Originally Posted by
Hal-9000
When George Foreman fought Ali during the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, Foreman hit so hard he broke a heavy bag training before the fight. As in, broke the side of the bag.
The press made him out to be this bad guy and Ali was treated like the Second Coming of Christ, so the heavy bag story was used to make Foreman seem more menacing.
Foreman eventually tired and Ali won the fight by using the rope a dope strategy. Ali proved he could take a punch if that was ever in doubt from his previous fights.