He got that one straight from Jersey Joe Walcott who did the same 50 years earlier against Ezzard Charles. Arguably one of the most beautiful knockouts
It was gorgeous. To this day, I really wish he didn’t follow up with the second punch. It would’ve been so much more savage, but I understand why he did lol
@@someonesomewheredoingsomething "you know I'm bad, just last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitilized a brick, I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."
Wasn’t Williams already past his best as he already got shot by that point? I don’t like KO’s against opponents like that being shown as #1. But hey, Ali never really KO’d anyone so I guess his fans will just make do, right?
Foreman had no respect for Cooney anyway. And to make it worse, after that count, Cooney was barely able to hold his gloves up. Foreman waded in like a seasoned shopper on Black Friday and closed the deal.
Commentators were absolutely right - Foreman didn’t waste a punch. Some guys just start flailing, figuring something will land. I think Foreman might have missed just once, and even that one helped set up the next one.
Foreman is top 3 in my book. The guy was an absolute monster in his prime. His hands were sledgehammers. What an era of boxing that was. True heavyweights. Amazing that much talent saturated that time. What a great time for boxing!
Foreman is remembered more as the lovable old man with the amazing story of redemption, but young George Foreman was perhaps the most menacing boxer of all time
At one time we thought Wilder could have taken that most menacing slot, but his difficiences got so exposed against Fury that I think George Foremans position as most menacing is safe for a few more years to come
George was a wrecking ball. Just walk in and do damage. It's like he goes in without protecting himself and just thinking "if u hit me lucky u, but if I hit u .... lights out"
13:37 that straight right hand from Ali while moving backwards is just Incredible. How many men of his size do you see that can or ever have moved like that? He truly was one of a kind.
Just watch Ali. His peak, before the military suspension, was just a thing of beauty. Speed, skill, power, footwork, instincts..all 10/10. He was still great later on, but those early years? We'll probably never see that combo of skills again.
Could not agree more . When comparing the greats people always forget that we never actually saw Ali's best years as they were taken from him. When he came back he was great but a shadow of what he was before. And even then he still came out on top in what was undoubtedly the golden era of heavyweights. Ali in his absolute prime is just insane and no heavyweight yet could live with that.....
Jefferson's short left hook in a barely standing state is a testament to why you NEVER drop your defense and think you have it won, and why you never stop fighting. You have to always think about your next opportunity and swing.
He was about to go down and had one last bullet in the wheel and was able to connect when he took his shot. If he would've missed, the next decent punch would've put him down.
Right off the bat that George Foreman power is SOOO unbelievable! It was such a nonchalant punch, lazily tossed out there, with no expectation of it doing much damage, although this was coming off a knockdown I mean just look at the way that his head was turned, looking away as it landed, until he heard the audience's collective gasp so he snaps his head back around to look for the reason that caused the crowd to react the way it did. He sees his opponent frozen in place, like a statue, so he then tries to land a "haymaker" which was clearly not necessary because he was already on the way to the canvas! If it hand landed cleanly he probably would have killed the guy! Edit - I should mention Gerry Cooney, the guy who got knocked out, didn't have an amazing chin but I think it's safe to say that he was considered to have had a "better then average" chin. His downfall was that his defense was lacking and he rarely tried to clinch when he got hurt. He was brought along too fast and I think he truly believed that his incredible left hook gave him his best chance to win rather then trying to clinch, and defend, until he got his head clear! I think that had he had a better team of handlers he would've become the, "Great White Hope" that everyone expected him to become! One of the best Heavyweights to never win a world title belt. He had a record of 28-3 (24 KOs) when he retired. His 3 losses were to Larry Holmes, in 1982 for the WBC Title (he was 25-0) - Michael Spinks, in 1987 for a lineal world title (he was 28-1) - George Foreman in this fight in 1990 (he was 28-2). He also didn't fight very often, due to injury issues and poor management!
George Foreman's punches just land different. You can see the immense power that man had when he hits someone. The type of punches that cause internal damage.
they land crushing, like he has steel in his hands. the opponents bodies bouncing off his fists. ridiculously hard hitter. looks like he doesnt even try haha
Ali just looked different. The way he moved and weaved in and out with that incredible footwork. In combination with his power, well never see that again in our lifetime
Ali was phenomenally good. He literally picked a spot and connected. Crazy, crazy hand speed, accuracy, defense and skill. He was in a class of his own.
He was the Carlos Hathcock of the heavy weights then and now and maybe for any weight division. Cat like speed with insane accuracy even when moving laterally. May God have mercy on his soul. 👍☮️
I'm sorry but ali was the most complete fighter of all time in my eyes. Hand speed crazy. One of his opponents said his punches really stung. Power and speed? Dont get better than that. And not to mention his footwork . Cant hit what u cant see
What a beautiful moment for Michael Bentt. Even the moon came out and shined for him inside the arena at 1:29. You can see it clearly on the left-hand side.
