One of the most significant fights of the century. I remember watching the fight live, and of course being a child, we ALL were rooting for Ali. We all just assumed he would win because he was 'Muhammad Ali'...but as I've grown I've come to appreciate the enormity of this upset. I truly feel this victory is what stamped Ali as The Greatest of All Times
George foreman ended up being loved by everyone years later and today George foreman is adored by millions from all over the world! I remember as a kid my dad being the happiest man in the world when George won his second title at 45 and my dad was also a huge Ali fan! Two great boxers and two great men
The Rumble in The Jungle - my all time favorite boxing match. Every year I watch this fight 4 or 5 times. Never get tired of this magnificent pugilist chess match. Still, after watching The Rumble in The Jungle about 60 times, I enjoy it.
Hi. I’m a lifelong Ali fan too. I watch this fight every few weeks. It’s a masterclass. Ali was the only man to ever KO big George in 81 fights. No one even in the 1990’s could knock George down.
The Rumble In The Jungle was rigged. The ropes were loose, Ali kept grabbing Foreman around his neck, and the ref did nothing about it. Finally, Ali riled up the locals against Foreman by telling them that George was a Belgian. There was no need for that unless Ali was worried about losing
Ali taught the world that courage and skill prevail over the most ferocious and extreme punching power. He reminded the world why the sport is called “boxing” and not “punching” or “hitting”. But skill without the courage to execute it simply is not enough. Ali brought the world , East -West, North-South, together, if ever so fleetingly. Ali: The Greatest of All Time. I was 14 at the time. Now, so many years later, I appreciate the luck of having experiences history in real time.
Had he not been banned by his country for about 3.5 years at his prime the storyline for Ali would have been much more glorious than what he achieved as the Greatest Boxer of all time.
Then this fight had never happened when and where it happened and never at this scale of 1 billion viewers worldwide. He wouldn't have become who he became during that time without that life-shaping experience. So stop talking rubbish, as if you of all knew what would have been if this or that had happened, while kindly leaving everything that evidently happened out of the equation. Just hubristic and dumb. It's all good as it was for him. You just wanted to throw in some bits of trivia, like Ali was banned from boxing. So what? Bragging works better without making inane conclusions from it, if you're trying to lecture, or it has the reverse effect and you suddenly look like a fool.
55:46 That's one of the main part of Ali's strategy that most people don't notice that Ali just leaned all over on the back of Foreman just to make him more tired in getting up after KO in next round Brilliant Strategy !🥊RIP ALI
No doubt Ali's biggest victory ever. Foreman's power didn't even appear to faze Ali the slightest bit. And of course Ali was a master at covering up and clenching and tying up the other fighter. He knew all the tricks and used every one of them against big George
This was Ali's finest hour from a mental standpoint. He stood up to the bully and let Foreman punch himself out. He also peppered Foreman's face with punches right down the middle when Foreman was winding up which is exactly what Ali said he would do.
@@nixon9346 without question. I read that opponents would literally be shaking in their corner when he came into the ring. Floyd Patterson couldn't even look at him when they met in the center of the ring before their fights.
This right here folks wasn't just the greatest boxing moment ever, it was the greatest sporting moment ever! People forget how big an underdog Ali was, if Foreman had blown him away early he would have dominated the division for a long time. Ali didn't just beat him though, he broke Foreman's spirit. This is like my 7th time seeing this fight and it still astounds me. Ali cemented his legacy forever with this glorious victory!!!
absolutely!! I too remember the build up Ali was given no chance .Ill never forget turning the radio on in the early hours and hearing the news that he won against all the odds.For me the greatest sporting moment
Every time i watch this fight i become more and more convinced that Ali was the greatest of all time. Ali showed that even at 32 to GF 26, he could dominate the younger man. Ali proved time and again that he could take a punch and slip punches better than anybody. I think that no boxer could beat an in shape Ali at his and their peak. As Archie said, if one tatic did not work, Ali had the smarts to find another way to beat his man.
On point. Ali adjusted on the fly when he fought Mildenberger, whose southpaw style was giving Ali lots of problems, until he realized his circling to the left was playing into it. Then he circled to the right, and did the same thing he did to righties.
Im so surprised this doesnt have a million veiws. Its two guys completely real no fake persona nothin. Absolutely beautiful build up. And this documentary captures that. Well done
I watched it with my dad. He thought ali had magic powers, or hypnotised foreman. But when he saw it again years later, he said ali was avoiding a lot of punches with his skill. But what a lot of people who talk down this fight, saying ali just laid on the ropes, dont like to see is the fact that ali started off in centre of ring taking the fight to foreman. Ali also out muscled foreman, he actually looked bigger, and foreman couldnt shove him around. Alis ability to take fearsome body punches, and return them with lightning combinations aswell, make this top of the pile for me. Physically and mentally ali was in total control. It wasnt even close. No other fighter could have wooped foreman then. Ali the greatest ever
Yeah, I also watched it with my family as a teen. We were all surprised to see him come out, go toe-to-toe with the man who flattened Smokin' Joe, and come out ahead in round 1, rather than dancing and keeping his distance, as one would have expected.. We then sensed we were seeing boxing history unfold right before our eyes.
My Dad, now passed and I watched this too. Neither one of us thought Ali would win. Great boxing night at my Dad’s house. My Mom went upstairs because we were both yelling at the TV. Ali was the greatest for sure. Always will Remember it. Good times!
Thing that strikes me watching the fight again is Ali's hand speed, typically beating Foreman to the punch and countering with laser accuracy. This was as sharp as Ali ever got since he came back. Almost the same hand speed as '67, but a different style. Also, the most under-rated finisher in all of boxing. Ali's overhand right was one of the great power punches of any boxer, ever. Time and time again, when he tagged someone with that, they were OUT.
In my opinion, he was at his peak in terms of hand speed, shape, and reflexes in the 2nd frazier fight after the ban which was 10 months before this fight
I'm not a huge Boxing fan but Mohammed Ali transcended boxing. He provided a role model that inspired his younger opponents. Only one other boxer attained the humility & status of Ali & that was George Foreman. He testified that on the way down Ali had loaded his right but declined to fire it. That gracious act of sparing Foreman the coup De grace "made Ali The greatest fighter of all time", in Foreman's own words. Ali whispered to Foreman when fighting for the WHT when 38, "George you're gonna be The Champ!". Ali wasn't wrong. Although George lost that fight he came back victorious to win the title, people's hearts & earn a place in History alongside The Greatest.
