Was Foreman-Ali stopped too soon?

I’m with you.

It was 10 count KO, not a stoppage.

I’ve also timed the count before and it was an exact 10 seconds.

Often counts are are little bit longer, like 11, 12 or even 13 seconds so Clayton’s count might’ve appeared “relatively” fast but it was no less than 10 seconds.

The completion of the count saw the fight end at 2:58 of the round, so just 2 secs left before the bell.

Foreman would’ve got the rest period but it wouldn’t have cured his empty tank.

Foreman was worse off but FWIW, Ali was extremely tired also, which was why he knew to step it up when he did and get George out of there

If it had gone into round 9, Ali would’ve sucked it up and either still KO’d or stopped Foreman, just IMO.

 

Bob Sheridan's count is not the ref's count. It's really that simple.

 

Besides all that’s been written here, Foreman was certainly mentally done as well, and that’s an even bigger factor than physical exhaustion. He was cooked. Would be for a while, too.

 

Arthur Schopenhauer once said "I did not say "There are two kinds of people in this world. Avoid them both." But I do wish I had said that before I died because that one is a banger."

Arthur Schopenhauer was right on all counts.