Both were 6'3, Ali weighed 216lbs and Foreman 220lbs, just 4lbs in it. What we saw on Saturday was a true David vs Goliath. Joshua was 3 inches taller and 23lbs heavier. A brilliant achievement by Usyk.
Cause Foreman crushed Frazier and Norton. Frazier won fight of the century and Norton broke Ali's jaw. Ali cant move like he used to. Surely he gets a bad beating and stopped...
Because Foreman was a big strong knockout puncher who was knocking out everybody. That was a major task for the faded Ali to overcome in everybodies eyes.
ALI BUMAYE It is befitting that I leave the game just like I came in, beating a big bad monster who knocks out everybody and no one can whup him. All Praise be to The Greatest Muhammad Ali.
Joshua isn’t a physical fighter. He might be 240lbs but he isn’t very strong and can be bullied by smaller men.
It's that he doesn't know how to use his strength. He positions himself badly. He is stiff and upright. He comes in straight lines. He doesn't know how to clinch properly.
Foreman was literally a killer. No one half sane was picking Ali to be in there beyond round 5 and for terrifying reasons.
Hard to quit when it's in your blood. He saw Holmes and in his mind he genuinely thought he could beat him...
Mainly because Ali was regarded as being past his prime and Foreman had just obliterated two fighters who beat the light punching Ali. Ali had also been dropped several times in his career and by significantly lighter punchers than Foreman. Ali wasn't completely written off as a 4/1 underdog but the vast majority believed that Foreman would beat him brutally, maybe even kill him.
Ya its kinda funny when I see how that fight is considered this huge size disparity by those from that time.
