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

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  • George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
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    George Foreman defends the Heavyweight Championship of the World for the third time against former Champion, Muhammad Ali. Ali at 32, had been given little change against the fearsome puncher who had knocked out both Frazier and Norton, whom both had beaten ali in the past, in 2 rounds. The fight took place in Kinshasa, Zaïre (todays Congo), and was put together by promotor Don King. This is considered by many as the most significent fight of Muhammad Alis career. The fight was called Fight of the Year for 1974.
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    Their records at the time
    George Foreman: 40-0
    Muhammad Ali: 44-2
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  • @md.shohelranamanik5507
    @md.shohelranamanik5507 3 місяці тому +1023

    Who watching this in 2024?

  • @2hoursofmeditation843
    @2hoursofmeditation843 3 роки тому +5354

    “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

    • @smaelboumazzough6739
      @smaelboumazzough6739 3 роки тому +16

      ua-cam.com/video/55AasOJZzDE/v-deo.html

    • @shermanharris391
      @shermanharris391 3 роки тому +67

      Ali was patient in his timing l would have knocked him out in 4th round

    • @draggy6544
      @draggy6544 3 роки тому +150

      @@shermanharris391 he was a master boxer with impeccable timing

    • @elginmehmeti3581
      @elginmehmeti3581 3 роки тому +27

      Prime Tyson can defeat Ali 1 first round...

    • @aryanariaye6043
      @aryanariaye6043 3 роки тому +244

      @@elginmehmeti3581
      Really, say this to Tyson himself and then see what answer you get dude.

  • @rolandberendonck3900
    @rolandberendonck3900 2 місяці тому +180

    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.

    • @Blanca418
      @Blanca418 2 місяці тому +10

      And me too. The same.I remember my father .He woke me and my brodher.Happy days.Much greeitings from Bosnia and Herzegovina.😊❤

    • @janicemontgomery5680
      @janicemontgomery5680 2 місяці тому +5

      Yes, he was the greatest 🎉❤

    • @mariomayo4523
      @mariomayo4523 Місяць тому +1

      Ali was all they times scaping.

    • @mariomayo4523
      @mariomayo4523 Місяць тому

      Ali was not fighting good.

    • @RiefWestCoast
      @RiefWestCoast Місяць тому +6

      It's truly remarkable how he lifted an entire nation in that moment. It's absolutely astounding. He was truly a Giant among men.

  • @tangigabriel358
    @tangigabriel358 3 місяці тому +184

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

  • @scrapplepig
    @scrapplepig Рік тому +5674

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

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 Рік тому +133

      Because he didn't even knock him down, Foreman just fell

    • @edwinpillay1409
      @edwinpillay1409 Рік тому +406

      He's always been that way! Never hit a Man when he's Down! But he will let you get back and fight ! That's Respect to your Opponent. Rear these days.

    • @Larryboy2701
      @Larryboy2701 Рік тому +255

      For all of his trash talk and borderline slander in and out of the ring, Ali really was a good sportsman during the actual fighting part of the fight

    • @milestone969
      @milestone969 Рік тому +159

      Have seen this fight several times, Ali is a real sport man, George going down and he didn't hit him , enough respect Ali

    • @dianadesrian4110
      @dianadesrian4110 Рік тому +2

      @@tynao2029 \ g

  • @mrmojorisin8752
    @mrmojorisin8752 8 місяців тому +793

    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.

    • @Its_charley
      @Its_charley 7 місяців тому +13

      source?

    • @iamthemiracle81
      @iamthemiracle81 7 місяців тому +5

      🤜🤛

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 7 місяців тому +3

      @@Its_charley l incontro lo ha vinto facendo drogare Foreman prima dell incontro con l acqua che i suoi secondi gli hanno fatto bere

    • @jarrydgordon5770
      @jarrydgordon5770 7 місяців тому

      @@Its_charley bro shut up

    • @user-wz2jx8wn8o
      @user-wz2jx8wn8o 7 місяців тому +1

      I said essentially the SAME THING!

  • @Raydensheraj
    @Raydensheraj 5 місяців тому +35

    Both absolute legends....we don't have guys like this anymore....sadly.

    • @user-lo9jb1fe3g
      @user-lo9jb1fe3g 3 дні тому

      I don't think I've ever seen a boxing match. That's made me so emotional about both fighters, absolutely soldiers.

  • @buskingkarma2503
    @buskingkarma2503 2 місяці тому +20

    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!

  • @zubairsiddiqui95
    @zubairsiddiqui95 Рік тому +2044

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

    • @Right_infront_of_you
      @Right_infront_of_you Рік тому +96

      Faxx!!, I was in more pain watching them then he was taking them☠️

    • @camilopalma1223
      @camilopalma1223 Рік тому +89

      I think that capacity is trained and not gifted

    • @K1Kamikaze
      @K1Kamikaze Рік тому +62

      “Those punches to the body are not doing anything, the man is in tremendous physical condition in that part of his body”

    • @captainahab2485
      @captainahab2485 Рік тому +50

      His physical toughness, is seriously underrated.

    • @kevincoleman1993
      @kevincoleman1993 Рік тому +45

      Spiritual toughness

  • @sharmafiji2
    @sharmafiji2 7 років тому +7100

    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.

    • @garrymiller6745
      @garrymiller6745 6 років тому +196

      Satya Sharma Love reading this comment

    • @awaisahmed2907
      @awaisahmed2907 6 років тому +92

      Well said

    • @chadleyallen6948
      @chadleyallen6948 6 років тому +17

      Lamentations (BOOK FROM bIBLE) sez N 3rd chapter & 37th verse "Who can speak & make it happen if God has noT D'creed it firsT?!"

    • @PhuckHue2
      @PhuckHue2 6 років тому +79

      at what cost. George beat the shit outta him. you can see several times Ali was out on his feet. Ali said the rope a dope wasn't planned. It was a last minute defense because George kept cutting off the ring to keep him from dancing. Foreman fell because he was too tired to defend himself

    • @vish3161
      @vish3161 6 років тому +270

      In Foreman's words .."the greatest punch was the one that never came". Yes ..there will never ever be another Mohammed Ali . RIP

  • @hitachi-san
    @hitachi-san 4 місяці тому +25

    Man, the interview even more epic than the actual fight

  • @tcop0173
    @tcop0173 5 місяців тому +34

    Muhammad Ali was so ahead of his time, he was a true boxing legend❤

  • @bikepacker9850
    @bikepacker9850 Рік тому +1901

    I love how Ali holds his last punch as foreman was going down. A true champion.

    • @vexnightmare6364
      @vexnightmare6364 Рік тому +210

      George Foreman said himself, the strongest punch of that fight was the one Ali didn't throw once George started falling

    • @jlmusic1469
      @jlmusic1469 Рік тому +37

      That was posturized! I have it! Excellent true champion with a heart and honor!

    • @vgr112261
      @vgr112261 Рік тому +63

      @@vexnightmare6364 and he also said he’d have hit Ali if the roles were reversed.

    • @User-nn3wf
      @User-nn3wf Рік тому

      @@vgr112261 🤤

    • @FredHandle1
      @FredHandle1 Рік тому

      If it were Tyson he couldn't resist giving him brain damage. Mohammad, a man of principles inspite of the odds & the tyranny.

  • @elviragonzalez4588
    @elviragonzalez4588 Рік тому +2660

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

    • @MyMy-zi7yv
      @MyMy-zi7yv Рік тому +79

      One thing for sure, Ali was the greatest trainer of retreat backpedaling! And of course his best student Sugar Ray Backtrack Leonard and Floyd Mayweather will attest to that!

