George Foreman best bareknuckle fighter ever ?

Foreman was out for years recovering mentally, because he could not take the Young loss, simple. why is that so difficult for you to understand?

Foreman didnt see a boxing glove, but he was out and enjoying himself for 10 years. He was also active for a couple of years and had numerous fights before he fought Holyfield. Tyson had barely done 8 full rounds in 5 years.

Being out and free regardless of how long, is better than being caged up for 5 years.

Watch the video of Foreman trying to 'prove himself' atfer the Ali loss by fighting 5 bums in one night and tell me Foreman wasnt mentally ****ed.

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They had separate careers and aren't really comparable. Foreman in no way had been off for ten years before Holy tho. He was over 20 fights into the comeback.

 

it's Foreman's fault he was fat.

 

Weight is always a factor, but back when men had thirty seconds to recover from knockdowns (either from a blow or throw), things tended to get dragged out, allowing for multiple current shifts. It is also true that agility often negated strength.

One need only reference Sayers vs. Heenan to appreciate this.

It is arguable that the slender built Jem Belcher was the ultimate fighting machine in a scrap to the finish. During the height of the London Prize Rules, back when there were plenty of 200lbs men, he was near insufferable.

George has the tools to prosper (theoretically), but that he would simply smite away his rugged ancestors is more silly than wishful.

 

Sayers versus Heenan is actually a bad reference to site for your point. True, Sayers has some reputation as a middleweight giant killer fighting heavyweights but John C. Heenan only had four formal fights losing two and drawing one with Sayers. That means out of his four total fights he only won once. Hardly a victory worth crowing about for a true professional boxer such as Sayers was. Then the fight ended in the forty second round after supporters of Sayers rushed the ring when Heenan looked to be getting the upper hand. If he gained a draw it's against a lowly near amateur opponent, but it looks like he might have been on his way to a loss.

Tom Sayers' victory over William Perry who had about 11 fights, mostly wins, was 6' 1/2" tall, 185 pounds, and 38 years old is somewhat more impressive. At least Perry had a winning record, even if he was old.

 

Sullivan would hip toss modern boxers to death....

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John L would be tossing Tyson and Foreman on their ass

 

Says the twat with 300 ****ing posts

Maybe instead of wasting time looking at fighters i like, you should actually pay attention to the posts i make

and pull Foremans ***** from wherever your sticking it.

 

In general terms, the best LPR fighters seem to have been about the same size as Rocky Marciano.

There were guys around the size of Foreman and even Lewis, but it is hard to be sure whether they did not get to the top because their size did not suit them to the rule set, or simply because they were not very good.