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That Demon, as it happens, took the form of George Foreman last week in Kingston. Until this fight, Foreman was best known as the boxer who waved a miniature U.F. Flag after he won the heavyweight gold medal at the Olympics in Mexico City, Coming soon after the black gloved salute given by John Carlos and Tommy Smith during the playing of the national anthem in an earlier awards ceremony, Foreman's gesture received much praise from those troubled by the "black power" movement in sports. They interpreted Foreman's flag as a sterling sign of patriotism and a rebuke...
...first, though, the jurors voted for acquittal, by 7 to 5, then began to swing the other way. Foreman Ernest Phillips said he himself had "voted different ways." In 15 ballots over six days, the jurors leaned more and more toward conviction (while watching, oddly enough, TV reports on their own deadlock). When they declared themselves stalled at 11 to 1, the judge asked them to try again, and finally the lone holdout gave in. "I finally decided to vote that I was wrong and they were right," said Mrs. Naomi Underwood, 63. But even after voting for a murder...
...Foreman, at 6-3 and 217 pounds, seemed to dwarf Frazier not just in size but in strength as well. Joe charged right in as the fight got under way and scored with a couple of jabs and a hook. But that was about all he would get in, as Foreman unleashed his big guns. The Garden crowd went berserk...
...second round began and it was more of the same for Smokin' Joe. Foreman continued to lace into him with some solid punches and Joe was decked another three times. The Garden fans were again on their feet. The ref finally stopped the fight and the place went wild...
...roar eventually died down except for brief bursts during the replays and when Howard Cosell, trying to reach Foreman, was shown being pushed away by a helmeted Jamaican policeman. As the post-fight hoopla ended and the picture faded from the screen, the lights came on, the fans began to file out. John Kiley started up on the organ and Boston Garden changed back from the scene of a glamorous prize fight into its old grimy self...