Trainer Angelo Dundee: Ali By A Knockout In Nine Or 10

I make no bones about it: Foreman is a great champion, a great heavyweight. But the only little thing is, he's meeting a man with the style to beat him. In each fighter's life, someone comes along who can beat him; his invincibility disappears when he meets a certain fighter. Right now, Foreman looks invincible. I was thrilled when I saw him work out in the gym. He looks like he is in perfect condition, a big block of granite.

But the whole thing is having Muhammad Ali face you. This is the whole gist of this fight. Ali does things to his opponents. I don't know what the chemistry is; he just psychs those guys.

Foreman has been able to dominate fights in the past, but when he faces Ali he won't dominate because he won't find Ali easy to reach. He'll be facing an opponent who will stand eye to eye with him; there's not going to be any bending in front of him. Foreman will be facing a guy who can move out of range of his punches, and between Foreman's swings Muhammad will be popping him. My fellow has all the necessary tools to defeat Foreman.

I know that Foreman is going to come forward and try to dominate the fight away from my fellow, but I wouldn't be amazed to see Ali take it to Foreman. It is all according to what Foreman does. This thing about Foreman walking around and cutting off the ring won't work with Muhammad; it will work against Foreman. My fellow has more experience in handling that kind of strategy. Muhammad will be able to contain George's firepower and then he'll knock him out in nine or 10 rounds.

If my fellow can contain Foreman early on, he'll start about round six or seven dictating the tempo of the fight. Also, George is a muscle-fighter. This type of athlete has a tendency to flatten out in the later rounds. It takes more out of them to deliver a punch than a guy who is smooth-muscled. George is bulky-muscled.

I don't think Foreman's cut eye will be a factor in the outcome of this fight. It's been overdone, that cut. I think Foreman won't know how to react to being hit; nobody has ever been hitting on him. And Ali can change gears in the middle of a fight. He can take it to you, he can outbox you, even out-rough you a little bit. Now I don't say my fellow is the greatest knockout puncher. But he will hit Foreman, and the finest boxers in the world do funny tricks once they start getting hit. They don't operate as effectively once they are catching punches. I'm positive my fellow will reach him. He'll be shooting from the same level, 6'3". Foreman is very effective punching down—but punching straight out, I don't know how effective he is going to be. My fellow loves guys who try to bang him around the belly. It makes them more susceptible to head punches. My fellow's theory is: kill the head and the body will die. We are going to see a great fight. Muhammad Ali will emerge as champion.