Joe Frazier's son Marvis said that his father always had nightmares about that title fight at Kingston Jamaica on 22 January 1973 and woke up screaming.Son Marvis had to calm him down.
Foreman had to be tremendously strong. In the very first round he was "pushing" Frazier off, and consistently keeping him at bay with a punishing jab. Slow starter or not, up to this point no fighter had done that to Joe.
Very True James, I think Foreman is arguably the most powerful Heavyweight boxer of all time, and I believe this young prime Foreman would slaughter the current heavyweights. It took a Super human effort by an extremely skilled warrior like Ali to beat a prime Foreman. For me, Ali will always be The G.O.A.T. with Foreman a close second.
In terms of sheer physical strength & athleticism, Lennox Lewis is up there imo. Manny Steward said he wished he could have trained Foreman, & Lewis was like his 2nd chance at a similar raw talent.
@@theprinceoftides6836foreman is 6ft 3-4 the current roster of heavyweights are like 6ft 7-9 he couldn’t thrown around Tyson fury,wilder,joe Joyce or a prime klitchko and with his terrible cardio he’d tire out and lose in the later rounds
@@theprinceoftides6836 With all due respect, that Ali thing is total bs. A debut form or an old form Foreman would have beat the hell out of Ali. Foreman never fought so badly like he did against Ali. That fight will remain as a mystery for ever. But it wasn't Ali who won that fight. He is the most overrated boxer in history. EDIT: Frazier who won easily against Ali was destroyed by Foreman. Ali's name is a trend. Nothing more. He shouldn't even be in a top10 heavyweight list.
George Foreman is the greatest heavyweight of all time. The fact that he could come back in his 40’s and win the title again demonstrates what a skilled fighter he was. Probably the hardest puncher in history as well.
Hardest puncher, I would agree. However not the greatest heavyweight boxer obviously, 4th in my ranking though. And being champ at 45 is probably the best story in boxing history.
@@AH-bm5xs Who do you put ahead of him? Ali I’m assuming. It’s hard to argue when he beat Foreman in his prime. I definitely understand that. We’ll never know what would have happened had George not left boxing for 10 years while still in his prime. How do you quantify destroying Joe Frazier and fighting Evander Holyfield 20 years later. It’s never been done before.
@@THICCTHICCTHICC Shavers had the most 1 punch power while Foreman had the most all round power,It didnt matter what Foreman hit you with it would hurt,Shavers only had a right hand.
You cannot beat Foreman without a right hand no matter how great your left hook is. Cooney learned that painful lesson. That’s why I give a young Tyson or Lennox Lewis a good chance against a young Foreman. Even Lyle who ended up on the canvas against Foreman, gave George the fight of his life because he could deliver effectively from both sides. Frazier won a lot of his fights by physically dominating and wearing fighters down and ultimately finishing them off with the hook. But against the tremendous power of Foreman, he could not move forward and apply pressure without getting knocked out first.
@@cbatus just saying as great as Frazier's left hook was, he needed his right hand to be a much bigger threat if he was to beat the younger, bigger, and stronger Foreman.
Foreman had so much strength, the way he was pushing and tossing Frazier around the ring. No one ever did that to Frazier before, not even 'The Greatest' himself.
foreman's got a really unique style. He reaches, which you're not supposed to do, but he's trying to trap and parry hands or hold their shoulders, get to an angle, and then blast the body. He shoves frazier back over and over, like holyfield did to beat tyson and offset that forward pressure bob and weave style. you can see who has power by watching carefully, especially seeing someone up close on a heavy bag. it's crystal clear who's got power, and how much. Foreman's got tremendous follow through. Not great speed, but he compensates by punching very far through the target, his rotational speed doesn't decelerate as fast as others do, his punches continue penetrating into people longer, and you can see it, clearly. And that's what made him special. Power seems to be created by speed, up until contact, and thereafter it's the follow through that matters and transfers damage into the target. There's 2 components I can see to it. When I watch Tyson hit, he doesn't have foreman's level of follow through, although tyson does have more than more still in that regard... but Tyson's power comes as much from his speed as his follow through. Even though Foreman isn't really fast, he doesn't require much to any wind up nor loading to be able to punch from any angle with crushing power. His punches can be super short and still damaging. Not much tell in any of his strikes except his huge full power looping shots he uses to finish hurt opponents sometimes, when the tell doesn't matter as much. Has a good jab too.
