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G EORGE FOREMAN WILL knock out Muham-
mad Ali at least the fourth roun~, -if not earlier,
This is the way I see that fight going.
I see- Foreman coming out a little cautious to begin
with. trying to see what kind of power Ali might hav-e.
Ali will he moving and moving constantly. both left and
right throwing his left jab to let Foreman know that it's
there. to let him know he's going to have trouble with
that jab.
I see Foreman. still cautious. moving forward behind
a left jab of his own. And he has a very good one. He'll
try to unload a few of his rights to the body, trying to
show disdain for both Ali's punching power and his
· boxing ability. ·
The first round will go more or less- to Ali because of
his boxing ability and his moving. Foreman will spend
the round. like he did in the Norton fight trying to learn
exactly what the other guy has. Ali's jab will he some-
what effective. I don't think he'll have problems with
Foreman's reach. hut I believe it'll he a defensive jab,
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thrown while moving. intended to prevent Foreman f~om
getting a clean shot at him. It'll he used strictly to keep
Foreman off of him.
At the beginning of the second round. Foreman.
showing complete disdain for Ali's power. will begin to
work on him. He'll be pushing him to the ropes. It'll
look like he's fighting like an amateur because he'll
start throwing those heavy. roundhouse punches.
Ali. meanwhile. will he doing anything he can tq pre-
vent being trapped along the ropes. and being hit with
that power Fore.man has. Foreman will not he pushing
Ali like he pushed Frazier because Ali will not be coming
at him. He pushed Frazier off to get punching room.
He'll he pushing Ali into the ropes to trap him.
Lately. Ali has been doing quite a !?it of laying on the
ropes in just about every fight he's been in. This plays
right into Foreman's hands. If he does this again he'll