That Bentt moment is legendary, a real life Rocky moment for sure! Tommy had him in deep trouble, but then his prey bared his fangs and came back at him with such power and heart. What. A. Comeback.
@@waynebuckland7879 It's not that hard to beat, actually. It's simply about careful matchmaking, if you know how boxing really works. A manager, promoter, trainer and matchmaker all get together to decide who their fighter is best-suited to face next. If someone is deemed too dangerous, you avoid them and choose the next guy ranked below or further below, etc. And it carries on like that until you get to a title shot. Marciano was 42-0 when got his shot against Jersey Joe Walcott but the only name on his record was a washed-up Joe Louis and a lucky decision over Roland LaStarza. Brian Nielsen got to 49-0 just by facing a combination of bums and has-beens, while turning down a WBC title shot against Lennox Lewis.
That second knockout, that man knocked the soul out that other man quicker than I've ever seen! That was one of the most cleanest, hardest hitting connections I've witnessed! Woah, I'd hate to be that fighter 😂 he made dudes head do a 180 spin 😂
I always love watching that uppercut/hook Foreman drilled Cooney with. And the right hand that seemed to literally drill him into the canvas. So damn smooth. Reminds me of the Smash punch of Ruddock, and also Margarito's punch vs. Cotto in both fights. Foreman actually drilled Holyfield with that shot a couple of times and even the 208lb Holyfield didn't go anywhere. One of the greatest chins of all times. Holy said he went to his corner and asked, "did he knock all my teeth out? I think all my teeth fell out?" And his corner said, "Nah Real Deal, you're fine", but Holy said, "i know they'll tell you anything in your corner to get you to keep fighting, so I was still convinced I had no teeth". Ha. What a tough SOB.
Big George power was CRAZY. Doesn't even look like he swinging with a lot of energy. I can only imagine what the shots he really put energy behind felt like.
I'm telling you these old school old timers are as tough as you can imagine. Took Ali few knockdowns and Williams still on his feet. Golden Age of boxing.
When Foreman beat Cooney, Foreman was 40/41. I'm 46 now and do everything to avoid contact. George was still boxing professionally at my age. Hell he won a title in his mid 40's. I heard about his street fights as a teen in Houston's 5th ward against full grown men.
LoL same, I remember when i was 19 and Foreman won the title in 1994, I thought I hope i age like him. I doubt anyone could do what George did and even today in his 70's I wouldn't get in the ring with him
Foreman walked up to cooney like he was taking a stroll in the park! That left was one of the best punches ever landed by any great heavyweight. George was a devastating force in TWO whole separate careers ten years apart, both ending in being champion of the world. Incredible feat that will never be seen again. Edit- robbed by the bent judges against Shannon Briggs in one of the biggest robberies ever seen in boxing.
@@noahcasa7917 oh I am very sure Ali was the greatest heavyweight of all times. Big George has to be a close second simply by the huge feats he achieved in two whole separate careers a whole decade apart. It’s incredible. 👍💥🥊
@@TheGreatest1974 how he changed as man and humbled himself after the rumble is great. For me most def one of the greatest, its not just about achievements inside the ring 💪🏼
If that uppercut from foreman brought Cooney down without adding that extra one, as he crossover, that would automatically be added in Guinesss book as the most badass KO of a lifetime
That fight took place after Williams was shot in the stomach. Not to take anything away from Ali, but its hard to say that that was Williams at his best
@@mrmatthews6315 They say a “shot in the arm” is a booster of energy, affording the recipient more vim and vigour. I can only assume a shot in the stomach bestows similar properties.
Peak Ali was just beautiful to watch. Fluid, smooth, entertaining excellent timing of when to massage you with punches and when to throw a precise bombardment.
Definitely a perfect ending to the ranking. Just look at Ali's knockdown. He knocked the guy down walking backwards all while his opponent is walking towards him. His accuracy and power is on point.
I've never seen someone throwing so effortlessly and yet with so much power as Foreman used to. Hell the gap between what you expect in your brain and what actually happens is absurd.
Foreman chopped wood to add that extra thump after each punch. The combination of deceptive speed, heavy handed weight shifting power and experience was all George Foreman.
That Weaver-Tate ko reminded me of EA Sports Fight Night games and getting in the extra smacks while the opponent's body frozen in time is making their way down to the canvas. Also surprised the ref even bothered counting as long as he did with that man's soul resting in another dimension
I'll never understand that from boxing refs. You just saw that man's soul get sent to the shadow realm... The fuck you counting for? Call that man as knocked out and get him some fuckin help lol!
