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- Ali said there would be no rematch after Foreman refused to re-hire trainer Dick Sadler.
- The original bout on October 30, 1974 ended with Ali’s eighth-round knockout of Foreman, a timeless sports highlight.
- Foreman took 15 months off before beating Ron Lyle in a fifth-round knockout that earned The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year (1976).
- Foreman later became the oldest heavyweight champion by knocking out Michael Moorer on November 5, 1994 at age 45.
