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...
Muhammad Ali. Actor: The Greatest. Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice),
Not all were happy with this fight being made. Ali was the reigning heavyweight champion and had Ken Norton, who held a 1-1 record with Ali at the time, was looming waiting to take the trilogy that he would never do. Two years earlier, Ali had beat George Foreman and had one of the...
Ever a great competitor, Ali faces the dangerous Norton a third time. 3. George Foreman:There is no doubt about the ring greatness ofBig George Foreman. Any sensible ranking of the greatest heavyweight champions of all-time has to put him in the top ten, and in 1974 he...
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