    • @matthewlawton9241
      @matthewlawton9241 Рік тому +47

      @@MyMy-zi7yv Greatest track and field stars ever to be in a boxing ring.

    • @wwbuirkle
      @wwbuirkle Рік тому +14

      Yea but he couldn't go more than six rounds

    • @martinhenderson8636
      @martinhenderson8636 Рік тому +134

      It happened that way because Ali was so fast and infinitely smarter than Foreman in the ring. Watch it again and notice the frequent hand jostling segments. Foreman's trick was to push his opponent's guard hands down. Then unleash a power punch or a flurry while the man was defenseless. A dirty trick if you ask me. The hand jostling in this fight was Ali spoiling Foreman's trick. And often, as Foreman attempted to push Ali's hands down, the GOAT would quickly smack him. Nobody else had the speed to do that. Foreman, being the ring "genius", he was...didn't adapt. He kept trying his old dirty tricks on Ali as Ali constantly pushed Foreman's hands away and smacked him. Time and time again. Again, no other fighter was smart enough and fast enough to pull off what Ali did.

    • @clementelogan6457
      @clementelogan6457 Рік тому +8

      @@MyMy-zi7yv yeah but...when willie pep,finito lopez,bivol or uzyk do it they are called great fighters..... chk n see if they can fight first....Ali-frazier,leonard-duran,mayweather-canelo......then we can critisize the flagrant run and hold(camacho,lara,floyd at times...how bout pitbull cruz-tank davis???need to be penalized the rest is poetry n action..money in the bank.

  • @DaveAndBeth1978
    @DaveAndBeth1978 4 місяці тому +24

    50 years next year....... and I've yet to ever see a fight that has surpassed the Rumble in the Jungle... This was on an entirely different level!

  • @walterghent3162
    @walterghent3162 2 місяці тому +15

    I could watch Round 8 every night for the rest of my life and it would never get old.

    • @marycrow3939
      @marycrow3939 Місяць тому

      I'm not saying ali wasn't in control and would noy have won, but george was up on the count of 8, and the ref called it. It seems suspect.

  • @Strike_Central
    @Strike_Central Рік тому +1241

    About 50 years later and this is still one of the biggest fights to ever happen

    • @G4O0
      @G4O0 11 місяців тому +51

      And it will stay like that to the end of mankind

    • @christopherstarr8050
      @christopherstarr8050 11 місяців тому +52

      growing uo in the 70s, every Ali fight was like a super bowl

    • @Strike_Central
      @Strike_Central 11 місяців тому +11

      I’m sure it was, too bad I didn’t get to experience that, as I’m 14

    • @Crimsonoverlord.
      @Crimsonoverlord. 11 місяців тому +6

      never seen it till today.. good fight..i knew ali was wearing him out

    • @Cytrexss
      @Cytrexss 10 місяців тому +4

      The Rumble In the Jungle is definitely a top 5 pick in the greatest boxing matches ever

  • @redwandennaoui4508
    @redwandennaoui4508 10 місяців тому +562

    Fight took place almost 50 years ago and I still get butterflies watching it. Fighters like Ali & Foreman , never see the likes of them ever again ❤

    • @rustyb.1301
      @rustyb.1301 9 місяців тому +2

      Be at my ring side bro lets get some more butterflies all of us together😊 huhuhu

    • @poppyhimbo
      @poppyhimbo 9 місяців тому +6

      ummm how about that guy Mike Tyson?

    • @redwandennaoui4508
      @redwandennaoui4508 9 місяців тому +4

      @@poppyhimbo what about him? He was indeed a great fighter!

    • @twoquickii1330
      @twoquickii1330 9 місяців тому +5

      @@poppyhimbo The Tyson Spinks pre-fight atmosphere was the only one that made my hair on my arms stand like this one. Mike's intro music sounded like the speakers were broken. The fight however, well Spinks got hit pretty hard from a right hand to the left of his face! I actually thought Spinks had a chance! 😆Mike is a Legend!

    • @Joseph-eu6jp
      @Joseph-eu6jp 9 місяців тому +4

      I was in first grade, I remember this day, the day before Halloween, what a great time, when America was truly The United States of America, that was a great boxing match, everything was better back then.

  • @koceiladz4937
    @koceiladz4937 5 місяців тому +16

    The best is his interview...He knew he was writting history !

  • @timhoward5
    @timhoward5 15 днів тому +8

    *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.*

  • @mr.raireacts737
    @mr.raireacts737 Рік тому +2371

    Way he stopped his last punch was just respectful...Legend never dies...❤️

    • @PEDRELVIS
      @PEDRELVIS Рік тому +75

      Yeah, you don't see that nowadays.

    • @kevinmunday6263
      @kevinmunday6263 Рік тому +44

      Compare that with Gerry Cooney wacking a helpless Ken Norton over and over again.....

    • @PEDRELVIS
      @PEDRELVIS Рік тому +25

      @@kevinmunday6263 And Tommy Morrison vs Ray Mercer, just violence.

    • @tonysiswandi
      @tonysiswandi Рік тому +3

      ​@@PEDRELVIS b
      B😊😅

    • @snakethegemini
      @snakethegemini Рік тому +12

      OG Tyson would’ve ate this opportunity alive

  • @chtiouiahmed6925
    @chtiouiahmed6925 3 роки тому +3375

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

    • @amasha88
      @amasha88 3 роки тому +293

      1:00:40 Muhammad Ali has fought so so hard to make sure we got this message.
      Don't NEVER EVER lose your believe in Allah, in the good GOD.
      We should learn from him.
      GOD bless 🙏

    • @roomsapkunga7019
      @roomsapkunga7019 3 роки тому +16

      King you

    • @aniqshardin
      @aniqshardin 3 роки тому +47

      respect.wilder wouldve went for the brain damage

    • @Mark64W
      @Mark64W 3 роки тому +128

      What a true gent Foreman was . Humble in defeat .

    • @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701
      @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 3 роки тому +45

      I’m sorry but muhammad Ali is more legendary than friggin foreman

  • @thy_apostle
    @thy_apostle 5 місяців тому +9

    Man, I feel like I watch this fight once a year

  • @kerstin.jitschin5861
    @kerstin.jitschin5861 3 місяці тому +4

    At age 15 it was my first boxing event,we were allowed to watch while living at a boarding school,very special for the time,so I’ll never forget about 😅 but I can’t remember it was in color TV 📺 it’s always a pleasure to watch again, THANKS ❤
    I LOVE the glass water 💧 bottle, no damned plastic 👍😎👍

  • @x_flies
    @x_flies 8 місяців тому +279

    The greatest knockout in the history of boxing. The most beautiful and artistic to look at by one of the most beautiful people that ever lived. Pure physical perfection and demonstration of heart, not muscles. RIP GOAT and God bless Big George Foreman.

    • @leroyoneill1929
      @leroyoneill1929 8 місяців тому +16

      This comment is perfect in every way. Brilliant our man.

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 7 місяців тому +3

      il più grande imbroglio ne della storia

    • @Blanca418
      @Blanca418 6 місяців тому +2

      @@ninovella3721 Shame you.

