Best Finisher : Foreman, Shavers, Tyson or Liston

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  1. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I didnt lose any money over it :good

    Then again, i was only 5 at the time
     
    Azzer85, Aug 22, 2011
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  2. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    I've chosen Foreman over Tyson because from Tyson I actually have seen a couple of fights in wich he couldn't.
    Tyson vs Douglas (obviously) not entirely his fault because it was close to the end of the round, but he couldn't finish the job in round 9.
    Tyson vs Ruddock II, and a couple of fights earlier in his career.

    Foreman just kept hitting his opponents down, and only had some finishing problems in his 2nd career. Wich any man his age can get :hey
     
    Robney, Aug 22, 2011
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I can't think of anyone foreman hurt but didn't knock out.

    Tyson had douglas, holyfield and williams badly hurt but didn't knock them out.

    Liston didn't let people off neither but he didn't hit as hard as george imo.

    Shavers hit harder than them all but was woeful at delivering and finishing.
     
    lufcrazy, Aug 22, 2011
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  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Aug 22, 2011
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  5. beefman180

    beefman180 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My vote would go to Foreman.
     
    beefman180, Aug 22, 2011
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  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jimmy Young. Plenty in his late career.
     
    TheGreatA, Aug 22, 2011
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  7. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Foreman wasn't much of a finisher in his second career tbh.
     
    tommygun711, Aug 22, 2011
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  8. EverLast

    EverLast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I picked Tyson, but I have no qualms with anyone who picks Foreman above him.

    In this regard I think its a really closely contested affair....I think with Tyson, his knockout reel is just far more memorable than Foremans (when Frazier and Norton spring to mind the most), purely because the sight of much smaller man KTFO of fully fledged heavyweights just sticks in the mind better.

    Truth of it is though, Foreman had a freakish KO%, and also, his KO's in 5 rounds or less, is just as immense as Tyson's. When he had someone hurt, it would usually be over
     
    EverLast, Aug 22, 2011
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  9. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman.

    Or young Tyson.
     
    DKD, Aug 22, 2011
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  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    come on now, anything he did in his second career can only help his argument, not hinder it.
     
    lufcrazy, Aug 22, 2011
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  11. EverLast

    EverLast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :good
     
    EverLast, Aug 22, 2011
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  12. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    All I know is Shavers is dead last by a wide margin, I'm trying to figure out how to sort out the other 3...
     
    Rock0052, Aug 22, 2011
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  13. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    1. tyson
    2. liston
    3. foreman
    4. shavers
     
    Jorodz, Aug 22, 2011
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  14. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    :scaredas::scaredas::scaredas: foreman number 3? when did a hurt man ever survive his attcks?
     
    lufcrazy, Aug 22, 2011
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  15. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    :!:you raise a good point but alex stewart, ali, holyfield and lyle have me questioning him a bit. alex stewart was DONE...but foreman let him off and he arguably lost that fight. ali was just sitting there for half the fight, taking punches but foreman did nothing. holyfield was stunned in round 7 but foreman couldn't capitalize. and lyle could have gone in round 1 but foreman was so busy swinging and missing he never thought to actually connect on lyle. instead it dragged out and he suffered knockdowns due to his sloppiness. he was very, very good but wasted too much energy and wasn't nearly as accurate (i feel) as liston who KNEW how to put a man down
     
    Jorodz, Aug 22, 2011
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