Styles makes fights, Foreman was strong enough to push Joe off balance with his gloves. Joe couldn't get a rythym or fight backing up. Foreman threw short devastating punches in this fight. His best performance.Calm and poised at 24. Trained for this fight by the, "Old Mongoose". Archie Moore
Precisamente por esto fue que la victoria de Ali vs. Foreman fue tan impresionante. Nadie pensó que le iba a ganar a este demoledor de hombres. Miren lo que le hizo a Joe Frazier, increíble. Y así era Big George, increíble. Por eso luego de tantos años volvió del retiro a competir y nunca cayó más a la lona, solo con Ali. Foreman, una bestia gigante, que los golpes no parecían afectarles y sus golpes eran tan pesados que eran capaces de tumbar a un elefante. Un gran tipo también. Gracias a estas 2 leyendas por darnos tantos momentos gratos en el deporte del box!
OMG just to watch this raw again. Young George was a freaking beast with speed and power. He was also very accurate in his punch delivery. Bone crunching whole body power behind those shots.
@@hamdanjantan399 Yeah true and he was still all that when he met Ali. Ali was a rare boxing legend, gotta say. He wasn't intimidated, knew exactly how to move, I mean he had to stay away from Sonny Liston right? LOL. And Ali took some viscously hard blows from Foreman. Ali was truly amazing. His timing was on display in that 1974 bout for sure.
I was about 11 or 12 years old back in those years and was living in tehran , Iran and we had 3 T.V. station in those years and all of them would shut down about 11 pm . 2 chanel in persian and one in american because we had around 10000 american living in tehran alone . I didn't understand English but would watch western movies and wrestling matches with my dad at late night . Ali was such a great icon in Iran and everyone love him over there and the persian T.V. chanel would open up 2 or 3 am in order to broadcast Ali 's fights live in Iran ( because of time difference ) I mean just imagine how big Ali was in Iran . Since my teenage life I build great love for america and now I have been living in U.S. for more than four decade .
Watching this again shows both Foreman and Frazier's weaknesses. Frazier showed no defensive skills at all. Never once tried to tie up Foreman and buy himself time to clear his head. Instead he kept getting up and going back for more beating.
Well, actually, Joe did try to get inside, but Foreman kept pushing him away, which is clearly against the rules and because Mercante never sanctioned Foreman, he kept pushing so Joe never had a chance to tie him up . . . not that it would have made much difference. Take three shots to deliver one is fine against Jerry Quarry . . . not such a sound tactic versus Foreman.
There will never be another boxer and warrior like Smoking Joe Frazier from Philadelphia. Continued R.I.P. in heaven Joe! In my eyes you were the best boxer I’ve seen in my life of 69 years!
@@scatmann5839 the common theme among the best boxers of all time like Ali,Frazier,Louis,Robinson is they were all prepared to sacrifice a part of themselves in the ring.
Both players're the greatest boxer being off the win or defeat. Specially, Frazier's capacity was a strong but was misfortune boxer. Although, two times defeated with KO against Forman. And he's passed away Please accept our sinsere condolence. God bless you.
The fight should have been stopped In the first round with :15 seconds left. It was very apparent that George was in great shape because he didn't let up after the first knockdown. I know Arthur Mercante is criticized for George holding Joe but Joe was leading with his head and Arthur had no choice but let the two fight It out.
I agree. The three knockdown rule should have been in effect. Frazier was actually saved by the bell in the first round. He was so disoriented that Durham had to carry him back to his corner.
It makes you understand why no one believed Mohammed Ali could beat Foreman in 10-30-1975, no one but the most fanatical Ali fan. ALL experts were giving Foreman as winner and it puts into perspective Ali's great accomplishment.
Stylistically Foreman was a nightmare for the smaller Frazier. Awesomely strong, pure power puncher and able to walk through the straight ahead Frazier. Brutal display but wow Joe had the heart of a lion.
I agree with you Davan, Arthur Mercante Sr was a world class referee however I don't know what he was thinking about allowing this fight to continue particularly following the 5th knockdown in the 2nd round. I think Mercante was a little peeved with Angelo Dundee screaming at ringside to "Stop the fight". Mercante seemed the kind of guy who had an ego the size of Manhattan however understanding the type of puncher that George Foreman is and realizing that you give the champion a chance to recover and comeback I think this was a little bit much.