I came here for Tommy and Ray Also that Foreman ref was good. He was on his way in the instant that uppercut hit. Nearly saved Kooney from the second shot.
Poor Cooney. He was a great fighter but in a historically epic division. HIs only three losses were to Spinks, Holmes and George's amazing uppercut. Now that is some decent competition
I did not expect #6 to go the way it did. Dude in black trunks looked out on his feet, then that haymaker comes out of nowhere and sends the mouthpiece into the next county.
Burst out laughing watching this, this guy sold his defense before the fight or he should have, his face just keeps this look that says "the fuck is happening right now?"
@@bradleykinnell6435 he had absolutely nothing to do. Every time he tried to create distance and reset his rythm, Ali simply floated over with vicious combinations. When he tried to retaliate he was either met with a counter or Ali simply floated just out of range. Ali was the simply unstoppable in his prime.
Muhammad Ali at his peak was unbeatable. Greatest agility ever seen in the division, one of the greatest chins ever, the greatest jab ever, and excellent knockout power in his own right. If only he didn't have his prime years taken away because of the suspension.
Fully agree!!! Yeah, that suspension sucked. Just recently really learned all the details on all that. He was SUCH an amazing, awesome person too! Lots of pearls of wisdom quotes from him!💖
8:38 I love how they sent Cooney out to his death when he was practically asleep on his feet lol. Like a lamb to the slaughter. "Hey Jerry, I know you wanted to remember your kids' faces, but we need a few more seconds of entertainment, so....."
@@andrewlacson6385 You don't know what you're talking about fella. Muhammad Ali was the only man to knock out George Foreman and would go right through the current division. He can outbox all of them and win on points or knock them out with his underestimated power in his right hand. Do your research mate. Kind regards. Johno
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Trainer's jump for joy at 1:29 cracked me up😂😂, no pun intended
lmaooo😂
Lol, fucking saw that. "Wild plumber appears"
😭😂😂😂
Cause People forget that Tommy Morrison was unstoppable at one point..
It made me “crack” up
If you look up at the night sky, you'll see a great number of fighters still travelling from a George Foreman uppercut!
😂😂😂😂🤗🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Lol. So that's what I saw flying by that mid summer night!
😆😆 Right
The Foreman walk up punch at 8:39 was just beautiful!
that's my fave of all time.
I watched that one live. It was so out of the blue some people thought he cheated.
He got that one straight from Jersey Joe Walcott who did the same 50 years earlier against Ezzard Charles. Arguably one of the most beautiful knockouts
It was gorgeous. To this day, I really wish he didn’t follow up with the second punch. It would’ve been so much more savage, but I understand why he did lol
Greatest 2 piece in history.
That George Foreman step thru uppercut was UNREAL
George said of Ali, “The fact that he didn’t hit me on my way down made him a great man to me!”👍
Foreman's walk-up uppercut on Cooney is the most gangster thing I've ever seen.
Straight bid'ness!
The coldest.
Big G was movin like he had something on the grill that needed flipping....
@@DarcMarc1066 - Yeah, a George Foreman grill.
That’s the “you don’t belong here” walk. Kind of reminds me of what Wilder did to Bermane Stiverne
Watching Ali set his feet up to deliver those combinations is without doubt the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in boxing.
"Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee!" Great ending! Damn, Ali was lightning quick!
"I wrestled an alligator, I done tusseled with a whale, I handcuffed lightning and thrown thunder in jail."
@@someonesomewheredoingsomething "you know I'm bad, just last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitilized a brick, I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."
I felt like Forman was the exact opposite a tank that might move a bit slower but just destroys everything in its path.
That was old footage of ali the announcer still called him cassius clay
Wasn’t Williams already past his best as he already got shot by that point? I don’t like KO’s against opponents like that being shown as #1. But hey, Ali never really KO’d anyone so I guess his fans will just make do, right?
Foreman with that walk-in uppercut...DAMN!!
Foreman and Ajagba dammmmmn
He seems unstable but dangerous.
Blasted him
Them heavy hands
If you don't, sit yo ass down!
That Foreman uppercut was beautiful! Have mercy!
Mannn that dude foreman..gahhdamn
🥴😂That Uppercut was Terrifying
Foreman had no respect for Cooney anyway. And to make it worse, after that count, Cooney was barely able to hold his gloves up. Foreman waded in like a seasoned shopper on Black Friday and closed the deal.
Foreman Is so mutch experience.👍👍👍👍Is gud
@@topgrain 🤣🤣
I love how smooth george Formans punches are. His timing is impeccable.