This fight meant the world to Ali he went to Africa an got the whole continent behind him and he had the best Strategy to beat formen everyone knew Ali was going to lose accept ail he is the greatest of all time great fight R.I.P Ali
Ali had the fight won by the end of the second round. Numerous straight right hands had snapped George's head back and George was noticeably stunned and confused at that point. He wasn't the same fighter in the rounds to follow.
This was slightly before my time but what a tremendous fight by Ali,I remember when Spinks beat him,it made the front page of our newspapers here in Australia then the glorious rematch when Ali beat him,the “Ali” chant,goosebumps.
You can't be so sure. The hunger, speed, power, viciousness and boxing IQ that a young, still trained by Cus Tyson, would have gave Ali all he could handle. You can say he beat Liston, Frazier, Foreman etc of course but I can say Spinks, Frazier and Norton gave him trouble and beat him too. Similarly to Tyson, Ali lost a chunk of his prime and did the bulk of his losing after his hiatus and Mike after his prison stint. Mike only ever lost to Buster Douglas in the upset of all upsets where he took him extremely lightly, apparently had clamydia and his groin was burning all match and he had run into a buzzsaw of a man possessed in Buster, who lost his ailing mother 3 weeks prior and she had told him he would win it. If prime Tyson fought prime Ali, it's most definitely not a foregone conclusion. I think Tyson has a good a chance as any to deal with Alis strengths and not get psyched out by his antics. Most people were already beat before they stepped into the ring against either all time great. Tyson lost some luster after Cus' death because he started partying and doing drugs and wholly becoming consumed with fame and fortune. Had that not been the case, clearly he also wouldn't have went to jail either and I'd say could've held up well for another 5-8 or so years comfortably on top. The old Tyson would have frustrated both Holyfield and Lewis too and each of those guys were all time as well that at their best would have given Ali a tough time as well. Tyson was special in that he truly had it all. He was and actually remains to this day, a very devoted student of the game. Really a professorial type grasp on the intricacies, strategies, history and essence of the sweet science that few have ever had, do currently or will ever. If you've not heard him talking boxing, give it a listen. He lived, are, slept, breathed boxing and Cus corralled his strength, aggression, insecurities, feelings of loneliness, a sense of being and gave him direction. He was totally lost after that and slowly started to show decay and rust as he leaned into his celebrity status and partying lifestyle and away from training etc. His ego was part of it too. Cus would tell him m he was the greatest and gave a young boy confidence to do what he did. After that, people like Robin Givens, Don King and other nefarious people who had no interest in his place in the history of boxing were the types he surrounded himself with. Mike was too immature and unready to face the world by himself and nobody else could bridle the beast. Many forget just how dominant Mike was, how young he was and how feared and seemingly indestructible he was. Many folks wouldn't even step in the ring. So no, it's not a foregone conclusion that Ali beats him, not by a longshot. I think Foreman, Liston, Norton, Spinks, Frazier could have been beaten by Mike too. What could have been in both cases will never be known but to speak so definitively is foolish.
That’s right! When this fight took place Foreman was in his prime. 25 years old. Ali was no longer in his prime at 32. If Ali had fought Foreman in His prime, he would have knocked Foreman out! And with no Rope a Dope!!
Tyson was nothing like foreman or Liston, he was powerful and fast and hard to hit, in fact he was a lot like Frazier but better and we all know all the problems Frazer gave Ali. I just can’t see Ali winning a fight against Tyson.
@@gumpy4960 When Ali fought Frazier, Ali was no longer in his prime. I’m not going to compare Ali/Frazier fight to a prime Ali and Prime Tyson. Tyson was good and strong. Ali was good, strong, (not strong looking, but strong) and he had lightening fast speed. He’d frustrate Tyson, wear him out and Ali would have won by points. Tyson said it himself. No one beats Ali.
Ali never yielded to the temptation to "dance". He stole Foreman's composure and added it to his own: fighting with his brain where Foreman fought with his body alone. Beautiful.
Foreman was blindsided, Ali taunted big George the whole time leading up to the fight, in the media, calling George slow, mummy just basically killing George's psyche. Masterful tactician and strategist.
@@aarondigby5054 - And Ali met with an African ~"which doctor" and told Forman they put a curse on him. Forman also got cut above the eye sparring just before the fight (if I recall correctly) which caused them to have to push the fight back a month I think. Forman hated the food over there. Whereas Ali went jogging through the streets there to stay in shape and became friends with the people. That is when they came up with the phrase "Ali bumbayé" which meant Ali Kill him. And they started chanting that during the fight. So Forman was like a fish out of water and uncomfortable etc. And I believe it was close to 100 degrees the day of the fight.
Formen never faced a brilliant boxer like Ali formen tried power punching but Ali faced many power punchers so he knew what to do let Forman tire himself out then his no good and that’s what happened Ali made Forman change the way he fought after Forman been winning for years using that tactic amazing RIP ALI THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
32:40. Pause!!!! Did you see those?? Those fast missiles right there!!! How many left jabs did you see from Muhammad Ali? 🚀 🚀 🚀 the speed is OUTSTANDING
That right hand lead was more important than the rope-a-dope or lose ropes or trash talking. It gave Ali a weapon to neutralize any Foreman offensive. Anytime George got in a rhythm, Ali would snap a right hand lead. It's such a "disrespectful" punch. It confused and frustrated Foreman and set up everything else Ali threw at him. Ali was basically fighting southpaw with a righthanded stance.
Exactly. He was ahead on all of the judge's scorecards 4-2-1, 3-0-4 and 4-1-2. Ali counter-attacking from the ropes in every round was doing damage throughout the fight.
You are so right. Looking at this fight again , he was rope a doping him but he scored in spots. Foreman explains it like he was just laying the entire time on the ropes. He outboxed and used all of the boxer's tricks to beat the younger stronger fighter. I mean he had Archie Moore in his corner who should have warned him.
@@youtoo2233 You can't profess to understand boxing, while claiming Ali wasn't taking punishment all in the same breathe. Strategic or not Foreman was hitting to the body, arms, hips, it's punishing regardless. George was a brutal puncher. Those shots, sure as shit, didn't tickle.
not only an interesting fight but a major psyche job...ali fought as much with his head as he did with his body in this fight...foreman was never the same after this fight, his aura of invincibility gone forever.
Ali paid the price for being the greatest the best chin and his will he was past his prime and still beat foreman knocked him out but goerge hit Ali with huge shots goerge was in his absolute prime Ali the greatest of all time
That was Ali`s masterpiece, and my first boxing match. I was 9years old. Since then I saw every Ali boxing match, they showed in German TV. Til today I know, that I was a little angry, because they didn`t showed the Inoki battle. Now i know.
