SYND 31-1-74 FOREMAN AND NORTON ON AGREEMENT TO STAGE FIGHT

(30 Jan 1974) World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman and challenger Ken Norton speaking to the press after signing contracts for the bout.
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[@mikem591]

You can see elements of the future Foreman....the funny people person side hidden in him.

[@boxeolocopunch762]

He have been always the same guy..but he tried to be a bad man like sonny liston

[@chrisbennett606]

That's a funny statement by foreman at the end

[@Dannys_Dimensions]

chris bennett classic George Lol

[@tlig]

Made me laugh.

[@vincentrobinson9645]

Hahahaha, was funny 😆

[@Firestone1]

it was true! funny!

[@cygnusprime6728]

Yup nobody said "id love to rematch foreman". Very good point.

[@swami1]

Foreman might have been the second-hardest puncher of the 20th century. The hardest was probably Earnie Shavers.

[@boxeolocopunch762]

Sonny liston had some power too. A destroyer jab like foreman.

[@swami1]

Olaf Santos Not a “trash comment” at all. It’s his opinion, and a valid one. Sonny could hit.

[@jawbreaker8363]

There were guys who hit like foreman and shavers and were said to hit just as hard also. If a small guy like shavers can hit harder than big foreman I won’t be surprised either, guys who later fought both foreman and the 90s guys will also say Foreman wasn’t the hardest puncher nor the strongest.

[@pgs2179]

Ali, FLOGGED both of them, especially, "Big George", and, it still pees me off, when some naive ppl, say Norton beat Ali, in their last bout!!!, Because I was there, and, my trainer was with me, and he scored the fight, quite easily on points too Ali!!, And, Ron, my trainer went on too become a boxing judge, hence, he knew exactly what he was talking about, + he liked Kenny Norton, and he visited him in hospital after his terrible accident😢, and, he was crying, because he told Ron, Ali was THEE very 1st person to visit him in hospital,🙂, and, Ali told his driver too, "turn around IMMEDIATELY!!! When, he was told Kenny was "badly hurt",😢, so, when Norton woke up from the sedation post op,Ali was literally holding his hand!!!,😢, and, After he woke up properly, he thanked Ali, and told him..."OF COURSE!!!, U WON OUR LAST FIGHT MOHAMMED"!!!!!,😢, So folks, things r very rarely the way that they seem, or, appear too be!!!, Even though Ken's memory, was blurry, he told Ali, u DID win, the 3rd bout, unanimously too mate!!!,😊, Even though I didn't think so at the time Ali!!😂, BUT!!!, once I watched the replay for the 4th x, I REALIZED!!!, "U hit me"!!! "Mmmany more times than I hit u Ali"!!!,😂, and, judges, award points, "to, the amount of fair and legal hits or punches LANDED", Ali replied, "AND, U DID"!!!, land a, "real lot of hard body hits on me too Kenny"!!!😮, Kenny said, yes, but, NOWHERE NEAR AS MANY!!,, fair hits, AS, U landed on Me Ali!!, So, Ali asked ken, if he needed any cash?, or help in any other way?, Ken said "no thanks kindly Mohammed",😊, BUT, all 3 of our bouts were awarded fairly, I won the first on a split decision from memory,🤔, and u won by a split decision in the 2nd, BUT!!!, U DEFINITELY AND💯 PC!!!, won the, or our last fight!!!. And that's exactly what Kenny told Ron, my boxing trainer.

[@realtj2226]

Norton looks serious and tough BuT Foreman was a straight Bad Ass Hanging with Liston and all and that statement at the end was something serious. Even ALI said He'll No to a rematch 👊💪🇺🇸😎 TJ Boxing Motivation

[@klassickingz9094]

Ali didn't say hell no to shit stop spreading lies...

[@chriskies5016]

Nice rings, Norton

[@harryheathheath5050]

Oh Geogre was sarcastic on that one

[@mikem591]

Norton looked like he had a way with the ladies.

[@jawbreaker8363]

Always that’s what he was known for, one time he took the women away from Ali.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

That's great.