    • @himorapatosaye9354
      @himorapatosaye9354 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Blanca418big kiss to you 👄 don't worry about this hater

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 5 місяців тому +3

      Amazing that Big George would also land a great knockout to an undefeated champ 21 years later at almost 46 years old ! That is also a great KO, Moorer couldn't even get up for a minute or two. Makes the story full circle.

  • @yousha4198
    @yousha4198 3 роки тому +3230

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

    • @fatdad64able
      @fatdad64able 3 роки тому +175

      Why am I crying when I read this? :'(

    • @theforcen8761
      @theforcen8761 3 роки тому +149

      Mister Forman : you are a great man.

    • @curbozer5006
      @curbozer5006 3 роки тому +137

      @@theforcen8761 IMO...Forman turned out to be a nicer, more humble person than Ali...an even better role model down the road...and look at what he achieved later in his career!

    • @allangrant6349
      @allangrant6349 3 роки тому +270

      @@curbozer5006 Your right he was and still is an Amazing Human being and so humble and a Great Man.Ali may not have been as humble but I would have put Ali above George when you speak of the Greatest.Dont forget Ali was sentenced to 5 years in prison for not going to war.In that war in Vietnam so many innocent men woman and children were Murdered by the U.S forces when they dropped so many bombs.It took Great courage for Ali to stand up against the propaganda machine which the U.S. had in overdrive.He also has given so much time and money over the years to help the poor people all around the World.We didn't hear much about that side of him because he didn't want any kind of praise for it.Ali is the Greatest because he changed the attitudes of people throughout the world on what was happening to the Black people and others non whites in America.He shone a bright light on the racism and helped change the world.Without going in to any kind of religious, I can't think of any person who has lived that has been more loved by so many people than Muhammad Ali.Iam a white man from Scotland and I would say I miss him and over the years I have come to love him.May God keep you until we see you again Muhammad.Brotherly Love,Allan.

    • @allangrant6349
      @allangrant6349 3 роки тому +42

      And if the truth be told I have tears streaming down my face but my wife won't see that not will anyone else.

  • @formulaplayz5407
    @formulaplayz5407 2 місяці тому +49

    Who watching this in 2024? 😂

  • @PaulStClair-or3gj
    @PaulStClair-or3gj Місяць тому +9

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

  • @mohamedahassan1566
    @mohamedahassan1566 4 роки тому +3826

    Who watching this in 2020? Muhammad Ali the legend

    • @Bman-qo9sg
      @Bman-qo9sg 4 роки тому +25

      Ali was litterly playing around for 8 straigth rounds he decided when foreman gonna go down he say 8 round he did if he want he could finish foreman in 4 rounds

    • @rexgeorg7324
      @rexgeorg7324 4 роки тому +7

      Too Bloody Right!!!

    • @user-mt5iu5oz2v
      @user-mt5iu5oz2v 4 роки тому +3

      Yup

    • @mohamedahassan1566
      @mohamedahassan1566 4 роки тому +4

      George III it’s a game rules sir 😎

    • @teddmented
      @teddmented 4 роки тому +12

      Watching every year. :-)

  • @1999glock
    @1999glock 8 років тому +7879

    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.

    • @D45VR
      @D45VR 8 років тому +580

      Ali was the greatest and most of his opponents were great too. Those days are long gone for boxing fans.

    • @ivanbaccarat7838
      @ivanbaccarat7838 8 років тому +195

      I would've bet the house that he'd of lost too. If Foreman had been a little smarter (not punched himself out and paced himself) he could've won. But he wasn't...

    • @kufujitsu
      @kufujitsu 8 років тому +454

      The heavyweight division back then was an era of beasts

    • @kufujitsu
      @kufujitsu 8 років тому +97

      Ali & Bundini Brown made sure George was angry, so he would punch himself out.

    • @ismarview
      @ismarview 8 років тому +127

      There is no comparison between Ali and Tyson. Ali fought clean and Tyson fought doped, Tyson could not stand there.

  • @Martin-ke1ik
    @Martin-ke1ik 5 місяців тому +14

    The fight is great and the commentary is great. I watched a lot of boxing but that fight is amazing. The venue, the time period, David Frost, Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier...how can that be topped ever? It's like Queen at Live Aid. Unbeatable.

  • @anthonydewayne712
    @anthonydewayne712 2 місяці тому +1

    i watch this when i was 10 years old. thanks for posting this

  • @davidroles3342
    @davidroles3342 3 роки тому +641

    I was in the UK when this fight took place. I had grown up watching Ali, from when he first fought Henry Cooper ( as Clay then). He became my absolute hero, and revolutionised what a heavy weight boxer could be.
    When Ali fought Fireman I genuinely feared for him. Because of the time difference I woke in the morning fearfully listening to the news on the BBC expecting to hear that Ali had been destroyed. The sheer joy I felt when the result was broadcast, was mixed with amazement. I am now over 70, but this victory still stands out as the greatest sporting victory in my life. I still watch it, and still get goosebumps with a smile on my face.

    • @davidroles3342
      @davidroles3342 3 роки тому +20

      David. You are absolutely right.A deep regret. Unfortunately I allowed the demands of my job get in the way. More fool me. Glad you remembered and shared. Thanks.

    • @davidroles3342
      @davidroles3342 3 роки тому +3

      I really intend to try. It's high on my bucket list. You must be proud to have such a favourite son of the city.Thanks for the invitation and reminder.

    • @davidroles3342
      @davidroles3342 3 роки тому +2

      I am green with envy!! Getting to look at that photograph and remembering that meeting : your spirit must sing.
      Thanks for sharing.

    • @davidroles3342
      @davidroles3342 3 роки тому +2

      That's a very kind invitation. If( when) I go will look you up. Have viewed the magnificent you tube link. Must have been awe inspiring to have attended in person. Really appreciate your time and trouble in sharing with me.

    • @josecespedes5593
      @josecespedes5593 3 роки тому

      @@davidroles3342 i

  • @clairejames8643
    @clairejames8643 6 місяців тому +197

    I'm watching it now with my elderly dad. He has been sick for some years and can't leave his bed. He didn't see the fight at the time and he is so happy to see it now ❤

    • @slaveofthemostmerciful178
      @slaveofthemostmerciful178 5 місяців тому +15

      Anyone who looks after their parents has huge huge respect from me.

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 5 місяців тому

      Alì mito fasullo ha fatto drogare Foreman dai suoi stessi secondi vergogna Alì mito fasullo

    • @CFGrandWizard
      @CFGrandWizard 5 місяців тому +7

      Ponle también la tercera pelea con Joe Frazier, también puedes recrearte con las primeras once defensas de Ali.
      Que te dure mucho tu padre!!!

    • @clairejames8643
      @clairejames8643 5 місяців тому +2

      @slaveofthemostmerciful178 that's very kind. Thank you 😊

    • @clairejames8643
      @clairejames8643 5 місяців тому

      @@CFGrandWizard thank you 😊

  • @mikefellows4879
    @mikefellows4879 Місяць тому

    Finally I got around to watching this fight. Awesome. What a great match up. Thanks.

  • @El-Hilfi
    @El-Hilfi 2 роки тому +1058

    Even in 200 years people will watch this and think damnn I wish I had lived in his time. RIP legend you never die. ❤️

    • @dme1016
      @dme1016 2 роки тому

      Why? They can watch the video.

    • @El-Hilfi
      @El-Hilfi 2 роки тому +26

      @@dme1016 Did you ever watch the recorded final game of the football world cup of 2006? No because it's not so exciting anymore. The same thing is here but Ali is too legendary you have to watch it again.

