George Foreman vs Ken Norton | BRUTAL KNOCKOUT Legendary Boxing Fight | 4K Ultra HD

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    George Foreman 225 lbs beat Ken Norton 213 lbs by TKO at 2:00 in round 2 of 15
    Date: 1974-03-26
    Location: El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
    Referee: Jimmy Rondeau
    Judge: Jose Juan Guerra
    Judge: Angel C Tovar
    World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Foreman)
    World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Foreman)
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Komentáře • 395

  • @pyroseed13
    @pyroseed13 Před 2 měsíci +61

    I think it's a disservice to say Foreman "wasn't a good boxer" Nothing could be further from the truth. He was a highly intelligent fighter who used some unconventional techniques (pushing, hand control, clinching) to overwhelm his opponents. And had a very underrated jab as well.

    • @CraccStacc-yq7pu
      @CraccStacc-yq7pu Před měsícem +1

      Yea he had mentals wit them hands lol 😂😂

    • @heathercampbell2806
      @heathercampbell2806 Před 23 dny +4

      He had one of the best jabs ever❤

    • @theforce5191
      @theforce5191 Před 11 dny +1

      He wasn't a good boxer. Most of what he did was stand there and take power shots at his opponents. Not much strategy until his older years.

    • @Dreamy8900
      @Dreamy8900 Před 7 dny +1

      @@theforce5191even his older years he would just eat shots and just try to overpower his opponent lol

    • @theforce5191
      @theforce5191 Před 7 dny

      @Dreamy8900 he was more strategic. Especially since he didn't have youth on his side. Let's be real here, George never really bobbed and weaved, lol. He's a fucking tank.

  • @dondee5439
    @dondee5439 Před 3 měsíci +122

    At the 5:25 make, broadcaster say, "Norton is in Queersville. He doesn't know where he is." Ah, such innocent days when words meant different things.

    • @elginmarble5009
      @elginmarble5009 Před 3 měsíci +16

      'Twas a gay old time.

    • @USMC-cv5sd
      @USMC-cv5sd Před 3 měsíci +3

      ​@@elginmarble5009
      Lol

    • @rfleming1001
      @rfleming1001 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Semper Fi.....​@@USMC-cv5sd

    • @USMC-cv5sd
      @USMC-cv5sd Před 2 měsíci +1

      @rfleming1001
      Same to you, brother.
      Can you name 3 Marine Corps Heavyweight Champs ??

    • @rfleming1001
      @rfleming1001 Před 2 měsíci

      @@USMC-cv5sd I can only think of....Tunney and Spinks

  • @patrickbelvin7625
    @patrickbelvin7625 Před 3 měsíci +58

    Man, Foreman walked Norton down even after knocking him out.

  • @JackBurton809
    @JackBurton809 Před 2 měsíci +61

    Foreman never gets enough credit for his balance. From Norton to Moorer, how many times did he walk down skilled boxers and throw enormous hooks while maintaining constant leverage?

    • @chadfisher611
      @chadfisher611 Před 2 měsíci +13

      His transfer of balance was incredible

    • @TheGillenium
      @TheGillenium Před 2 měsíci +17

      His stiff jab was the key to it all. If you can throw and land a good jab, you are naturally in position to unload a balanced, devastating shot. And once he rocks you that first time, with his power… it’s target practice from there on out.

  • @ElTerribleProduction
    @ElTerribleProduction  Před 3 měsíci +109

    Foreman was too scary that Night

    • @Jkd69589
      @Jkd69589 Před 3 měsíci +5

      È vero.

    • @porridge57
      @porridge57 Před 3 měsíci +9

      True. In addition to his other awesome attributes, this night he was also patient, calculating and precise. I’m not sure anyone could have beaten Foreman that night.

    • @JabEdits567
      @JabEdits567 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@porridge57muhammad ali comes in while being 32

    • @pgs2179
      @pgs2179 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@porridge57OHHHH yes!!! His name was, MOHAMMED ALI TOO !!😂😂😂😂

    • @pgs2179
      @pgs2179 Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​@@JabEdits567Nearly 33 actually, vs a 25 year old George, who was in the peak and prime, of his personal and, his physical fitness!!!, As men stop growing at 25, and, Ali took everything big George could hit him with, bided his time, went BANG BANG BANG BANG BANGGGGG!!!😂😂😂And George went out like a Phillips lightbulb!!!,

  • @pulsarlights2825
    @pulsarlights2825 Před 2 měsíci +10

    Young Foreman was so mean and scary looking, and the 40 plus Foreman was so lovable, cracking jokes and selling grills...what happened? Did he quit drinking whiskey at the age 40? lol

    • @kevtn8
      @kevtn8 Před 2 měsíci +3

      He became a new man the night he fought Young and lost. It happened right after this fight. Foreman said it changed him forever. In fact he retired for 10 years before coming back.

    • @edwardsharpe6234
      @edwardsharpe6234 Před měsícem +3

      Foreman had a near death experience after one fight and became a Christian and his life totally changed.

