george foreman vs max baer....

[shommel]

both huge hitters. if baer doesnt clown around and takes the fight seriously could he beat big george? this would be a good fight

[mr. magoo]

Foreman by early KO.

[turpinr]

i'll go with george too

[Bummy Davis]

If Max is serious and has the right corner, he may be able to get George into deep water. Max had a chin but if he runs in and slugs he will lose...If he has a strategy(which is unlikely) but he used one vs Schmeling and he takes George past the first 3 rounds.....George never fought a Right hand puncher like Max (not even Lyle)...but If an old wizard like Ray Arcel or Angelo or even MannyS. Trick is not to turn Max into a Willie Pep but to utilize the jab enough to sneak the right in and let George feel his power and avoid George while keeping him at bay with his power.....It would take a lot of disipline from Max but he could produce an upset......other than that I favor George over an undisiplined version of Max....Max had the tools to do it though

[teeto]

Foreman imo

[JIm Broughton]

Foreman by KO. Better two handed puncher and more athletic to boot.

[janitor]

If Baer brought his A game then this would be a fight of the year.

I would pick Foreman for the same reasons as everybody else but it wouldnt be a confident pick.

Baer was more durable and had better stamina. It is possible to imagine one of these factors getting him home.

[leverage]

Foreman by k.o. Too mean, surly, and hard hitting. Max was a puncher, not a boxer which is what is needed to beat foreman. He would try to beat foreman at his own game and would be knocked silly

[Holmes' Jab]

George: TKO6.

[MRBILL]

The '73 Foreman clobbers the '34 Baer in brutal fashion.... A wicked encounter while it lasts, but Foreman wins this thing..... I suspect this would be a very sloppy fight with lotsa' wild shots landing and missing.... Foreman by KO over Baer in rd. 4....

MR.BILL

[Chris Warren]

If Baer brought his A game then this would be a fight of the year.

I would pick Foreman for the same reasons as everybody else but it wouldnt be a confident pick.

Baer was more durable and had better stamina. It is possible to imagine one of these factors getting him home.


Baer is more durable? Which is why Foreman was only stopped 1 time in 81 fights and fought till he was 48, Baer on the other hand avoided fighting most black fighters unless you consider Joe Louis black.

If Glass chin Louis could handle his punching power then Foreman would as well and knock him out in 1 or 2 rounds.

[janitor]

[quote]

Originally Posted by Chris ******

Baer is more durable? Which is why Foreman was only stopped 1 time in 81 fights and fought till he was 48,

I could make the observation that he was put on the canvas by lesser punchers than Baer was.

Baer on the other hand avoided fighting most black fighters unless you consider Joe Louis black.

So let me get this straight.

He willingly fought the most dangerous black contender (Joe Louis) but he avoided all the others who would have posed far less threat?

Yes thats logical.

If Glass chin Louis could handle his punching power then Foreman would as well and knock him out in 1 or 2 rounds.

Foreman was not the puncher or the finisher that Louis was. He couldnt put punches together in combinations like Louis and he wasnt nearly as acurate with his counters.

I would add that he was much easier to hit than Louis.

So no I dont think Foreman would go through Baer like glass chin Louis did.

[McGrain]

Originally Posted by Chris ******

unless you consider Joe Louis black.

You are a seriously disturbed individual. There are forums designed specifically for people like you. This isn't one of them.

I pick Baer in 10.

[janitor]

Originally Posted by McGrain

You are a seriously disturbed individual. There are forums designed specifically for people like you. This isn't one of them.

I pick Baer in 10.

He has to weed out the traitors within his midst before the true war can start.

[flamengo]

Foreman inside 3 rounds.

1 2 or 3.. take a pick.