    • @dme1016
      @dme1016 2 роки тому +4

      @@El-Hilfi World Cup? No....I don't watch what we in the US call soccer. Players have lots of stamina, with all that running....this way, then that way...then this way...zzzzzzzz....snooze fest.

    • @drupac-drupac
      @drupac-drupac 2 роки тому +3

      @@El-Hilfi that was a hell of a fight I might have to watch it again in a day or two

    • @bradowen8862
      @bradowen8862 2 роки тому +2

      I'm not impressed of this fight, this fight was overrated

  • @MrEjidorie
    @MrEjidorie 2 роки тому +902

    I was a Japanese senior high school student at that time, and none of my classmates including me believed Ali`s victory. Because of his victory, I learn that a miracle could happen, and he taught me that "Never give up, and continue making efforts to the last ditch." Later, George Foreman regained the Championship at the age of 45. Great George also did a miracle. Ali and Foreman are my greatest heroes.

    • @kamaldaud2782
      @kamaldaud2782 2 роки тому +51

      The fight taught us very good lesson...to win use your brain more than your muscles. But Ali was a genius no boxer could match.

    • @MrEjidorie
      @MrEjidorie 2 роки тому +38

      @@kamaldaud2782 George Foreman also has a great brain. He makes a success as a business person later. George is gifted in both muscle and brain.

    • @kamaldaud2782
      @kamaldaud2782 2 роки тому +8

      @@MrEjidorie in any sport what make the difference between the true champions are their abilities to maximise their EQ and use it to the fullest. The result is always the output of thorough analysis of simple SWOT tool, strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threat.

    • @richardmilliken8705
      @richardmilliken8705 2 роки тому +10

      @@MrEjidorie Foreman was a young & inexperienced boxer with a horrible Trainer- Dick Sadler who never
      adjusted George's fighting strategy after he was beginning to get tired and playing into Ali's trap on the ropes. Even Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee, said that he would've had Foreman positioning himself in the center of the ring and refusing to go to the ropes. Would George have won with a better trainer and an unbiased Ref, probably not, but the fight would've been much closer and exciting. This was a boring fight and Ali's fights against Norton were boring as well. His best fights were against Frazier.

    • @kennike6769
      @kennike6769 2 роки тому +7

      Facts.. the interview after the fight confirmed it.. This win shows that to suceed in anything you must show heart, believe in higher power, never give up.. Push, Do not show Fear.. those killer punches from Foreman was like a missile but dude took it like its nothing.. He got in George Foreman's head n caused him to tire himself b4 executing the KO!

  • @fahmiabdulmajid1060
    @fahmiabdulmajid1060 5 місяців тому +4

    I viewed this fighting many times!
    The “Rumble in the Jungle” was continued for ever!
    May Allah Grant you Highest Paradise! Jannatul ferdus! Legend never dies! Big respect for Big George Foreman!

  • @philippesauvie639
    @philippesauvie639 3 місяці тому +17

    Who’s watching this in 2024? 😊

  • @tonyc7301
    @tonyc7301 Рік тому +804

    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.

    • @dawitasefa3655
      @dawitasefa3655 Рік тому +2

      6J s

    • @thomasdias6482
      @thomasdias6482 Рік тому +4

      Yes

    • @BenjaminNewman2105
      @BenjaminNewman2105 Рік тому +18

      Ali was the greatest fighter I have ever known.

    • @John-xw2vc
      @John-xw2vc Рік тому

      I strongly fucking disagree. A young liston would of crushed him❗
      Anyone who'd consider a fight where and when one was old and injured , the other fresh, fit and at the beginning of his pro-career, as a solid measuring stick needs his head examined.

    • @John-xw2vc
      @John-xw2vc Рік тому +1

      @@BenjaminNewman2105
      Didn't get out much eh?❔⁉️⁉️⁉️

  • @BrotherChancy
    @BrotherChancy 8 місяців тому +259

    I’ve watched thousands of fights, Boxing; MMA; Muay Thai and even grappling matches in BJJ and wrestling, this is the only fight that has ever brought tears to my eyes. This happened 10 years before I was born, and I always wished I had been born earlier to see it. Ali is the greatest!

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 8 місяців тому +16

      You did get to see it here and the quality is amazing, video, audio, so well preserved!! Thanks to the recording crew this fight looks and sounds like it's from the 90s or 2000s.

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 7 місяців тому

      Alì è il più imbroglione della storia della boxe fece gdrogare Foreman

    • @salmahmood5611
      @salmahmood5611 7 місяців тому +9

      Glad I’m not the only one tearing up, I feel exactly how you feel bro

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 5 місяців тому

      @@Perduravi That's a dumb comment. Yeah ok Foreman is completely harmless? You realize Foreman is the only guy he wouldn't fight a rematch ! That fight took place in a very hostile place for George.

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 5 місяців тому

      @@Perduravi Foreman molto probabilmente è stato drogato dai suoi stessi secondi che prima dell incontro con Alì gli fecero bere dell' acqua drogata lui più di una volta lo ha detto Foreman lo ha detto tante volte bisogna indagare bene anche se è difficile fare venire sa galla la verità

  • @nasreendar4644
    @nasreendar4644 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for this

  • @Viktor_Vaughn530
    @Viktor_Vaughn530 4 місяці тому +4

    I’ve seen this fight soooo many times but it’s weird to compare it to todays “super fights” that generate the worlds attention. This is a true super fight that competes with any of the big ones!

  • @user-wv9hk2lv3s
    @user-wv9hk2lv3s 11 місяців тому +486

    the fact that this fight has 90 million views already speaks volumes about how great these people were. while the fight was 48 years ago

    • @hsbnsse
      @hsbnsse 10 місяців тому +7

      Posted 12 year ago bud

    • @zb7297
      @zb7297 10 місяців тому +49

      ​@@hsbnsseya, because there was no UA-cam in the 70s.

    • @haikalalif1552
      @haikalalif1552 10 місяців тому +1

      @@hsbnssewtf kid😂

    • @wtcher2060
      @wtcher2060 8 місяців тому +2

      @@mosaabtwice3999😂😂😂

    • @Flukas-yk5qr
      @Flukas-yk5qr 8 місяців тому +4

      i agree. Regardless of how long ago the video was posted, it's still impressive that the number of people who watched it

  • @VAHOSS
    @VAHOSS Рік тому +238

    1:03:51.... I love the way Ali jumps into character. He was calm one second, and then he creates this iconic promo the next. He was so great

  • @johnoneill2986
    @johnoneill2986 3 місяці тому +7

    I listened to this fight live on the radio with my father when I was 10 years old. We couldn't afford television coverage. One of the best memories I have with him was his excited yelling when Ali won. He was the biggest Muhammad Ali fan an Irish man could be.
    He passed away yesterday.

    • @davidrey3928
      @davidrey3928 3 місяці тому +1

      Bro……..air fist bump.

    • @MrHoss-dq9zh
      @MrHoss-dq9zh 3 місяці тому

      Man this was amazing to read, God bless your father.. all the best from donegal 🍀

  • @paulschisler5594
    @paulschisler5594 2 місяці тому +8

    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.

    •  2 місяці тому

      Ali was The Greatest.

  • @masterjay7163
    @masterjay7163 Рік тому +689

    “Muhammad Ali has won, Muhammed Ali has won by a knockdown by a knockdown the the thing they say was impossible he’s done” goosebump moment 💯

    • @sharmafiji2
      @sharmafiji2 Рік тому +24

      Foreman says he hit Ali really hard but says Ali whispered in his ears "that's all you got George "?. From there onwards he says he knew the fight could go either way.