  • @johnbuell8035
    @johnbuell8035 Před měsícem +5

    Gold medal in the ‘clueless commentator’ Olympics. “The first round is very even”, as Foreman comes forward like a relentless bulldozer, throwing bombs, while Norton desperately tries to avoid them.

  • @USMC19777
    @USMC19777 Před 3 měsíci +61

    just a matter of time before Foreman catches him with one of those big punches!

    • @ElTerribleProduction
      @ElTerribleProduction  Před 3 měsíci +13

      Big uppercuts

    • @pgs2179
      @pgs2179 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@ElTerribleProductionALI!!!!, TOOK ALL OF THE, UPPERCUTS!!!, "OUT OF BIG GEORGE"😮😮!!!!!, With far more than enough time!!!, to have landed at LEAST,!!!,😮, another!!!, "3 or 4 fully legal", MORE!!!, " hits on George too"!!!!, But, Ali!!!, "WAS FARRR TOO GOOD OF A SPORT"!!!, "Than to have hit him"!!, any more xs!!!!, A nearly 33 year old Ali, vs a, NEARLY, 25 year old GEORGE!!!, "At!!, HB and in", "THE 💯 Peak"!!, of his career!!!, And, "George had not gone", or his, "former opponents, had not lasted", 'ANY MORE, THAN"!!, about 3 or ,4 rounds, vs George, In his last, "dozen", or so fights.... BEFORE HE MET ALI!!!😂😂😂😂

    • @oneeyedman99
      @oneeyedman99 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Tell that to Jimmy Young.

  • @lewiserwin2686
    @lewiserwin2686 Před 2 měsíci +15

    15 round fights back in the day, those were the good days especially for heavyweights

  • @tevinwebb
    @tevinwebb Před 3 měsíci +38

    Hardest hitting boxer to ever live imo

    • @afridgetoofar1818
      @afridgetoofar1818 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Earnie Shavers says hi

    • @stwillz01
      @stwillz01 Před měsícem +4

      @@afridgetoofar1818 Ernie Shavers only got flowers by people who hated Big George. So nah... pure cap

    • @michaelnelson3752
      @michaelnelson3752 Před měsícem +4

      Sonny LIston

    • @zeutron8434
      @zeutron8434 Před měsícem

      Th night train

    • @CahyaTroy
      @CahyaTroy Před 26 dny +1

      @@stwillz01 wtf does that even mean? people that had fought both shavers and foreman all said shavers hit harder. people that actually saw the fights in person, like Bert Sugar, said the same. Foreman said he was scared of Shavers and wasn't ever going to fight him.

  • @tonyc7301
    @tonyc7301 Před 2 měsíci +20

    That was a gangster move the way Foreman walked over and stared a hole through Norton as the fight was stopped and his corner was trying to help him out.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci +3

      Kind of classless, though. Also, Foreman hitting Norton as Norton was falling. Ali didn't hit Foreman when Foreman was falling.

    • @kevtn8
      @kevtn8 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@57highland And Foreman wonders why no one likes him in the late 70s when he fought Jimmy Young. There was a reason people were rooting on Young to beat his ass. Obviously he's a different guy today but back then I didn't like him at all because of these classless acts, not to mention a lot cheating in the ring as well.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@kevtn8 Foreman could hit hard and he had some very basic boxing skills. But since he hadn't gone the distance too many times (or had never), he was definitely going to have a hard time with Ali, who went the distance quite a few times. Big punching power like Foreman has can be a double edged sword. You knock a lot of opponents out inside of three rounds, but that causes you to not develop into a.fighter who, like Ali, can easily go fifteen rounds like it's nothing.

    • @tloustrats
      @tloustrats Před měsícem +1

      ​​@@kevtn8lol Ali literally compared Frazier to a gorilla but Foreman is 'classless'. Ali is probably the heavyweight champion who had used the most dirty tactics. Holding behind the neck is the worst thing you can do in boxing. I would even say Young's head outside the ring during his fight vs Ali is not as bad as Ali's tactics to prevent someone to throw punches.

    • @kevtn8
      @kevtn8 Před měsícem

      @@tloustrats I hear what you're saying and you're entitled to your opinion. The fans and media back then were rooting for Young to kick Foreman ass for reason.

  • @rickiovine2170
    @rickiovine2170 Před 3 měsíci +11

    The great Ken Norton struggled with the power punchers because of his lack of distance management. He inevitably would absorb some of the hardest punches from the hardest punchers in history. The amount of uppercuts he would take is something I blame on his training and his trainers.

  • @TheGillenium
    @TheGillenium Před 2 měsíci +12

    George was literally a predator stalking his prey for the first minute of the match.

  • @chrisnizer5702
    @chrisnizer5702 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Getting hit by Foreman back then must've been like getting run over by a dump truck with a boxing🥊 glove stuck in its grill.

