George Foreman takes a terrible beating but escapes with a win over hard-hitting Alex Stewart in a battle between knockout artists. In the second round, Foreman lands a right hand that puts Stewart down on all fours. Stewart beats the count but is dropped onto his backside in the corner by a one-two from Foreman. He somehow comes back to land hard shots in the fourth, including one as Foreman has his hands on his hips while talking to someone in the crowd. With Foreman's face busted up and swelling horribly, Stewart hammers away at him with haymakers against the ropes to end the seventh round. The former Heavyweight Champion comes back to put Stewart in big trouble in the eighth, staggering him with uppercuts. Foreman loses a point for repeated low blows in the twelfth and final round but still manages to earn a majority decision and keep his comeback alive.

George Foreman vs. Alex Stewart

Making the first defense of his second reign as Heavyweight Champion, George Foreman gets a gift decision against Axel Schultz of Germany. Schultz does a number on Foreman for much of the fight and stings him with a big right hand in the ninth round. Foreman goes for broke in the eleventh, but Schultz finishes stronger in the twelfth. After twelve rounds, Foreman is inexplicably declared the winner and retains his title by a highly controversial majority decision.

George Foreman vs. Alex Stewart

Celebration: George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz

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