I was 13 and went to bed on Saturday night pretty much convinced that Ali had no chance. My mouth was agape on Sunday morning when I read that Ali had KO'd the indestructible Foreman. That fight and the "Miracle on Ice" were the two sporting moments in my life that I was literally left speechless.
Ali vs Inoki is not worth watching. Its not a real boxing match and there are hardly any punches thrown. A sad display of greed by promotors and managers which has nothing to do with the sweet science.
#GreatestALI told David frost before the fight "you think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned, wait till i whup Formans Behind" "If he didnt get me in seven , his parachute wont open" and he did exactly what he said. #GreatestOfAllTimes #GreatestForever
It's funny how everyone doubted or failed to see the genius of the rope-a-dope at the time, even Ali's corner who were yelling at him to stop, lol. Looking back though they probably laugh while kicking themselves realizing that "Hey, if Ali really listened to us back then, he might have very well lost. God damn we screwed up by not realizing what he was doing, lol." ;)
Not many people mention Ali’s gameplan which included laying on the ropes, yes, but that was all lulling George into a false sense of security- at which point Ali would literally EXPLODE with hard fast accurate punches, stunning George every time. In fact it was exactly one of these ‘bursts’ which eventually ended the fight. But if you watch the whole fight many times as I have, you do notice these sudden and shocking bursts of activity from Ali. I really believe that Ali KNEW that one of those timed bursts would end the fight. And he did it with the most wonderful GRACE it looked like Foreman was getting ko’d by a ballet dancer. THE GREATEST heavyweight stylist there has ever been. One tough, tough man. 💥🥊
Joe was "why stay on the rops?" Now Joe knows. Then "Why George throwing all wide need to shorten his punches up, don't need to throw all wide like that."
Back then, there was no way Ali was going to win. Or so we Thought George punched himself out. One of the best things about Ali was, he could take a punch. I remember reading back then. That Foreman lost 30 pounds and 6 weeks or something like that.
Being in the Ministry like he was for so long of a time made George more amiable and more of a "people person". Also, there was a level of maturity during that time he was a Minister. I was so glad to see him do as well as he did.
The opening music theme (Crockett’s Theme from Miami Vice) coupled with Foreman’s ascension…they just match so well to create the “New God on Olympus” vibe.
The one thing I've noticed watching this for the hundredth time is that commentators at the time knew what the hell they were talkin about... had this been done today, they would have said that Ali was dying on the ropes...
Ali the greatest n foreman is a true legend he kept it real people forget if foreman would of won this he would of been considered the greatest ever he's still a top 5 of all time to me though n he came back n won champion belt at dam near 50
They left a lot out of this documentary...no mention of that huge groundbreaking star studded Music Festival before the fight or the whole George Foreman's German Shepherd fiàsco
The Rumble in The Jungle WHAT GREAT STORY AN MOVIE ALI I FLOOWED YOU YOUR EARLY DAYS WHAT MOUTH YOU HAVE YOU MADE AN GAVE LIFE TO BOXING LIKE NO OTHER TRUE CHAMPION
ALI is the #GreatestForever. Thousand more years, this world will revolve on its axis...BUT there won't ever be another #MohammadAli He told Forman "you might be big,you might be tall...if you mess with me, you sure will fall" He told David Frost- " If you think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned, wait till I whup Forman's Behind" when asked about his predictions for the fight ALI said " if he (Forman) doesn't get me in seven, his parachute won't open" And it happened exactly as he said it would, ALI fooled the world, proving once again that he is #GreatestOfAllTimes
I've watched this fight over two dozen times. I don't recall -after ALL those viewings -the number Ali did on George at the end of the fifth round. Strange.
Such a great fight. It's not that foreman didn't throw good punches rather Ali soaked them up, dodged and shimmied out of trouble. He picked off points with speed. And finished with a flurry. Ali refused to lose unlike a lot of foreman's opponents.. classic
Ali is the greatest human being ever with the best body ever he looks in such amazing shape i want his body over anyones if i had my choice Ali the greatest ever
This video along with 100s of others I watch always have ever since being a child absaloutley anything to do with Ali t shirt, poster, jacket, absaloutley anything I ever saw to do with Ali I had to get it even if it meant saving up weeks, I was definitely the happiest man ever when I managed to buy a Ali signed glove that I bought in 2003 paying £4500 at that time gutted I missed the robe he wore against foreman that sold for £8500 I only had £7000 left that night I couldn't believe it tried offering £10 to the guy that bought it the American definitely 1 of the best things I've ever owned and now he's gone I can't belive it although as he told us also the words from the religion of Islam 1 thing guaranteed in life is death. I was named after the great Ali I git into boxing because of Ali. I absaloutley loved him and still do with all my heart. For those from uk Scotland that know me indeed I was more than named after him I had many attributes like him so I was told throughout my life named by all the Scottish newspapers front page as always Mohammed Ali the Liberton Lip instead of lousivile lip until my boxing journey was cut short by a terrible accident after beating the then undefeated Barry Hughes who later went on to become 2 time world champion un beknown to me I was fighting in the most racist part of Glasgow furthermore a orange club I had no idea of thus organisation after the fight going home to celebrate a grooling fight but victorious as always jumped and hit on the head with a heavy blunt object like hammer waking up driving home to not waking up being left paralysed from neck down however by the grace of ullah made a full recovery nvr will I forget the day still not able to talk waking up to see Prince naseen Hamed at my bedside before his first ever Scottish fight before becoming world champion undisputed also a legend anyhow made a full recovery become a good businessman hence managed to buy nicer things in life still my biggest regret not going to meet with Ali despite almost getting the perfect opportunity wasn't meant to be I guess may ullah reward him the highest place in junnah Ameen. I watch this fight and have for decades at least 1 time every 3 month although definitely not his best performance but certainly meant alot to him and the world as first time ever he was the real underdog why I have no idea!! Still maybe easier said from me as boxing isn't the way it was then. Clearly the rope a dope he invented Ali even said many times the frazier fight 2nd 3rd Norton victory meant more to him personally however world wife definitely foreman. I read all these comments as I said anything to do with the GOAT I have to know everything or try to add my 2 cents of no value of. Course except to me where I feel I'm able to correct a few people at least with facts and knowledge rather than loose sometimes stupid comments from people that really clearly don't know their arse from their elbow. Anyhow some of the comments are really pissing off to say the least. FACT !!!! PARKINSON DISEASE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN CATCH IDIOTS ITS A ILLNESS SO WAS NOT DUE TO BOXING OR ELSE EVERY BOXER WOULD HAVE IT FACT, however I will agree that yes possibly didn't help matters furthermore Ali really only started feeling the effects after just post the spinks fight and most definitely I wished he had retired for real after this fight without doubt the Holmes fight would and should nvr had happened again