Maybe the best 5 rounds from a golden era of Heavyweight boxing. Foreman,Ali,Frazier,and Norton were clearly the best of this era but fighters such as Ron Lyle,Jimmy Young,and Earnie Shavers were just a notch or two below these great fighters.
Great fight great ! Will we ever see fight like this ? That's the question. Modern box is dead. I didn't count but in this match there was over 1000 punches. Today we see 10 good punches and we say good match. Those were the true boxers.
@SmelOdies ahahahahahhahaha Never..... look at the match foreman vs guido trane. trane was italian champion at that time. Italian boxing is at a lower level... mainly football in Italy :-)
I'n my opion it is one of the top10 heavyweight fights of all time remember watching it on cold janaury day in 76 my lastyear in high school YEAH I'M 1976 GRAD.
Watched the end of round 2 with my mouth hanging open. Lyle taking such punishment to the head from a puncher of Foreman's power, it looked like a homicide in progress.
I have never seen anything like Rounds 4 and 5 of this fight. One thing's for sure, if George Foreman got into that half-crouch and started throwing nothing but power punches...it was time to look the fuck out.
George Foreman mostrou nessa luta que merece todo o respeito desses lutadores meia boca : Tommy morrison , Mike tyson e Lerry holmes todos não chegam aos pés de Foreman Só Muhammad ali esse é o mair de todos os tempos
@bradleycontois LMFAO, al this was is 2 sweaty black men punching untill one gets tired enough to fall down. We've seen what happens when I pro boxer comes to the ufc. He gets TKO'd by Randy Couture
What a great fight! A well rounded and pretty even match up. If it would have gone the distance without a knockout, I would have given it a draw, as much as I love Foreman.
@Hatinonthehaters This is an all-action fight, and the Klitschko's are the dullest fighters in the history of the heavyweight division. Learn about boxing before you start poppin off...
what has Klitschko got to do with this fight? I don't see any logic in this comment and yet you are getting some stupid people who give you the thumbs up. I am sure Klitschko would pay his respects to George and Ron and applaud their courage and punching power, if not their boxing finesse. So what are you on about? Whats your point about Klitschko disliking this? what idiots there are on you tube....
Vlad & King, may I offer my own input re. your hypothetical Foreman-Tyson match?
I think Tyson's best chance would be to use his superior quickness (especially his exceptional side-to-side lateral approach) to get inside & close enough to land those bomb blasts he was so noted for. However, George had a very considerable chin, not just fearsome punching power. If he could weather MT's early assaults and the fight wore on, I think his superior size & strength could land Mike in real trouble.
@pnutbutrncrackers but wouldnt you say tyson could land shots at least as hard as lyle does here. and tyson was a good finisher and could pound foremans body. and tyson also had a good chin he could take punishment. i say he has a good chance and the winner uncertain.
@kingzula A good question/point, but kind of a tough one, b/c its converse question must be addressed to answer it, which is "After the punishment Lyle here receives, would Tyson have been in any kind of condition to deliver the shots you speak of?" IOW, I know you think highly of MT's chin, but tbh I think 1976 Lyle's was better. It's one thing to say a fresh Tyson tops a fresh Ron Lyle for power (agree), but that's not necessarily what we're talking about. I think RL's stamina & jaw > Mike's.
@pnutbutrncrackers mike tyson had a good chin mike was not the kind of fighter that was out after 1 or 2 big shots. attacking short fighters like tyson have to have good chins to be successful.ron lyle was past his prime and his chin was ok and he did not have good stamina he was 35 he had a good punch but not as good as tyson. if mike hurts george first and as bad as lyle did he finishes him of mike would be hitting with fast hard combo's and you see how low GF hands are. tyson has a chance
@kingzula To say that Lyle was past his prime is mostly a stretch. Many regard this fight, even in losing, as the high point in his career. And his chin was better than "ok". Buster Douglas wore down Tyson with hits nowhere near what Foreman delivered, and the uppercut that spelled the end for Mike was like a regular punch he might've seen several of from George -- plus he had been largely spent & beaten for quite a while in that fight before that (I'd give him two or three rounds tops).
@pnutbutrncrackers I agree, as I've said before, that Tyson's best chance is to hurt George early on and sting him with a 'Kid Dynamite' blast. And I do think that would've been a definite possibility. On the other hand, if MT absorbs too many direct hits from George before he can do that I can see a wobbly Tyson really struggling -- maybe going down in the 4th round or so.
@pnutbutrncrackers when tyson fought ruddock a big dangerous fighter he took ruddocks best shots did not go down and fired back. and ron lyle was past his prime had and ok chin. not a bad chin a decent chin.he did have stamina issues and didnt have good defense.and maybe if he was younger he finishes foreman. many people use what he did to frazier as an example of what he would tyson but frazier took foreman lightly(he was the 3 to 1 favorite)and just came of that grueling fight with ali.
@pnutbutrncrackers douglas wore down tyson the same way ali wore down foreman and douglas hits harder than ali. and ali wore down foreman with jabs. tyson was in ok shape(not good not bad) while foreman was in great shape.douglas who when in good shape is a very skilled fighter and he was in great shape and focused that night and would have beat many fighters that night. douglas is a big guy 6 ft 4 230lbs in shape and was snapping tyson head back. and hitting with big right hands.
@pnutbutrncrackers if you read my past statements with vlad i said that tyson has a chance foreman has a chance and i think it would be and action pact fight with victory uncertain
@kingzula I'll go along w/the "victory uncertain". Don't buy much of a parallel between the Rumble in the Jungle and Douglas/Tyson; nor, again, most of your assessment of Ron Lyle, the fighter. My corner instructions for both men:
To Tyson: "Use your lateral quickness, get inside, pop him good once or twice, get out. Don't stand there."
To Foreman: "Guard the inside like a mower against grass -- & don't let him in - like vs. Frazier. Jab, jab. When he's still enough, look to lower the boom."
@pnutbutrncrackers neither fighter was ever the same again after they both lost their aura of invincibility .they both where knockout by fighters who are not big punchers (especially ali). thats the parallel i'm making. look at this fight with lyle. lyle runs out of gas just like he did with ali
@kingzula Good boxing discussion, thanks. Appreciate you not using profanity with me, too (as I myself never do). Rare on YouTube.