  • @edzebrowski4445
    @edzebrowski4445 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Foreman's def was so good, he used feints, grabs, trying up, shifting his position, just really good. Plus we share the same birthday, lol

    • @billkingll1678
      @billkingll1678 Před měsícem +2

      I liked his faints, and change of positions. George was better than what most people give him credit for. But needed to work on his defense, conditioning, also throwing punches when off balance, wasn't a good thing as well.

  • @fernard8985
    @fernard8985 Před 2 měsíci +17

    Foreman would run through the modern heavyweights without going to the 6 round. For me, he was the most terryfing HW of all time. Absolute beast of a man.

    • @Golden_Bough
      @Golden_Bough Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes he was a monster.

    • @Jesus....Christ....Nigga....
      @Jesus....Christ....Nigga.... Před 2 měsíci

      He would get Koed. Look at Ngannou, he hit harder than Foreman. But had no techniques. So got sleeped 😊

    • @Golden_Bough
      @Golden_Bough Před 2 měsíci

      @@Jesus....Christ....Nigga.... What? Foreman is the hardest puncher in the history of boxing. And one of the best boxers with better technique

    • @goldengames7625
      @goldengames7625 Před 2 měsíci

      how do you think he would match up against tyson fury or wilder

    • @Golden_Bough
      @Golden_Bough Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@goldengames7625 He was better than Fury or Wilder

  • @abdulbasheer6551
    @abdulbasheer6551 Před měsícem +8

    One of the biggest mysteries in sport. Foreman brutally beat both the men who gave Ali his toughest fights and yet Ali knock Foreman out. What was also surprising to me was why there was no Ali v Foreman 2.

    • @AttilaLothrigel
      @AttilaLothrigel Před 26 dny +3

      Because Ali kicked his ass

    • @rodolfojohnoaferina7978
      @rodolfojohnoaferina7978 Před 24 dny

      rope a dope

    • @CahyaTroy
      @CahyaTroy Před 22 dny +2

      It's not a mystery at all, just watch the fights and you can see why. Ali gave Foreman a total lesson in boxing. Foreman beat people by overpowering them and knocking them out and no one could do that to Ali. Foreman was very lucky he never fought an Ali of the 60's, the same guy who made Liston look like a clown, and Liston would back Foreman up during their sparing.
      Norton and Frazier were Ali's counters in more ways than one so it was different with them.

    • @JashXD
      @JashXD Před 18 dny +2

      ali was way too old to keep fighting for a second fight with foreman; he was already past his prime when he fought foreman

    • @arshadhabib4046
      @arshadhabib4046 Před 12 dny

      Ali was more clever his technique was better and had great stamina which makes him superior than foreman

  • @shaz2761
    @shaz2761 Před 3 měsíci +21

    After kayoing Norton, Foreman for some reason thought... Hey, i like that cross gaurd technique. Think ill use it.

    • @war-likeofficial2866
      @war-likeofficial2866 Před 3 měsíci +2

      He sure did! Not to mention Archie Moore, his old time trainer, also had that cross guard technique

  • @michaelmohrle1773
    @michaelmohrle1773 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Another incredible quality filmed fight from 1974. This and the Ali Foreman fight, amazing video and sound quality.

  • @michaelhealy6797
    @michaelhealy6797 Před 3 měsíci +53

    I thought Norton froze that night he is a much more talented fighter than we saw.

    • @NemeanLion-
      @NemeanLion- Před 3 měsíci +12

      He is very talented, but I never thought he had great fight IQ and didn’t respond to damage well.

    • @hammer44head
      @hammer44head Před 3 měsíci +13

      Foremans power was devastating, Kenny was backing up to counter him and George knocked him good and once George hurt a man he went to destroy them back in them days. His comeback he wasnt so brutal.

    • @jonpogoda8797
      @jonpogoda8797 Před 3 měsíci +3

      I think if they fought after Ali beat Foreman it would've been a different fight. Not saying KN would've won, but it might have been a closer or better fight.

    • @hbnet309
      @hbnet309 Před 3 měsíci +5

      The issue of Norton/Frazier is that they can't go inside with Foreman. They fear his strong punch. Since their Technics are limited to fighting inside only they loose their style against Foreman. And Mohammed Ali is an hypocrite trying to support by all mean Norton against Foreman. The error of Foreman against Ali was not being too patient as he was here.

    • @hammer44head
      @hammer44head Před 3 měsíci +10

      @@hbnet309 -Joe had no choice but to go inside against George, he was shorter and so was his reach, not only that but it was the only way he knew how to fight was to blaze away inside, Joes fearlessness is what got him crushed in the 1st fight. Ken on the other hand had no reason to go inside and trade with George, his height and reach were virtually the same as George, plus i think Ken was a bit faster, but Nortons fight was to counter George's punches which he was doing to some degree till he left his head lingering and open and George caught him with a solid shot. Then we know what happens when george connects he keeps connecting unless you can clinch and hold him like Ali did, Norton couldnt keep him off him and Joe didnt bother as he lost his temper and started firing and missing with his timing way off from the effects of Georges bombs.