    • @LostNdFound434
      @LostNdFound434 Рік тому +4

      @@sharmafiji2 i think every Ali fan knows he said that lol

    • @abbeymclaren6778
      @abbeymclaren6778 Рік тому

      How bout Tyson would kill him..U play some American song.. thats insulating to Mohammad

    • @minpark2462
      @minpark2462 Рік тому +1

      I’m in I no no

    • @user-yp9cq8ow2p
      @user-yp9cq8ow2p Рік тому

      หนะงใแ

  • @ronniecrownover7109
    @ronniecrownover7109 Рік тому +581

    That last 20 to 30 seconds of round 5 was one of the best I've seen. Ali just came out with all his strength and shocked us all. And the face that he made at Jim Brown was classic

    • @rickcistrunk2208
      @rickcistrunk2208 Рік тому +15

      Norton helped prepare Ali for Foreman, as you look at the fight Ali did not just sit on the ropes and let Foreman pound on him he actually pulled his head forward to throw him off balance and he gave him a lot of shots in return first round on if you listen to The Telecast Jim Brown is the first to speak on it and the second round Jim said if Foreman keeps taking these shots he won't be around I watch Norton and Ali those three fights Simply Amazing how do you fight 12 round fight and not sit down the last fight was a 15 round fight championship fight neither man sat down and fought a war

    • @andrepieterse5085
      @andrepieterse5085 Рік тому +2

      Nortan fought ali(broke jaw)liston but as far as this fight, who's foreman!!!?the meastro tought the whole world a lesson in boxing.The one thing no blasphemy intended:I don't think the mighty Allah boxes!

    • @rafaelespinoza6530
      @rafaelespinoza6530 Рік тому +1

      Amendment Amen 🙏💞🙏💞

    • @LeticiaEvans-yh7is
      @LeticiaEvans-yh7is Рік тому +1

      Can you answer in more detail?

    • @anonymousanonymous3707
      @anonymousanonymous3707 Рік тому +6

      It was genuinely like a real superhero moment , It's my favourite 30 seconds of boxing ever 😂

  • @LBarbados
    @LBarbados 4 місяці тому +5

    The year is 2023 and this was and still is Platinum ❤🎉

  • @user-kl9pq8nu7z
    @user-kl9pq8nu7z 3 місяці тому +7

    Nobody understood Ali as a boxer
    It was more of a spiritual thing for Ali, he gave his and he died for it.
    Thats why he's the G.O.A.T

  • @henrikarboejensen812
    @henrikarboejensen812 Рік тому +69

    I used to wake up in the middle of night , as a child, my father woke me up, to some of the big fights with Ali. And this one we saw together.He ever never woke me up for anything else my entire childhood. These fights were bigger than life back on those days.

    • @abdirisakdirie3124
      @abdirisakdirie3124 10 місяців тому +2

      Your dade must good a Man Where are come from?

  • @kerryfry1857
    @kerryfry1857 6 місяців тому +103

    The best fight of all time. When boxing could be watched by the masses. When the heavy weight championship meant something. ❤

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 5 місяців тому

      Il più grande imbroglio di tutti i tempi Alì ha fatto drogare Foreman dai suoi stessi secondi vergogna Alì mito fasullo imbroglione

    • @bbq878
      @bbq878 18 днів тому

      This over Frazier and Ali??

  • @user-gl5zk4lh5g
    @user-gl5zk4lh5g 4 місяці тому +13

    Ali is a great fighter, he just keeps letting George uses all his strength... great sense of fight ❤

  • @leeelisaia4892
    @leeelisaia4892 2 місяці тому +4

    A once in a lifetime fight, just one fight was needed no rematch no nothing

  • @judahmourneth737
    @judahmourneth737 3 роки тому +524

    I remember watching this fight when I was 10 years old. I'm 57 now. Where has the time gone ?

    • @joemarchand8313
      @joemarchand8313 3 роки тому +33

      Right there with you, Bro....born in '63. Many times I wish I could go back to the '70's.

    • @dreday3463
      @dreday3463 3 роки тому +26

      Must be nice to have all that history under your belt 💪🏿

    • @johnkanai4106
      @johnkanai4106 3 роки тому +7

      @@dreday3463 pun intended? Hehe

    • @user-ri2ms2mm7w
      @user-ri2ms2mm7w 3 роки тому +36

      Do not let this life pass uselessly, look for the truth and you will find it in ISLAM, listen to the advice of the legend Muhammad Ali, may Allah have mercy on him

    • @bradhuskers
      @bradhuskers 3 роки тому +3

      @@johnkanai4106
      I'm not grasping.
      Ali beat foreman.
      Frazier beat Ali.
      So?
      Both Ali and foreman were beat multiple times.
      But the difference is that Ali was brain dead by 35.
      While foreman comes back in an entirely new era against prime legend Evander holyfield and stands toe to toe with him, even though Evander holyfield knocked mike Tyson the fuck out.
      Big george at 45 wins back the heavyweight title he lost to Ali.
      While Ali is functioning as a vegetable.

  • @johnnyb9218
    @johnnyb9218 Рік тому +225

    1:03:34 for one of Ali's best quotes ever...
    Didn't I tell y'all? I'm gonna float like a butterfly
    Sting Like a bee
    His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see
    Miss you Champ.

  • @genahsyde4523
    @genahsyde4523 2 місяці тому +2

    Can’t stop watching this masterpiece

  • @user-cj9pl9wr9p
    @user-cj9pl9wr9p 3 місяці тому +3

    Muhammad Ali was Something Else ! To my eternal pleasure..as a small boy in Manchester....I was blessed to look into his eyes and hold his hand ! How Very Beautiful a Man !

  • @arminiusdescendant8022
    @arminiusdescendant8022 3 роки тому +696

    „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

    • @halimagerald2624
      @halimagerald2624 3 роки тому +3

      Tyson

    • @davehallett3128
      @davehallett3128 3 роки тому +2

      I would be fascinated to see ali in his prime with full ego go against mike tyson who seemed to have hands of stone based on all the one round knockouts. Obviously ali would have the intelligence and perhaps the training for ten twelve or fifteen rounds.over tyson BUT could ali withstand the withering onslaught of blows until tyson got tired and arm weary. Any thoughts or fights i should watch to see a heavier puncher than foreman if there were one. Foreman got tired A LOT faster than i remembered. Can anyone compare jack johnson or jess willard or joe louis or rocky marciano

    • @thoughtfulwitch00
      @thoughtfulwitch00 3 роки тому +9

      @MUFC if you know this, then you must also know that it's actually football not soccer

    • @thoughtfulwitch00
      @thoughtfulwitch00 3 роки тому +3

      @MUFC yeah yeah but I get pissed when someone calls it soccer that's why I said it lol

    • @amasha88
      @amasha88 3 роки тому +2

      1:00:40 Muhammad Ali has fought so so hard to make sure we got this message.
      Don't NEVER EVER lose your believe in Allah, in the good GOD.
      We should learn from him.
      GOD bless 🙏

  • @Dani-xz1uw
    @Dani-xz1uw Рік тому +224

    To me, Foreman had the sheer power to rule the division for years. Ali needed pretty much a flawless execution of his game plan to succeed, and because he was Ali, he somehow did it. Greatest sporting event of all time.

