In 1997 Big George Foreman was 48 when he defended his lineal Heavyweight championship in the last fight of his career vs. Shannon Briggs. He lost on the judges scorecards yet won unanimously in the court of public opinion. Bernard Hopkins is now 48 having just defeated Tavoris Cloud for the IBF Light Heavyweight belt. So, who's win at 48 was the better effort taking into consideration 2 factors: A) both 48 year old's performance and B) the quality of their challenger at that time?
I personally think Bhops performed was more sound However Shannon Briggs was still fighting for the title himself aged 48 vs Vitali Klitshko, so you have to take his own longevity into account when ranking George's win over him That is of course, unless Briggs was a ****, shot, half dead shell of himself vs VK :think
I voted B-Hops. He was aggressive, lively, and put on a show. Not saying Foreman didn't, I was just pleasantly suprised by Hopkins's fight. Cloud was an underdog but a live one, and Hopkins shut him down and punched him in the face.
Far and away my favorite part. First fight I saw live and that just stuck with me; it defined the night.
Foreman was shafted hard in '97 Jersey against a scared shitless Briggs on HBO........ B-HOPS looked awesome against T. Cloud up in York this weekend... Foreman was a brute, where as Hops is a master boxer... MR.BILL:bbb