I wish there had been an Ali-Foreman rematch, and I think I would've picked George. I actually didn't think he did that badly in Zaire -- just foolishly punched himself out in the heat (where was his corner's counsel?). Pretty even up till then, IMO. Also thought the count seemed a bit quick, but likely wouldn't have made the difference. Not as big a MA fan as many.
@vladiator100 tyson didnt get up against douglas the way foreman didnt get up against ali. and against ruddock tyson didnt go down.even though he was hit with shots at least as hard as foreman was against lyle. tyson had too be soften up before going down. he took a good shot . foreman would not knockout tyson in 1 round.and size wise in tyson prime he would fight at between 215 and 220 and foreman 220 to 225 and foreman was taller so bulk wise they are about the same. tyson has a good chance
@kingzula Exactly, if Tyson was knocked down against Douglas I see Foreman knocking out Tyson with one or two shots to the chin. Douglas soften up Tyson BUT Douglas does not have the power Foreman does. We all know why Ali was able to KO Foreman which makes it one of the biggest masterpieces of all time. I don't see Tyson getting close and actually duke it out with Foreman, most likely another Frazier vs Foreman night.
@vladiator100 yes douglas soften tyson the way ali soften up foreman and ali didnt hit as hard as douglas.and tyson wasnt in as good of shape that foreman was .no one or two shots does not knockout tyson just like one or two shots doesnt knockout foreman tyson has been hit with one or two big shot before and wasnt knocked out.and ali soften up foreman mostly with jabs . once again the outcome is uncertain tyson in his prime had good head movement and could jab his way in and hurt foreman.
@kingzula Ali didn't soften up Foreman the way Douglas soften up Tyson. Ali shelled up for 7 rounds and let Foreman punch himself out and then unleashed a deadly 7+ punch combination. Big difference. It was the only time Foreman was stopped, Tyson was stopped 5 times. I can't see Tyson banging toe to toe against Foreman even if he was elusive. Even Cus was quoted as saying "its suicide" when it came for Foreman vs Tyson.
@vladiator100 yes he did ali was poppin goerge whith jabs through out the fight those jabs where clearly having an affect on him. foreman was knock out the same way tyson was from taking punishment and then fatigue ali hurt foreman in the first round with a big right . and yes tyson was stopped 5 times but once in his prime like foreman. foreman retired in his prime so we dont no what would have happened if he continued . and foreman really never fought bid punchers except lyle
@kingzula Not really, it was mostly because Foreman punched himself out. The jabs had little effect, of course they still had some effect but Foreman was tired and it did him in. And Lyle was not the only big puncher Foreman faced, he also faced a man named Joe Frazier and KOd him in 2. Foreman came back at 38 years old and that didn't stop him from going the distance in every single bout he had until his final retirement. He also did much better against an even younger Holyfield than Tyson did
@vladiator100 no ali jabs where snapping his head back jab after jab and he hurt forman in the first round and like i said foreman was in good shape tyson was in ok shape(not bad but not good) foreman was not ahead when ali knocked him out. i could see a prime tyson hitting that ali (not in his prime) as much as foreman did.also if joe frazier faced a prime tyson after he just came of that mentally and physically draining fight with ali i think it would have been the same as foreman.
@kingzula Also, Foreman ate short armed punchers for lunch. I don't see him doing much damage. Its probably why he avoided Foreman altogether. Cus himself was quoted as saying it was suicide as I mentioned earlier. Tyson needs to get close to Foreman to do damage, Foreman was very good at keeping guys away, especially smaller guys, with way more reach, size and power, Foreman would make easy work of Tyson.
@vladiator100 i'm skeptical if steve lott and booby goodman two people with an ax too grind said that, being there meal ticket and careers was over when tyson split with them and that tyson quote has been on the internet for years. that could easily be attributed to the foreman camp spreading rumors. but even so i base my opinion on the how i see them fight . and mike tyson has fought many big strong hard hitting fighters and handled their power. like i said both have a chance. an exciting fight
@kingzula Im pretty sure its true, it was around when they had the Tyson vs Foreman hype, im pretty sure you can find the story, its pretty good, I didn't want to believe it but when I read it I was stunned about how they viewed Foreman, and Cus and Tyson never disputed the story. Its never been a secret that Tyson was thought to have avoided Foreman. With their styles I really can't blame Tyson for doing so if he did. Foreman was a bad match up for him.
@vladiator100 the steve lott thing may or may not be true an cus was dead by the time the rumor started circulating so he couldnt dispute that.but as for as the older foreman he was not knocking out any of the top competition he was facing and in fact king had offered foreman a match before tyson fought ruddock who many said was too dangerous a challenge while tyson was waiting for his shot to regain the title. and foreman turn it down to fight holyfield.
@kingzula Im betting its true otherwise the story would have been negated by Tyson's people. Tyson's style is an easy pick for Foreman. Even if the story was false Tyson was smart enough not to look for a Foreman bout enthusiastically. No matter how untouchable Tyson may have been someone will always make you think twice or thrice, Foreman was that man for Tyson. I think Foreman would finish him in a few maybe 2 rounds.
@vladiator100 also foremans success in his comeback is basically his one big punch against moorer who got careless and had a bad chin. he lost too holyfield convincingly he was losing every minute of every round to moorer before the ko .even alex stewert dominated him after the second round and alex should have got the decision. and he was even out boxed by tommy morrison of all people. and i will say tyson was done after ;prison. still he deserves credit for being the oldest champion
@kingzula He did better against Holyfield than Tyson did. Foreman hurt Holyfield on occasions while Tyson was completely dominated. Foreman was never stopped past his prime and even fought in the top competition well into his 40s while Tyson lost a few times past his prime. I will even say Tyson was very near his prime when he fought Holyfield the first time, everybody thought he was going to kill Holyfield. Anyway, I don't Tyson lasting too many rounds against Foreman, prime or not.