Indeed it was; his timing and accuracy were so great, it completely made up for any hand speed he may have lacked.
Commentators were absolutely right - Foreman didn’t waste a punch. Some guys just start flailing, figuring something will land. I think Foreman might have missed just once, and even that one helped set up the next one.
FOREMAN.
I love this type of compilation, no extra talking, explanations or back story, just a bunch of KOs back to back
Me too.
absolutely correct... what's with all these videos of anything, and the narrator wants everyone to see him.
Foreman is top 3 in my book. The guy was an absolute monster in his prime. His hands were sledgehammers. What an era of boxing that was. True heavyweights. Amazing that much talent saturated that time. What a great time for boxing!
100% agree, coming back and recapturing the title at 45 was nuts.
the heavyweight division of the 1970's was rivalled by the middleweight division in the early 80's
@@UltimaPowers 45. He is born 10th of January 1949, just like me!
@@torvilasulvstle362 Ah thanks for the correction and Happy 73rd Birthday for the 10th!
@@UltimaPowers Thanks!
Peace to you and your house!
Foreman is remembered more as the lovable old man with the amazing story of redemption, but young George Foreman was perhaps the most menacing boxer of all time
Mean thug like Debo on Fridays lol. He was an 😠 man back then lots of respect for George.RIP ALI AND FRAISER.
At one time we thought Wilder could have taken that most menacing slot, but his difficiences got so exposed against Fury that I think George Foremans position as most menacing is safe for a few more years to come
George Foreman ranks either first or second...Sonny Liston scared even George according to George himself.
@@rogermckamey8299 lol
@@rogermckamey8299 Yes, but it was young George
George was a wrecking ball. Just walk in and do damage. It's like he goes in without protecting himself and just thinking "if u hit me lucky u, but if I hit u .... lights out"
EXACTLY!!!
Great comment
😂😂😂
Then Jimmy Young came and made George an amateur with his defence
Yes Sir ! That man could make me buy a grill.😄
13:37 that straight right hand from Ali while moving backwards is just Incredible. How many men of his size do you see that can or ever have moved like that? He truly was one of a kind.
Ali knock your ass out dancing Ba kwards😂
It almost looks fake because he makes it look so effortless. His heart pumped pure boxing through his veins.
Ali could knock people out with his stuff jab. He was fast and strong. His head movement was ridiculous.
The Foreman KO of Cooney is absolute devastation. And effortlessly smooth
That slide up uppercut was disgusting
Bruh that was the smoothest walk up uppercut I’ve ever seen in life 😭
I've heard of a drive-by, but that was a walk-by uppercut
Seriously one of the best.
Did Morrison have aids at this point? Bent ain’t draw blood but still scary
Foreman landing that uppercut, side step(gangster) and right effortlessly. A thing of beauty.
Just watch Ali. His peak, before the military suspension, was just a thing of beauty. Speed, skill, power, footwork, instincts..all 10/10. He was still great later on, but those early years? We'll probably never see that combo of skills again.
Could not agree more . When comparing the greats people always forget that we never actually saw Ali's best years as they were taken from him. When he came back he was great but a shadow of what he was before. And even then he still came out on top in what was undoubtedly the golden era of heavyweights. Ali in his absolute prime is just insane and no heavyweight yet could live with that.....
Free free by
Robbed of his prime years, too.
Some people are a natural, they can read the boxing ring and opponents...
If you see every fighter in this video they all had similar abilities, Ali clip was completely different. He was from another universe, the GOAT.
Ajagba was absolute class when he put that boy on the mat. No showboat, no celebration, just matter of fact waiting, no ego.
How did Mike Tyson not make this list? He has a Top 10 of his own
That's because. He'll fill this list alone.
BWAAAAHAHAHAHA.....I only clicked on the comments to see the Tyson fanboys
Looks like top rank only
thats what i was thinking
Go to Chiseled Adonis...he has like Mike's whole career...
Foreman at 40 was an absolute tank. Slow but sturdy and powerful.
That part fam
He changed his way of fighting cause he knew his age and speed would be a factor..
and impossible to knock down. He was just absorbing all hits, and hit back with twice the power of his opponent
Jefferson's short left hook in a barely standing state is a testament to why you NEVER drop your defense and think you have it won, and why you never stop fighting. You have to always think about your next opportunity and swing.
He was about to go down and had one last bullet in the wheel and was able to connect when he took his shot. If he would've missed, the next decent punch would've put him down.
That's was exactly what i was thinking he was going down and then BAM gets that last nice punch in.
