George Foreman: I wanted to kill Muhammad Ali 

"People pass away before you get a chance to tell them you're sorry." That was one of the deepest things I have ever heard. Damn near made my eyes water. Man is a legend.

It's amazing how he went from this angry brute to an articulate, kind preacher. You can always change!

Shows Ali was more than just a pretty face, he took the best shots from Foreman and Frazier and was never knocked out.

He really knows how to ask questions without coming off as pushy. Graham is good at digging into touchy topics.

To become a likable guy after many people didn't like you in your prime, that says a lot George. You're the man!

He says “ My punching power the first time around was so vicious that the second time around I wouldn’t even throw those kind of punches anymore.” Damn! In his comeback he had even more potential that he didn’t use.

Everybody Loves Geoge Foreman

1:47 to 1:55 was some real talk.

2:49 LOL It's so funny that he says that, then puts on a big smile! Love that George keeps it real, and doesn't make himself out to be better than he was

"Show me a man of violence who has come to a good end, and I'll take him for my teacher" Lao Tzu

George Foreman is the most underrated heavyweight of all time IMHO.

This interview shows how wonderfully George Foreman evolved both as a boxer and a human being. That is an indication of superb intelligence, tremendous will-power and supreme self-confidence. Foreman is truly a marvelous example of what humans are capable of.

he likes to down talk his self as a boxer but he was alot greater then he actually portrays and he knows it."LEGEND"

I really like and admire this man. He's a living legend, and now so incredibly humble. He won the heavyweight championship back at 45! That's insane!

Good interview. George sums it up correctly. He was not a good person early on in life and realized and owns what he was. The second time around he corrected his self and his actions. God bless you George.

i just barely heard of Graham and I've been watching all these interviews with different people and I really like how he interviews and asks questions. this guy is good.

"u think world was shocked when Nixon Resigned, Wait till i whup forman's behind.".. #Greatest forever ALI

He probably was the hardest puncher I ever saw. He is also a guy that seems very kind and empathetic. A gentleman.

Man ,this guy can still beat many younger people of today.... he knocked out good boxers at age 48-49

Was a total beast in the ring , destructive, powerful , and simply a wrecking machine.....and when he fought Ron Lyle,...it was a war, a slugmatch full of pure hatred and rage...awesome fight

Loved every bit the man said!!! A true gentleman and motivation!!! All my respect to Sir George Foreman

George is not scary when he smiles.

George Foreman one of the most humblest man I've ever heard of God-bless him and is God-loving heart

This is a guy who has truly gone through a lot of personal growth in his life. An intelligent and perceptive man too.

foreman before ali loss was a bigger, stronger tyson...considered unbeatable....loved watching him destroy people in his 80s comeback

George, Ali and Tyson all became spiritual men

I love this man more n more... So poetic n humble.n intelligent... A true person...

I am 55 in May and remember so well how Foreman almost did kill Norton and Frazier !! Hearing him now at almost 70' what a sweet soul of a man !!

I have so much respect for this man that he saw the mistakes he made both professionally and personally and then worked hard to correct them. Good on you George.

This interviewer is a real nice guy I saw the interview with him with Mike Tyson very talented interviewer

Sometimes God reaches down and touches some of us. He has molded into a great classy intelligent man. What guy. !!

So easing to the mind in listening to his kind speaking

The personality transition from Prime George to Big George is insaneee

U r already great Sir George Foreman..RIP The GOAT Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier..Mount Rushmore of Boxing

He might not have been the "greatest" boxer-fighter, but George Foreman was/is one of the greatest athletes, spokespersons and motivators. What an exemplary human being!

Everyone goes through trials George. You were one of those great fighters. We care for you. Thanks for the grill.

its very interesting to hear from george himself that he reckons he deffinately hit harder when he was young! fucking scary too considering what he did to people way past his prime in his 40s

Seems a very genuine and likable guy

Amazing man he'd be a great mentor for any young person.

He took the angry persona from Sonny Liston ... he trained a little with him ... oh and he just mentioned it as I type , lol

I love George Foreman and he is very likeable after he came out of retirement and then retired for good. That said, I think George makes up a lot of stuff after the fact. He tells us what he thinks we want to hear. He is truly a great salesman.