@vladiator100 i would say tyson wasnt near his prime when he fought holyfield and certainly wasnt mentally coming of 3 and 1/2 jail sentence. like i said foreman stayed away from the punchers after his fight with lyle and tyson wasnt completely dominated it was competitive for a while. and i have my theories why holyfield had so much more strength and power later in his career. tyson did fight punchers in his prime and has a good chance in his prime against forman was hurt by punchers
@kingzula Most on ringside only gave Tyson one-two rounds in the entire fight against Holyfield( I only gave Tyson one round). Tyson had begun his second reign as champ and did it just as convincingly as he did in the first, very near his prime. Tyson's size and style is a no no against Foreman, sure Tyson has the puncher's chance but I can't see Tyson walking in to Foreman without getting wrecked by Foreman's insane power house punches.
@vladiator100 i gave tyson 3 of the first five rds then holyfield took control over a tiring tyson .but thats not the point. where talking about primes. what short armed fighter did foreman eat for lunch beside frazier.and i already said why i think he beat frazier so easy(that war with ali) and tell me who quoted cus saying that i never herd or read cus saying that . tyson would be able to get inside and work the body and hurt foreman .and what if tyson landed first. both have a chance
@kingzula Bobby Goodman and Steve Lott have been credited to bring up that quote or story. There is also another quote which has Tyson saying "I'm not fightin' that Fuckin' animal, if you love the motherfucker so much, you fight him!" I don't know if they have it on the internet but I read it on a boxing bio a while ago. That quote was directed towards Don King. Tyson getting in is like running towards a train head on, no matter what I don't see Tyson enduring an inside war against George.
@vladiator100 foreman would have to hit tyson with consistent punches thru out the fight and not get hit by tyson that much. tyson takes a good shot . even against lewis where tyson was obviously badly shot, he was able to absorb lewis's big shots for a while. foreman would not just knockout tyson with a couple of big shots.
Oh and by the way Foreman actually WON when he was in trouble against Lyle. As opposed to Tyson falling to adversity in his losses to Douglas and Holyfield. Just as people make countless excuses for Tyson, so I guess the same notion falls for Foreman and why he struggled against Lyle as he was not the same after Ali. Uninterested, unmotivated, he ditched his trainer and was mentally unstable here against Lyle. Same excuses they make for Tyson. Any Foreman kills any Tyson.
@vladiator100 yes foreman beat lyle and tyson beat ruddock after being hurt by a big puncher. like i said they had similar careers and they where never the same after they lost.they lost their mental focus .and tyson never got a chance to win back his title in his prime .foreman more gave up on that quest. you could argue that he no longer felt he could be a champion.so the excuses go both ways. prime tyson and foreman would be a action packed fight with the outcome uncertain.
I watch this fight and can see a classic tyson running thru foreman.What would foreman do when he gets 100 punches landed on him before the first round?Foreman wouldnt get a chance to land a shot.He was so suseptible to right hands.foreman wouldnt knock classic 1987 tyson out as he did frazier ,tyson late 1987,would finish this foreman in the second round.Lyle wasn't close to the relentless punching of a classic tyson.Not even close.
Epic (and I don't use that word often). I'm a big 'Big George' fan, but I have to admit that my heart went out to Ron Lyle that last time he went down and was unable to rise one more time. He had NOTHING to be ashamed of here, an absolute warrior. Huge credit to both men.
Why does it seem like we never see bouts like this anymore? Just me?
@pnutbutrncrackers i agree that fights like this are quite rare nowadays, a lot of fights are too one sided cos there is too much money at stake for promoters and tv etc but when u do see a cracking bout like this it shows us all what a brilliant sport boxing is
Prime Mike Tyson between 1985-1988, under the tutelage of the great Cus D'Amato's team and Kevin Rooney would have destroyed any heavy weight in history in my opinion. His skills then were magnificient, fast, strong and difficult to hit. However, Tyson precipitated his downfall after he got rid of the team that built and transformed him into a unique fighter.
@musood6630 I meant to write 1985-1988, it was a mistake and you should have known instead of trying to admonish me. No body is above mistake, just a mere typing error.
@fadethetrade With this ^ Foreman, the one who wasn't training properly, tormented by his own demons and on a downward slope after the Ali fight then maybe, but not in the first. But Prime vs Prime, Tyson would get killed.
@MrBumboclart Foreman 1973 vs tyson early 1988,would be a shootout with tyson or foreman winning in the second round.Normally I would take young george but after seeing lyle hurt foreman with one right hand,the voice tells me inside that a classic tyson,not any tyson after 1988 but the classic tyson would have swarmed all over foreman .Dont forget,this george had an illegal tactic of constantly shoving his opponents into punching range.If you dont allow him to shove you to the outside,who knows!
@MrBumboclart THe way you describe foreman here after getting his demons after ali,it seems a parrallel to tyson after losing to douglas,he stopped training and stopped fighting the right way.But strictly on form I still wonder if foreman would be able to handle the barrage of the first 90 seconds of tyson after seeing Lyle almost take foremans head off and it only took one Lyle right hand to get the ball rolling,bro!!Tyson with his eyes closed could land 10 rights.and he was a better finisher
@MrBumboclart I think most fans look at the frazier ko and put tyson is fraziers place but you cant because tyson got going when the belll rang,frazier was a notoriously slow starter,perfect fro the fast starting foreman to shove and get the jab/right hand,right uppercut in.TYson would be watching foreman carefully for those tactics,he and damato watched foreman fights all day together.Im sure they mused the idea of how to beat george.
All that he'll do is GO TO george faster than frazier did and get caught with a swinging Foreman uppercut of hook.
If Buster could KO Mike Tyson then George could. People underrate Foreman's chin, he took Brigg's, Moore's, Morrison's and Holyfield's best shots and didn't go down. Don't judge his chin on this ^ because he fought dumb and tried to end it quick without having the conditioning to do so.