  • @victorduncan3254
    @victorduncan3254 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Foreman is his prime a COMPLETE total monster. Made both Norton and Frazier look like amateurs.

  • @pdm2201
    @pdm2201 Před 3 měsíci +31

    Foreman appeared to be more than 7 lbs. heavier than Norton.

    • @billwhite9703
      @billwhite9703 Před 3 měsíci +3

      He was 12 lb heavier. 212¾ to 224¾.

    • @gmwdim
      @gmwdim Před 2 měsíci +2

      He also looked like the taller fighter, even accounting for Norton having a more crouched stance.

    • @kentimmins9171
      @kentimmins9171 Před 2 měsíci +1

      More like 27lbs

    • @phoebus
      @phoebus Před 2 měsíci +1

      There's no maximum in the Heavyweight class.

  • @AkaUlabox
    @AkaUlabox Před měsícem +4

    Shiii I didn’t know there was such a tank as Foreman. Real Champion for sure.

  • @fabiobonetta5454
    @fabiobonetta5454 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Big George had a very underrated jab

  • @oneeyedman99
    @oneeyedman99 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Norton was a good defender and could take a punch, but his great weakness was that, once he had his bell rung, he was helpless, defense totally gone. This was the only time that happened in his prime, but he had several fights toward the end of his career (Shavers, LeDoux, possibly Cooney) where the same thing happened

  • @DilanPerera1
    @DilanPerera1 Před 21 dnem +2

    The commentator literally pissed me off by saying my man is not a good boxer... Nobody packed a punch like Forman did in his prime. Not even Tyson, Smoking Joe or Liston... A big fan of the great man! 💯❤

  • @mrclean62
    @mrclean62 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Foreman knocked the soul out of Norton. he didn't even know where he was .😂😮.

    • @robertcook2572
      @robertcook2572 Před měsícem

      I don't think he'd have been happy to learn he was in Queersville

  • @stand.6008
    @stand.6008 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Norton was afraid of Forman (and most fighters were)....you can see it in his eyes. No confidence he was going to win the Heavyweight title.

  • @NemeanLion-
    @NemeanLion- Před 3 měsíci +9

    As great as Norton was, he didn’t have great fight IQ and was susceptible to being overwhelmed.

  • @billisaacs702
    @billisaacs702 Před 2 měsíci +3

    You can see why Ali never gave Big George a second chance. Ali's strategy was beautiful in the jungle bout, but no way was George going to fall for anything like that again. You can see in this Norton fight how George normally was much headier than he would be seven months later in Kinshasa. He simply let Ali get under his skin. Had he fought Ali in October the way he fought Norton the previous March, that fight might have gone a lot differently. Big George was a much smarter fighter than he is given credit for being by many.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci

      Foreman didn't lose to Ali because he (Foreman) was not smart. He lost because Ali is fast and accurate with his punches and because he (Foreman) absolutely hated getting punched in the face, a problem against Ali because Ali would hit you a lot in the face. Foreman had never been hit in the face as many times as he was versus Ali. It took the heart out of him, getting his face tattooed so repeatedly.

    • @kevtn8
      @kevtn8 Před 2 měsíci +1

      You're daydreaming if you think Ali won't get the same result in the rematch. All you need to do is go watch Foreman / Young fight. At worse that was how Ali rematch would have gone. I think Ali would have taken Foreman out sooner. His ring IQ is on another level.

    • @tloustrats
      @tloustrats Před měsícem

      ​@@kevtn8with no holding behind the neck and no loose ropes I can tell it would have gone differently. Plus if we talk realistically, Foreman would have fought Ali late 1977. Three months later Ali lost against an unknown LHW... Let's be honest this would have been a beating

  • @oneeyedman99
    @oneeyedman99 Před 2 měsíci +22

    In hindsight it seems strange that there was never a Foreman-Holmes fight even though they were exactly the same age. It would have been a classic, George trying to walk though a tsunami of nasty jabs to get to his guy, Larry trying to wear him down before he could.

    • @nsr60ster85
      @nsr60ster85 Před 2 měsíci +3

      This fight was scheduled once...in 1999. Foreman retired just before Holmes truly hit his stride, and the stars never quite lined up. Sadly, we'll never know who would have won...in the '70's or the '90's.

    • @atheistleopard7671
      @atheistleopard7671 Před 2 měsíci +2

      he retired knowing that quick jab from larry would get him, IMO.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@atheistleopard7671 One of the reasons that Ali beat Foreman was the constant left jab. Plus Ali was equal to Foreman in height and reach and far superior to Foreman in speed and boxing skill. If Sugar Ray Leonard had been a heavyweight (a natural heavyweight) with height and reach equal to Foreman, he too would have KO'd Foreman with speed, boxing skill, and smarts.

