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'Everybody feared for Muhammad Ali. Everyone. So I figured I'd go out there and knock him out in one or two rounds so he wouldn't get hurt.My corner instructed me to knock him out in the first round, second round, third round, and I didn't conserve any energy.Then I looked and it was the fourth round, and I had hit this guy with every shot I had to knock him out, he had not lost any ground. As a matter of fact, he was a little stronger.On the other hand I had not punished him and knocked him out like thought... I had got a little weaker.I was devastated after the fight. I had been a professional all these years, I was undefeated in 37 boxing matches and nobody had ever beaten me I thought I knew how to navigate through anything, but a defeat.I was devastated, I had nightmares. I kept waking up in the middle of the night thinking I'm going to beat the count and I lost the boxing match in my nightmares.Things didn't change. It was a hard time to live through. It was very hard for me to move on.- George Foreman #boxinghistory #MuhammadAli #foreman