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The complete fight

In reply to WI_cricfan

Maan, I'm privately embarrassed but I've watched it no less than six times already, thrice since the coronavirus break. What a tactical fight!

Old westerns (mostly spaghetti ones) and old fights, that's me.

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Happy to say I saw this live pon tv...totally thrilled

In reply to Oilah

Wait they had TV back then???

In reply to WI_cricfan

Yep! I saw it live on TV too, in Jamaica.

My dad was cheering for Ali.

In reply to JayMor

Great tactical fight. Thank you. Saw it live when it happened but I am now seeing things I never saw that first time. Like Ali holding Foreman's left arm and shoulder. And the dazzling speed of hand that was his stock-in-trade.

I had the opportunity to watch Foreman train in Jamaica for his fight against "Smoking Joe Frazier," and I was the only journalist who picked him to beat Joe. He was hitting the punching bag so hard his trainer (Sadler?) had a hell of a time holding it steady.

And so my only surprise at the fight was that Joe went down so early.

But in Zaire, Ali sussed him out over seven rounds and found the way (rope a dope) to deplete him of his power. Very interesting to see.

Ali Bomaye!



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In reply to Ewart

Foreman was mentally defeated before he lost the physical battle.

Foreman never fought Blackmore!

In reply to WI_cricfan

watched this fight many times. Its a classic.