Joe Frazier vs George Foreman 1 /“The Sunshine Showdown“/ The Ring Fight of the Year/Full Highlights

George Foreman 218 lbs beat Joe Frazier 214 lbs by TKO at 2:26 in round 2 of 15 Date: 1973-01-22 Location: National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (5th defense by Frazier) World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (5th defense by Frazier). The fight lasted only two rounds, with Foreman scoring a technical knockout at 1:35 of the second round to dethrone Frazier and become the new undisputed heavyweight champion. Foreman brutalized Frazier for the duration of the fight, scoring six knockdowns over the champion. In ABC’s television re-broadcast, Howard Cosell made the legendary exclamation: “Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!“ Less than two minutes into the fight, Foreman stunned Frazier with a series of punches and then sent him down to the canvas with a right uppercut. Frazier was able to get back up but Foreman would continue his dominance and with seventeen seconds left in the round, Foreman caught Frazier wit