What a fight. This is what heavyweight fights are supposed to look like. The last good heavyweight fight that went into a good mix-em-up slugfest was with Lewis vs. Vitali. The latter rounds were brutal.... this is good stuff!! (the persons who disliked are dickheads)
@MegaYouri13 actually the last great heavyweight fight was lamon brewster vs sergiy liakovic (sorry for spelling it wrong) it was for the wbo hw title in 2006 i think check it out its a great fight
@MegaYouri13 The neuropsychologist in me knows how damaging this fight had to be to the brains of both fighters. The humanist in me finds the violence problematic. That said, this was an epic battle with more action than I've ever seen in a heavyweight fight. Both men showed ultimate heart. True courage and determination. Lyle was very under appreciated. He was more than fair-middlin. He was kind of mechanical but he could slug, and could take a major punch. A shame someone had to get the loss.
il 4° ed il 5° round sono qualcosa di fantastico. Si sono battuti con tutte le energie che avevano in corpo. Due atleti FENOMENALI!!!!
ivan73ivan73 5 days ago
RIP RON
todafacetodaface 1 week ago
that was a terrible boxing match. BUT A GREAT FIGHT.
jojowopper 3 weeks ago
George foreman hits like a mule kicks.
veeseee128 3 weeks ago
Maybe the best 5 rounds from a golden era of Heavyweight boxing. Foreman,Ali,Frazier,and Norton were clearly the best of this era but fighters such as Ron Lyle,Jimmy Young,and Earnie Shavers were just a notch or two below these great fighters.
bluesrocker79 4 weeks ago
classic brawl. One of the best ever.
nahorsman 1 month ago
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT, UTTERLY WITHOUT BOXING SKILL!
MrRoyalFatness 1 month ago
No doubt Lyle could throw some bombs of his own. Too bad he didn't do it more frequently.
MrRoyalFatness 1 month ago
How can one not love Howard Cosell?
MrRoyalFatness 1 month ago
Thanks to Lyle for giving Foreman a wake-up call. I think Foreman learned a lot from this fight. Both fighters did.
MrRoyalFatness 1 month ago
3:34 Oooooo!
AvEryBadApPLe 1 month ago
It isnt artistic buts its slugging...Howard Cossell! That line still cracks me up after all these years!
hammer44head 1 month ago
Definetly one of the best fights ever.
zimbreator 1 month ago
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zimbreator 1 month ago
RIP Ron Lyle
andyels1967 1 month ago
wow what a fight dont c them anymore
Sowbert 1 month ago
Great fight, horrendous stoppage...How many more brutal punches landed did the ref want to see...?
KidMoon23 1 month ago
Both of these fighters could bang. R.I.P Ron Lyle
thegreat144000 1 month ago
Thanks for the upload, great fight. Golden age of heavy weight boxing.
ejdee 1 month ago
the 3 best fights i've ever seen were (in chronological order) frazier--ali 1, this fight and hagler--hearns. classic stuff! thanks for the upload.
mistermattmoose 1 month ago
che macht!!!!
ivan73ivan73 1 month ago
una muestra de valor y coraje por parte de ambos luchadores
MegaJorgele 1 month ago
rip damn
baronvondominoes 1 month ago
Great fight great ! Will we ever see fight like this ? That's the question. Modern box is dead. I didn't count but in this match there was over 1000 punches. Today we see 10 good punches and we say good match. Those were the true boxers.
shixxnote 1 month ago
@shixxnote there have been plenty of modern boxing classics. people dont give this generation enough credit..
kaaylo1 1 month ago
what an awesome fight hats off to them both
joeyanchondo626 2 months ago
FOREMAN SHOWED THE HEART OF AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION IN THIS FIGHT
FERRARIDOUG355 2 months ago
Nobody demanded a refund. Great fight!
Lava1964 2 months ago
THIS IS HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KraljM5 2 months ago
Phenomenal. RIP.
PawnBACM 2 months ago
RIP
025Kenneth025 2 months ago
L'incontro più selvaggio che io abbia mai visto
MrThecamillone800 2 months ago
@MrThecamillone800 due superpotenze a confronto...
0ptimates 2 months ago
@0ptimates Ci sono stati incontri pugilato italiano che si avvicinano a eguagliare questo? Pesi massimi?
SmelOdies 2 months ago
@SmelOdies ahahahahahhahaha Never..... look at the match foreman vs guido trane. trane was italian champion at that time. Italian boxing is at a lower level... mainly football in Italy :-)
0ptimates 2 months ago
@SmelOdies non credo proprio...
ivan73ivan73 1 month ago
R.I.P Ron. RESPECT FOREVER...
ncaso 2 months ago 2
R.I.P.
Julian20071 2 months ago
4th round of this match, a glory hymn to noble art. Two epic fighters. R.I.P Ron Lyle.
piantadinoci 2 months ago
RIP champ
TheFridgechucker 2 months ago
what a all time slugfest by 2 real badasses...we won't forget you ron
lynnethc 2 months ago
RIP.. prayer to the Lyle family!!!
kanoby64 2 months ago
RIP lyle
somerville00 2 months ago
God Bless you, Mr. Ron Lyle. The one time I rooted against Ali was when he fought you. You were one of my all time favorites. RIP
Fistiana7 2 months ago 10
@Fistiana7 And that stoppage was somewhat premature.
SmelOdies 2 months ago
great fight!
Hajahone 2 months ago
Epic slugfest...RIP Ron...
Raymond85301 2 months ago
R.I.P. ron lyle
MOEG641951 2 months ago
rip bro from one denver heavyweight to another......you were also one of my favorite bartenders.....good times at the cheerio....rest well
xgymratx 2 months ago
RIP Ron Lyle.
ryderwayland 2 months ago
RIP Ron Lyle!!!
gengis1976 2 months ago
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Rip Ron Lyle. u were game
cirquedufilm 2 months ago
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RIP Ron Lyle!!!
bukovica70 2 months ago
Rip Ron Lyle
LSDarthMaul 2 months ago
Slugfest.
MrBigpopsonswoll 2 months ago
RIP champ.
MrBigpopsonswoll 2 months ago
RIP champ
gibememoni 2 months ago
RIP big Ron Lyle
deepcavemusic 2 months ago
What a amaizing fight
braac 2 months ago
WHAT A FIGHT !!! Ron Lyle was a beast and Foreman too, but God...Lyle had gigant balls to fight that way with a monster like Big George. BRAVO!
chamanista 2 months ago
George said that Ron Lyle was the only guy who could hit you so hard you didn't feel it, no one else could
ganjaganja879 2 months ago
250 lb. rock em' sock em' robots
disgrapefruit2bitter 2 months ago
Most excited fight of Foreman's career.
