From Rope-A-Dope To Cellar Dweller: Biden His Time

In 1974, Muhammed Ali rose to the level of a transcendent sports figure when he defeated heavyweight champion George Foreman and reclaimed the premier world boxing title. Realizing he couldn't trade punches with the fearsome and heavily favored Foreman, he developed an innovative ring strategy called the "rope-a-dope." Ali covered up his upper torso with his arms and leaned back into the slack ring ropes, taking temporary punishment as the powerful Frazier punched himself out until Ali flattened

In 1974, Muhammed Ali rose to the level of a transcendent sports figure when he defeated heavyweight champion George Foreman and reclaimed the premier world boxing title. Realizing he couldn't trade punches with the fearsome and heavily favored Foreman, he developed an innovative ring strategy called the "rope-a-dope." Ali covered up his upper torso with his arms and leaned back into the slack ring ropes, taking temporary punishment as the powerful Frazier punched himself out until Ali flattened…