On September 1, 1973, George Foreman (38-0, 35 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Puerto Rican challenger, Jose Roman (43-7-1, 21 KOs).
George Foreman is coming in to the fight on a 38-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Joe Frazier, 7 months and 10 days ago. Jose Roman is on a 6-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Clyde Brown, 2 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for George Foreman at 99-1 winning odds. Jose Roman really doesn't have much to present against Foreman.
George Foreman made quick work of José Roman, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Foreman improves his record to 39-0 (36 KOs), while Roman adds a loss to his record at 43-8-1.