Right off the bat that George Foreman power is SOOO unbelievable! It was such a nonchalant punch, lazily tossed out there, with no expectation of it doing much damage, although this was coming off a knockdown I mean just look at the way that his head was turned, looking away as it landed, until he heard the audience's collective gasp so he snaps his head back around to look for the reason that caused the crowd to react the way it did. He sees his opponent frozen in place, like a statue, so he then tries to land a "haymaker" which was clearly not necessary because he was already on the way to the canvas! If it hand landed cleanly he probably would have killed the guy!
Edit - I should mention Gerry Cooney, the guy who got knocked out, didn't have an amazing chin but I think it's safe to say that he was considered to have had a "better then average" chin. His downfall was that his defense was lacking and he rarely tried to clinch when he got hurt. He was brought along too fast and I think he truly believed that his incredible left hook gave him his best chance to win rather then trying to clinch, and defend, until he got his head clear! I think that had he had a better team of handlers he would've become the, "Great White Hope" that everyone expected him to become! One of the best Heavyweights to never win a world title belt. He had a record of 28-3 (24 KOs) when he retired. His 3 losses were to Larry Holmes, in 1982 for the WBC Title (he was 25-0) - Michael Spinks, in 1987 for a lineal world title (he was 28-1) - George Foreman in this fight in 1990 (he was 28-2). He also didn't fight very often, due to injury issues and poor management!
Ajagba literally gave that man a video game red bar power punch! 😂
The guy folded like a newspaper
Ready to rumble round 2 Bill Clinton style
How is Mike Tyson not in this video? He's the KING of knockouts!!
Because Tyson's KO's were in a class by themselves.
Wonder if the guy who's jaw got broken by Mike is finally eating solid food.
No, he's not.
Sonny Liston is the king of knockout
Where’s lennox, he done some damage
That Ijagba knockout was devastating. The punch sounded loud enough to knock his opponent’s head off.😡
No be juju be that???
@@ZookaTG whatchu talking bout Willis? 🤔
Corkscrewed him into the canvas. Just like Foreman did to Cooney.
@@ZookaTG😂
1:29 A great man once said, "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, look at my crack as I pull up my tee".
George Foreman's punches just land different. You can see the immense power that man had when he hits someone. The type of punches that cause internal damage.
they land crushing, like he has steel in his hands. the opponents bodies bouncing off his fists. ridiculously hard hitter. looks like he doesnt even try haha
Thrown somewhat uniquely, as well. The
angles, and precision, are bad. Of intent, and the affects, on the other end.
He doesn't try you throw it loose
They had no effect on Ali when George was in his prime in 1974
You can see their whole bodys quiver when his punches land.
8:40 😭😭😭😭 George meant business. You could tell by the walk. Dude was NOT playing around 😂😂😂
George Foreman! What a beast, long live GF, one of the best ever!
Ali just looked different. The way he moved and weaved in and out with that incredible footwork. In combination with his power, well never see that again in our lifetime
Man! That Foreman uppercut was so gangster! How he fainted, how he delivered, how he gave the last punch and all of this completely stoic. Wonderful.
Brutal.
The word is "feinted"; "fainted" is when somebody passes out. No offense I hope.
had him looking like dirty laundry lol.
@@counterstriving Foreman feinted,
and Cooney fainted,
cuz Foreman’s uppercut, left Cooney’s shorts tainted.
Idk
@@robertdevito5001 Nice.
Ali was phenomenally good. He literally picked a spot and connected. Crazy, crazy hand speed, accuracy, defense and skill. He was in a class of his own.
He was the Carlos Hathcock of the heavy weights then and now and maybe for any weight division. Cat like speed with insane accuracy even when moving laterally. May God have mercy on his soul. 👍☮️
In his prime, which he was when he fought Cleveland Williams, he was virtually untouchable.
Like Sugar Ray Leonard , the fastest hands I ever saw
I'm sorry but ali was the most complete fighter of all time in my eyes. Hand speed crazy. One of his opponents said his punches really stung. Power and speed? Dont get better than that. And not to mention his footwork . Cant hit what u cant see
We were fortunate to have see Ali .
That George Foreman uppercut was such a clean and non-telegraphed shot. Anybody would have slept if caught with that.
What a beautiful moment for Michael Bentt. Even the moon came out and shined for him inside the arena at 1:29. You can see it clearly on the left-hand side.
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I was looking for a comment about it 😂
Is anyone not gonna talk about how we could see this coach buttcrack?
That Bentt moment is legendary, a real life Rocky moment for sure! Tommy had him in deep trouble, but then his prey bared his fangs and came back at him with such power and heart. What. A. Comeback.
Ali in his prime was a magnificent boxer. Practically untouchable.
He took some shots.