So is really true, I knew it. His punches were so viscous in the 70's but not so much in the 90's. He really was a different man, glad for him and his opponents lol

Very Humble, and great, man!!

Now a days it's getting easier to be a legend. Its getting lot more difficult to be a Human Being. George Foreman is one such Human Being with character.

I’m so happy and surprised that foreman is still so well spoking looks like his fight history hasn’t effected him

What a nice, lovable, and amazing man is George Foreman. He didn't seem like a nice person, even in the ring, when he was in his prime and When he was young though. That tells us he went through a lot of incredible growth through his life. Truly one of the greatest boxers of all times and he was so much fun and a true beast to watch in the ring, a bit like Tyson.

2:48 “IM GONNA KILL ONE OF THOSE GUYS! then they’ll know I’m the best” 😁😂 the way he smiles likes that’s something to be proud of, he’s like half grizzly bear half teddy bear haha

George Foreman's punches are like car crashes..

Great boxer and becoming a great man with his candor and change in attitude. Way to go, George.

Looking at this giant gem of a man is so hard to believe what he use to be in the ring. I simply love this great man man

When your in the ring you have to be a different kind of beast

The BEST interviewer ever! Cosell doesn't compare! Where was he with Ali n the other greats? Draws out info like no other journalist! Great guy!

Foreman against Ali, in my opinion, was scarier than Tyson. Tyson had such a ferocity and you could feel his domination and the will of a juggernaut. Foreman, on the other hand, felt like a murderer.

Just got through watching Foreman hit the heavy bag. I bet he was a scary fellow back in those days i'm shivering. And saying that he wanted to kill his opponents? Thats crazy. Scariest man in history.

Great man. Love how he speak of joe Frazier

Legends never die

Smiling between these statements 😂😂😂😂😂 Kill them smiles*

so basically he is saying that when he was old and out shaper or the second time around as he called it he was holding back his tremendous punching power. if he didnt we might have seen different outcomes in his fights with Morrison and Holyfield

If you ever find yourself not liking where you are in this world, there's no better role model than George Foreman. Larry Merchant was around back when George came up the first time. In Foremans 2nd time around, he spoke of the amazing transformation of his personality. When George was young, Merchant said he was a "very violent, uncooperative human being!!"

Remember these lines taken from interview between Forman and a Journalist : - George Forman, if you loose that important bout, are you going to continue your carreer ? - I beg your pardon ?! - I mean, if you loose this fight, are you going to continue boxing ? Once again: - I beg you pardon ?! George Forman went from somebody who were never smiling, who always wanted to scare everybody and be seen as the very baddest all the way to a very nice and charming guy, whith great wisdom, self-confidence, joy and humility and lot of calm and peace in his words and behavior what I really believe is his very true personality. And it all changed after 1974 and that "Rumble in the jungle". And that is something Ali is able to do to a man. Bring out all the kindness and the very bright side of a terrifying warrior. Respect to two great athlets.

In my opinion, George is the best in all aspects of being a man. GOD bless you George.

Just to clear up a couple of misconceptions- Ali did not beat George into a nice guy- at least not directly. Foreman was doing pretty well coming back with somewhat improved stamina but still a reckless style, and then 3 years later he fought a light hitting boxer named Jimmy Young who was a known spoiler at the time. He didn't get a lot of KOs, but he had a fast style somewhat like Ali, and had no problem going the distance. Once again George had trouble although he did go the distance this time but lost the decision. He was so exhausted he suffered heat stroke after the match and this is when his religious experience occurred. Ali did train for the rope a dope, it may have been one of a number of strategies he considered, but you can see numerous training videos of him allowing a young Larry Holmes to pound him to the body and even the head. Larry didn't have as much power as Foreman, but he had a lot more than Ali, probably even at this stage. Naturally he wasn't the slick mover which is one reason he isn't as loved as Ali. But Ali was scared of Foreman. (He has admitted this in numerous interviews). He got in touch with Cus D'Amato whom he respected and asked him how he could possibly beat Foreman. Cus told him Foreman was a bully, so at the beginning of the fight hit George with a good right and George would be surprised and it would take the wind out of his sails. And if you watch the fight Ali took the advice. Now that we know the results of the Jimmy Young fight and see an old Ali possibly in the early stages of Parkinson's stand up to Earnie Shavers we can see that Ali beating Foreman was probably a foregone conclusion (maybe not by knockout, but definitely a UD), but at the time, even to Ali it was tough to imagine how he could do it. But Ali did know Foreman was slow, and he had been scared of Sonny Liston and that had come out just fine, so I think there was a mixture of both fear and somewhat real confidence that he exaggerated in interviews.