personally I believe if he had fought him without the stupid injections he had been taking for about a month but upped it crazy style 10 days prior to the fight without telling frecheco as he refused to participate in Alis career after the foreman fight anyway to loose weight indeed it stripped the weight along with all movement of body hence he was a punching bag for 10 rounds wtf it's unreal makes me angry to the core however proves 1 thing that I shall talk about after but fuck Dundee as Ali only kept his hands up after throwing the very first jab right hand and not a single punch for 10 rounds WTF and yet Holmes the dirty fucker trys to get complimented for defeating Ali gtf fkn prick personally if Ali wothout them injections had fought Holmes I think or pretty sure again Ali would have definitely still pulled it out the bag as clearly he still was a totally different guy when the drugs wore off although nothing compared to even the foreman fight but still average boxer level he was no problem so would have handled Holmes as he did for all the time he was Alis sparring partner and learned from the greatest and I get so bloody riled whenever I hear him trying to talk like he beat Ali Ali wtf talk about deluded he annoys the feck out of me along with frazier does too however I understand frazier being the way he is as he and Ali really were something else complete mirror's of each other determination ways etc although Ali was just so eloquent fluent and total panache of excellence and excitement and unfortunately frazier was at the receiving end off the jibes obv just couldn't get his head around the business of Ali and realise punch drunk level of the man would not still till the end accept the fact that it was just business on Alis part and as a result got 10× what they or indeed any person from any sport would or could ever ever achieve fact is was solely as a result of the King Ali that sports persons or personality started getting paid crazy amounts indeed becoming the norm before becoming stupid as is now still 7-9 million yo a single person was unthinkable ler aline achieved as the king did I think Holmes also made 6 million fir the Ali fight. Laughable u will hear even within this fight at 1 point frazier is asked a question and cut short when he started waffling about when he fought foreman and what he did Hahahahaha getting cut off mid way ignored!!! And throughout his career Ali lived in his head rent free and that cut him up and destroyed him even when he was old still trying to get digs in always always trying to take the shine of Ali but he lost 2 times fact and can't handle that so will say oh he can't enjoy his money hrs responsible for causing the disease that the GOAT suffered from and u can tell these comments come from resentment although before death actually accepted it fir real that it was business and the drama the slagging become normal since their fight especially. And again Holmes always trying to talk to make themselves better than Ali bloody fools as both especially frazier could never string a sentence together without any illness and Holmes struggling to talk over his bottom lip sounds like maybe just a country boy hence has no grace although speaks using words rather than frazier sounds grunts etc thats the part I dint like Holmes is only talked about simply due to Ali or else nothing he had the devision when it was over until tyson and we all saw what the Ali fan done to him as a result of the Ali fight and promised the next day when on the phone to cuss that he would whoop him bad style and indeed 4 years after he was brutally kod by tyson exactly as Ali asked prior to even the start of the fight in his ear get the sucker anyway now to this fight I'm 45 since the age of about 12 I have watched this fight alone min 1 time in every 3 month but each and every month without doubt have watched Alis fights at least 1 time a month I didn't get to know my father and have always in my head thought and said that my dad would be exactly like Ali and in a different world definitely my biological father
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One of the most significant fights of the century. I remember watching the fight live, and of course being a child, we ALL were rooting for Ali. We all just assumed he would win because he was 'Muhammad Ali'...but as I've grown I've come to appreciate the enormity of this upset. I truly feel this victory is what stamped Ali as The Greatest of All Times
I’m a lifelong Ali fan. I was 4 years old when this took place but my first words ever, were ‘Hama Dali’ 👍🇬🇧
George foreman ended up being loved by everyone years later and today George foreman is adored by millions from all over the world! I remember as a kid my dad being the happiest man in the world when George won his second title at 45 and my dad was also a huge Ali fan! Two great boxers and two great men
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True dat
Absolutely.
Benar
George Foreman was a POS person. NOW he’s liked but he was hated in his prime for being a bad person
The Rumble in The Jungle - my all time favorite boxing match. Every year I watch this fight 4 or 5 times. Never get tired of this magnificent pugilist chess match. Still, after watching The Rumble in The Jungle about 60 times, I enjoy it.
@37:55 quick accurate combinations, Ali tagging GF with accurate stinging combinations
Mate I do exactly the same, about 4-5 times a year. Muhammad Ali the GOAT.🥊
Hi. I’m a lifelong Ali fan too. I watch this fight every few weeks. It’s a masterclass. Ali was the only man to ever KO big George in 81 fights. No one even in the 1990’s could knock George down.
The Rumble In The Jungle was rigged. The ropes were loose, Ali kept grabbing Foreman around his neck, and the ref did nothing about it. Finally, Ali riled up the locals against Foreman by telling them that George was a Belgian. There was no need for that unless Ali was worried about losing
most charismatic personality ever lived ,,,,billions hearts fallen in Ali,s love
Looked like a model, fought like a beast. They say no one is perfect. Ali was a perfect specimen!
Ali taught the world that courage and skill prevail over the most ferocious and extreme punching power. He reminded the world why the sport is called “boxing” and not “punching” or “hitting”. But skill without the courage to execute it simply is not enough. Ali brought the world , East -West, North-South, together, if ever so fleetingly. Ali: The Greatest of All Time.
I was 14 at the time. Now, so many years later, I appreciate the luck of having experiences history in real time.
@40:38 the dancing master with tremendous hand speed...GOAT
Not enough comments praising the commentators. What a beautiful verbal telling of this epic bout.
It's about the "Fighters" Not the Commentators
Had he not been banned by his country for about 3.5 years at his prime the storyline for Ali would have been much more glorious than what he achieved as the Greatest Boxer of all time.
Facts 💯, hard to comprehend but very true
Then this fight had never happened when and where it happened and never at this scale of 1 billion viewers worldwide. He wouldn't have become who he became during that time without that life-shaping experience. So stop talking rubbish, as if you of all knew what would have been if this or that had happened, while kindly leaving everything that evidently happened out of the equation. Just hubristic and dumb. It's all good as it was for him. You just wanted to throw in some bits of trivia, like Ali was banned from boxing. So what? Bragging works better without making inane conclusions from it, if you're trying to lecture, or it has the reverse effect and you suddenly look like a fool.
55:46 That's one of the main part of Ali's strategy that most people don't notice that Ali just leaned all over on the back of Foreman just to make him more tired in getting up after KO in next round
Brilliant Strategy !🥊RIP ALI
Muhammad Ali proving it that if you can BOX, you can even defeat the hardest hitting man on the planet. Rest in peace, GOAT!
