The widespread myth of Ali vs Foreman says otherwise. It insists Ali lost almost every minute of the fight as he stood there and absorbed Foreman’s power shots before the champion finally succumbed to exhaustion. But the truth is Ali won perhaps six of the completed seven rounds as he put...
George Foreman. Before he sold no-fat grills, they say this pitchman could punch -- people weren't afraid he would beat Ali, they were afraid he would kill him. In "The Fight," Norman Mailer described big George working the heavy bag this way: "These were no ordinary swings. Each of...
12. A Fighting Champion:Unlike so many elite-level boxers of today, Muhammad Ali wanted to establish himself as a truly great boxer and he knew to do so meant staying active. To put his activity level into perspective, consider that in the span of five years, 1970 to ...
Exploring a different side of the sport, Ali broadcasts the fight between George Foreman and Ken Norton in March 1974. Foreman won the fight by technical knockout in the second round, setting up the showdown with Ali in Zaire. Tony Triolo Ali jumps rope at the Salle de Congres in Kinsh...
is “When We Were Kings,” about Ali’s 1974 comeback fight against George Foreman in Zaire. Ali’s embrace of his African heritage is treated as the psychic fuel that enabled him to triumph over Foreman, an aloof-seeming fighter that ...
The Louisville Lip stands next to George Foreman before Ali's fight versus Jerry Quarry in June 1972. Ali won by technical knockout in the seventh round. Foreman at the time was 36-0. Ali would not get his shot against Foreman for more than two years. Neil Leifer Ali throws a left ...