I mean he was giving chances for the champ to recover. Did it go on too long? Of course. But it’s easy for us to say knowing the result. Both fighters were undefeated so it’s hard to tell what eachother we’re capable of.
LOL!!! Damn! where was the smoke in Smokin Joe? i bet Foreman must have believed he was playing basketball with Joe obviously being the ball, this no doubt is one of the top five most humiliating heavyweight defeats of all time, funny how fanatics act, the claim Big George couldn't keep Frazier down on the canvas is the most ridiculous of all excuses, the man couldn't even last two rounds with a challenger, he was so dazed he didn't even know where he was most of the fight, a Mack truck vs a Kia picanto, no contest
Foreman literally may have put Joe in a comatose state if the Ref hadn’t stopped it… Props to Angelo Dundee for begging him to stop it. Go watch some of Joe‘s interviews years later. The man sounds like he’s drunk all the time. Getting hit in the head like that ain’t no joke. R.I.P. Smokin Joe Frazier .. Thank you 🙏🏼
All boxers have heart.The gr8 JF fought GF twice,like the gr8 Floyed Patterson.FP fought Sonny Liston twice.Both are beyond brave,they were the most brave.Both had no fear.
Frazier just was no match for the power of Foreman.....4:58 was damn embarrassing it look like Frazier survival instinct kick in and was running away from danger....
Running away rather than trying up Foreman. Notice Foreman never fought well on the inside. He always looked for space to unload his bombs. Ali was right about him and his lack of style.
@@scatmann5839 Foreman does have style. He can clinch well and maintain distance by Framing ( Notice him pushing Fraziers shoulders) Stiff arming And pushing. Clinching is one of his strenghts actually, he moved anyone where he wanted them to be.
@@connshawnery6489 what’s Angie got to do with my comment? Foreman pointed at yank and said stop it or I’m gonn kill him right before the ref gives the wave and gf raises his arms. Foreman said it I can read lips maybe watch the part again or something.
If you listed closely in the few minutes of the fight you can hear some yelling "Stop it, stop the fight". That was Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali’s trainer. You can tell by the concern in his voice that he was really worried for Joe Frazier’s well being at this point.
Not a true boxing fan, huh,listen to Anglo Dundee scream stop the fight and Ferdie Pacheco say he’s going to kill him,see George say it to Joe’s corner, twice , something George denied, that helped Joe’s corner stop it , it’s been a long time since I’ve seen this of him saying it .
Down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier Down goes Frazier. I once saw the fight with a different commentator & the footage was less enthralling as a result!
I watched these bouts on TV as a child, here in the UK. Always amazing that Norton and Ali could go 15 rounds, and Ali's jaw is broken. Frazier and Ali go 15 rounds and almost kill each other three times. Foreman KOs both Norton and Foreman in less than two rounds. Ali knocks out Foreman. Great men from the greatest era in boxing.
See people say Forman would do Tyson the same but Tyson created angles where Frazier just stayed completely in front of Forman. Forman even created angles against Frazier. Plus all Frazier had was his left hook. I'll admit Joe was tough but this fight should had been stopped way earlier. This was just sending a lamb to slaughter
George Foreman is probably the strongest boxer who ever fought. Ali possessed the smarts and the size to defeat Forman and with some help from the ring maintainers' the rope a dope did the trick Forman just collapsed from fatigue .
Foreman kept on turning Joe over and over and over. He was pushing Joe back and when Joe dipped or came forward that jab followed by a right hand kept him at bay. Eventually those long bombs started landing and Joe was shaken up by the power. Joe didn't know how to tie up Foreman. He kept coming forward right into Foreman's range. Tyson would have fallen the same way. Foreman would've knocked out Tyson by 4 rounds maybe sooner. Joe and Mike came forward and couldn't fight going backwards.
Schon, krass das der Ringrichter so ein Kampf nicht sofort beendet jeder sieht das dass, es mit Frazier vorbei ist sowas ist gefährlich für ein Boxer, wenn ein Ringrichter da einfach weiter machen lässt echt krass. oder der Ringricht traut sich nicht so früh schluss zu machen.
What the hell was wrong with referees back then ????!!!?? why didn't he stop the fight after the second knock down, what that wasn't good enough for him, he wants to see him go down 10 times ? crazy
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Probably he would have died in ring
@@yusofahmed4169 bruh what? Xd
Felicidades JAiro xd
21 years later, Foreman wins the lineal heavyweight championship by another KO. Incredible
21 is crazy
Joe Frazier's son Marvis said that his father always had nightmares about that title fight at Kingston Jamaica on 22 January 1973 and woke up screaming.Son Marvis had to calm him down.
