It was impressive, no doubt about it, but I thought it would be fair to compare how they did for the rest of their careers, considering George was a huge mismatch for Joe + he looked completely out of shape, at least the first time.
Don't be ridiculous BE. The only true measurement of heavyweight greatness is how well you do against opponents with alliterative names. So Ali counts (as Cassius Clay), Michael Moorer, etc.
If we're going to pretend Frazier doesn't fight Foreman, then I get to pretend that Old Foreman has a KO victory over Tyson
If they'd split their two fights, then you could remove them from discussion, but it's kind of impossible to to compare resumes without giving George his greatest win.
Frazier Ali Bugner Ellis Foster Chuvalo Quarry Bonavena Mathis Machen VS Foreman Frazier Moorer Norton Briggs (robbery) Schulz Stewart Cooney Lyle Peralta Chuvalo it's pretty even in my book