    • @tloustrats
      @tloustrats Před měsícem +5

      Unfortunately Larry turned pro to late (mid 1973). Larry started to be a serious contender by 1977 when George was retired, Joe too & Ali starting to slow down a lot.
      However, based on troubles Shavers gave to Larry, I don't see Larry winning. In his prime years, I don't recall a fight where an opponent got knockdown by Foreman and survived more than 5 rounds after this knockdown.
      If Foreman managed to knockdown Larry early, he would have capitalized exactly as he did in this fight with Norton. For me Larry was too conventional to beat this version of Foreman who was cutting the ring too well.

    • @tloustrats
      @tloustrats Před měsícem

      ​​@@nsr60ster85not really the fight in 1999 did not take place because of money. In the contract signed back then, both fighters were guarenteed to receive a check by a date and they never received it

  • @sannyahmed359
    @sannyahmed359 Před 3 měsíci +12

    Forman is monster legend🔵

  • @BrianMosleyUK
    @BrianMosleyUK Před 2 měsíci +5

    Incredible - all comes to cement Ali's standing as the GOAT

  • @robertogodoy4779
    @robertogodoy4779 Před 3 měsíci +19

    foreman was always on the offensive, imagine that Liston was the only one to make him back off

    • @gaa_sonofgod
      @gaa_sonofgod Před 3 měsíci +2

      He would’ve ko’ed Liston too

    • @jacerivera7907
      @jacerivera7907 Před 3 měsíci

      @@gaa_sonofgodno because the only person to ever truly dominate Liston was the only person to dominate him.

    • @gaa_sonofgod
      @gaa_sonofgod Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@jacerivera7907 What I’m saying is that Foreman would’ve ko’ed Liston, they both had incredible power in their punches, but Foreman had a granite chin Liston wouldn’t have been able to hurt Foreman.

    • @funkster007
      @funkster007 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@gaa_sonofgod I think Foreman was probably a bit stronger than Liston too. But Liston in his prime would've made Foreman work.

    • @gaa_sonofgod
      @gaa_sonofgod Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@funkster007 idk bro, I just can’t see Liston taking punches from Foreman, I mean foreman was probably a harder puncher than Mike Tyson look what he did to Joe Frazier. I just can’t see it.

  • @Yette
    @Yette Před 3 měsíci +11

    George goes over to Norton's corner and taunts him as the fight is being stopped. Foreman in beast mode, no mercy.

  • @rondevous5685
    @rondevous5685 Před 3 měsíci +6

    3:35 So much for the Power of Positive Thinking

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Napoleon Hill never had to fight George Foreman.

  • @robertmack7116
    @robertmack7116 Před 2 měsíci +1

    George had the real killer instinct. The more hurt his opponent got, the meaner George got.

  • @ryanjohnson3414
    @ryanjohnson3414 Před 8 dny +1

    Imagine 40 year old George Foreman's mind in his younger body. Not even Ali would've stood a chance.

  • @robertcherry1369
    @robertcherry1369 Před 3 měsíci +12

    Gladiators true Warriors

  • @EdwardPootchemunka
    @EdwardPootchemunka Před 2 měsíci +3

    Big George Foreman in his Prime🥊🥊

  • @RichardM1366
    @RichardM1366 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ken Norton was a heck of a fighter. Scoring a win over Muhammad Ali is pretty good. Once Forman got the fists going he was almost unstoppable. That right hand is unbelievable.

  • @jedcampett7328
    @jedcampett7328 Před 7 dny +1

    All right, it's been said that Joe Louis was a great jabber...Rocky Marciano said this. If you watch George Foreman he is a great jabber, but not only that he threw a terrific right uppercut that he learned from Rocky Marciano. Foreman described Marciano as being relentless!

  • @dumpybear8664
    @dumpybear8664 Před 6 dny +1

    Foreman looks like he’s swing a sledge hammer.

  • @HHH-ye1ro
    @HHH-ye1ro Před 3 měsíci +2

    1:14 that first jab from Foreman did it. Ken never recovered. Fierce!

  • @coupdegras107
    @coupdegras107 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Good thing Norton had Ali in his corner with all that brilliant Coaching

  • @sportschamps2486
    @sportschamps2486 Před 3 měsíci +6

    🔥

  • @richardbayson3014
    @richardbayson3014 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Foreman saw this guy was scared from the beginning of the first bell. He sensed a knockout how he followed him around ring

  • @11855alan
    @11855alan Před 3 měsíci +9

    Norton could fight backing up! Same thing happened to him when fought Shavers!

    • @EnterpriseNCC-1701
      @EnterpriseNCC-1701 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Not*

    • @11855alan
      @11855alan Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@EnterpriseNCC-1701 My mistake, yes Norton could not fight backing up!

    • @G.M.1944
      @G.M.1944 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@11855alannot against the real punchers, he’d get intimidated it seems?

    • @xltek1
      @xltek1 Před 3 měsíci

      Shavers had that effect on opponents.