Civsuccess2 2 months ago
That dog at the beginning could take both of them.
AdamFitz12312 2 months ago
Foreman fuck him out ;)
89macko 2 months ago
Cosell couldnt get anything right in this fight. Terriblle.
torr59622 2 months ago
I'n my opion it is one of the top10 heavyweight fights of all time remember watching it on cold janaury day in 76 my lastyear in high school YEAH I'M 1976 GRAD.
brian1958usgrant 2 months ago
Wow!!! They dont make em like this anymore....
longbow702 2 months ago 9
@longbow702 Word
subarusumeragikun 2 months ago
@longbow702 wow
baronvondominoes 1 month ago
Я считаю лутчший бой за всю историю бокса.
kocherginalexs 2 months ago
@kocherginalexs Спасибо за комментарий. Посмотрите на другие мои vidoes, я написал несколько песен о боксе.
SmelOdies 2 months ago
The fourth round was one of the greatest rounds in history.
MrReinhardt1 3 months ago
Foreman bludgeoned Lyle with about 20 unanswered blows... what was the ref doing smoking a cigar?
XenoType008 3 months ago
If Joe Cortez was refereeing this fight, it would not be great. He would have stopped it in the first round. There's no more great fights anymore.
gtrjoe68 3 months ago
I twitted Foreman on twitter there, asking who hit harder out of Frazier, Lyle and Sonny Liston. He replied:
"It wasn't like they served ice-cream. It all hurt. But Lyle: a sleeping pill."
Donal111 3 months ago 4
Foreman might have hurt Tyson
fillygirl93 3 months ago
If the bell hadnt sounded @13.40 George would not have survived the Lyle onslaught. He got chance to regain himself luckily between rounds
genericgeorge 3 months ago
great fight
genericgeorge 3 months ago
Someone from the crowd was yelling "stop it" at 17:04
slippyal2 4 months ago
Pure slugfest!
fishmanMarch61 4 months ago
Watched the end of round 2 with my mouth hanging open. Lyle taking such punishment to the head from a puncher of Foreman's power, it looked like a homicide in progress.
nePfarious 4 months ago
I have never seen anything like Rounds 4 and 5 of this fight. One thing's for sure, if George Foreman got into that half-crouch and started throwing nothing but power punches...it was time to look the fuck out.
birch5757 4 months ago
Leyendas colosossssss el minuto 13,00
amanecerlatino0336 4 months ago
WTF!!! if this was 2011 that fight would of been stopped
1topgorgon 4 months ago
Lamont Bruster Vs. Sergei Lahovitch best fight I've seen in years and haven't seen such since
disnukka79 4 months ago
in round 4 both fighters died and beat each other back to life...damn
donteversendmeshit 4 months ago
@donteversendmeshit ....holy fuck!! Man ..that sure was a true statement if i ever heard one.
nagone11 4 months ago
Now thats BOXING!....
Hatinonthehaters 4 months ago
12:13 HAMMERTIME!
geert574 4 months ago
At true bomb-fest !!
nagone11 5 months ago
George Foreman mostrou nessa luta que merece todo o respeito desses lutadores meia boca : Tommy morrison , Mike tyson e Lerry holmes todos não chegam aos pés de Foreman Só Muhammad ali esse é o mair de todos os tempos
MrDANTERP 5 months ago
geroge foreman, a living tank...
leafsyo11 5 months ago 7
woooooooooooooooooooow
dlnance1 5 months ago
Since boxing went to ufc Randy should actually box toney now instead of submitting him Randy knew. Not to let toney hit him it would have been fatal
40393427 5 months ago
so much more interesting then ufc.... non of that gay sex leading to a tap out... xD
bradleycontois 5 months ago
@bradleycontois LMFAO, al this was is 2 sweaty black men punching untill one gets tired enough to fall down. We've seen what happens when I pro boxer comes to the ufc. He gets TKO'd by Randy Couture
Rlfl3Man 5 months ago
ya i dont care.... i wana see fighting not wrestling thats why boxin is better...
bradleycontois 5 months ago
How the fuck did Lyle take all those hige blows. Steel plated skull or what
snoopdogsballs 5 months ago
OMG this fight is Epic, when u look up heavyweight fight, this video should pop up......
markus1978p 5 months ago
HIGHLIGHTS
The7512 5 months ago
the 19 dislikes are fans of the current heavyweight division
thewelshviper 6 months ago
Commentator is a serious asshole.
chanctonbury63 6 months ago
@chanctonbury63 A lot of people did not like Howard Cosell.
indiglo1971 3 months ago
I didn't know what I was in for when I clicked on this video but I'm glad I did. That was one hell of a fight! Thanks for putting it up.
wallacehenderson 6 months ago
This is like a Godzilla movie
warriorspath95 6 months ago
Men were clocked in the making of this video.
tubage07 6 months ago
zombie foreman
gibememoni 6 months ago
Ron Lyle - plucky
danboy66in 6 months ago
What a great fight! A well rounded and pretty even match up. If it would have gone the distance without a knockout, I would have given it a draw, as much as I love Foreman.
smalltownman73 6 months ago
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briarius27 6 months ago
19 people have the last name Klitschko
flightdogg 6 months ago 17
@flightdogg WTF does he have to do with this fight?? Klitschko brothers were a few months old when this fight happened.... dumbass.
Hatinonthehaters 4 months ago
@Hatinonthehaters This is an all-action fight, and the Klitschko's are the dullest fighters in the history of the heavyweight division. Learn about boxing before you start poppin off...
flightdogg 4 months ago
@flightdogg Umm have you even seen Klitschko VS Lewis? poppin off... ROFL take that ghetto shit elsewhere.
Hatinonthehaters 4 months ago
@flightdogg
what has Klitschko got to do with this fight? I don't see any logic in this comment and yet you are getting some stupid people who give you the thumbs up. I am sure Klitschko would pay his respects to George and Ron and applaud their courage and punching power, if not their boxing finesse. So what are you on about? Whats your point about Klitschko disliking this? what idiots there are on you tube....