Foreman seemed to be carrying his left hand low not expecting the right hand lead
ali didnt win the fight alone...he won millions of heart...
he really is the greatest..of all...
No doubt Ali's biggest victory ever. Foreman's power didn't even appear to faze Ali the slightest bit. And of course Ali was a master at covering up and clenching and tying up the other fighter. He knew all the tricks and used every one of them against big George
Ali should’ve retired after this fight. My favorite boxer of all time. Muhammad Ali.
Really? Forman didn't.😮
@@gregoryengland5287 Foreman was 24. Ali was 32. He nothing else to prove at this point.
@@Twizzledoc187 foreman was 25
@@blackpill4157 I stand corrected. He was 25
This was Ali's finest hour from a mental standpoint. He stood up to the bully and let Foreman punch himself out. He also peppered Foreman's face with punches right down the middle when Foreman was winding up which is exactly what Ali said he would do.
I think liston was scary man
@@nixon9346 without question. I read that opponents would literally be shaking in their corner when he came into the ring. Floyd Patterson couldn't even look at him when they met in the center of the ring before their fights.
This right here folks wasn't just the greatest boxing moment ever, it was the greatest sporting moment ever! People forget how big an underdog Ali was, if Foreman had blown him away early he would have dominated the division for a long time. Ali didn't just beat him though, he broke Foreman's spirit.
This is like my 7th time seeing this fight and it still astounds me. Ali cemented his legacy forever with this glorious victory!!!
absolutely!! I too remember the build up Ali was given no chance .Ill never forget turning the radio on in the early hours and hearing the news that he won against all the odds.For me the greatest sporting moment
Even Ali's friend, Howard Cossel said good bye to Ali, because he believed Ali will be finished.
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Every time i watch this fight i become more and more convinced that Ali was the greatest of all time. Ali showed that even at 32 to GF 26, he could dominate the younger man. Ali proved time and again that he could take a punch and slip punches better than anybody. I think that no boxer could beat an in shape Ali at his and their peak. As Archie said, if one tatic did not work, Ali had the smarts to find another way to beat his man.
On point. Ali adjusted on the fly when he fought Mildenberger, whose southpaw style was giving Ali lots of problems, until he realized his circling to the left was playing into it. Then he circled to the right, and did the same thing he did to righties.
I agree with you, but then George Foreman became champion of the world at 45! Which shouldnt be ignored.
Im so surprised this doesnt have a million veiws. Its two guys completely real no fake persona nothin. Absolutely beautiful build up. And this documentary captures that. Well done
I watched it with my dad. He thought ali had magic powers, or hypnotised foreman. But when he saw it again years later, he said ali was avoiding a lot of punches with his skill. But what a lot of people who talk down this fight, saying ali just laid on the ropes, dont like to see is the fact that ali started off in centre of ring taking the fight to foreman. Ali also out muscled foreman, he actually looked bigger, and foreman couldnt shove him around. Alis ability to take fearsome body punches, and return them with lightning combinations aswell, make this top of the pile for me. Physically and mentally ali was in total control. It wasnt even close. No other fighter could have wooped foreman then. Ali the greatest ever
Yeah, I also watched it with my family as a teen. We were all surprised to see him come out, go toe-to-toe with the man who flattened Smokin' Joe, and come out ahead in round 1, rather than dancing and keeping his distance, as one would have expected.. We then sensed we were seeing boxing history unfold right before our eyes.
My Dad, now passed and I watched this too. Neither one of us thought Ali would win. Great boxing night at my Dad’s house. My Mom went upstairs because we were both yelling at the TV. Ali was the greatest for sure. Always will
Remember it. Good times!
If Ali had lost we probably would have never had the George Foreman Grill!
Thing that strikes me watching the fight again is Ali's hand speed, typically beating Foreman to the punch and countering with laser accuracy. This was as sharp as Ali ever got since he came back. Almost the same hand speed as '67, but a different style.
Also, the most under-rated finisher in all of boxing. Ali's overhand right was one of the great power punches of any boxer, ever. Time and time again, when he tagged someone with that, they were OUT.
In my opinion, he was at his peak in terms of hand speed, shape, and reflexes in the 2nd frazier fight after the ban which was 10 months before this fight
Guys, check Ali vs Cleveland Williams. This was by far the best version of Ali ever seen. 66’
@@mickyzzzeee Oh, yes, that was an *awesome* show of force. Hard to imagine anyone ever beating him on that night.
@@ballhawk387 you can’t help but watch that fight and just smile. Beautiful to watch
@@mickyzzzeee Indeed. The artistry! This is why it's called the "sweet science".
I'm not a huge Boxing fan but Mohammed Ali transcended boxing. He provided a role model that inspired his younger opponents. Only one other boxer attained the humility & status of Ali & that was George Foreman. He testified that on the way down Ali had loaded his right but declined to fire it. That gracious act of sparing Foreman the coup De grace "made Ali The greatest fighter of all time", in Foreman's own words. Ali whispered to Foreman when fighting for the WHT when 38, "George you're gonna be The Champ!". Ali wasn't wrong. Although George lost that fight he came back victorious to win the title, people's hearts & earn a place in History alongside The Greatest.
This fight meant the world to Ali he went to Africa an got the whole continent behind him and he had the best Strategy to beat formen everyone knew Ali was going to lose accept ail he is the greatest of all time great fight R.I.P Ali
this is more interesting than a movie and love the entertainer Ali
Mahamed ali is true champion may grant the highest paradise
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Ali had the fight won by the end of the second round. Numerous straight right hands had snapped George's head back and George was noticeably stunned and confused at that point. He wasn't the same fighter in the rounds to follow.
This was slightly before my time but what a tremendous fight by Ali,I remember when Spinks beat him,it made the front page of our newspapers here in Australia then the glorious rematch when Ali beat him,the “Ali” chant,goosebumps.
This was very entertaining 🤣. Fight + Comedy movie. Those people were lucky to witness this
2 most beloved boxers of all time: Ali and Foreman
Ali had the number of knock out artists... Liston, Foreman.... Tyson would have met the same fate if he had met him in prime.
Thing is, he was the one they couldn't knock out. Best chin of any boxer who could also dish out enough to beat them.
You can't be so sure.
The hunger, speed, power, viciousness and boxing IQ that a young, still trained by Cus Tyson, would have gave Ali all he could handle.
You can say he beat Liston, Frazier, Foreman etc of course but I can say Spinks, Frazier and Norton gave him trouble and beat him too.