  • @jamesbarker9895
    @jamesbarker9895 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Taking a body blow from Foreman had to feel absolutely horrible

  • @billthestinker
    @billthestinker Před 3 měsíci

    Great upload thank you. Unfortunately for Norton he had some glass in his jaw which is fatal against big punchers like Foreman and and Clooney

  • @richardmccormick859
    @richardmccormick859 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Annihilation! Foreman was going to kill Norton if the ref didn't stop it! 😂😂 even after the ref stopped it, he still had to stop Foreman from hitting him some more. 🥊🥊🥊The young mean wrecking machine version is my favorite! If I ever meet him, I would tell him that. He's one of my faves of all time.

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 Před 3 měsíci

      The ref looked like he wanted Norton to continue. Ridiculous.

    • @richardmccormick859
      @richardmccormick859 Před 3 měsíci

      @jaymike3302 no the fuck ref didnt! 😭😭😭 he saved Ken's life!! Lol, you must've been high watching this clip.

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@richardmccormick859 Why didn't the ref wave it off, wave his arms, when Norton was down the last time. He kept counting for about 15 seconds...and looking undecided.

    • @richardmccormick859
      @richardmccormick859 Před 3 měsíci

      @@jaymike3302 you're too caught up in what every ref didn't do or suppose to do. If I tell you the fight is over like he told Foreman. I don't need to wave my arms. Foreman was coming to knock Norton head off while he was laying down in the ropes. Lmao arm waving was pointless at that final moment of the knock down.

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 Před 3 měsíci

      @@richardmccormick859 Yeah it's not a big deal. Nothing happened.

  • @johnbruce4003
    @johnbruce4003 Před 2 měsíci +1

    George is a different human being. As a kid, I remember boxing experts saying if you can’t take a punch, you never learn how to. Foreman was KO’d by Ali, dropped 2-3 times against Lyle, yet in his comeback no one could knock him out or down. Not prime, Holyfield, Morrison. Nobody.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci

      He was as big as a whale during his comeback. That's why no one could knock him out at that point.

  • @stephenphillip5656
    @stephenphillip5656 Před 3 měsíci +3

    The backwash of a Foreman punch would've knocked me out!
    Kudos to 2 great warriors but Foreman was just too good for a brave Norton that night.

  • @KryptonitetoallBS
    @KryptonitetoallBS Před 3 měsíci +30

    Poor refereeing yet again. Foreman hit Norton on 2 occasions after the ref got in-between them to give Norton a count. On the second occasion he didn't give Norton any count and so he was still in no fit state to defend himself. I don't for one minute think it altered the ultimate outcome of this fight but it's still sloppy standards!!!

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 Před 3 měsíci +7

      Yeah. And what was the ref waiting for at the end? It's like he didn't know it was over.

    • @davidwallace203
      @davidwallace203 Před 3 měsíci +5

      It was dangerous for sure.

    • @brock2k1
      @brock2k1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Right, Norton was clearly knocked down but the ropes prevented him from hitting the canvas. No excuse for the ref not giving him a count. You would think that the ref in a world championship fight would be at least somewhat competent.

    • @phoebus
      @phoebus Před 2 měsíci

      @@brock2k1 If the ref gave him a eight count do you think Norton would have won or would it just have prolonged the fight another 8 seconds?

    • @brock2k1
      @brock2k1 Před 2 měsíci

      @@phoebus Obviously Norton couldn't win, but he might have cleared his head a little bit. It's accessory to murder for the ref to send a semi-conscious man back out to Foreman.

  • @PowerBattles
    @PowerBattles Před 3 měsíci +13

    Ali was there that night saying Foreman was a Bad fighter😂.End of the day He made him look like a normal slugger but He was saying that Norton was gonna knock him out.Three legends at one place.Nortons style was a real trouble to Ali but hard hitters were the biggest weakness of Norton.Shavers knocked him out could in 1, Foreman knocked out him cold at 2.Love your videos man!

    • @evanbarr9270
      @evanbarr9270 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Cooney almost killed him.

    • @KryptonitetoallBS
      @KryptonitetoallBS Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@evanbarr9270 Yes, thanks to Tony Cortez the referee. It's incredible that Norton didn't die that night!!!

    • @PowerBattles
      @PowerBattles Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@evanbarr9270Yeah,He was a hard hitter too.

    • @Ray-vq2jc
      @Ray-vq2jc Před 2 měsíci +2

      Gerry Cooney almost killed Kenny.

  • @element720
    @element720 Před 2 měsíci +1

    In a battle between two power punchers, the most powerful puncher won handily

  • @reggiegreen229
    @reggiegreen229 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Norton could effectively complete with boxers( Ali, Holmes and Young for example) but essentially no match with sluggers( Forman, Shavers and Cooney). Nevertheless, l was and still a Norton fan, may he rest in peace, a class act and a true sports gentleman.

