It happened

Wow 30 years ago. Time flies.

 

Legendary moment for George Foreman and the HW division. Became the oldest HW champ while wearing the same shorts that he wore when he lost the same title to Ali. What a great career arc that Foreman went through.

 

It's such an inspiring story. Maybe they should make a movie about it.

 

Amazing…. The KO never get old… Big George was so relaxed… bink bink!

 

My senior year in high school...just wanted to add that

 

I remember that day like yesterday.

 

They should definitely make a better movie than the one they released last year.

 

Even Whitaker couldn't save the movie.

Just rewatched the fight. Foreman's punches definitely got snappier the further into the fight they went.

Moorer just kept circling the wrong way for some reason.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of Bowe-Holyfield 2, the infamous parachute crash fight.

 

The casting they had for Ali was perfect. To the point where if they made an Ali miniseries I'd sign a petition for that actor to play him again. Everything else was meh. Very hollywoody felt like they were just following the typical formula where Georges life deserved more nuance than that.

 

I liked the Will Smith movie.

 

Yeah, Foreman is a more nuanced guy than how they tried to play it off. And Foreman himself sometimes gets a little too corny and affable in some interviews.

It was a huge missed opportunity to not explore his relationship with Liston. They went out of their way to find a good actor who could nail Liston's demeanors and expressions and even had him do some light sparring with Foreman's actor. Then they did nothing after giving him a 30 second cameo.

Liston had a huge impact on Foreman and how he became more surly and scowly in the 70's, so it made little sense to not at least touch on that a bit. However, Liston wasn't just some angry mean guy either, he had moments where he opened up and taught Foreman things about life, gave him advice, etc over a peaceful walk.

The guy who stole Foremans money was a work of fiction and an unnecessary lame addition. Another huge missed opportunity was exploring the years between his retirement and comeback, he went through severe financial troubles and a divorce while simultaneously trying to be a better person helping kids and preaching. They rushed this part of his life just to get to the part where he decided to box again with the lights being cut off.

 

Sports Illustrated captured it well in this account:

https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/11/...man-stunningly-regained-the-heavyweight-crown

 

It certainly does.
This fight stands out as one of the most amazing in the history of boxing.
It shouldn't have happened, but twenty years after losing his title big George was back!

 

Absolutely. I still have the Original HBO broadcast on VHS tape