George Foreman vs. Miguel Angel Paez

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George Foreman 217 lbs beat Miguel Angel Paez 196 lbs by KO at 2:29 in round 2 of 15

  • Date: 1972-05-11
  • Location: Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA
  • Referee: Tony Bosnich
  • Pan American Heavyweight Title

Notes

  • George Foreman 35-0 (32 KOs) vs. Miguel Angel Paez 48-15-13 (29 KOs)
  • The fight was originally scheduled to happen on April 24 but was postponed because Paez couldn't get a U.S. visa in time to properly train for the fight in Oakland.
  • The fight was a benefit for the Special Olympics.
  • This was Paez's only fight in the United States.
  • Paez entered the fight as the Argentinean Heavyweight Champion.

Bout Summary

Paez came out moving against Foreman, who pursued Paez behind a rangy left jab. Foreman pushed Paez to the mat midway through the opening round. Referee Tony Bosnich correctly ruled that it was not a knockdown. Later in the round, Foreman once again pushed Paez to the mat and received a warning from Bosnich. In the second round, Foreman was warned to keep his punches up and was again told to stop pushing.

Foreman pinned Paez along the ropes and unloaded a barrage of punches to the body and head, which caused Paez to take a knee midway through round two. He got to his feet at the count of seven. Foreman drove Paez back to the ropes and once again unleashed a barrage of punches to the body and head. Paez went down to both knees and did not get to his feet until after the referee reached the count of ten.

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