George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali - Oct. 30, 1974 - Entire fight - Rounds 1 - 8 & Interview

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

Well, Ali said he will drop Foreman in 8 and he did it. Foreman is still all praise for Ali saying that Ali could have punched him when he was falling but did not. Ali never hurt anyone more than he should and in several occasion signalled to referees to stop a fight so he does not have to keep beating anyone. Ali was a sportsman, not a slugger. We may not see another heavyweight like him for ages to come.

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Almost 50 years ago, still being a kid, my father woke me up at 3 AM midnight to watch Mohammed Ali. We were his fans and we were mesmerized by his style, his speed and his astonishing confidence. Now 50 years later, I watch this even in color! and I have got tears in my eyes. He really was The Greatest.

"the fact that he didn't hit me when I was going down makes him the greatest in my mind" _ George foreman

The only fight in Ali's career that I would have bet the house that he had NO chance to win. I was wrong. Foreman (for you youngsters who don't remember) was the 70's version of Mike Tyson. NO ONE lasted more than a couple of rounds with the Monster, George Foreman. He was a terrifying man in the ring who had destroyed everyone that Ali had lost to. Besides the Tyson-Douglas and Clay-Liston fights, this was an upset of epic proportions. God Bless you Muhammad, you will be loved and missed.

2024 and I am still watching this. RIP THE GREAT MAN ❤

The fact that Ali can talk so much before, during, and even after the fight against a 40-0 hard hitting heavy weight champ, shows that he has a hell of top notch stamina.

An hour or two after this fight, one of the biggest victories in the history of sport, Ali simply disappeared. His entourage spent like 30 minutes asking questions of the locals and looking for Ali. They finally found Ali in a back alley, performing magic tricks for a bunch of little African kids. I mean, he’s arguably the most famous person in the world, and in his finest moment, he wanders off to hang with local kids. He was one in a billion. There will never be another. It upsets me that I never got to meet him, or hug him. But I’m so happy to have lived when he lived.

I love Foreman’s later interview when he spoke about Ali’s trash talk. Foreman said after landing a big shot on Ali, he looked at George and said “I thought you could punch George. Is that as hard as you can hit?”. Foreman said he thought to himself “Yep. That’s just about it.” Ali is the greatest.

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Me... l was there in 1974 to watch it live. WOW. The greatest sporting event l have seen.

The fact that Ali could absorb so many body punches and not even flinch is underrated, Ali was physically gifted!

When you see George's other fights,and watch the power that he hit people with shows you just how great Ali truly was

I don't think we will ever see another boxer with the skill,style and showmanship of Muhammad Ali! Truly unique!👌 Absolute Legend/God of the boxing world! Such a pleasure to watch,I'd have been 2 years old,at the time of this fight!

Frazier stop hating… just because Foreman made light work of you… don’t lie to the world and act like it was even a close fight. “Uhh well I think that was a close round” 😂

"The best punch in the fight was the one he didn't give me when I was falling down" George Foreman

"The punch he did not hit me while I was going down made him the greatest person in my eyes" George Foreman

Listen to Ali in the victory speech. Wow did he ever have inside human and spiritual confidence. His face was hardly touched. George’s face was badly swollen. Really Ali was just getting warmed up in this fight…..Yup he was the Greatest.

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