OVERNIGHT Muhammad Ali sprang a rope trick as baffling as any ever sprung by an Indian fakir. And George Foreman, trapped as anybody tranfixed by the whine of the pipes and the stare of the beady-eyed snake, eventually fell over. The end was his rude awakening as former heavyweight champion—and Ali's song of joy at paradise regained. The name of the game was rope-fighting. To Ali, it was a new gimmick, born of the ingenuity of his 32 years of age and 14 years in the ring. To students of ye olde art of the fistic it was nothing new. It was the best dodge of the game, a way of fighting to let the other fellow burn up energy while you look for a spot to unleash your punching power economically.
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