I love the man Foreman is now. He is so honest and humble. ❤❤❤

He tries to be a better man something we should all emulate. Stay blessed, we not perfect but it doesnt get better than seeking Gods Mercy.

Foreman, in his prime, also lost to another excellent boxer, Jimmy Young. Yet, he has never blamed the water.

this man is an inspiration much respect to this gentlemen

I can't imagine George being angry..he is always this big friendly type of dude.-

George is the man and Graham is top notch with interviews

A GREAT MAN HE IS

If big George was active today nobody could beat him too powerful and strong

The most underrated sporting event of the 20th century is George Foreman regaining the HW Championship. Not just because of his age, but because he had abandoned who he was and reinvented himself...and he was actually quite rich with his business ventures by then.

After Foreman Norton Ali Saïd: hé can't hart me I AM à professionnel rip champ

Real class Mr. Foreman!

Foreman is a remarkably gracious and generous man. The essence of sportsmanship.

I could listen George for hours....

If all these greats would box in this era then obviously UFC and McGregor wouldn't survive.

It's interesting to hear Foreman say he would never throw the same kinda punches he did back in the 70s ... Man he knocked people out easy in the 90s can't imagine the kind of power he had in his best years !!

“What did you do outside of the ring” asking for an incriminating statement😂😂😂

one knock out from the GOAT made him humble...

God bless you man You are a true legend

When we young we all do things we regret when we older. We love you

Foreman vs Shavers but people say Shavers would be the I repeat the hardest puncher.

George is a likeable guy ,great respect

I'm glad george decided to be a different person.. anger consumes people.

Man how i miss you Mr George Foreman. You will always be my champion at heart😭

George Foreman came out of retirement and became the world champion again, while holding back on his punches because he didn't want anyone to get hurt.

It's OK George, I apologize to people that I've wronged after they pass away. You have apologized and that's all that counts!

Heart touching

the shot that KO'd Micheal Moorer didn't even look particularly hard, but it won him a World title. one shot, and 20 years faded into history. Ron Lyle was on his way to a decision against ALI, when ALI landed one of those rare right hands that took Lyle's legs away, causing the ref to stop it. the same shot he used to KO Zora Folley, and a couple other guys. underrated right hand.

That's a man, to realize your power yet dont try to kill people. Keep it boxing.

The man i respect most in the world, after my parents, Thats big george, without never meeting him, he is a force and a role model for good things. We need his brain implenmentet im 95% of earth population, and everybody would be lovely good and spread peace.

George later became very popular. His loss to Ali really humanised him.

When George first came on the scene he was a mean guy but he saw the light and became a preacher of God and became a much better person even seen in his second boxing career . He found humility and the love for mankind which he didn't have before .God does wonderful things !

Lots and lots of respect for big George

Joseph William Frazier (12 de enero de 1944, Beaufort, Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos - f. Filadelfia, Pensilvania, 7 de noviembre de 2011) fue medallista de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 1964 y campeón mundial de boxeo en la categoría de peso pesado.[1]​ Fue profesional desde 1965 hasta 1976, aunque volvió para un combate en 1981.

This is got to be the best man alive

George Foreman looks good. His personality would have never made me think he was so angry but I don't know the young GF. Glad he has matured

Great interview & interviewer

After the Foreman fight , Ali invited a few journalists back for an exclusive . Hugh McIlvanney was the only UK journalist among the select few . Ali admitted to Hugh McIlvaney ( the greatest sports journalist the the UK ever had) that there was no pre planned rope a dope tactics . He said that he was initially forced onto the ropes by Foreman and simply had to endure the blows in the knowledge or hope that Foreman would eventually gas himself out . Ali decided during the fight to maintain this tactic before knocking Foreman out . If you listen to Angelo Dundee and Drew Bundini Brown during the rounds - both are yelling at Ali to get off the ropes and move ( as planned ) , backing up exactly what McIlvanney reported .

Ali and Foreman, the best of them all.