MrThe1messiah 3 months ago
Great Big Georgeeeee!!!!! :)
BAxitorCH 6 months ago
One of the best heavyweight fights ever from a great era for boxing. Heavy Artillery!!!!
Chrisdo01 6 months ago
Vlad & King, may I offer my own input re. your hypothetical Foreman-Tyson match?
I think Tyson's best chance would be to use his superior quickness (especially his exceptional side-to-side lateral approach) to get inside & close enough to land those bomb blasts he was so noted for. However, George had a very considerable chin, not just fearsome punching power. If he could weather MT's early assaults and the fight wore on, I think his superior size & strength could land Mike in real trouble.
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers but wouldnt you say tyson could land shots at least as hard as lyle does here. and tyson was a good finisher and could pound foremans body. and tyson also had a good chin he could take punishment. i say he has a good chance and the winner uncertain.
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula A good question/point, but kind of a tough one, b/c its converse question must be addressed to answer it, which is "After the punishment Lyle here receives, would Tyson have been in any kind of condition to deliver the shots you speak of?" IOW, I know you think highly of MT's chin, but tbh I think 1976 Lyle's was better. It's one thing to say a fresh Tyson tops a fresh Ron Lyle for power (agree), but that's not necessarily what we're talking about. I think RL's stamina & jaw > Mike's.
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers mike tyson had a good chin mike was not the kind of fighter that was out after 1 or 2 big shots. attacking short fighters like tyson have to have good chins to be successful.ron lyle was past his prime and his chin was ok and he did not have good stamina he was 35 he had a good punch but not as good as tyson. if mike hurts george first and as bad as lyle did he finishes him of mike would be hitting with fast hard combo's and you see how low GF hands are. tyson has a chance
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula To say that Lyle was past his prime is mostly a stretch. Many regard this fight, even in losing, as the high point in his career. And his chin was better than "ok". Buster Douglas wore down Tyson with hits nowhere near what Foreman delivered, and the uppercut that spelled the end for Mike was like a regular punch he might've seen several of from George -- plus he had been largely spent & beaten for quite a while in that fight before that (I'd give him two or three rounds tops).
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers I agree, as I've said before, that Tyson's best chance is to hurt George early on and sting him with a 'Kid Dynamite' blast. And I do think that would've been a definite possibility. On the other hand, if MT absorbs too many direct hits from George before he can do that I can see a wobbly Tyson really struggling -- maybe going down in the 4th round or so.
We'll never know, but it's fun to speculate.
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers when tyson fought ruddock a big dangerous fighter he took ruddocks best shots did not go down and fired back. and ron lyle was past his prime had and ok chin. not a bad chin a decent chin.he did have stamina issues and didnt have good defense.and maybe if he was younger he finishes foreman. many people use what he did to frazier as an example of what he would tyson but frazier took foreman lightly(he was the 3 to 1 favorite)and just came of that grueling fight with ali.
kingzula 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers douglas wore down tyson the same way ali wore down foreman and douglas hits harder than ali. and ali wore down foreman with jabs. tyson was in ok shape(not good not bad) while foreman was in great shape.douglas who when in good shape is a very skilled fighter and he was in great shape and focused that night and would have beat many fighters that night. douglas is a big guy 6 ft 4 230lbs in shape and was snapping tyson head back. and hitting with big right hands.
kingzula 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers if you read my past statements with vlad i said that tyson has a chance foreman has a chance and i think it would be and action pact fight with victory uncertain
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula I'll go along w/the "victory uncertain". Don't buy much of a parallel between the Rumble in the Jungle and Douglas/Tyson; nor, again, most of your assessment of Ron Lyle, the fighter. My corner instructions for both men:
To Tyson: "Use your lateral quickness, get inside, pop him good once or twice, get out. Don't stand there."
To Foreman: "Guard the inside like a mower against grass -- & don't let him in - like vs. Frazier. Jab, jab. When he's still enough, look to lower the boom."
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers neither fighter was ever the same again after they both lost their aura of invincibility .they both where knockout by fighters who are not big punchers (especially ali). thats the parallel i'm making. look at this fight with lyle. lyle runs out of gas just like he did with ali
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Good boxing discussion, thanks. Appreciate you not using profanity with me, too (as I myself never do). Rare on YouTube.
I wish there had been an Ali-Foreman rematch, and I think I would've picked George. I actually didn't think he did that badly in Zaire -- just foolishly punched himself out in the heat (where was his corner's counsel?). Pretty even up till then, IMO. Also thought the count seemed a bit quick, but likely wouldn't have made the difference. Not as big a MA fan as many.
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@vladiator100 tyson didnt get up against douglas the way foreman didnt get up against ali. and against ruddock tyson didnt go down.even though he was hit with shots at least as hard as foreman was against lyle. tyson had too be soften up before going down. he took a good shot . foreman would not knockout tyson in 1 round.and size wise in tyson prime he would fight at between 215 and 220 and foreman 220 to 225 and foreman was taller so bulk wise they are about the same. tyson has a good chance
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Exactly, if Tyson was knocked down against Douglas I see Foreman knocking out Tyson with one or two shots to the chin. Douglas soften up Tyson BUT Douglas does not have the power Foreman does. We all know why Ali was able to KO Foreman which makes it one of the biggest masterpieces of all time. I don't see Tyson getting close and actually duke it out with Foreman, most likely another Frazier vs Foreman night.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 yes douglas soften tyson the way ali soften up foreman and ali didnt hit as hard as douglas.and tyson wasnt in as good of shape that foreman was .no one or two shots does not knockout tyson just like one or two shots doesnt knockout foreman tyson has been hit with one or two big shot before and wasnt knocked out.and ali soften up foreman mostly with jabs . once again the outcome is uncertain tyson in his prime had good head movement and could jab his way in and hurt foreman.
