Comments Thread For: Muhammad Ali-George Foreman, Forty Years Later

[MDPopescu]

I just realized, why did Ali fight in all these random @ss countries?

... Simple: Don King wanted to avoid U.S. taxes...

[MDPopescu]

One of the most overrated title fights of all time.

Did you watch this fight live?
I was 19 of age back then and I was deeply impressed -- as they used to air very few pro fights in my country at that time...

[bigjer88]

Fact-Check

The Fight of the Century was Ali's third fight after exile, not his first. He fought Quarry and Bonavena before he fought Frazier.

[Chaos]

I just realized, why did Ali fight in all these random @ss countries?

King got them 5 million a piece guaranteed by the government.

[twosweethooks]

One of the most overrated title fights of all time.

Let me guess, you were born in the late 90's , new to boxing, and never heard of George Foreman or Cassius Clay/Ali ?

[twosweethooks]

The American Heavyweights were KINGS for DECADES !!!! Then POOPED !

[SouthPawHitman]

I was there.

[Wesker115]

Please don't let Heavyweightblogger see this thread.....

[bimhead]

his actual return to the ring was against jerry quarry/not frazier

[Lou Cipher]

They always try to make it sound like Ali came back from exile rusty and went straight to Frazier. False. He fought Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena before facing Frazier a few months later. I think Quarry first