God bless him
I would too if i had a giant named Foreman trying to take my head off with every punch he threw.
Y no me extraña que hubiera tenido pesadillas si cayó muchísimas veces hasta lo levantó del suelo con ese golpe madre mía increíble que bestia foreman
Foreman had to be tremendously strong. In the very first round he was "pushing" Frazier off, and consistently keeping him at bay with a punishing jab. Slow starter or not, up to this point no fighter had done that to Joe.
Very True James, I think Foreman is arguably the most powerful Heavyweight boxer of all time, and I believe this young prime Foreman would slaughter the current heavyweights. It took a Super human effort by an extremely skilled warrior like Ali to beat a prime Foreman. For me, Ali will always be The G.O.A.T. with Foreman a close second.
In terms of sheer physical strength & athleticism, Lennox Lewis is up there imo. Manny Steward said he wished he could have trained Foreman, & Lewis was like his 2nd chance at a similar raw talent.
@@theprinceoftides6836foreman is 6ft 3-4 the current roster of heavyweights are like 6ft 7-9 he couldn’t thrown around Tyson fury,wilder,joe Joyce or a prime klitchko and with his terrible cardio he’d tire out and lose in the later rounds
@@theprinceoftides6836 Arguable it can be said for Frazier v Liston
@@theprinceoftides6836 With all due respect, that Ali thing is total bs. A debut form or an old form Foreman would have beat the hell out of Ali. Foreman never fought so badly like he did against Ali. That fight will remain as a mystery for ever. But it wasn't Ali who won that fight. He is the most overrated boxer in history. EDIT: Frazier who won easily against Ali was destroyed by Foreman. Ali's name is a trend. Nothing more. He shouldn't even be in a top10 heavyweight list.
Foreman was a beast Ali had to out smart foreman on the ropes.
Man was a titan among men! 🥊
Great, fantastic and immortal Joe Frazier!!! Respect forever!!! 💪💪💪
They may have stopped the fight, but they never stopped Joe Frazier - George Foreman
Damn Frazier was falling like a drunk man 😂😂
But it was cool that he get back up.
Bob Hope once joked, "I paid $300 for a ringside seat to see that fight in Jamaica, and Frazier sat down before I did" LOL!
😂
George Foreman is the greatest heavyweight of all time. The fact that he could come back in his 40’s and win the title again demonstrates what a skilled fighter he was. Probably the hardest puncher in history as well.
Hardest puncher, I would agree. However not the greatest heavyweight boxer obviously, 4th in my ranking though. And being champ at 45 is probably the best story in boxing history.
@@AH-bm5xs Who do you put ahead of him? Ali I’m assuming. It’s hard to argue when he beat Foreman in his prime. I definitely understand that. We’ll never know what would have happened had George not left boxing for 10 years while still in his prime. How do you quantify destroying Joe Frazier and fighting Evander Holyfield 20 years later. It’s never been done before.
Hardest puncher by far was Earnie Shavers, although he didn't get the Heavy weight title.
@@faissal8997 Definitely. Everyone that faced Shavers and Foreman agreeed.
@@THICCTHICCTHICC Shavers had the most 1 punch power while Foreman had the most all round power,It didnt matter what Foreman hit you with it would hurt,Shavers only had a right hand.
You cannot beat Foreman without a right hand no matter how great your left hook is. Cooney learned that painful lesson. That’s why I give a young Tyson or Lennox Lewis a good chance against a young Foreman. Even Lyle who ended up on the canvas against Foreman, gave George the fight of his life because he could deliver effectively from both sides. Frazier won a lot of his fights by physically dominating and wearing fighters down and ultimately finishing them off with the hook. But against the tremendous power of Foreman, he could not move forward and apply pressure without getting knocked out first.
I dont know much about boxing so im wondering why a left hand is bad against foreman?
@@cbatus just saying as great as Frazier's left hook was, he needed his right hand to be a much bigger threat if he was to beat the younger, bigger, and stronger Foreman.
@@stevenashe8900 oh yeah i misunderstood thanks for the insight
Foreman had so much strength, the way he was pushing and tossing Frazier around the ring. No one ever did that to Frazier before, not even 'The Greatest' himself.