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Ali didn't soften up Foreman the way Douglas soften up Tyson. Ali shelled up for 7 rounds and let Foreman punch himself out and then unleashed a deadly 7+ punch combination. Big difference. It was the only time Foreman was stopped, Tyson was stopped 5 times. I can't see Tyson banging toe to toe against Foreman even if he was elusive. Even Cus was quoted as saying "its suicide" when it came for Foreman vs Tyson.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 yes he did ali was poppin goerge whith jabs through out the fight those jabs where clearly having an affect on him. foreman was knock out the same way tyson was from taking punishment and then fatigue ali hurt foreman in the first round with a big right . and yes tyson was stopped 5 times but once in his prime like foreman. foreman retired in his prime so we dont no what would have happened if he continued . and foreman really never fought bid punchers except lyle
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Not really, it was mostly because Foreman punched himself out. The jabs had little effect, of course they still had some effect but Foreman was tired and it did him in. And Lyle was not the only big puncher Foreman faced, he also faced a man named Joe Frazier and KOd him in 2. Foreman came back at 38 years old and that didn't stop him from going the distance in every single bout he had until his final retirement. He also did much better against an even younger Holyfield than Tyson did
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 no ali jabs where snapping his head back jab after jab and he hurt forman in the first round and like i said foreman was in good shape tyson was in ok shape(not bad but not good) foreman was not ahead when ali knocked him out. i could see a prime tyson hitting that ali (not in his prime) as much as foreman did.also if joe frazier faced a prime tyson after he just came of that mentally and physically draining fight with ali i think it would have been the same as foreman.
kingzula 7 months ago
@vladiator100 even jerry cooney (a big puncher but had no chin) hurt foreman. tyson in his prime hurts foreman just as much as foreman hurts tyson
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Also, Foreman ate short armed punchers for lunch. I don't see him doing much damage. Its probably why he avoided Foreman altogether. Cus himself was quoted as saying it was suicide as I mentioned earlier. Tyson needs to get close to Foreman to do damage, Foreman was very good at keeping guys away, especially smaller guys, with way more reach, size and power, Foreman would make easy work of Tyson.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 i'm skeptical if steve lott and booby goodman two people with an ax too grind said that, being there meal ticket and careers was over when tyson split with them and that tyson quote has been on the internet for years. that could easily be attributed to the foreman camp spreading rumors. but even so i base my opinion on the how i see them fight . and mike tyson has fought many big strong hard hitting fighters and handled their power. like i said both have a chance. an exciting fight
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Im pretty sure its true, it was around when they had the Tyson vs Foreman hype, im pretty sure you can find the story, its pretty good, I didn't want to believe it but when I read it I was stunned about how they viewed Foreman, and Cus and Tyson never disputed the story. Its never been a secret that Tyson was thought to have avoided Foreman. With their styles I really can't blame Tyson for doing so if he did. Foreman was a bad match up for him.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 the steve lott thing may or may not be true an cus was dead by the time the rumor started circulating so he couldnt dispute that.but as for as the older foreman he was not knocking out any of the top competition he was facing and in fact king had offered foreman a match before tyson fought ruddock who many said was too dangerous a challenge while tyson was waiting for his shot to regain the title. and foreman turn it down to fight holyfield.
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Im betting its true otherwise the story would have been negated by Tyson's people. Tyson's style is an easy pick for Foreman. Even if the story was false Tyson was smart enough not to look for a Foreman bout enthusiastically. No matter how untouchable Tyson may have been someone will always make you think twice or thrice, Foreman was that man for Tyson. I think Foreman would finish him in a few maybe 2 rounds.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 also foremans success in his comeback is basically his one big punch against moorer who got careless and had a bad chin. he lost too holyfield convincingly he was losing every minute of every round to moorer before the ko .even alex stewert dominated him after the second round and alex should have got the decision. and he was even out boxed by tommy morrison of all people. and i will say tyson was done after ;prison. still he deserves credit for being the oldest champion
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula He did better against Holyfield than Tyson did. Foreman hurt Holyfield on occasions while Tyson was completely dominated. Foreman was never stopped past his prime and even fought in the top competition well into his 40s while Tyson lost a few times past his prime. I will even say Tyson was very near his prime when he fought Holyfield the first time, everybody thought he was going to kill Holyfield. Anyway, I don't Tyson lasting too many rounds against Foreman, prime or not.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 i would say tyson wasnt near his prime when he fought holyfield and certainly wasnt mentally coming of 3 and 1/2 jail sentence. like i said foreman stayed away from the punchers after his fight with lyle and tyson wasnt completely dominated it was competitive for a while. and i have my theories why holyfield had so much more strength and power later in his career. tyson did fight punchers in his prime and has a good chance in his prime against forman was hurt by punchers
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Most on ringside only gave Tyson one-two rounds in the entire fight against Holyfield( I only gave Tyson one round). Tyson had begun his second reign as champ and did it just as convincingly as he did in the first, very near his prime. Tyson's size and style is a no no against Foreman, sure Tyson has the puncher's chance but I can't see Tyson walking in to Foreman without getting wrecked by Foreman's insane power house punches.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 i gave tyson 3 of the first five rds then holyfield took control over a tiring tyson .but thats not the point. where talking about primes. what short armed fighter did foreman eat for lunch beside frazier.and i already said why i think he beat frazier so easy(that war with ali) and tell me who quoted cus saying that i never herd or read cus saying that . tyson would be able to get inside and work the body and hurt foreman .and what if tyson landed first. both have a chance
kingzula 7 months ago
@kingzula Bobby Goodman and Steve Lott have been credited to bring up that quote or story. There is also another quote which has Tyson saying "I'm not fightin' that Fuckin' animal, if you love the motherfucker so much, you fight him!" I don't know if they have it on the internet but I read it on a boxing bio a while ago. That quote was directed towards Don King. Tyson getting in is like running towards a train head on, no matter what I don't see Tyson enduring an inside war against George.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 foreman would have to hit tyson with consistent punches thru out the fight and not get hit by tyson that much. tyson takes a good shot . even against lewis where tyson was obviously badly shot, he was able to absorb lewis's big shots for a while. foreman would not just knockout tyson with a couple of big shots.
kingzula 7 months ago
one of the most brutal fights ever
egentile30 7 months ago
Best 4th round I ever saw!