Absolutely he made boxing more popular. He said what he meant and meant what he said
Ali king of boxing
Only one boxer, Rocky Marciano, to rival Ali and perhaps surpass him. 49-0 is hard to beat after all.
@@waynebuckland7879 It's not that hard to beat, actually. It's simply about careful matchmaking, if you know how boxing really works. A manager, promoter, trainer and matchmaker all get together to decide who their fighter is best-suited to face next. If someone is deemed too dangerous, you avoid them and choose the next guy ranked below or further below, etc. And it carries on like that until you get to a title shot. Marciano was 42-0 when got his shot against Jersey Joe Walcott but the only name on his record was a washed-up Joe Louis and a lucky decision over Roland LaStarza.
Brian Nielsen got to 49-0 just by facing a combination of bums and has-beens, while turning down a WBC title shot against Lennox Lewis.
George Foreman will forever be my favourite. His walk-in left uppercut is my favourite KO of all time.
Big George is always a beast!
That second knockout, that man knocked the soul out that other man quicker than I've ever seen! That was one of the most cleanest, hardest hitting connections I've witnessed! Woah, I'd hate to be that fighter 😂 he made dudes head do a 180 spin 😂
That ajagba’s KO I felt it while watching
George foreman uppercuts hit like a nothing I've ever seen before. The power is just ridiculous
I love this type of compilation, no extra talking, explanations or back story, just a bunch of KOs back to back 👏
No time to pack the bong
RIP Muhammad Ali. My favorite All Time Boxer, hands down.🙏🙏
I like how the ref grabbed Foreman after that last punch as if he was saving the opponent 😂
He was trying to save the guy's life!
Foreman’s left upper cut was delivered like a drive-by!
sent Cooney to Morpheus, same day shipping.
😂😂😂 delivered a package Cooney didn’t order
I remember Weaver knocking out Tate in the 15th when it had pretty much been Tate all the way. What a shocker that was.
What was tats doing the ropes
Yeah I remember watching that fight.
I watched it live also (On regular TV). I was 10 and you're right, completely one-sided until the KO.
@@dalethomas2434 waiting to get knocked out. The fix was in. Lol.
I always love watching that uppercut/hook Foreman drilled Cooney with. And the right hand that seemed to literally drill him into the canvas. So damn smooth. Reminds me of the Smash punch of Ruddock, and also Margarito's punch vs. Cotto in both fights. Foreman actually drilled Holyfield with that shot a couple of times and even the 208lb Holyfield didn't go anywhere. One of the greatest chins of all times. Holy said he went to his corner and asked, "did he knock all my teeth out? I think all my teeth fell out?" And his corner said, "Nah Real Deal, you're fine", but Holy said, "i know they'll tell you anything in your corner to get you to keep fighting, so I was still convinced I had no teeth". Ha. What a tough SOB.
Big George power was CRAZY. Doesn't even look like he swinging with a lot of energy. I can only imagine what the shots he really put energy behind felt like.
My dad said Foreman was the most powerful heavyweight he ever saw
The foreman uppercut #1 all time. The form, the swagger in his walk, that KO was the pinnacle of KOs
The Foreman grill... :). . .
If you can find it, there's one Joe Louis laid on Two-Ton Tony Galento that picked that big boy up on his tiptoes. That's my favorite.
Check out Wilders KO on stirvene , the 2nd fight
Gangster AF. Let’s go Brandon!
@@saltyzu8412 Who's Brandon?
The foreman uppercut is just so great! Its almost as if he just did it in passing
Lol @ the “Till this day” title for the video! 😂
I'm telling you these old school old timers are as tough as you can imagine. Took Ali few knockdowns and Williams still on his feet. Golden Age of boxing.
Ali was such a beautiful and charismatic boxer.
@@Asiansxsymbol yes indeed......th-cam.com/video/0VC3-pM-KhQ/w-d-xo.html
When Foreman beat Cooney, Foreman was 40/41. I'm 46 now and do everything to avoid contact. George was still boxing professionally at my age. Hell he won a title in his mid 40's. I heard about his street fights as a teen in Houston's 5th ward against full grown men.
LoL same, I remember when i was 19 and Foreman won the title in 1994, I thought I hope i age like him. I doubt anyone could do what George did and even today in his 70's I wouldn't get in the ring with him
Lol that fixed load of crap ???
@@zaidkhan-uq2bk no disrespect for Foreman, but a Lennox, both Klitschko brothers and many others would also beat Michael Moorer at age 45.
I'm 46 and fell down on the sidewalk last week, took me 10 minutes to get up
@@knockup100 No.
This whole video could have have been Tyson knocking people out
Or Foreman. Or Sugar Ray Robinson. Or Jake LaMotta. Or Marvin Hagler, or dozens of others...what's your point?
