On the evening of October 30 in Kinshasa Zaire 1974, the formidable and unbeaten George Foreman took on former champion and now challenger Muhammad Ali is what is now considered the greatest heavyweight fight of all time.
Ali, famed for his speed and technical prowess was pitted against the raw and devastating punching power of Foreman. While Ali is famous for covering up allowing Foreman to wear himself out, he countered with straight punches to Foreman at every opportunity.
Rope-a-dope, who would have thought covering up on the ropes to allow your opponent, one of the most devastating punchers in heavyweight history to wear himself out before springing into action and land a few blows yourself was a viable let alone a winning strategy.
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