If Foreman fought and KO'd Ali in a rematch

Absolutely! Ali fans were afraid for him that night. That was the fight that could do him in. Foreman could hit!

 

Man, I'm so tired of this. Because, so did the small ring, the humid heat, and the slow canvas because they all prevented Ali from executing the fight plan he had been training after for the better part of a ****ing year. But he adapted, Foreman couldn't. End of story.

Now to the question. If Foreman beat Ali in 1975 it might change things. Excuses like the loose ropes, hostile crowd etc, etc would definitely ring more true then. If he beat post-Manilla Ali I don't think it would have made that great a difference.