    • @anonymousanonymous3707
      @anonymousanonymous3707 Рік тому +23

      Supernatural performance I don't think it's ever been bettered

    • @josephgannon4208
      @josephgannon4208 Рік тому +12

      I've forgotten how many times I've watched this fight . normally do watch it several times a month.

    • @DrSeuss-nv9hw
      @DrSeuss-nv9hw Рік тому +7

      Foreman had massive power but, if he didn't get you after a few rounds, a stamina problem reared it's head. Ali had a super-human chin. Lesser men would have been KO'd after 1-2 rounds.

    • @tjenglish7036
      @tjenglish7036 Рік тому +6

      @@DrSeuss-nv9hw foreman barely touched his chin, Ali just ate those body shots and battered him. Coasted through the thing

    • @randomuser2843
      @randomuser2843 Рік тому +1

      @@DrSeuss-nv9hw Ali rolled with his punches and ate everything George threw at him

  • @jonnnycool6669
    @jonnnycool6669 Місяць тому

    I watch this fight once a year and it still is amazing 🎉

  • @kentazaha374
    @kentazaha374 4 місяці тому +4

    I watched this fight live through my neighbour's TV..
    I was waiting 1 hour in front of TV before the fight took place .
    I even followed the activities of these 2 boxers 1 month before the fight.. This was the best fight ever, and none other fight can match it..
    Only the fights involved Ali were causing all cities in the world became pause including Moscow and everyone stayed in front of TV..

  • @lt9450
    @lt9450 8 місяців тому +267

    Masterful by Ali. He showed intelligence, heart and discipline. This fight was special and he showed once again why he is the greatest.

    • @leroyoneill1929
      @leroyoneill1929 8 місяців тому +4

      I love the fact that this fight still gets us after so many years. Plus i agree with you 100%

    • @Al-oe7md
      @Al-oe7md 8 місяців тому +1

      I agree however I don’t think the same technique would’ve worked a second time. However I’m not a boxing guru so this is just my opinion 😂

    • @leroyoneill1929
      @leroyoneill1929 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Al-oe7md lol I think you might be correct on this. Did Ali plan this do you think or did he just say "fu*k it" and see Forman would punch himself out? Thats the question im putting to you sir. Lol

    • @Al-oe7md
      @Al-oe7md 8 місяців тому +2

      @@leroyoneill1929 idk what he did but it worked the first time.

    • @ninovella3721
      @ninovella3721 7 місяців тому +1

      Il più grande imbroglio ne della storia

  • @87steaks
    @87steaks Рік тому +312

    The energy of the crowd is just amazing. It makes it even more epic. This is a masterpiece.

    • @arthurrivera09
      @arthurrivera09 Рік тому +7

      Can you even imagine the atmosphere in that building ? Man those people are beyond lucky !!!

    • @eduardocanastro392
      @eduardocanastro392 Рік тому +6

      @@arthurrivera09 while this was happening, the political prisioners of the country were being tortured

    • @BLACKSTA361
      @BLACKSTA361 Рік тому

      And none of that would've happened if the western leaders didn't kill Patrice lumumba

    • @gamerscene
      @gamerscene Рік тому

      @@eduardocanastro392 You seem to know so much about what was going on! Can you name one of the "political prisoners"?

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Рік тому

      @@gamerscene LAMUMBA? IDK

  • @eyeofsauron2812
    @eyeofsauron2812 6 днів тому

    Tremendous fight and perfect commentary. Im surprised by how good the commentators were, they talked about the fight and only the fight!

  • @olfram
    @olfram 4 місяці тому +2

    Легенда. Жаль, что уже его не увидеть(
    Legend. It's a shame I can't see him anymore(

  • @RFED2O
    @RFED2O Рік тому +117

    Nearly 50 years ago yet it still send shivers down my back !!!!!

    • @saulsaucedo964
      @saulsaucedo964 Рік тому

      I must say I didn’t get any shivers at all it was a boring slug fest to me Ali didn’t do much Forman looked dehydrated well they both did and Ali got maybe lucky with a clean shot but I don’t care lol 😂

    • @paulsonsportsclips
      @paulsonsportsclips 11 місяців тому

      @@saulsaucedo964 wtf are you on about get back to the drawing board kid. something tells me you don’t watch boxing, Peppa Pig is more your kind of thing 🤣🤣

    • @TainoFunHouse
      @TainoFunHouse 11 місяців тому

      Same here

    • @haikalalif1552
      @haikalalif1552 10 місяців тому

      @@saulsaucedo964maybe boxing is not for you

  • @Luka2000_
    @Luka2000_ Рік тому +746

    Almost 50 years later this is still one of the best boxing matches ever recorded and will probably not be beaten in a long time

    • @dagrote1
      @dagrote1 Рік тому +77

      The fight was magnificent, but what will never be repeated was just how big it was. Boxing used to huge in the early 70's and this match was just about the biggest thing going on in the world. That and the fact that a lot of people really believed that Foreman was going to kill Ali or at least seriously hurt him.
      After the match, there was a sense the crescendo of the sport had passed. As it turns out, it had.

    • @Luka2000_
      @Luka2000_ Рік тому +3

      @@dagrote1 definitely agree

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 Рік тому +1

      @@dagrote1 He did kill him, but the refs saved Ali's life due to politics

    • @retrostylist
      @retrostylist Рік тому +1

      @@tynao2029 what are u saying bro...Shut up you hater. God damn

    • @adibsiddiki7409
      @adibsiddiki7409 Рік тому +15

      @@tynao2029 How did the ref save him?

  • @PiotrWolski-eo7wq
    @PiotrWolski-eo7wq 4 місяці тому +4

    WHEN THE WHOLE FIGHT IS THE HIGHLIGHTS 🥳🥳🥳🥳
    Unbelievable that next year it will be 50 years since this fight took place.
    In my opinion THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
    R. I. P. MUHAMMAD ALI ♥️♥️♥️
    THE GREATEST. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT FOR ME.

  • @thedarkside13
    @thedarkside13 4 місяці тому +3

    52:50 Don King's face after Muhammad Ali shouted at him! Lol😂😂😂😭😭😭

  • @rustymacneil3227
    @rustymacneil3227 Рік тому +706

    48 yrs later, still the greatest of all time!!!

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 Рік тому +12

      Ali was overrated you can see he clearly lost this fight

    • @redtiger-us6mo
      @redtiger-us6mo Рік тому +41

      "If You Even Dream Of Beating Me You Better Wake Up And Apologize" - The Greatest

    • @uncleTee2023
      @uncleTee2023 Рік тому +16

      @@tynao2029 True. He would not survive 2 rounds with Mike Tyson. Overated indeed. He was a dramatist, showman but nothing out of this world

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 Рік тому +6

      @@uncleTee2023 it was also his looks, politics, and the fact he had lighter skin for a black man (and was likely mixed ancestry). He jumped on the political wave of the civil rights movement in 1960s, which grew his fame to superstar levels

    • @retrostylist
      @retrostylist Рік тому +29

      @@tynao2029 and so what.. he did good things for black people. Is that a problem??

  • @wishwash.washwish.1865
    @wishwash.washwish.1865 Рік тому +320

    March 2023 & I'm still watching. The power this man's energy had. Years later. Rest easy Ali ❤

  • @dealvaabel6710
    @dealvaabel6710 Місяць тому +2

    WATCHING THE GREAT ALI IN 2024!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!🤟🥰

  • @KandyKissKeno1015
    @KandyKissKeno1015 3 місяці тому +1

    Today is Febuary4,2024 I'm watching the George Foreman movie and this was brought me here if everybody else is here because you r watching the movie hit that like button❤

  • @JJR1993
    @JJR1993 5 місяців тому +3

    The last 33 seconds of the fifth round was beautiful art!