Similarly to Tyson, Ali lost a chunk of his prime and did the bulk of his losing after his hiatus and Mike after his prison stint.
Mike only ever lost to Buster Douglas in the upset of all upsets where he took him extremely lightly, apparently had clamydia and his groin was burning all match and he had run into a buzzsaw of a man possessed in Buster, who lost his ailing mother 3 weeks prior and she had told him he would win it.
If prime Tyson fought prime Ali, it's most definitely not a foregone conclusion. I think Tyson has a good a chance as any to deal with Alis strengths and not get psyched out by his antics.
Most people were already beat before they stepped into the ring against either all time great.
Tyson lost some luster after Cus' death because he started partying and doing drugs and wholly becoming consumed with fame and fortune.
Had that not been the case, clearly he also wouldn't have went to jail either and I'd say could've held up well for another 5-8 or so years comfortably on top.
The old Tyson would have frustrated both Holyfield and Lewis too and each of those guys were all time as well that at their best would have given Ali a tough time as well.
Tyson was special in that he truly had it all. He was and actually remains to this day, a very devoted student of the game. Really a professorial type grasp on the intricacies, strategies, history and essence of the sweet science that few have ever had, do currently or will ever.
If you've not heard him talking boxing, give it a listen. He lived, are, slept, breathed boxing and Cus corralled his strength, aggression, insecurities, feelings of loneliness, a sense of being and gave him direction.
He was totally lost after that and slowly started to show decay and rust as he leaned into his celebrity status and partying lifestyle and away from training etc.
His ego was part of it too. Cus would tell him m he was the greatest and gave a young boy confidence to do what he did.
After that, people like Robin Givens, Don King and other nefarious people who had no interest in his place in the history of boxing were the types he surrounded himself with.
Mike was too immature and unready to face the world by himself and nobody else could bridle the beast.
Many forget just how dominant Mike was, how young he was and how feared and seemingly indestructible he was.
Many folks wouldn't even step in the ring.
So no, it's not a foregone conclusion that Ali beats him, not by a longshot. I think Foreman, Liston, Norton, Spinks, Frazier could have been beaten by Mike too.
What could have been in both cases will never be known but to speak so definitively is foolish.
That’s right! When this fight took place Foreman was in his prime. 25 years old. Ali was no longer in his prime at 32. If Ali had fought Foreman in His prime, he would have knocked Foreman out! And with no Rope a Dope!!
Tyson was nothing like foreman or Liston, he was powerful and fast and hard to hit, in fact he was a lot like Frazier but better and we all know all the problems Frazer gave Ali. I just can’t see Ali winning a fight against Tyson.
@@gumpy4960 When Ali fought Frazier, Ali was no longer in his prime. I’m not going to compare Ali/Frazier fight to a prime Ali and Prime Tyson. Tyson was good and strong. Ali was good, strong, (not strong looking, but strong) and he had lightening fast speed. He’d frustrate Tyson, wear him out and Ali would have won by points. Tyson said it himself. No one beats Ali.
Ali never yielded to the temptation to "dance". He stole Foreman's composure and added it to his own: fighting with his brain where Foreman fought with his body alone. Beautiful.
intelligent ali
My hero the greatest I met him when I was 12 years old rest in peace
Truly one of the greatest fights of all time.
Foreman was blindsided, Ali taunted big George the whole time leading up to the fight, in the media, calling George slow, mummy just basically killing George's psyche. Masterful tactician and strategist.
@@aarondigby5054 - And Ali met with an African ~"which doctor" and told Forman they put a curse on him. Forman also got cut above the eye sparring just before the fight (if I recall correctly) which caused them to have to push the fight back a month I think. Forman hated the food over there. Whereas Ali went jogging through the streets there to stay in shape and became friends with the people. That is when they came up with the phrase "Ali bumbayé" which meant Ali Kill him. And they started chanting that during the fight. So Forman was like a fish out of water and uncomfortable etc. And I believe it was close to 100 degrees the day of the fight.
Formen never faced a brilliant boxer like Ali formen tried power punching but Ali faced many power punchers so he knew what to do let Forman tire himself out then his no good and that’s what happened Ali made Forman change the way he fought after Forman been winning for years using that tactic amazing RIP ALI THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Joe Frazier he was the best at the time Frazier knocked out ali so
He didnt beat foreman,he destroyed foreman pyhically and mentally.
Martin Hill yeah foreman become good man efter this fight
@@libaanofficiall7027 after the jimmy young fight*
Yea man Ali broke him n his ego , foreman was badass before that
@@jjs7396 foreman became humble when he get older
Thanks to Ali. Even Foreman said Ali beat the devil out of him!
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee
George can't hit what is eyes can't see
32:40. Pause!!!! Did you see those?? Those fast missiles right there!!! How many left jabs did you see from Muhammad Ali?
🚀 🚀 🚀 the speed is OUTSTANDING
Had to pause it after 1 minute to applaud the adding of that epic Miami Vice tune.
Crockett's Theme 👌
Ali, Frazier, foreman 3 legends in history of fight
thats right
Greatness
I haven't seen any fight comparable to Rumble in the Jungle.
Thrilla my friend!
it was beautiful to see Ali win when everyone counted him out he's truely the greatest
Ali was in control from the outset....awesome!
That right hand lead was more important than the rope-a-dope or lose ropes or trash talking. It gave Ali a weapon to neutralize any Foreman offensive. Anytime George got in a rhythm, Ali would snap a right hand lead. It's such a "disrespectful" punch. It confused and frustrated Foreman and set up everything else Ali threw at him. Ali was basically fighting southpaw with a righthanded stance.
Joe Frazier caught Hell in the ring with George Foreman...
Ali outboxed Foreman. He didn't just lie on the ropes and take the punishment.
Exactly. He was ahead on all of the judge's scorecards 4-2-1, 3-0-4 and 4-1-2. Ali counter-attacking from the ropes in every round was doing damage throughout the fight.
You are so right. Looking at this fight again , he was rope a doping him but he scored in spots. Foreman explains it like he was just laying the entire time on the ropes. He outboxed and used all of the boxer's tricks to beat the younger stronger fighter. I mean he had Archie Moore in his corner who should have warned him.
Ali wasn't taking punishment, he had a strategy
DIsmayedConfuse that's what Ali did to Forman.
@@youtoo2233 You can't profess to understand boxing, while claiming Ali wasn't taking punishment all in the same breathe. Strategic or not Foreman was hitting to the body, arms, hips, it's punishing regardless. George was a brutal puncher. Those shots, sure as shit, didn't tickle.
not only an interesting fight but a major psyche job...ali fought as much with his head as he did with his body in this fight...foreman was never the same after this fight, his aura of invincibility gone forever.
