“Paid a big price”- George Foreman looks back at his iconic clash against Muhammad Ali
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George Foreman and Muhammad Ali
Olympic Gold Medalist and Two Time Heavyweight Champion George Foreman had high praise for ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali on twitter recently. Foreman fought Ali at the event billed as Rumble in the Jungle (October 30, 1974), an all-time classic and defining moment in both boxers’ careers.
Foreman practically had two boxing careers and in each he was Heavyweight Champion at some point which just goes to show how skilled a boxer he truly was and his first ever loss came at the Rumble in the Jungle at the hands of Ali.
Going into the Rumble in the Jungle, Foreman was undefeated with a record of 40-0, 37 of which came by knockout, and looked invincible. Defeating Joe Frazier in devastating fashion to win the belt certainly helped make Foreman intimidating.
Ali on the other hand was on his journey to win back the belt which he never lost in the ring, the belt was stripped as he refused to be drafted into the army. Ali began the fight going toe to toe with Foreman but began to implement his strategy ‘rope a dope’, tiring out Foreman in the later rounds after which Ali finished the fight with a flurry of punches.
Foreman praised Ali recently, calling him a special human being and a great fighter on twitter. He wrote this as a response to an individual who seemed to think that Ali wasn’t a real fighter, probably some troll.
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George Foreman faced 5 opponent in a night to get over his loss against Muhammad Ali
After having his soul crushed after his loss with Muhammad Ali, it took a lot of time for Foreman to get over it. In a desperate attempt to show the world that he still had it in him, George Foreman stage an exhibition fight that was to be a five-fight spectacle. His opponents were Polite, Johnson, Daniels, Kirkman, and Judge, each lighter than the previous.
The fight was promised to be a crowd pleaser with Foreman promising that he would knockout all 5 opponents. But alas, the last two fighters, Charlie Polite and Boone Kirkman survived all three rounds and George had to live down the embarrassment of the said fight.
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