Page 4 - lw3520

. . NK
"I ooN'T ~-gAN
fORER~~,s oYIN
CAR . 1GHT
aoDY VIE UNDS"
FOR 15 RO .
.-.JERRY QUARRY

If Ken Norton's
left)ab can
reach Al(s jaw
(above), George
Foreman's can.
Ali's best wea-
pon is his left
jab (tight), but
Quarry sees Ali
using it only
as a defensive
measure to keep
Foreman off him

) ' . .
round Foremfin will Just push him against the ropes and
take him out. · ·
He'll probably finish him with one of the long. loop-
ing rights or lefts he throws from way outside. A Ii may
"The best strategy for Ali is to run and run and run.
go down. get up. and go down again. because by this
He'll have to use the left hand (below) and use it as often
time the punches will have a devestating effect. But
as possible. He 's got to run like a bandit. But Foreman
it'll definitely be a knockout.
can move on his feet a lot better than a lot of people
'The only way Ali can last past six rounds is if he's
think he can. He's not flat-footed. I've seen it." ,
in tip-top condition and can revert back to his style of
1965. I don't think he's youn"g enough to do it any more.
If this was 1965 I dori't think there's any way Forema.n
could have caught him. He could've danced. and jabbed
for · 15 rounds and piled up enough points to get a de-
cision. In those days Ali could move for 15 rounds and
throw 14-15 punch combinations. That would've totally
negated ·all of Foreman\ assets. Even his strength and
power. You can't hurt a man if you can't hirhim.
Now Ali's not nearly as fast on his feet. not nearly
as, fast with his hands. not nearly a~ fast in getting away
from punches as he ,was in the past.
The only way Ali could ever hope to win this fight is
by going 15 rounds and getting ,l decision. He can hit
Foreman with his Sunday .best and there's no way he's
going . to knock him out. There's no way he can hurt
Foreman. That means he has to stay away from Foreman
for six 'Or seven rounds and let Foreman's own body
weight and size tire himself out.
That's the onlr chan·ce Ali has and I don't think he's
capable of doing it.
. Despite the slim chance of Ali forcing the fight to go
. the distance. Foreman must train for that possibility.
30