 8 rounds, Ali delivered the combination that sent Foreman slowly sinking to the canvas, completely defenseless. Ali had the opportunity to deliver a killer last punch but held off, to his great credit. After this fight Foreman was a changed man, a much better man, freed from his hatred of Ali and willing to accept defeat.
Not true at all. Foreman took years to lose his hatred for Ali. After the fight Foreman complained that he was poisoned. That he was the victim of a quick count. And the legitimate complaint that the ropes were loose allowing Ali to lean his head out over the top rope and outside of the footprint of the ring and away from Foreman’s punches. He demanded an immediate rematch. But there was never going to be a rematch. Ali was to smart for that.
@@5star64 Here's what Angleo Dundee said about the ropes - "I thought he (Ali) was crazy with his 'rope-a-dope', lying on the ropes while George hit him. People thought we had worked on it as a tactic but no. They were saying I'd loosened the ropes to let Muhammad lean back. But I had gone round the ring tightening them and they were still loose as a goose because of the heat.". The insinuation that Ali's camp loosened the ropes has been debunked many times before.
@@dratz50 Of course Angelo Dundee was going to say that. Do you think Dundee was going to say I loosened the ropes on purpose so Ali could lean his head back outside the footprint of the ring and away from Foreman’s punches. A year later in the thrilla in Manila. The Heat was far more intense but the ropes remained tight throughout the fight. Compare the ropes from the two fights. Since when does a fighter’s trainer get to set up the ring. That should have been the job of WBA and WBC officials. The ropes were ridiculously loose. It was the heavyweight championship of the world fought in a WWE wrestling ring. Foreman was exceptional at cutting off the ring. So there were going to be times when Ali was on the ropes. The loose ropes helped Ali tremendously. That along with excessive holding and clinching wore Foreman down. Ali put his gloves behind Foreman’s neck and pulled his head down every few seconds of every round. That’s what tired Foreman out. Not the so called rope a dope. The only round where Ali laid on the ropes and stayed there was the 5th round. You can see clearly that the top rope is so loose Foreman’s head punches can’t even reach Ali’s head. I believe in a legitimate boxing ring Ali would have been knocked out by George Foreman. And that’s why Muhammad Ali never gave George Foreman a rematch.
@5star64 ...Dundee did not loosen the ropes, PERIOD!!!
The greatest of all times Ali King forever
He destroyed big George in that fight
Met This Great man at the Cancun airport I knew he is a man of God! And ask if he could pray for my family member he asked her name said her name susel, time went by and I walk past George and he said her name is susel and I answered with a smile yes sir it is! And Thankyou ! Power of Prayer from a great man that Day gratitude
Have watched this a thousand times and am still amazed
Ali showed both class and courage in this fight.
Légendaire combat tout simplement...
One of the Greatest fight of
The Century
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RiP G O A T ♥♡♥♡♥
Aameen..........
The greatest Muhammad Ali of all time. Ali’s life makes me feel I missed a lot coming to this world when he’s no more.
رحم الله البطل محمد علي.
رحم الله الأسد محمد علي كلاي رحمة واسعة
اللهم إغفر له وارحمه واسكنه فسيح جناتك
the greatest sportsman of all time
Ali, the most gifted and graceful heavyweight.
Ali was a large man. Foreman wasn't much bigger. And Ali was so fast. Foreman got schooled.
Ali is The Best. Smart fighter.
Foreman is the man!
An epic fight! RIP Muhammad Ali 👑💫
I REMEMBER BEFORE THIS FIGHT, NOBODY GAVE ALI A CHANCE TO WIN. THEY ALL SAID FOREMAN WOULD KNOCK HIM OUT RIGHT AWAY. ALI IS THE GREATEST! HE WAS SMARTER THEN ANY OTHER FIGHTER.
Ali's fame is known n loved, even reaches to the tiny Isles of the Southwest Pacific Ocean. There will never be another Muhammad Ali.
great fight in 1974 i saw it already and i can look it every time again...👍👍rip champ🌹🌹
George lost the fight but won the war of life.
I remember I was in the fourth grade school when I watched this match live on TV. I was Ali's fan and very ecstatic. Funny thing is that after this fight I became Foreman's fan. Always on the side of the underdogs. Interestingly, the cartoon underdog was a household show back then.
6:51 - The greatest punch never thrown. Ali, all class!
Nope!
Ali was like that a very human guy
I love Ali and I love Foreman equally becoz of his sincere friendship and love for Ali. It takes a great heart to accept your opponent is Great after the man has changed his life becoz of that one bout. Yet Foreman still shows love and respect for Ali. Only Great and a very good human has that heart. And Foreman has one and How I wish, if he can accept the truth that Jesus is not Son of God but Son of Mary. Foreman needed to be guided to the truth.
I am not religious but agree that after being defeated by Ali, Foreman was a broken man. He found salvation in Christianity but did not become passive and blissed-out like many converts. Instead, being at peace with himself enabled George to show his true, friendly and loving self. Ali saved Foreman’s life, and Foreman sold a trainload of frying pans.
I have an autographed photo of Ali's knockout from this fight. 🥊
Ali can hit more punches at the end while foreman felling down on the ground but he stopped, he knows that someone is felling on the ground should not hit brutally. Ali is a fair boxer.
He was The Greatest!!
I once heard George Foreman say, about the Rope-A-Dope, "Ali laid on the ropes, and George Foreman was a big dope".
It was the perfect strategy at that time as it steadily drained Foreman's tank, and once it was on E... Boom! A 5 punch combination and the fight was over. Ali was exactly what he always said he was, "The Greatest"!
In fact Ali's speed and ability was half stolen when he has undergone the worst 4 years of his prime as they knew that he was unbeatable when his championship was
“Muhammad Ali has done it! The Great Man has done it!” The King Returned After 7 1/2 long years of being outrageously stripped of his Title. GOAT.
This is unadulteratedly a very strong example of why. Younger men should never underestimate an older one. Even though Ali wasn't that old at the time in chronological years. However, in boxing years, with all the pounding and brutality involved in it. He was a little past his Cleveland big cat, Williams. Nicolas brothers, Baryshnikov, Fred Astaire quintessence of splendor that he once was. But his hands were still lighting fast. And more sturdy and stronger due to age and the chopping down of trees and other strength training over the ensuing years since then. Along with his somewhat heavier frame, he started to realize how much better a punch he could take. Which eventually culminated in his demise as a fighter. But on this night, along with everything else that brought him here, it was just what the doctor proscribed because that chin was like granite impenetrable to anything that mean old scary monster Foreman could muster,,ha hahaha. .God bless that giant, and I hope he's somewhere reminiscing with all the great artists of the sport like himself. Men like Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Kid Gavlin, Sugar Ramos, Jack Johnson, Hector Camacho. And the other cavalcade of grandioquent greats that once laced on the gloves and found fame and fortune because of their magnificent 😅.
The Greatest- no more needs to be said.
Performance wise look at Ali v Cleaveland Williams, about six years earlier, no heavyweight could have beaten Ali that night.
Ali tenía reflejos insuperables.