On October 30, 1974, George Foreman (40-0, 37 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Muhammad Ali (44-2, 31 KOs).
George Foreman is coming in to the fight on a 40-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Ken Norton, 7 months and 4 days ago. Muhammad Ali is on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Joe Frazier, 9 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 72.9-27.1 in favor of Muhammad Ali, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and George Foreman will put on a really good performance, Ali will be required to be at his best.
Muhammad Ali stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round, and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles — and is crowned the new undisputed heavyweight world champion. Ali improves his record to 45-2 (32 KOs), while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 40-1.