Foreman was timing Frazier easy. Sometimes you just have a guys number & George had Joe on speed-dial lol.
Thanks for providing this most dramatic of fights!
foreman's got a really unique style. He reaches, which you're not supposed to do, but he's trying to trap and parry hands or hold their shoulders, get to an angle, and then blast the body. He shoves frazier back over and over, like holyfield did to beat tyson and offset that forward pressure bob and weave style.
you can see who has power by watching carefully, especially seeing someone up close on a heavy bag. it's crystal clear who's got power, and how much. Foreman's got tremendous follow through. Not great speed, but he compensates by punching very far through the target, his rotational speed doesn't decelerate as fast as others do, his punches continue penetrating into people longer, and you can see it, clearly.
And that's what made him special. Power seems to be created by speed, up until contact, and thereafter it's the follow through that matters and transfers damage into the target. There's 2 components I can see to it. When I watch Tyson hit, he doesn't have foreman's level of follow through, although tyson does have more than more still in that regard... but Tyson's power comes as much from his speed as his follow through.
Even though Foreman isn't really fast, he doesn't require much to any wind up nor loading to be able to punch from any angle with crushing power. His punches can be super short and still damaging. Not much tell in any of his strikes except his huge full power looping shots he uses to finish hurt opponents sometimes, when the tell doesn't matter as much. Has a good jab too.
Love Joe Frazier AND George Foreman. Incredible men. When boxing was still fun to watch.
Dude knocked Fraizer down 6 times in 2 rounds. He is really badass.
At around the 2:00 mark, you can start to see Foreman getting the measure on Frazier. From there it's all down hill for Smokin' Joe.
Totally also you see joe realise he’s out of his depth
George Foreman, a real slugger!
What a Fight!! Foreman destroy Frazier.
How NOT to fight George Foreman, by Joe Frazier.
Styles makes fights,
Foreman was strong enough
to push Joe off balance with his gloves.
Joe couldn't get a rythym or fight backing up.
Foreman threw short devastating punches in this fight.
His best performance.Calm and poised at 24.
Trained for this fight by the,
"Old Mongoose". Archie Moore
Precisamente por esto fue que la victoria de Ali vs. Foreman fue tan impresionante. Nadie pensó que le iba a ganar a este demoledor de hombres. Miren lo que le hizo a Joe Frazier, increíble. Y así era Big George, increíble. Por eso luego de tantos años volvió del retiro a competir y nunca cayó más a la lona, solo con Ali. Foreman, una bestia gigante, que los golpes no parecían afectarles y sus golpes eran tan pesados que eran capaces de tumbar a un elefante. Un gran tipo también. Gracias a estas 2 leyendas por darnos tantos momentos gratos en el deporte del box!
OMG just to watch this raw again. Young George was a freaking beast with speed and power. He was also very accurate in his punch delivery. Bone crunching whole body power behind those shots.
He aint even loading up like wilder does. Ridiculous power.
Yup, until one year later , he met Ali
@@hamdanjantan399 Yeah true and he was still all that when he met Ali. Ali was a rare boxing legend, gotta say. He wasn't intimidated, knew exactly how to move, I mean he had to stay away from Sonny Liston right? LOL. And Ali took some viscously hard blows from Foreman. Ali was truly amazing. His timing was on display in that 1974 bout for sure.
I was about 11 or 12 years old back in those years and was living in tehran , Iran and we had 3 T.V. station in those years and all of them would shut down about 11 pm .
2 chanel in persian and one in american because we had around 10000 american living in tehran alone . I didn't understand English but would watch western movies and wrestling matches with my dad at late night .
Ali was such a great icon in Iran and everyone love him over there and the persian T.V. chanel would open up 2 or 3 am in order to broadcast Ali 's fights live in Iran ( because of time difference ) I mean just imagine how big Ali was in Iran . Since my teenage life I build great love for america and now I have been living in U.S. for more than four decade .
Not even speed, just raw power and accuracy. It didn’t even look like he put his body into his punches.
Watching this again shows both Foreman and Frazier's weaknesses. Frazier showed no defensive skills at all. Never once tried to tie up Foreman and buy himself time to clear his head. Instead he kept getting up and going back for more beating.
Joe was a REAL man unlike Mike Tyson. Joe would get up. Tyson took 10 counts.