The Tyson fanboys are really boring.
@@moebetta4224 Marvin Hagler had one punch knockout power?
@Lov Mir you my friend, need some serious work on your spelling and syntax, wow!
@@mollkatless lmao!!! 😂🤣😂
@@moebetta4224 which tyson are you guys on about, Mike or fury ?
......That are still talked about to this day....Here on Top Rank Boxing.
Foreman walked up to cooney like he was taking a stroll in the park! That left was one of the best punches ever landed by any great heavyweight. George was a devastating force in TWO whole separate careers ten years apart, both ending in being champion of the world. Incredible feat that will never be seen again.
Edit- robbed by the bent judges against Shannon Briggs in one of the biggest robberies ever seen in boxing.
IMHO George Foreman is the heaviest hitter of all time. Some were faster and more explosive. But no one hit with a heavier thump than Foreman.
@@jeffbaril548 I agree! He had the kind of power that would ‘shift’ a guy across the ring a few feet from s body shot.
Ali 3 times champion, also different era’s. But george indeed is one of the greatest
@@noahcasa7917 oh I am very sure Ali was the greatest heavyweight of all times. Big George has to be a close second simply by the huge feats he achieved in two whole separate careers a whole decade apart. It’s incredible. 👍💥🥊
@@TheGreatest1974 how he changed as man and humbled himself after the rumble is great. For me most def one of the greatest, its not just about achievements inside the ring 💪🏼
Big George's uppercut is art!
Beautiful ~~~What a punch!
Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman 2 knockout was one of the most beautiful one two knockouts I've ever seen.
Wtf!!! Lol as soon as the video started I see a man skipping like he’s on the yellow brick road and he uppercuts dude 😂😂 that’s epic
If that uppercut from foreman brought Cooney down without adding that extra one, as he crossover, that would automatically be added in Guinesss book as the most badass KO of a lifetime
Some say Ali's performance against Cleveland Williams was his finest hour. Cleveland was a very capable fighter.
That fight took place after Williams was shot in the stomach. Not to take anything away from Ali, but its hard to say that that was Williams at his best
@@mrmatthews6315 They say a “shot in the arm” is a booster of energy, affording the recipient more vim and vigour. I can only assume a shot in the stomach bestows similar properties.
@@trinkabuszczuk6138 Didn't he mean literally shot? Like by a gun?
Ali (Cassius Clay) looked really good against Floyd Patterson also.
@Trinka Buszczuk Yes... I believe Bert Sugar made that statement.
Foreman was already selling grills at this point, somebody should of told homie too guard his grill
Foreman looks like he's just beating up someone who can't defend himself. He doesn't even take precautions, he just walks there and punishes the guy.
Peak Ali was just beautiful to watch.
Fluid, smooth, entertaining excellent timing of when to massage you with punches and when to throw a precise bombardment.
@9:33 One of the coolest punches ever… the “no look” uppercut!
Foreman was hitting that man like he couldn’t miss his head if he tried
Ali's accurate punches... no more words needed 🥊
Definitely a perfect ending to the ranking. Just look at Ali's knockdown. He knocked the guy down walking backwards all while his opponent is walking towards him. His accuracy and power is on point.
Muhammed Ali A Legend
Watching Alì after seeing Tyson Fury it's like drinking a glass of Dom Perignon after an orange juice
@@interplanetariamente fury would beat ali
I've never seen someone throwing so effortlessly and yet with so much power as Foreman used to.
Hell the gap between what you expect in your brain and what actually happens is absurd.
All arm power too.Rarely used his legs.
When the box was an art, technic and courage, not violence, midia and money only.
Foreman chopped wood to add that extra thump after each punch. The combination of deceptive speed, heavy handed weight shifting power and experience was all George Foreman.
Foreman I feel had arguably the heaviest punch. In his prime, he was out to hurt you permanently. Ali had his number though.
@@JamesinAZ I think Foreman probably did lasting damage to Ali though. Even though Ali won that fight, he probably lost the war eventually.
1:29 check out that legendry jump!
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The legendary cracked ass 😂😂
*insert coin*
Boy got cake… double cheeked up
Joey Crack
1:29 builders crack for everyone LOL
That Weaver-Tate ko reminded me of EA Sports Fight Night games and getting in the extra smacks while the opponent's body frozen in time is making their way down to the canvas. Also surprised the ref even bothered counting as long as he did with that man's soul resting in another dimension
he let that man fall flat on his face unconscious and continued to give him the entire 10 count. Ahh the good ol days
I'll never understand that from boxing refs. You just saw that man's soul get sent to the shadow realm... The fuck you counting for? Call that man as knocked out and get him some fuckin help lol!
