May 10, 1971 ~ Boxing Triple Bill Extravaganza

[Bill Paxtom]

George Foreman vs. Gregorio Peralta

Coliseum Arena ~ Oakland, California

George Foreman
Age......... 22 years, 4 months
Height...... 6' 3 1/2"
Reach....... 78 1/2"
Weight...... 216 1/2 lbs.
Record....... 27-0-0 {24 KO's}
Rank.......... #1

Gregorio Peralta
Age.......... 36 years, 0 months
Height...... 6' 1"
Reach....... 77"
Weight...... 195 1/2 lbs.
Record....... 82-6-8 {44 KO's}
Rank.......... #10

This bout was scheduled for 15-Rounds, and was for the Pan American Heavyweight Championship.

This would be a rematch of the 'controversial bout' that these two had back on February 16, 1970 in Madison Square Garden,
on the undercard of the Joe Frazier - Jimmy Ellis Heavyweight Championship bout.

Fight Purse >
* George Foreman....... $20,000
* Gregorio Peralta........ $10,000

George Foreman >
"I know that Gregorio cannot knock me out. I was completely exhausted in our last fight, and he could not dent me.
This time I'm better conditioned, and I expect to wear him down, and stop him."

Gregorio Peralta >
"I'll fight him just like last time. But this time the bout is scheduled for 15-Rounds. I'll let him punch himself out,
and then I'll come on in Round 9. George will never make 15-Rounds, and he knows it."

[Bill Paxtom]

George Foreman vs. Gregorio Peralta 'II'

Coliseum Arena ~ Oakland, California

Attendance { 6000 }
Gate Receipts {$51,000 }

Fight Overview

George came out 'steady-and-strong' and took it right to Gregorio. George scored with heavy-blows as Gregorio was
content to wait and play defense.

George easily won Rounds 1 and 2 with his aggressive attack.

George stayed aggressive in Round 3, and cut Gregorio over his left-eye with a hard 'left-right' combination. George
landed some heavy-punches into Gregorio who was not offering up much.

In Rounds 4, 5 and 6 > George stayed with an aggressive but controlled attack as he was breaking Gregorio down with
heavy punches. Gregorio could only add in a single-punch counter on occasion, as he was man-handled by George who
was +21 lbs. heavier.

In Round 7, George slammed in several hard blows early. Gregorio who was desperate to get things going, attempted to
take the lead and went aggressive. But George landed a thunderous counter left-hook to Gregorio's head that had him
reeling backwards. Gregorio was staggered, but tried to fight back. Again George connected with '2' big counter left-hooks
and Gregorio staggered into the Ropes.

George let go with a few more solid combinations late in the Round, but Gregorio was able to ride it out, and make it
through the Round on 'shaky pins'.

In Rounds 8 and 9, George continued to hammer away with wide heavy-blows, as Gregorio reeled. But the wily-veteran
hung tough and would not fall despite being wobbled several times from solid blows to the head.

In Round 10, George set a steady-pace, and moved in with hard power punches as Gregorio was nearly spent. At the
{2:20 Mark}, George landed a hard left-hand and solid right-hook to Gregorio's head that had him staggering. Referee
Elmer Costa moved in and gave a 'badly shaken' Gregorio a standing '8-Count'.

The action continued, and George landed '3' straight right-hands into Gregorio's face that had his nose bleeding badly.
Gregorio was then driven into the Ropes, and George unloaded with '6' good 2-Punch combinations. Referee - Elmer Costa
jumped in and stopped the one-sided slaughter at 2:52 of Round 10.