SIX knockdowns!
What a fight. A few observations.
Round 1 Frazier had some good connections. Great hand speed. He was in it....for half the round.
Foreman’s physical dominance is just overwhelming. Amazing physique. Length of arms, his wide stance. This dude is like a Greek statue. His comeback years are so etched in our memories and while he was obviously amazing then, also....he wasn’t the physical specimen that he was at this time.
By the second round, Foreman’s domination was unstoppable. Poor Frazier took some punishing shots.
Thanks again for posting. Loved it!
Yes he was amazing. Unstoppable actually. Most of his title fights ended early.
Later Ali, who is one of the smartest boxers ever, used the fact George had not been pushed against him. He figured his big body would ware down if one could lay past the fist 5 rounds.
So used the ripedbtonhisvafvsbtahebandvrrsfird homself to take a punishment hoping the leaning into the belts would lesson Foreman’s hits.
It worked, George punched himself out and could barely lift his arms in the Kate rounds
By then he was a sitting duck fir Ali to take out.
Ellis used the same tactic. In Ellises early years he was Ali’s soaring partner and paid attention to the master in how to take advantage of a boxers weakness