  • @RtB68
    @RtB68 Рік тому +112

    "Is that all you got, George?" Seems like it was. One of the most astute display's of boxing IQ and tactics ever seen in the ring.

    • @sweetazzpiew8490
      @sweetazzpiew8490 Рік тому +16

      Ali's boxing IQ was unmatched..

    • @theonekrui8262
      @theonekrui8262 Рік тому

      P

    • @daviddennen7479
      @daviddennen7479 2 місяці тому

      Illegal Clinching?

    • @RtB68
      @RtB68 2 місяці тому

      @@daviddennen7479 Poor old George was robbed. Robbed I tells ya. ROBBED 😂

    • @nyterpfan
      @nyterpfan 25 днів тому

      100% agree--Ali's tactical genius was off the charts that night!! His ring IQ won it for him!!

  • @TruthLivesMatter
    @TruthLivesMatter 6 місяців тому +359

    Today 49 years ago, the man gained his heavyweight title for the second time. This man is truly The Greatest of all time, Rest In Peace Champ!

    • @lincolnpearson9302
      @lincolnpearson9302 6 місяців тому +3

      Damm right !!, Dont forget 2nd Dec 2023 - 40th anniversary of M.J . Thriller Vid - on TV .

    • @Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om
      @Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om 6 місяців тому +3

      Ali was great, but Frazier was the best ever. Everyone he fought was bigger than him, with longer reaches. Imagine a prime Frazier fighting a prime Roy Jones. Frazier would've messed him up bad.

    • @TruthLivesMatter
      @TruthLivesMatter 6 місяців тому +14

      @@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om "Joe frazier is the greatest NEXT to me." -Muhammad Ali. Also after everything ali did outside the ring for the black people and the rights and giving money to homeless, after also saving 85 hostages, he is the greatest.

    • @lincolnpearson9302
      @lincolnpearson9302 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om wrong the best ever is Ali -Frazier lost to Foreman , dont forget !!

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om Frazier was the only one that could get inside and test him. Joe took an ungodly beating doing it.

  • @paulschisler5594
    @paulschisler5594 2 місяці тому +6

    Ali was 32 and George was 24, Ali not in his prime then, they made him loose weight for endurance. These fights could go long. Strategy and training from Ali was always the best. Let the person tire, don’t waste energy on body shots like Foreman and Frazier did and then later go for the head and he
    would cut you or knock you down. Ali’s punches are so incredibly fast. Like he said I am the Greatest. A lot of people didn’t like his bragging. But he proved it and he certainly the Greatest!

  • @micklenders2314
    @micklenders2314 25 днів тому

    C’est la première fois que je vois le combat ! Magnifique un combat de folie

  • @nickfury1
    @nickfury1 3 роки тому +186

    I've seen this fight a thousand times and it still makes me anxious and nervous ...August 8. 2020

    • @JohnSmith-cb5nk
      @JohnSmith-cb5nk 3 роки тому +8

      Those times are long gone...was like a window into past... got goose bumps August 2020

    • @amasha88
      @amasha88 3 роки тому +3

      1:00:40 Muhammad Ali has fought so so hard to make sure we got this message.
      Don't NEVER EVER lose your believe in Allah, in the good GOD.
      We should learn from him.
      GOD bless 🙏

    • @dheeraj2947
      @dheeraj2947 3 роки тому +1

      @@amasha88 What is Good God?? Allah is the one who have created all this mess in Middle east and now in Europe.

    • @bilaltariq869
      @bilaltariq869 3 роки тому +6

      @Dheeraj u stupid and illiterate , it's the people who cause all the mess not god , God has given every human being a free will in this world , learn more about Islam.

    • @THEDONSTR8Fightah76
      @THEDONSTR8Fightah76 3 роки тому +2

      These religious people..................... -_-

  • @somdutta7322
    @somdutta7322 8 років тому +181

    More than boxing, this was a game of chess ... this is why there might have been and will be boxers faster or stronger than Ali, but they never had and will never have the intelligence to be Ali.

    • @GeronFletcher
      @GeronFletcher 8 років тому +13

      Did you hear the story Roy jones Jr. said after Ali died? He said his favorite Ali moment was when he first met him I believe Roy just won the gold medal and Ali of course had Parkinson's at the time but could still somewhat move around a ring. Roy said Ali said lets spar put your stuff on and Roy was like ok thinking Ali was joking. Ali was serious and writhing 2 seconds Ali had totally cut off and shut down Roy jones defenses and stance. Roy was in shock because no one had ever done that to him it was like Ali knew exactly what Roy wanted to do and took it away. That was a great story showing ALIS intelligence even after Parkinson's

    • @asianmonger69
      @asianmonger69 8 років тому

      floyd? hahahahaha

    • @imanol6428
      @imanol6428 8 років тому

      Análisis certero.....Ajedrez boxístico donde Foreman puso su ímpetu de toro y Ali impuso todo lo que le quedaba ornado con su inteligencia.

    • @hakim-ze9rg
      @hakim-ze9rg 8 років тому

      l agree

    • @040yeah
      @040yeah 8 років тому

      Alex Ward thats such a small minded statement, lol.. Ali got floored by a slow bum Henry Cooper by a left hook, and Tysons left hook Always found its target. Ali never fought anyone like Mike Tyson, never fought anyone with the speed, explosiveness and the defence and IQ of Tyson, Frazier and Foreman were big punchers but didnt have the skillset of Mike. Foreman and Frazier couldnt move their head like Mike, so i guess the tables turned now.
      So.. you're wrong, fool

  • @user-jt3ym5cv3r
    @user-jt3ym5cv3r 19 днів тому +1

    I am. Never watched boxing before until now. I just love ❤️ Ali!!!! God bless them both especially George Forman !!! Very humble person.

  • @lidiachambers4355
    @lidiachambers4355 2 місяці тому +4

    I met him once in an elevator 😮😮😮😊😊😊my chin dropped, being in front of the greatest omg 😊such a beautiful experience 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @_sukuna_.
    @_sukuna_. Рік тому +175

    Years later and this fight still gives me chills

  • @youngb9073
    @youngb9073 8 років тому +1773

    Float like a butterfly; Sting like a bee; Rest in Peace; Muhammed Ali

    • @sphenoidjjj
      @sphenoidjjj 4 роки тому +33

      Man this was so true. So light footed and stung like a bee at the end of this fight.

    • @4orrcountry
      @4orrcountry 4 роки тому +27

      @@sphenoidjjj Stung like a bee in every fight that he took seriously.

    • @mikeaudette2823
      @mikeaudette2823 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, and when you're too slow to do either, illegally cower on the ropes, refuse to engage, and rely on a crooked/incompetent referee to let you get away with it.

