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Jerry tried in vain to break Ali's fast defense.
Mike settled down for a long nap after
Foster's left landed flush on his jaw.

biggest pay day, $40,000, to soothe
his feelings after absorbing his first loss
and first knockdown in his 37thfight.
Ali went into his usual spiel after
the fight, shouting that Frazier was
afraid of him and was retiring to his
"chicken farm" rather than face him.
He also got into a yelling, shoving
match with George Foreman for the
benefit of the Wide World of Sports
cameras.
Foster, who had an offer to defend
against European titleholder Chris
Finnegan in London, said that he
would like to try Ali's chin for size
Mike had to be restrained as he traded insults witH some fans during brother with that "left hook," calling the one
Jerry's fight. that finished Mike as good as the one
that won him the tile from Dick Tiger.
Foster also recalled that he and Ali
had been members of the Pan-Am
Games team back in 1959, "Ali had a
big mouth then too. Every night after
lights out he would go around and
shine a flashlight in everyone's eyes."
He also said that they had boxed a
few times in the gym. While the future
for the Quarrys is up in the air, Ali has
a date in Ireland with Al "Blue" Lewis
which will take place by the time most
of );OU will be reading this, and with
proposed matches against Floyd
Patterson and Jose Luis Garcia also on
the horizon, it appears that an
Ali-Foster match will have to wait, but
one thing is for certain. Both Ali and
Foster were in peak condition and
both turned grade A-1 performances.
Those who watched the fight got their
money's worth, and the Quarrys
Ali engaged George Foreman in verbal battle after disposing of Jerry.
certainly earned their money.
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