Foreman claims he was drugged before loss to Ali

[ИATAS]

Same thing happened to Grabimir Clinchko and Milk Dud Tarver. Amazing!

[Fr3$h]

if he spit it out then how exactly would that effect him

Have you ever had a stomach procedure at the doctor where they had to look inside of you? She put something in a spoon, told me to let the vapors into my nose and mouth, I was out cold for a few hours

Not saying I believe Foreman but there's lots of stuff out there you don't have to chug for it to have an affect

[FistoftheDallasStar]

Never heard Foreman claim this. In the past he has been very humble in reference to his loss to Ali. He even said he was overconfident to a fault and started believing his own hype. He even goes as far as saying that he channeled a little of Ali in his second and more fan friendly personality during his comeback attempt and success.

[boliodogs]

Foreman was famous for his good chin as well as his power. Ali hit him with a good combination but the punches didn't seem hard enough to KO the rugged Foreman. No way to know for sure and the fight was probably completely on the up and up but it was a strange fight.

[SN!PER]

It wasn't Foreman's best night, but there are no excuses.

What about the Jimmy Young fight? Same thing. He just got outsmarted and outboxed. It happens to all fighters.

[Awesome-O]

Never heard Foreman claim this. In the past he has been very humble in reference to his loss to Ali. He even said he was overconfident to a fault and started believing his own hype. He even goes as far as saying that he channeled a little of Ali in his second and more fan friendly personality during his comeback attempt and success.

Nah he's always had a lot of excuses. In his autobiography By George, he talks about possibly being drugged, and being distracted by a friend in the audience rooting for Ali.

[Awesome-O]

Foreman fought foolishly, punching himself out, and leaving himself wide open all night long for Ali's quick straight punches.

He was physically and mentally defeated.

[bojangles1987]

Liston took a dive both times, Foreman was drugged.

Ali is so great that all these years later no one can believe he was really that great. Not even the fighters he beat.

[Beercules]

Ummmmm I don't think so George.

[beez721]

This is kinda old and my favorite fighter since i was like 6 was ali but i always thought foreman looked like he was on ******* or something in the corner in between rounds after first 2 rounds or so i just searched and this popped up. Maybe his trainer didnt drug him but gave him something to speed him up which tired him out quick?

Was Muhammad Ali's "rope-a-dope' strategy the only dope involved in the "Rumble in the Jungle?"

George Foreman isn't so sure.

In his recently published memoirs, "God in My Corner," Foreman says he was drugged just before the Oct. 30, 1974 title fight in what is now the ********ic Republic of the Congo -- then known as Zaire.

Foreman, then the world heavyweight champion, was a heavy favorite to beat Ali, the former champion. But Ali deflected or absorbed Foreman's punches as he leaned against the ropes, allowing Foreman to tire himself out in the tropical heat. He knocked Foreman out in the eighth round for the title.

But Foreman, now 58, says something else tired him. In his memoirs he says before the fight, his trainer gave him something to drink that tasted like medicine.

"I almost spit it out ... [I told my trainer] 'Man, I know this water has medicine in it,'" Foreman wrote. "I climbed into the ring with that medicinal taste still lingering in my mouth."

"After the third round, I was as tired as if I had fought 15 rounds. What's going on here? Did someone slip a drug in my water?" he wrote.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2878507

I think foreman does really believe this but I doubt very much he was drugged. it was hot as hell that night and he just simply threw way too many power shots that ali to his credit absorbed. it seemed like an obvious case of a fighter not pacing himself and not expecting a long fight