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-JERRY. QUARRY
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"Although some people
feel Ali allows him:
. self to get trapped
on the· ropes as sort
of a challenge, the
truth is he does it
because he HAS to,"
says Jerry. An exam-
ple is t.he series of
bouts against Frazier
·(above ·and above
right). "If he does
this with Foreman,"
adds Jerry, "he'll get
hurt," as did Frazier
(right and below).
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Every man should train for 15 rounds. I don't give a darn
how hard a puncher he is. Anything's liable to happen
when you're in that ring. You have to be ready. What
happens if Foreman hurts his righ! arm and has to go
strictly with his left hand for the rest of the fight'?
The problem with Foreman is that I don't think he
can carry his own body weight for 15 rounds. He's too
big and too muscular. Over a period of time. throwing
all out. wild. swinging punches as he does - and he does
miss a . lot of punches --takes a lot out of you. If after
seven or ·eight rounds Ali is still around somehow. then
he's got a darn good chance of winning. Foreman's
style is such that he counts on knocking a guy out with-
in five or six rounds. With Ali he'll be capable of doing
it. I \ -
The best strategy for Ali is to run and run and .run.
He'll have to use the left hand and use it as often as pos-
sible·. He's got to run like a bandit. very similar to the
way Ray Anderson fought Bob Foster a few years back.
The only difference could he that Foster is flat-footed
and Fore.man is not. He can go to his feet and push a
' fighter if he has to. I've seen him do it. He can move on
his feet a lot better than a lot -0f people think he can.
Some people may believe rm pulling for a Foreman
victory because if Ali wins there'll he a rematch and I
won't get a title shot for another two years. True. I have
to pull for Foreman for just that reason. But as far as
predicting Foreman will win it because I want the next
shot --no.
Foreman will win it because he's too strong, punches
too hard, and is too big for Ali. □
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