Well, actually, Joe did try to get inside, but Foreman kept pushing him away, which is clearly against the rules and because Mercante never sanctioned Foreman, he kept pushing so Joe never had a chance to tie him up . . . not that it would have made much difference. Take three shots to deliver one is fine against Jerry Quarry . . . not such a sound tactic versus Foreman.
Wym Frazier was ducking amd had Forman missing a ton just when he got caught it was total damage
What is George Foreman's weakness he dominated The undefeated heavyweight champion of the world from Bell the Bell who just beat Ali?!
And if it was Mike Tyson in there the same thing what I have happened
There will never be another boxer and warrior like Smoking Joe Frazier from Philadelphia. Continued R.I.P. in heaven Joe! In my eyes you were the best boxer I’ve seen in my life of 69 years!
I’m 68 not 69!
Frazier was prepared to die and I respect that
100. A real warrior til the end.
Respect it all you like but see how Frazier ended up in old age. Boxing is about skills and ring craft, not being prepared to die in the ring.
@@scatmann5839 the common theme among the best boxers of all time like Ali,Frazier,Louis,Robinson is they were all prepared to sacrifice a part of themselves in the ring.
Both players're the greatest boxer being off the win or defeat.
Specially, Frazier's capacity was a strong but was misfortune boxer.
Although, two times defeated with KO against Forman.
And he's passed away
Please accept our sinsere condolence.
God bless you.
Joe Frazier simply did not have the defensive skills to deal with Foreman, it took the mighty Ali to give Foreman his first defeat
joe frazier defense is incredible. The problem is if george catches you once you're done for
@@fire7istace84 not always. Ali easily took everything Foreman could throw, and still told Foreman that ain't nothing.
The fight should have been stopped In the first round with :15 seconds left. It was very apparent that George was in great shape because he didn't let up after the first knockdown. I know Arthur Mercante is criticized for George holding Joe but Joe was leading with his head and Arthur had no choice but let the two fight It out.
Joe's corner should have stepped in and stopped the fight . Let your man live to fight another day ... rather than letting him take a beating .
He was the undefeated heavyweight champ. There was a time you pretty much had to quit or be counted out to lose the belt by stoppage.
Totally he was finished in the first
I agree. The three knockdown rule should have been in effect. Frazier was actually saved by the bell in the first round. He was so disoriented that Durham had to carry him back to his corner.
Tyson never fought him because he knew he'd end up being beat around like Frazier was here.
Tyson when filming has never fought George Foreman because in 1987 to fight Tyson was serving his pen in prison .
Tyson was not interested cause foreman was old,weak man.
Michael moorer?
He's uselss.
Yep
@@hotcoffee1271 BS that didnt stop him from fighting an old and weak Larry Holmes
@@hotcoffee1271 Michael Moorer beat Holyfield which Tyson could never do!
It makes you understand why no one believed Mohammed Ali could beat Foreman in 10-30-1975, no one but the most fanatical Ali fan. ALL experts were giving Foreman as winner and it puts into perspective Ali's great accomplishment.
10-30-1974.
They were not only the big four but the 4 legends(Ali, Foreman, Norton, Frazier).
Holmes?
I don’t put Norton in with those
Bumb🎉
4 magic of era🎉
George Foreman was a scary dude, but damn, Frazier had a heart of a lion. He was so tough for his own good. Respect to both guys!
Mesmo sendo menor , não sentiu medo !
Vrlo dobro pričaš engleski, čovječe 👍
Stylistically Foreman was a nightmare for the smaller Frazier. Awesomely strong, pure power puncher and able to walk through the straight ahead Frazier. Brutal display but wow Joe had the heart of a lion.
Foreman destroyed everyone 6'1" and under, he had trouble with guys 6'2"-6'3. He also destroyed taller opponents the few times he faced them.
I agree with you Davan, Arthur Mercante Sr was a world class referee however I don't know what he was thinking about allowing this fight to continue particularly following the 5th knockdown in the 2nd round. I think Mercante was a little peeved with Angelo Dundee screaming at ringside to "Stop the fight". Mercante seemed the kind of guy who had an ego the size of Manhattan however understanding the type of puncher that George Foreman is and realizing that you give the champion a chance to recover and comeback I think this was a little bit much.
I mean he was giving chances for the champ to recover. Did it go on too long? Of course. But it’s easy for us to say knowing the result. Both fighters were undefeated so it’s hard to tell what eachother we’re capable of.