Love mohamed Ali from Egypt Allah mercy with him
ALI IS THE REAL CHAMP WITH OR WITHOUT VICTORY!
Ali paid the price for being the greatest the best chin and his will he was past his prime and still beat foreman knocked him out but goerge hit Ali with huge shots goerge was in his absolute prime Ali the greatest of all time
Please understand my comments to the greatest fighter in boxer M Ali..well behave in the live footage with handsome gorgeous face ❤❤❤🎉
That was Ali`s masterpiece, and my first boxing match. I was 9years old. Since then I saw every Ali boxing match, they showed in German TV. Til today I know, that I was a little angry, because they didn`t showed the Inoki battle. Now i know.
Frank philipp,wow that is so cool.
I was 13 and went to bed on Saturday night pretty much convinced that Ali had no chance. My mouth was agape on Sunday morning when I read that Ali had KO'd the indestructible Foreman. That fight and the "Miracle on Ice" were the two sporting moments in my life that I was literally left speechless.
Ali vs Inoki is not worth watching. Its not a real boxing match and there are hardly any punches thrown. A sad display of greed by promotors and managers which has nothing to do with the sweet science.
Alis like some military general.....you rhink theres no hope....he pulls it off...and you watch stunned!
#GreatestALI told David frost before the fight "you think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned, wait till i whup Formans Behind"
"If he didnt get me in seven , his parachute wont open" and he did exactly what he said. #GreatestOfAllTimes #GreatestForever
It's funny how everyone doubted or failed to see the genius of the rope-a-dope at the time, even Ali's corner who were yelling at him to stop, lol. Looking back though they probably laugh while kicking themselves realizing that "Hey, if Ali really listened to us back then, he might have very well lost. God damn we screwed up by not realizing what he was doing, lol." ;)
THE GREATEST MAN OF MY DREAMS M Ali
Not many people mention Ali’s gameplan which included laying on the ropes, yes, but that was all lulling George into a false sense of security- at which point Ali would literally EXPLODE with hard fast accurate punches, stunning George every time. In fact it was exactly one of these ‘bursts’ which eventually ended the fight. But if you watch the whole fight many times as I have, you do notice these sudden and shocking bursts of activity from Ali. I really believe that Ali KNEW that one of those timed bursts would end the fight. And he did it with the most wonderful GRACE it looked like Foreman was getting ko’d by a ballet dancer. THE GREATEST heavyweight stylist there has ever been. One tough, tough man. 💥🥊
One of my favourite parts of the broadcast is Joe Frazier's commentary. Of course he knew what Ali was up to.
Joe was "why stay on the rops?" Now Joe knows. Then "Why George throwing all wide need to shorten his punches up, don't need to throw all wide like that."
Back then, there was no way Ali was going to win.
Or so we Thought George punched himself out. One of the best things about Ali was, he could take a punch. I remember reading back then. That Foreman lost 30 pounds and 6 weeks or something like that.
Being in the Ministry like he was for so long of a time made George more amiable and more of a "people person". Also, there was a level of maturity during that time he was a Minister. I was so glad to see him do as well as he did.
The opening music theme (Crockett’s Theme from Miami Vice) coupled with Foreman’s ascension…they just match so well to create the “New God on Olympus” vibe.
Ali is the Greatest
Do u have any doubts
were did he get the strength to finish him off like that.he seemed to have reserved the strength to squash him
Rumble young man Rumble
ali WAS SO FAST he could flick the light switch & be in bed before the room got dark
In my eyes the best sporting event since mankind. Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time.
All time great win
If u watched this match and u are still alive,U survived diseases and viruses.Take a moment and be greatful 🙏
Kudos to George for coming back and not only becoming the wonderful person he is, but regaining the title at age 45!
I like Forman forever
Me Ali the people Champs
The greatest boxser ever life the hero Muhamad Ali God blees you
The greatest punch was never Landed...
Slack ropes or not, Foreman's body shots had to hurt
Spectacular.
Ali, the greatest fighter still since Cassius Clay!
The one thing I've noticed watching this for the hundredth time is that commentators at the time knew what the hell they were talkin about... had this been done today, they would have said that Ali was dying on the ropes...
He wasn't knocked out by frazier!He got knocked down by frazier once & got up to finish the fight.
Imagine if Ali had not been denied fighting licence between 67 to 70 what he would have done to the likes of Frazier and Nortons.
Ali the greatest n foreman is a true legend he kept it real people forget if foreman would of won this he would of been considered the greatest ever he's still a top 5 of all time to me though n he came back n won champion belt at dam near 50
Would have been so cool to have heard the exchange of words during the fight!
Damn Bryan Gumble been a sports caster that damn long wow
God created people then he put Muhammad on a steple now this story been told but he's legend will never grow old thank you Ali
Muhammad Ali was very good at punching people in the head.
03:50 come on Ali massaging his brothers head while rhyming and jive talking about whipping Foreman. 🤣 You gotta love Ali. He was the greatest ever 🏆
They left a lot out of this documentary...no mention of that huge groundbreaking star studded Music Festival before the fight or the whole George Foreman's German Shepherd fiàsco
The Rumble in The Jungle WHAT GREAT STORY AN MOVIE ALI I FLOOWED YOU YOUR EARLY DAYS WHAT MOUTH YOU HAVE YOU MADE AN GAVE LIFE TO BOXING LIKE NO OTHER TRUE CHAMPION
more than a fight this is. The amount of people involved in this seems like a war of countries
ALI is the #GreatestForever.
Thousand more years, this world will revolve on its axis...BUT there won't ever be another #MohammadAli
He told Forman "you might be big,you might be tall...if you mess with me, you sure will fall"
He told David Frost- " If you think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned, wait till I whup Forman's Behind"
when asked about his predictions for the fight ALI said " if he (Forman) doesn't get me in seven, his parachute won't open"
And it happened exactly as he said it would, ALI fooled the world, proving once again that he is #GreatestOfAllTimes
That 5th is absolutely incredible.
Two greats, a master boxer vs. a powerful puncher. 🥊
Ali could have hit him while he was going down but that’s not how the greatest of all time rolls
This was fantastic😮😮
Ali : Giant Slayer
Foreman’s jab is something. George should have used that jab more in the fight.
He forgot his Plans because of Ali's strategy to confuse the monster.
I've watched this fight over two dozen times. I don't recall -after ALL those viewings -the number Ali did on George at the end of the fifth round. Strange.
To date !
This is the greatest fight.
