Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster

[Bill Paxtom]

Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster

After Round 10, Muhammad came back to his corner and sat down, and said that he thought he had Mac 'ready-to-go'.

Angelo Dundee told Muhammad that Mac Foster looked tired at the end of Round 10, and had nothing left in the 'tank'.
He instructed Muhammad to work left-jabs over the first-minute of Round 11 to set Mac up, and then to 'open-it-up with something hard.

In Mac Foster's corner, they told their fighter to get inside and close, and to use the left uppercut to Muhammad's chin,
and short right-hands to the mid-section.

Mac was sporting slight puffiness over the left-eye, but otherwise he was in good condition.

Round 11
Muhammad came out fast, and started by snapping numerous left-jabs on Mac's face. Mac had no answer for the rapid-fire
punches, and could only use awkward movement to avoid the incoming jabs.

From the corner, Bundini Brown yelled > "Left Jabs, Left Jabs."

Muhammad peppered away with a dizzy display of left jabs, and by the {0:45 Mark} Muhammad had Mac completely befuddled.

Muhammad then switched up to a 'two-fisted' flurry, and scored with a fast 5-Punch barrage, followed by a solid 'right-left' to the
face that appeared to slightly stun Mac who bent low.

Muhammad then landed a particular hard right-cross to Mac's left cheek, which caused Mac to back up to the Ropes. Then
Muhammad flailed away with fast punches, and an assortment of flurries, including some uppercuts.

Mac then bobbed-and-weaved to avoid the onslaught, but he looked groggy and wobbled briefly at the {1:00 Mark}.

After the exchange, Mac suffered a minor abrasion on his forehead, and the puffiness over his left eye increased.

Mac cleared the cob-webs from his head, and tried to fight back with weak left-hands. Muhammad backed off a bit, and
went to light 'left-right' one-two combinations.

From the corner, Bundini Brown yelled> "Heavy Bag, just work him like a Heavy Bag."

It was Muhammad Ali's 'best' Round of the bout, and he was worthy of a 2-Point {5-3} 11th Round.

Round 12
Muhammad came out, and again worked with repeated left-jabs.

Mac went back to his plodding, but did not fire back.

As Muhammad slowed the pace, his cornerman {Bundini Brown} kept yelling "Work Champ, Work Champ."

Muhammad circled to his left {clockwise}, and again had an easy time by scoring with more jabs. Muhammad
did not fear any of Mac's punches, and stayed just out of range for a counter-punch.

At the {1:30 Mark}, Mac made a brief rally and scored with a few decent left-right punches over the next 30-Seconds.

But both fighters looked a bit weary at the {2:10 Mark}, as their punches lacked steam.

Muhammad opened up with a 'light' volley of lefts-and-rights over the last 30-Seconds to take the Round as Cornerman
Bundini Brown yelled > "Jab, jab and box him."

At the Bell, Mac walked briskly back to his corner showing no signs of weariness.