    • @tloustrats
      @tloustrats Před měsícem

      I think your analysis is highly biased. You have to consider the context over Norton loss against Shavers and Cooney.
      After his loss to Larry, Ken admitted himself that he had nothing left for boxing. In other words, his motivation was gone. This is the most dangerous thing for a boxer. He was also starting to age. Let's recall he was 36 in his fight against Holmes back in June 1978.
      He was 37 against Shavers who was probably in the best year of his career. A 1976 or before Norton would have won easily against Shavers however.
      Next against Cooney, he was almost 40. Absolutely no conclusion can be taken from this fight. It's like saying 'Marciano knocked out Joe Louis so Joe Louis has problems against swarmers'. This just makes no sense.
      Not to mention Norton did beat some sluggers back in the days. That night in Venezuela he was just facing one of the heaviest puncher in boxing history.

  • @anonymouslakernerd7214
    @anonymouslakernerd7214 Před 3 měsíci +2

    “Both men exactly the same size, Foreman just seven or eight pounds heavier…” Huh? And Foreman is also an inch taller. But if you don’t have that information, just use your eyes, man!

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 Před 3 měsíci +1

      He was listed at 6'3 most of his fights in the 70s, but when he came back in the 80s and 90s he was always listed at 6'4, even without hair. He is clearly an inch over any 6'3 listed fighter.

    • @anonymouslakernerd7214
      @anonymouslakernerd7214 Před 3 měsíci

      @@michaelmohrle1773 Exactly. And like I said, no matter what's listed on the sheet of paper in front of you... look up. One man is a man, the other is a mountain.

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 Před 3 měsíci

      @@anonymouslakernerd7214 He was listed at 6'4 vs Joe Frazier on the Don Dunphy broadcast, Don states George is 6'4. Not sure how he was lowered in height after that especially with the big hair in the 70s.

  • @vgr112261
    @vgr112261 Před 7 dny +1

    Foreman was a monster. It’s remarkable that Ali outfoxed him.

  • @JamalMcCoy-tx2vz
    @JamalMcCoy-tx2vz Před 2 měsíci +2

    Ken Norton is another fighter Mike Tyson would have avoided... I also think if Tyson had of came out in that 70s era with all those fighters he might not have been the dominant personality we all know of him... There was a hell of a lot more fighters in the 70s than the 80s and 90s !!!

  • @bassman8144
    @bassman8144 Před 2 měsíci +1

    BEAST!!!

  • @mrmoon1482
    @mrmoon1482 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Ali was telling him to throw the right hand more which could have altered the outcome of this fight for Kenny as each time he threw it landed

    • @e-musickvance3581
      @e-musickvance3581 Před 3 měsíci +6

      Easier said than done.

    • @EnterpriseNCC-1701
      @EnterpriseNCC-1701 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@e-musickvance3581
      Yes, it was

    • @ssviking81
      @ssviking81 Před 3 měsíci +8

      Its exactly what Ali did in Zaire he landed the right-hand lead multiple times and frustrated George.

    • @sleazyfellow
      @sleazyfellow Před 3 měsíci +3

      Lead right hands is what won it for Ali for sure. Foreman ate them all night and especially at heavyweight where ali was not considered a power puncher it doesn't matter who you are, you'll go down.

    • @vgr112261
      @vgr112261 Před 7 dny

      @@e-musickvance3581it’s what Ali did in Zaire.

  • @Twobuckets321
    @Twobuckets321 Před 2 měsíci +2

    That referee wanted Norton dead!!

  • @igorgarcia997
    @igorgarcia997 Před 3 měsíci

    Fue de antología esta pelea de estos Titanes del Ring en el Poliedro Venezuela; todo un espectáculo; tiempos de la Gran Venezuela...!

  • @MPBsempre
    @MPBsempre Před měsícem +1

    Foreman é força bruta, incrível!

  • @markcarchedi915
    @markcarchedi915 Před 3 měsíci +3

    The referee needed to stop the fight, Norton was in LaLa land, at least Norton's corner threw in the towel.

  • @USMC-cv5sd
    @USMC-cv5sd Před 3 měsíci +2

    Norton was clearly the much better skilled boxer here...but all it takes is one or 2 good punches from Foreman........Norton had a way better approach than Frazier.

  • @stephendent3058
    @stephendent3058 Před 29 dny

    Foremans jab like a hydraulic ram🥊🥊

  • @raiderdanCA
    @raiderdanCA Před 23 dny +1

    " Ken - ny Nor-Ton " .... Boxing's "greatest paper champion ". Was so happy that George knocked him out.

  • @edzebrowski4445
    @edzebrowski4445 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Norton had amazing physique

  • @davidguez-xr4nt
    @davidguez-xr4nt Před 3 měsíci +2

    Référee seems want to continue the fight …

  • @MagSeven7
    @MagSeven7 Před 26 dny +1

    This was such a great time for boxing expecially the heavy weight division. I think in any other time Norton would've been champ for some time. He matched up will with Ali and had some great fights but was no match for Foreman. Nothing to be ashamed of though.

  • @dennisshaper4744
    @dennisshaper4744 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The announcer kept saying foreman likes to push...that was against Frasier, because Joe liked to get inside so George would push him away...it was a tactic for Frasier. Norton didn't fight that way.