الله يرحمه ويسكنه فسيح جناته يارب العالمين
Such a great fight. It's not that foreman didn't throw good punches rather Ali soaked them up, dodged and shimmied out of trouble. He picked off points with speed. And finished with a flurry. Ali refused to lose unlike a lot of foreman's opponents.. classic
Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, may God have mercy on you, hero of all times
The count was twice as fast as the counts today?
Seemed that way anyhow
Ali is the greatest human being ever with the best body ever he looks in such amazing shape i want his body over anyones if i had my choice Ali the greatest ever
Nobody talks of that small ring. Ali couldn`t dance like in a big ring.
This video along with 100s of others I watch always have ever since being a child absaloutley anything to do with Ali t shirt, poster, jacket, absaloutley anything I ever saw to do with Ali I had to get it even if it meant saving up weeks, I was definitely the happiest man ever when I managed to buy a Ali signed glove that I bought in 2003 paying £4500 at that time gutted I missed the robe he wore against foreman that sold for £8500 I only had £7000 left that night I couldn't believe it tried offering £10 to the guy that bought it the American definitely 1 of the best things I've ever owned and now he's gone I can't belive it although as he told us also the words from the religion of Islam 1 thing guaranteed in life is death. I was named after the great Ali I git into boxing because of Ali. I absaloutley loved him and still do with all my heart. For those from uk Scotland that know me indeed I was more than named after him I had many attributes like him so I was told throughout my life named by all the Scottish newspapers front page as always Mohammed Ali the Liberton Lip instead of lousivile lip until my boxing journey was cut short by a terrible accident after beating the then undefeated Barry Hughes who later went on to become 2 time world champion un beknown to me I was fighting in the most racist part of Glasgow furthermore a orange club I had no idea of thus organisation after the fight going home to celebrate a grooling fight but victorious as always jumped and hit on the head with a heavy blunt object like hammer waking up driving home to not waking up being left paralysed from neck down however by the grace of ullah made a full recovery nvr will I forget the day still not able to talk waking up to see Prince naseen Hamed at my bedside before his first ever Scottish fight before becoming world champion undisputed also a legend anyhow made a full recovery become a good businessman hence managed to buy nicer things in life still my biggest regret not going to meet with Ali despite almost getting the perfect opportunity wasn't meant to be I guess may ullah reward him the highest place in junnah Ameen. I watch this fight and have for decades at least 1 time every 3 month although definitely not his best performance but certainly meant alot to him and the world as first time ever he was the real underdog why I have no idea!! Still maybe easier said from me as boxing isn't the way it was then. Clearly the rope a dope he invented Ali even said many times the frazier fight 2nd 3rd Norton victory meant more to him personally however world wife definitely foreman. I read all these comments as I said anything to do with the GOAT I have to know everything or try to add my 2 cents of no value of. Course except to me where I feel I'm able to correct a few people at least with facts and knowledge rather than loose sometimes stupid comments from people that really clearly don't know their arse from their elbow. Anyhow some of the comments are really pissing off to say the least. FACT !!!! PARKINSON DISEASE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN CATCH IDIOTS ITS A ILLNESS SO WAS NOT DUE TO BOXING OR ELSE EVERY BOXER WOULD HAVE IT FACT, however I will agree that yes possibly didn't help matters furthermore Ali really only started feeling the effects after just post the spinks fight and most definitely I wished he had retired for real after this fight without doubt the Holmes fight would and should nvr had happened again personally I believe if he had fought him without the stupid injections he had been taking for about a month but upped it crazy style 10 days prior to the fight without telling frecheco as he refused to participate in Alis career after the foreman fight anyway to loose weight indeed it stripped the weight along with all movement of body hence he was a punching bag for 10 rounds wtf it's unreal makes me angry to the core however proves 1 thing that I shall talk about after but fuck Dundee as Ali only kept his hands up after throwing the very first jab right hand and not a single punch for 10 rounds WTF and yet Holmes the dirty fucker trys to get complimented for defeating Ali gtf fkn prick personally if Ali wothout them injections had fought Holmes I think or pretty sure again Ali would have definitely still pulled it out the bag as clearly he still was a totally different guy when the drugs wore off although nothing compared to even the foreman fight but still average boxer level he was no problem so would have handled Holmes as he did for all the time he was Alis sparring partner and learned from the greatest and I get so bloody riled whenever I hear him trying to talk like he beat Ali Ali wtf talk about deluded he annoys the feck out of me along with frazier does too however I understand frazier being the way he is as he and Ali really were something else complete mirror's of each other determination ways etc although Ali was just so eloquent fluent and total panache of excellence and excitement and unfortunately frazier was at the receiving end off the jibes obv just couldn't get his head around the business of Ali and realise punch drunk level of the man would not still till the end accept the fact that it was just business on Alis part and as a result got 10× what they or indeed any person from any sport would or could ever ever achieve fact is was solely as a result of the King Ali that sports persons or personality started getting paid crazy amounts indeed becoming the norm before becoming stupid as is now still 7-9 million yo a single person was unthinkable ler aline achieved as the king did I think Holmes also made 6 million fir the Ali fight. Laughable u will hear even within this fight at 1 point frazier is asked a question and cut short when he started waffling about when he fought foreman and what he did Hahahahaha getting cut off mid way ignored!!! And throughout his career Ali lived in his head rent free and that cut him up and destroyed him even when he was old still trying to get digs in always always trying to take the shine of Ali but he lost 2 times fact and can't handle that so will say oh he can't enjoy his money hrs responsible for causing the disease that the GOAT suffered from and u can tell these comments come from resentment although before death actually accepted it fir real that it was business and the drama the slagging become normal since their fight especially. And again Holmes always trying to talk to make themselves better than Ali bloody fools as both especially frazier could never string a sentence together without any illness and Holmes struggling to talk over his bottom lip sounds like maybe just a country boy hence has no grace although speaks using words rather than frazier sounds grunts etc thats the part I dint like Holmes is only talked about simply due to Ali or else nothing he had the devision when it was over until tyson and we all saw what the Ali fan done to him as a result of the Ali fight and promised the next day when on the phone to cuss that he would whoop him bad style and indeed 4 years after he was brutally kod by tyson exactly as Ali asked prior to even the start of the fight in his ear get the sucker anyway now to this fight I'm 45 since the age of about 12 I have watched this fight alone min 1 time in every 3 month but each and every month without doubt have watched Alis fights at least 1 time a month I didn't get to know my father and have always in my head thought and said that my dad would be exactly like Ali and in a different world definitely my biological father
Very nice.😘👍
Rip mr bob Sheridan...voice of boxing