WBC Countdown to #FuryWhyte Greatest Heavyweight Fights by OPUS: #ForemanFrazier I
Dubbed the Sunshine Showdown, the fight in which George Foremen dropped Joe Frazier six times , snatching his title in Kingston Town, Jamaica, was a one sided drubbing, which lasted less than two tempestuous rounds. A little shy of two minutes into round one, a massive right uppercut dropped Joe, then another put him on his knees and then a left right combination put him back from whence he came.
Joe who tried to fight back, was shellshocked. George who looked enormous compared to Joe, seemed to ignore some decent Joe lefts, in order to inflict his own clobber bombs. The bell came as sweet music to Joe`s ears, but it delayed what had now become inevitable. Joe who`d slumped on to the stool after those shocking three torrid minutes, sprang up and bravely, yet misguidedly waded straight back into the fray.
George tore into him and Joe was caught on the side of the head trying to escape and downed. Moments later a left right combination felled Joe. Incredibly he got up and was lifted off his feet by a mighty right. Referee Arthur Mercante waved it off at one minute and thirty five seconds. George´s sledgehammer blows had swept Joe aside and away. A high wind in Jamaica.
WBC Countdown to #FuryWhyte Greatest Heavyweight Fights by OPUS: #ForemanFrazier I
The Titan´s fight in which George Foremen dropped Joe Frazier six times, snatching his title in Kingston Town, Jamaica. It was a one-sided match, which lasted less than two tempestuous rounds. pic.twitter.com/soVBTIKycm