philiparomeo 7 months ago
Oh and by the way Foreman actually WON when he was in trouble against Lyle. As opposed to Tyson falling to adversity in his losses to Douglas and Holyfield. Just as people make countless excuses for Tyson, so I guess the same notion falls for Foreman and why he struggled against Lyle as he was not the same after Ali. Uninterested, unmotivated, he ditched his trainer and was mentally unstable here against Lyle. Same excuses they make for Tyson. Any Foreman kills any Tyson.
vladiator100 7 months ago
@vladiator100 yes foreman beat lyle and tyson beat ruddock after being hurt by a big puncher. like i said they had similar careers and they where never the same after they lost.they lost their mental focus .and tyson never got a chance to win back his title in his prime .foreman more gave up on that quest. you could argue that he no longer felt he could be a champion.so the excuses go both ways. prime tyson and foreman would be a action packed fight with the outcome uncertain.
kingzula 7 months ago
I watch this fight and can see a classic tyson running thru foreman.What would foreman do when he gets 100 punches landed on him before the first round?Foreman wouldnt get a chance to land a shot.He was so suseptible to right hands.foreman wouldnt knock classic 1987 tyson out as he did frazier ,tyson late 1987,would finish this foreman in the second round.Lyle wasn't close to the relentless punching of a classic tyson.Not even close.
fadethetrade 7 months ago
this is one of the best fights ever i love it Big George is so very Great Boxer and even Greater Man i love him , God bless Him
ChujCiWJedzenie 7 months ago
Epic (and I don't use that word often). I'm a big 'Big George' fan, but I have to admit that my heart went out to Ron Lyle that last time he went down and was unable to rise one more time. He had NOTHING to be ashamed of here, an absolute warrior. Huge credit to both men.
Why does it seem like we never see bouts like this anymore? Just me?
pnutbutrncrackers 7 months ago
@pnutbutrncrackers i agree that fights like this are quite rare nowadays, a lot of fights are too one sided cos there is too much money at stake for promoters and tv etc but when u do see a cracking bout like this it shows us all what a brilliant sport boxing is
donzie975 7 months ago
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Prime Mike Tyson between 1985-1988, under the tutelage of the great Cus D'Amato's team and Kevin Rooney would have destroyed any heavy weight in history in my opinion. His skills then were magnificient, fast, strong and difficult to hit. However, Tyson precipitated his downfall after he got rid of the team that built and transformed him into a unique fighter.
scoppy80 7 months ago
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scoppy80 7 months ago
@scoppy80 2005-2008? Do you even know your boxing.
musood6630 7 months ago
@musood6630 I meant to write 1985-1988, it was a mistake and you should have known instead of trying to admonish me. No body is above mistake, just a mere typing error.
scoppy80 7 months ago
@scoppy80 Looking bad admit that I was a bit harsh. not intended. Sorry mate.
musood6630 7 months ago
@musood6630 Cool bro, stay blessed man.
scoppy80 7 months ago
After watching the Fraizer vs Ali III fight, it's amazing to see a fight like this.
TheBigBeavis 7 months ago
Classic tyson would have finished foreman off in the first here.
fadethetrade 7 months ago
@fadethetrade With this ^ Foreman, the one who wasn't training properly, tormented by his own demons and on a downward slope after the Ali fight then maybe, but not in the first. But Prime vs Prime, Tyson would get killed.
MrBumboclart 7 months ago
@MrBumboclart Foreman 1973 vs tyson early 1988,would be a shootout with tyson or foreman winning in the second round.Normally I would take young george but after seeing lyle hurt foreman with one right hand,the voice tells me inside that a classic tyson,not any tyson after 1988 but the classic tyson would have swarmed all over foreman .Dont forget,this george had an illegal tactic of constantly shoving his opponents into punching range.If you dont allow him to shove you to the outside,who knows!
fadethetrade 7 months ago
@MrBumboclart THe way you describe foreman here after getting his demons after ali,it seems a parrallel to tyson after losing to douglas,he stopped training and stopped fighting the right way.But strictly on form I still wonder if foreman would be able to handle the barrage of the first 90 seconds of tyson after seeing Lyle almost take foremans head off and it only took one Lyle right hand to get the ball rolling,bro!!Tyson with his eyes closed could land 10 rights.and he was a better finisher
fadethetrade 7 months ago
@MrBumboclart I think most fans look at the frazier ko and put tyson is fraziers place but you cant because tyson got going when the belll rang,frazier was a notoriously slow starter,perfect fro the fast starting foreman to shove and get the jab/right hand,right uppercut in.TYson would be watching foreman carefully for those tactics,he and damato watched foreman fights all day together.Im sure they mused the idea of how to beat george.
fadethetrade 7 months ago
@fadethetrade I can't see Tyson winning at all.
All that he'll do is GO TO george faster than frazier did and get caught with a swinging Foreman uppercut of hook.
If Buster could KO Mike Tyson then George could. People underrate Foreman's chin, he took Brigg's, Moore's, Morrison's and Holyfield's best shots and didn't go down. Don't judge his chin on this ^ because he fought dumb and tried to end it quick without having the conditioning to do so.
KO2-4 Foreman
MrBumboclart 7 months ago
19 people are Ron lyles family
LordTariq83 7 months ago
one of the greatest fights!
Will84ABA 8 months ago
What a fight. This is what heavyweight fights are supposed to look like. The last good heavyweight fight that went into a good mix-em-up slugfest was with Lewis vs. Vitali. The latter rounds were brutal.... this is good stuff!! (the persons who disliked are dickheads)
MegaYouri13 8 months ago 18
@MegaYouri13 actually the last great heavyweight fight was lamon brewster vs sergiy liakovic (sorry for spelling it wrong) it was for the wbo hw title in 2006 i think check it out its a great fight
thewelshviper 6 months ago
@MegaYouri13 indeed, who on earth did not like this fight? Absolutely breathtaking.
dogeban 4 months ago
@MegaYouri13 The neuropsychologist in me knows how damaging this fight had to be to the brains of both fighters. The humanist in me finds the violence problematic. That said, this was an epic battle with more action than I've ever seen in a heavyweight fight. Both men showed ultimate heart. True courage and determination. Lyle was very under appreciated. He was more than fair-middlin. He was kind of mechanical but he could slug, and could take a major punch. A shame someone had to get the loss.
drjimiboy69 4 months ago