I believe that it was more impressive that Frazier got up every time, than all the Foreman knockdowns
LOL!!! Damn! where was the smoke in Smokin Joe? i bet Foreman must have believed he was playing basketball with Joe obviously being the ball, this no doubt is one of the top five most humiliating heavyweight defeats of all time, funny how fanatics act, the claim Big George couldn't keep Frazier down on the canvas is the most ridiculous of all excuses, the man couldn't even last two rounds with a challenger, he was so dazed he didn't even know where he was most of the fight, a Mack truck vs a Kia picanto, no contest
Out punched, Frazier had no chance.
Foreman literally may have put Joe in a comatose state if the Ref hadn’t stopped it… Props to Angelo Dundee for begging him to stop it. Go watch some of Joe‘s interviews years later. The man sounds like he’s drunk all the time. Getting hit in the head like that ain’t no joke. R.I.P. Smokin Joe Frazier .. Thank you 🙏🏼
I don’t even like boxing and that has to be one of the most memorable calls in sports history
“DOWN GOES FRZIER DOWN GOES FRAZIER DOWN GOES FRAZIER”
THE MOST HILARIOUS TWO ROUNDS OF HEAVY WEIIGHT BOXING....
Big George wanted to kill?
😢😢😢
Great endurance by the late Joe
👊🇹🇿🇺🇸
Watch this thing with NO SOUND. Frightening what you see without interference of commentator and crowd.
True Masters ... both of them .... not like those today ... thanks
As awesome as Foreman was here, I came away more impressed with how Frazier just kept popping right back up.
joe frazier (a lion, a great fighter) would have kept going to serious wounds if ref did not stop the bout
Thanks
Joe Frazier just attacking opponent from round 1 to the end, no cliching or bloking punches defenseless.
Oh, bagels.
All boxers have heart.The gr8 JF fought GF twice,like the gr8 Floyed Patterson.FP fought Sonny Liston twice.Both are beyond brave,they were the most brave.Both had no fear.
I love the quality... But I prefer watch the battle in 144 if I can ear the classic "Down Goes Frazier"
I always thought that pushing is not allowed in a boxing fight.
What is this stupid staging of revenge? One boxer lost, the other won, there is no need for revenge, this is sport!
All due respect to Joe Frazier because he was a great fighter, but he just didn't belong in the ring with George Forman that night, if any night.
Gracias
Frazier just was no match for the power of Foreman.....4:58 was damn embarrassing it look like Frazier survival instinct kick in and was running away from danger....
Running away rather than trying up Foreman. Notice Foreman never fought well on the inside. He always looked for space to unload his bombs. Ali was right about him and his lack of style.
@@scatmann5839
Foreman does have style.
He can clinch well and maintain distance by Framing
( Notice him pushing Fraziers shoulders)
Stiff arming
And pushing.
Clinching is one of his strenghts actually, he moved anyone where he wanted them to be.
He fought as valiantly as any lion in history could right before Foremans bazookas
9:30 foreman @ Frazier’s corner after the final knockdown “you better stop him”
That was not Frazier’s corner, that was Angelo Dundee yelling from ringside for them to stop the fight.
@@connshawnery6489 what’s Angie got to do with my comment? Foreman pointed at yank and said stop it or I’m gonn kill him right before the ref gives the wave and gf raises his arms.
Foreman said it I can read lips maybe watch the part again or something.
@@connshawnery6489 9:36 - 9:42 to be more accurate since you probably won’t.
@@jerichobeach2967 Hey there. I finally understood what you were referring to and can now see what you’re talking about. Cheers.
Camera work was atrocious even then. Close ups when you want to see the whole ring.
Don Dumphy Did A Good Job, But No One Called It Like Howard Cosell!
That's what would have happened to Rocky Marciano Rockies undefeated record when it came to a Sudden halt
If you listed closely in the few minutes of the fight you can hear some yelling "Stop it, stop the fight". That was Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali’s trainer. You can tell by the concern in his voice that he was really worried for Joe Frazier’s well being at this point.
You can really hear him in the Howard Cosell broadcast, Angelo was right near Howard's side of the ring.
5:30 “he’s gonna kill him” lol
Dr Ferdie Pacheco going hysterical there... 😂
Foreman should have been disqualified for pushing.
No one can be disqualified for pushing.