  • @highflyer011
    @highflyer011 Před 21 dnem +1

    Norton makes all of today's heavyweights look like they've never been in a gym, and he got totally dominated by Foreman!

    • @vgr112261
      @vgr112261 Před 7 dny

      And never lifted weights. All genetic.

  • @MrLanceboil
    @MrLanceboil Před 3 měsíci +3

    i dont think foreman was taunting him i think he was trying to see if he was ok after

    • @57highland
      @57highland Před 2 měsíci +1

      There was nothing he could do for Norton if Norton wasn't OK. Foreman was not the ring doctor. He walked over to Norton, glared at him, and then raised his arms in victory. Not the appearance of a fighter who is concerned that he hurt the other fighter. Foreman was just upset because Norton hit him in the face a few times. Foreman hated getting hit in the face. That's why he lost to Ali.

  • @curtisalleyne3710
    @curtisalleyne3710 Před 2 měsíci

    True heavy weight fighting

  • @thulanizulu5782
    @thulanizulu5782 Před 19 dny +1

    I regard Big George as Greatest heavyweight of all time

  • @jamesremington8056
    @jamesremington8056 Před měsícem +1

    Foreman just kept moving forward. The guy was a freight train with gloves on.

  • @fashizzle78
    @fashizzle78 Před 2 měsíci +1

    2 physical specimen in the ring .Norton was ripped Foreman was built like a Hulk

  • @zeutron8434
    @zeutron8434 Před 3 měsíci

    What was the music the video before pleaseeeee

  • @claudioorlandi73
    @claudioorlandi73 Před 6 dny +1

    Mammamia che potenza...

  • @tomschoenke5519
    @tomschoenke5519 Před 3 měsíci +1

    For some reason the referee couldn’t see that Ken Norton, at the end of the ten count, was in no shape to continue fighting. His corner was trying to get the fight stopped, but the ref would have none of it.

  • @simonb8464
    @simonb8464 Před 27 dny

    Fifty Years ago .. George is still active

  • @steveu449
    @steveu449 Před měsícem +1

    Both Frazier and Norton were trained by Eddie Futch. The cross guard was ideal for countering boxers like Ali but power hitters like Foreman just blasted through it. It’s instructive that Jimmy Ellis (a lesser boxer than Norton or Frazier) beat Foreman by frustrating and wearing him down.

  • @scs2850
    @scs2850 Před 3 měsíci +1

    He the undertaker of boxing

  • @anjie6232004
    @anjie6232004 Před měsícem +1

    In my own opinion I think Norton is scared of Foreman's power in this fight, he is constantly retreating backwards like when he fought with heavy punchers like Shavers. Whereas with light but accumulating punchers like Ali, Norton is aggressive in attacking and always moves forward.

  • @gil_petero
    @gil_petero Před 2 měsíci

    Foreman's uppercuts are devastating

  • @JimSib1
    @JimSib1 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I'm glad glad Gorge knocked out Norton one of my favorite fights of all time.

  • @reverendmississippi
    @reverendmississippi Před 4 dny

    he won the title again at 45 ,surely that will never be equalled

  • @poitor9217
    @poitor9217 Před měsícem

    You can tell George gave ken a lot of ring respect 👍

  • @nsr60ster85
    @nsr60ster85 Před 2 měsíci

    Another heavyweight championship fight hits its 50th anniversary. Next up: the Rumble in the Jungle.

  • @user-fs6sl2er1x
    @user-fs6sl2er1x Před 2 měsíci

    When boxers fought 3/4 times a year not like today's fighter's who fight once a year

  • @ALIShah-lp1gl
    @ALIShah-lp1gl Před 3 měsíci +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @cliffbot638
    @cliffbot638 Před 19 dny

    Damn, he didn't have to hit him while he was already going down

    • @CahyaTroy
      @CahyaTroy Před 11 dny +1

      prime George was mean. don't let his tall tales fool you.

    • @cliffbot638
      @cliffbot638 Před 10 dny

      @CahyaTroy Oh, I know. He was a very mean boxer in his younger days. This was just one example of many to me.

  • @ricksaunders8074
    @ricksaunders8074 Před 2 měsíci

    Later on George went on to make
    the George Foreman Grill

  • @sannyahmed359
    @sannyahmed359 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Forman is the beast scary boxer of all time killer✔⭕

  • @rocknroll6396
    @rocknroll6396 Před měsícem +1

    Foreman was throwing shots with BAD intentions back then

  • @papixtu488
    @papixtu488 Před měsícem

    thats power,,with those hands you can even walk down kingkong

  • @Makle84
    @Makle84 Před 7 dny

    It's crazy to think just how Foreman dealt with Frazier and Norton just before facing Ali. No wonder no one gave Ali a chance lol. Made Ali's win the greatest period!

  • @kennorton1478
    @kennorton1478 Před 2 měsíci

    I have to say I was too scared, Foreman beat me up pretty good that night.