Ask people about muhammad ali s 1974 fight with george foreman and you very well may hear that ali scored a dramatic victory by backing.
Muhammad ali rope a dope george foreman.
I told you today i m still the greatest of all times muhammad ali i was the dope george foreman on the rope a dope.
The famed rope a dope in which he backed to the ropes and blocked or.
This then gives the contender an.
The rumble in the jungle was a historic boxing event in kinshasa zaire now democratic republic of the congo on october 30 1974 held at the 20th of may stadium now the stade tata raphaƫl it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion george foreman against challenger muhammad ali the former heavyweight champion the event had an attendance of 60 000 people.
Muhammad ali i told you all of my critics i told you all that i was the greatest of all times when i beat sonny liston.
How muhammad ali s rope a dope myth suckered america.
The rope a dope is a boxing fighting technique commonly associated with muhammad ali in his 1974 rumble in the jungle match against world heavyweight champion george foreman.
In many competitive situations rope a dope is used to describe strategies in which one contender lets their opponent fatigue themself by drawing non injuring offensive punches.