Rope-a-dope of other combinations. This strategy led him to the junior welterweight championship of the WBU where he took the belt from Shea Neary. Floyd Mayweather often utilizes this technique in his bouts, as he demonstrated in his August 2017 fight against Conor McGregor. Notes Bibliography Rope-a-dope The rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting style commonly associated with Muhammad Ali in his 1974 Rumble in the Jungle match against George Foreman. In many competitive situations, rope-a-dope is used to describe strategies in which one contender lets their opponent fatigue themself by drawing non-injuring offensive actions. This then gives the contender an advantage
I Am Ali I Am Ali I Am Ali is a 2014 documentary directed by Clare Lewins. It covers the life of professional boxer Muhammad Ali. The film tells his story using personal audio recordings Ali made himself during the 1970s. Additionally, interviews of friends, family members, and people associated with professional boxing, combined with archival footage of Ali, are used throughout the movie. Notable appearances in the film include George Foreman, Jim Brown, and Mike Tyson. The film begins with a phone call between Ali and his daughter Hana that took place in November 1971. In the call Ali tells Hana, a