Muhammad Ali Hypes the Foreman Fight

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  1. reznick

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    Classic pro wrestling style promo. Good job of hyping the fight while building in intensity from calm (dropping facts about great fighters of the past) to yelling while pointing directly at the camera.

    He was a big wrestling fan and would often hype his fights in that style. There's one with Patterson that is also pro wrestling style: starts by badmouthing Patterson, then somewhat more subtly drops in the fact that Patterson was the only two time heavyweight champion and what a great, experienced fighter Patterson was, then continues on with how he will beat Patterson. Perfect pro wrestling promo: boasting, then subtly putting the opponent over as being really skilled to make you think he might have a chance, and then summing it up with how he'll win...everything needed to build the casual fan's interest in the fight.
     
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