Monday, May 21, 2007
A Whole New Side to Rumble in the Jungle
Why now? Who knows, but 33 years after the Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman has written in his recent memoir that he was drugged by his trainer, Dick Sadler, right before the fight began. Foreman explains in his most recent memoir, "God in My Corner", that "his trainer gave him a weird-tasting cup of water just before the bout. "I almost spit it out . . . Man, I know this water has medicine in it," Foreman said to his trainer, who denied it was spiked. "I climbed into the ring with that medicinal taste still lingering in my mouth . . . After the third round, I was as tired as if I had fought 15 rounds. What's going on here? Did someone slip a drug in my water?" Ali knocked out Foreman in the eighth round."
Is Foreman just trying to sell his memoirs? Is he a sore loser? Will this claim by Foreman suddenly become one of the famous boxing conspiracy theories, such as the Ali-Liston rematch Phantom Punch? In a sport which desperately needs some sort of boost, perhaps Foreman's questionable statement can spark some interest in boxing.
4 Comments:
I hope nobody actually believes this from Foreman, and the fact that he just decides to mention it 33 years later no doubt should raise everyone's eyebrows. Although I find it ridiculous, I hope you're right when saying this could be a spark that boxing needs.
Go sell some grills George!!!....why hasn't he talked about this before???????
Must be the same trainer Aaron Pryor had.
Actually, it's not "new" news at all. Foreman first mentioned this in a 1984 Sports Illustrated interview. And in his last autobiography.
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