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

Yea he had mentals wit them hands lol 😂😂

He had one of the best jabs ever❤

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.

'Twas a gay old time.

​@@elginmarble5009 Lol

Semper Fi.....​@@USMC-cv5sd

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

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

His transfer of balance was incredible

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.

È vero.

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.

@@porridge57muhammad ali comes in while being 32

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

​@@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!!!,

Big uppercuts

​@@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!!!😂😂😂😂

Tell that to Jimmy Young.

Earnie Shavers says hi

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

Sonny LIston

Th night train

@@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.

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

​@@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.

@@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.

​​@@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.

@@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.

Because Ali kicked his ass

rope a dope

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.

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

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

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.

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

@@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.

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.

​​@@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

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

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.

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.

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.

@@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.

Yes he was a monster.

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

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

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

@@goldengames7625 He was better than Fury or Wilder

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.

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.

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

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

He was 12 lb heavier. 212¾ to 224¾.

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

More like 27lbs

There's no maximum in the Heavyweight class.

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

He would’ve ko’ed Liston too

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

@@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.

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

@@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.

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

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

Shavers had that effect on opponents.

Cooney almost killed him.

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

@@evanbarr9270Yeah,He was a hard hitter too.

Gerry Cooney almost killed Kenny.

Easier said than done.

​@@e-musickvance3581 Yes, it was

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

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.

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

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

@@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.

@@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.

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

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.

Napoleon Hill never had to fight George Foreman.

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.

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

It was dangerous for sure.

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.

@@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?

@@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.

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.

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.

​@@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

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

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.

@@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.

@@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.

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

Norton is scared in this fight against Foreman. Not to mention Foreman brutally knocked Frazier down 6 times who's known never get knock down in his fights is enough to make someone become worried.

Jimmy Ellis never fought Foreman. You mean Jimmy Young?

4 days later 😮

That's today. Thanks for that bit of history.