(Most of the info within is straight from Foreman's autobiography)

Dick Sadler (the guy who gave Foreman the water in question) and George had a strained relationship up to that point. George had, at an earlier time, fired Sadler as his trainer and replaced him with Archie Moore Leading up to this fight, Dick Sadler asks Foreman for $25,000. George asks him what its for, and Sadler informs him that it is money to give referee Zach Clayton under the table, as Sadler tells Foreman that he has a tendancy to hit guys while they are down, and he doesn't want to Zach to disqualify Foreman in the event that this happens in the Ali fight.

3 rounds into the fight, Foreman has been throwing away a lot of energy with ineffective shots and is visibly beginning to tire (Sugar Ray Robinson, who was watching the fight with friends, commented that Foreman looked as though he was drugged). Instead of telling Foreman to pace himself a little more, like you would think any trainer would do under the circumstances, Sadler encourages Foreman to keep up his furious pace and keep throwing punches. Foreman is eventually counted out with what arguably seemed to be a fast count.

Is it possible that Dick Sadler was playing an angle? With Muhammad Ali as a huge underdog, one would stand to make some serious money betting on him. Is it possible that Sadler placed a large bet on Ali (possibly with the 25 grand Foreman gave him to give to the ref)?