Foreman got poor manager? Fights in hot places like Africa was worst place for the big punching machine.
Young George fought like a pissed off grizzly.
Ali had no power in his punch, that`s why he lasted with him....But foreman style was perfect for this slaughter...
Ali had plenty of power, Foreman is just on another level when it comes to pure punching power.
Never seen Frazier look helpless foreman punches are stone
SIR GEORGE FOREMAN
Forman didn't give him a space to move
Homeruns the whole fight!
The referee should've stopped the fight at the end of round 1 after 3 knock outs! He gave Frazier too many chances before ending the fight by TKO!!
Howard Cosell’s commentary required
Not a true boxing fan, huh,listen to Anglo Dundee scream stop the fight and Ferdie Pacheco say he’s going to kill him,see George say it to Joe’s corner, twice , something George denied, that helped Joe’s corner stop it , it’s been a long time since I’ve seen this of him saying it .
Down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier Down goes Frazier. I once saw the fight with a different commentator & the footage was less enthralling as a result!
I watched these bouts on TV as a child, here in the UK.
Always amazing that Norton and Ali could go 15 rounds, and Ali's jaw is broken.
Frazier and Ali go 15 rounds and almost kill each other three times.
Foreman KOs both Norton and Foreman in less than two rounds.
Ali knocks out Foreman.
Great men from the greatest era in boxing.
Joe Fraser is a great fighter who's fallen six times, but he's been 6 times.
This should have been stopped at the end of round one.
He shouldnt have been allowed to fight past the 2nd knockdown
Nothing but respect to Joe
See people say Forman would do Tyson the same but Tyson created angles where Frazier just stayed completely in front of Forman. Forman even created angles against Frazier. Plus all Frazier had was his left hook. I'll admit Joe was tough but this fight should had been stopped way earlier. This was just sending a lamb to slaughter
George Foreman is probably the strongest boxer
who ever fought. Ali possessed the smarts and the size
to defeat Forman and with some help from the ring maintainers'
the rope a dope did the trick Forman just collapsed from fatigue .
This was over in the 1st round😂
Frazier Had No Right Hand At All Smh
I Only watch this fight after watching Fraser vs Ali ......
Frazier 71 vs Foreman 94, who wins?
I wonder why Foreman kept pushing him backwards, very unprofessional of him. He got his own beating from Ali.
It's a tactic he had gotten away with throughout his career. Remember this is the pro circuit and not an amateur bout.
That's a skill called framing sugar ray Archie Moore was good at this
Foreman kept on turning Joe over and over and over. He was pushing Joe back and when Joe dipped or came forward that jab followed by a right hand kept him at bay. Eventually those long bombs started landing and Joe was shaken up by the power. Joe didn't know how to tie up Foreman. He kept coming forward right into Foreman's range. Tyson would have fallen the same way. Foreman would've knocked out Tyson by 4 rounds maybe sooner. Joe and Mike came forward and couldn't fight going backwards.
Great Boxers ! I had to root more for Frazier, he had to fight boxers so much taller n heavier than him.
Impresionante lo que era Este Foreman joven;velocidad y dinamita pura.
Frazier let him push off too much. He should have charged him after being pushed.
Two of the best
Wow that ref should have stopped it a long time ago
Sluggers destroy volume punchers, its just basic boxingknowledge
Sluggers win swarmer like Frazier. not puncher
Was that hit in the back of the head legal?
Foreman had that Ali Jab in this fight
Schon, krass das der Ringrichter so ein Kampf nicht sofort beendet jeder sieht das dass, es mit Frazier vorbei ist sowas ist gefährlich für ein Boxer, wenn ein Ringrichter da einfach weiter machen lässt echt krass. oder der Ringricht traut sich nicht so früh schluss zu machen.
I thought a fight was systematically over after 3 KOs?
"3 knockdown rule has been waived."
Joe’s cornermen can’t even get his stool into the ring, foreman’s corner not much better but Joe needed a seat quickly after the 1 round beating.
The referee should have stopped it much earlier.
Why was foreman allowed to push him?
Styles make fights and styles make fighters the hell raiser smoking joe frazierwas made to order for Big George end of story!
What the hell was wrong with referees back then ????!!!?? why didn't he stop the fight after the second knock down, what that wasn't good enough for him, he wants to see him go down 10 times ? crazy
DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER!
The fight should have been stopped after the second knockdown.