Simple reason is Forman did not want the fight.
Ali spoke a few times about fighting Forman again but Forman did not want to know.
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Simple reason is Forman did not want the fight.
Ali spoke a few times about fighting Forman again but Forman did not want to know.
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I've watched/read Foreman talking about his psychological condition in the aftermath of his loss and I actually think Ali would have handed him a one-sided beating if they fought again because of his mental state. His confidence was gone, he knew he had been exposed as a bully, and it took him a long time to recover.
For me if there was a second fight someone would have explaint to Formane that there are the so cald score cards and that he must not go insideIn this case Ali would not have a chance.
It is astounding how unstable is the psychik of Forman
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I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
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I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!
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