    • @mariolisa2832
      @mariolisa2832 3 роки тому +25

      @@mikeaudette2823 cry more

    • @al-hocprojects2655
      @al-hocprojects2655 3 роки тому +8

      "now you see me, now you don't, you think you got me, but I know you wont"

  • @JGldmn333
    @JGldmn333 3 місяці тому +2

    The last flurry of punches by Ali get all the press...but Ali softened him up the whole fight with shot after shot to the head starting from the first seconds of round one. His hands were just too quick. And he took those body shots from Foreman that would have felled anybody else. Amazing fighter. Muhammad Ali. Gotta love him. 😊❤❤😊
    And Big George came back to redeem himself a few years later...so all is well after all. Boxing's two greatest heavyweights ...right here. ( shout out to Mike Tyson...Rocky Marciano... Klitschko and others...but these two are the Best of the Best! )

  • @AvazKhalikov
    @AvazKhalikov 2 місяці тому +4

    Ali mentally won the fighth long before it started. He lived his own truth. Bravo Champ!

  • @ThisIsRockyTV
    @ThisIsRockyTV 8 років тому +232

    May Allah grant you the highest level of jannah

  • @syedhurmaz5812
    @syedhurmaz5812 3 роки тому +1536

    Who wachting this in 2020??

  • @chilout2496
    @chilout2496 3 місяці тому

    Don’t know how many times I’ve watched this fight but I’m back

  • @_Anime_Lover__Shorts
    @_Anime_Lover__Shorts 3 місяці тому +3

    Who is watching in 2024😊

  • @deecookingup
    @deecookingup 8 місяців тому +116

    Man i wish i could go back in time and witness this fight. Gave me the chills 🔥

    • @drystack86
      @drystack86 8 місяців тому

      Would give my left nut to have been there! 🙏

    • @eddieworkman5855
      @eddieworkman5855 5 місяців тому

      foreman should have won this fight

    • @LynnCraig-vl9vm
      @LynnCraig-vl9vm 3 місяці тому

      YES.YES.YES....ME TOO❤❤❤

    • @MAtRiXAgEnTFoXMuLDeR
      @MAtRiXAgEnTFoXMuLDeR 3 місяці тому

      I wished you could go back in time and tell you daddy to pull out!😂

    • @user-fn7ct2ew3f
      @user-fn7ct2ew3f 2 місяці тому

      ​@@eddieworkman5855 Why?

  • @ladamyre1
    @ladamyre1 Рік тому +313

    51:44, an unforgettable moment in boxing history.

    • @puzzledforce7553
      @puzzledforce7553 Рік тому +7

      Respect to the champ✊

    • @overnightdelivery
      @overnightdelivery Рік тому +16

      52:55 Looks like some guy was trying hard to hit Ali with the corner stool. Not just a random toss by a drunk fan. Always thought it was bizarre and never heard anyone mention it.

    • @JK-qr9rt
      @JK-qr9rt Рік тому +2

      1:04:26 What did he say? My man Hugh Hefner??

    • @dylantilli7138
      @dylantilli7138 Рік тому

      Actually one of the greatest moments in sporting history .

  • @mrpappageorgio8311
    @mrpappageorgio8311 5 місяців тому +4

    The final four punches were really really really fricken hard poor George even when he's getting hammered he just keeps walking forward god bless him

  • @bradr2142
    @bradr2142 10 днів тому

    My dad and mom got me and my four brother's up to listen to this on the radio. It was a hot summer night. No air-conditioning. But wow was that exciting night for a 14 yr old.

  • @BF4pawntard
    @BF4pawntard 2 роки тому +662

    People today have absolutely no idea how great George Forman was ,he obliterated every boxer he came up against and Ali was given no chance in this fight and there was calls for the fight to be binned for the sake of Ali’s health . This was his greatest triumph and cemented him as the greatest heavy weight boxer of all time .

    • @user-pt9ud6tf1b
      @user-pt9ud6tf1b 2 роки тому +1

      0the

    • @trustno1903
      @trustno1903 2 роки тому +32

      @BF4pawntard Even though I grew up in the Ali era, as a female, I could never watch boxing because it was so brutal to me. Ok, Ok, I know... anyways, came here to review this fight because I just watched the movie "Ali" and wanted to compare the real fight to the movie. What I don't understand (and I know nothing about boxing) is: (1) Why Foreman's corner didn't direct him to back up, make Ali get off the ropes and come to center ring. To me, looked like Ali was "resting" on the ropes, just waiting for Foreman to fatigue. (2) Ali kept hanging on Foreman's neck, pulling him down, furthering Foreman's fatigue. Shouldn't that have been a foul? IMO, Ali won by strategy and "outsmarting" Foreman, and GF's team should have figured that out and directed him how to handle it. Ali was a great fighter, I know that, but I liked his sense of humor and his attitude. He was also GREAT at marketing himself. He was an intelligent man. However, George Foreman just seems like the nicest man, the kind of man you would invite to your family barbeque (using the GF Grill of course!).

    • @thefamousdjx
      @thefamousdjx 2 роки тому +19

      @@trustno1903 Yep he got outsmarted pretty badly. Boxers be thinking they are winning if they keeping someone on the ropes, its like a dog has seen a bone lol only in this case its just a trap. Mayweather does the same thing too. If someone's defense is too good don't let them be resting and catching breathes on the ropes because u gonna keep missing and losing energy much faster, drained by the time u hit the 6th round. I remember when I was young I used to play karate with a friend and he always kept his cool, blocking taking his time while I was always on the attack doing every move I would have seen in the movies 😂 and I always lost because by the time he start his attacks I would be too tired smh

    • @MrAntonBerg
      @MrAntonBerg 2 роки тому +8

      @@trustno1903 you have Got a point there. The referee was friendly towards Ali by allowing him to hold Foremans neck. Ali tired Foreman very smart. And yes Foreman seems to be a very nice man, and he is always alle to praise his opponents in the ring.

    • @vzearchitect
      @vzearchitect 2 роки тому +2

      Two great boxing heroes... In the republic of Congo....where the president and his staff were all.

  • @sciotediligamteetliberfier3277
    @sciotediligamteetliberfier3277 10 місяців тому +149

    I watched this LIVE when I was a little girl. It gave me CHILLS . It still gives me chills.

    • @fdroepman8351
      @fdroepman8351 10 місяців тому +2

      Nice! I bet no one ever messed with you! Awesome!

    • @abdirisakdirie3124
      @abdirisakdirie3124 10 місяців тому +1

      Waaw where you live now and how you doing?

    • @VikaBoko
      @VikaBoko 9 місяців тому

      Yeah I remembered you when you was 3 years old.

    • @abdirisakdirie3124
      @abdirisakdirie3124 9 місяців тому

      @@VikaBoko
      Where are you come from

    • @drystack86
      @drystack86 8 місяців тому +1

  • @R.N.B.426
    @R.N.B.426 3 місяці тому +4

    20:00 Touch Gloves
    21:10 Round 1
    25:00 Round 2
    29:00 Round 3
    33:00 Round 4
    37:05 Round 5
    41:05 Round 6
    45:05 Round 7
    49:03 Round 8
    51:40 Ali KO's Foreman
    52:54 Stool Toss
    53:05 Slow Motion replay

    • @BillySmith-np5zn
      @BillySmith-np5zn 3 місяці тому +2

      52:45 Don King walks up and Ali says something that makes Don King quit smiling. Probably had something to do with King picking Forman to beat Ali.

    • @aha3885
      @aha3885 Місяць тому

      01:48 You miss the part where Angelo and Pacheco organize with their boys the trick with the ropes. And then Angelo did it himself four or five times inside the ring. Not the cleanest fight ever, that's for sure.
      02:13 again.
      06:10 and again.

  • @richardyeagerjr8200
    @richardyeagerjr8200 2 місяці тому +3

    50 years ago our family sat around the console tv and watched this heavy weight fight.