No 2 isn't actually a ko it was a corner stoppage
top rank is bias lol fury is from TP and wilder is from pbc
Facts and when Wilder dropped furry it should have been stopped
@@lesterdevall2943 he got a 10 count and he got up at 9 so no
@@kingrahul1151 if you know anything about boxing you know fights have been stopped for lest that was a wave off
@@kingrahul1151 should have been a wave off
Big George literally folded the boy like a lawn chair 😂
And enjoying hamburgers from his George Foreman grill while enjoying his lawn chair.
He folded like a cheap suit
A great video!
Thanks for the replays from several angles.
9:46 at first I thought the ref screamed "Damn!!!" 😂
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Savage uppercut from Foreman. Very effortless.
I came here for Tommy and Ray
Also that Foreman ref was good. He was on his way in the instant that uppercut hit. Nearly saved Kooney from the second shot.
Me too! Nothing more brutal than that fight
Foreman's punches just send shivers down the spine. Arms of granite 😎
George Foreman's knockout of Cooney was ferocious....What power, what a boxer in any decade...! Irish Fan....!
Poor Cooney. He was a great fighter but in a historically epic division. HIs only three losses were to Spinks, Holmes and George's amazing uppercut. Now that is some decent competition
Agreed
If only Gerry had liked to fight.
He fought in one of the toughest divisions in boxing at the time.. Much respect!
He’s lucky he never fought Tyson
Big George had some nasty power.
I did not expect #6 to go the way it did.
Dude in black trunks looked out on his feet, then that haymaker comes out of nowhere and sends the mouthpiece into the next county.
It was amazing how quick he recovered after delivering that blow!
First and Foreman, that uppercut was a sledge hammer.
The way Ali picked that man apart effortlessly floating in and out of range as he liked was a vintage demonstration of the sweet science.🔥🔥
Burst out laughing watching this, this guy sold his defense before the fight or he should have, his face just keeps this look that says "the fuck is happening right now?"
@@bradleykinnell6435 he had absolutely nothing to do. Every time he tried to create distance and reset his rythm, Ali simply floated over with vicious combinations. When he tried to retaliate he was either met with a counter or Ali simply floated just out of range. Ali was the simply unstoppable in his prime.
Truly a man born for the sport, never watched the Williams fight in full
Muhammad Ali at his peak was unbeatable. Greatest agility ever seen in the division, one of the greatest chins ever, the greatest jab ever, and excellent knockout power in his own right. If only he didn't have his prime years taken away because of the suspension.
Fully agree!!!
Yeah, that suspension sucked. Just recently really learned all the details on all that.
He was SUCH an amazing, awesome person too!
Lots of pearls of wisdom quotes from him!💖
I would have add in this serie Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno 🔥🔥🔥
8:38 I love how they sent Cooney out to his death when he was practically asleep on his feet lol. Like a lamb to the slaughter. "Hey Jerry, I know you wanted to remember your kids' faces, but we need a few more seconds of entertainment, so....."
That uppercut was the monster of the uppercuts!
Only thing held Cooney up was the punches he was bout to fall right before getting hit everytime 🤣
Beautiful Knockouts!!! Beautiful
Wow! That Foreman knockout is amazing, and just a little bit strange and out there. But thats Foreman for you. That uppercut is from the gods, damn.
In all the fights Ali is definitely the neatest, swiftest and most skilled of all.. Just look how sharp and quick he fires 3 or more punches..
Yeah Ali was The Most skilled, and accurate
past is past Ali if Hes here in our time to fight He will be knockout.
@@andrewlacson6385 it doesn't matter which time.. The video contains fights from both past and present
@@andrewlacson6385 You don't know what you're talking about fella. Muhammad Ali was the only man to knock out George Foreman and would go right through the current division. He can outbox all of them and win on points or knock them out with his underestimated power in his right hand. Do your research mate. Kind regards. Johno
@@andrewlacson6385 your joking me? Ali would outclass and pick apart any heavyweight boxer you put in front of him from this era you clown
Where's Ernie Shavers? Nobody hit like Ernie! Ali even admitted that. One punch knock outs.
That walking uppercut by big George, the most lethal non chalant haymaker ever captured on film…no regard for human safety!!
not even a haymaker, very technical and lethal blow to be honest, but agree with the post 100%
That was not a haymaker, George threw that punch on purpose and he put it exactly where he wanted it. But lethal and nonchalant it certainly was lol
Big George is the essence of boxe. His power is Legend
Old boys mouthpiece flew like a flying saucer.
Find FOREMAN vs Frazier and Norton.... There was some Nasty Knockouts !
"Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" And Ali certainly did that. One of the classies boxers to ever grace a ring