Mike tyson said that he had intentions to face george foreman

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  1. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson was facing guys like Zouski just after he turned pro, who the **** should he have fought? If Foreman blew up to 300 and was 40 years old, its not Tysons problem

    Tyson is noted for cleaning out his entire division. Foreman struggled against Peralta and your point is? Foremans career highlights consist of koing Joe Frazier, Ken Norton (glass jaw), Moorer (another glass jaw) and running out of gas against Ali, oh yeah and he retired after being exposed by Young. Tysons title reign lasted 4 years, Foremans lasted 2 fights. Yes Tyson fought Holmes, how did Foreman do against Holmes? Oh wait, he ducked him.

    Morrison had to box backwards, he knew he had a dodgy chin, Tyson had a much better chin than Morrison could dream of. Alex Stewart tore Foreman a new hole and Tyson disposed of him in one round.

    Sorry, who did Tyson duck? he fought Lewis, Holmes and Holyfield, the best heavyweights of his era, it doesnt matter if he didnt fight the ****ing Morrisons of the world.

    Foremans whole second career was smoke and mirrors, get your anti Tyson agenda the **** out of here

    Foreman, calls out Tyson and Hoyfield. A Midget and a former cw

    He fights Qawi, a foremer lightheavy

    Morrison, a guy with a well known dodgy chin

    Moorer, another guy with a suspect chin, but this time Foreman got lucky

    Holyfield, a small undersized heavyweight who hadnt really been tested at heavy at that point, i wouldnt be surprised Foreman thought that hed blow Holy away.

    Lets look at the guys who seemed to be missing from Foremans list

    Lewis, Bowe, Holmes (Who literally begged Foreman for a fight), Bruno, Ruddock, Mcall, Tucker and Mercer. He had ample oppurtunity to fight these guys but didnt, so he faces Axel ****ing schulz.

    The best heavyweights of the era aside from Tyson/Foreman, were Holmes, Holyfield, Lewis and Bowe. Out of those guys Tyson fought 3 and Foreman fought one, even though Foreman had much more oppurtunities to face those guys while Tyson was in prison he didnt, why did Foreman duck Lewis Bowe and Holmes?

    youve been exposed on previous threads keep hating. :hi:
     
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  2. heavy_hands

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    so according to you evander holyfield was one of the best when he faced tyson (when evander was past his prime, he had problems of heart and he did not have hair on his head) at 215 pounds, but according to you also , (when he was in his absolute peak in 1991) at 210 pounds he was a small hw and he was not tested at this point.(larry holmes in 1988 was one of the best at this time for sure) yes your comment will be taken seriously :deal:lol:
     
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  3. heavy_hands

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    george foreman before of his 40s faced the greatest and 1 all time great, and he is 2-1 against them. tyson before of his 40s faced 2 all time greats(NOT SHOT) and tyson is 0-3 against them. both men faced evander holyfield, foreman faced a peak holyfield, tyson faced a past prime holyfield, foreman was more than 40 and tyson was 30, foreman lasted 12 rounds and tyson got stopped. PERIOD
     
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  4. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I said tyson faced the best heavyweights of his era, He fought each in his own decade, Holmes in the 80's, holyfield in the 90s and Lewis in the 00's. Either you didnt read the post i was replying to, or your on purposely mashing my words.

    Holyfield was not a respected heavyweight in 1991, in fact he only gained true respect after his first loss to Bowe. Holys peak was ikn 1991, but he was deemed shot in 96 5 years later, but Tysons 5 years inactivity doesnt mean ****?
     
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  5. heavy_hands

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    please....
     
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  6. Azzer85

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    You could say the same thing about Larry Holmes :hi:
     
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  7. heavy_hands

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    but holmes got smasehd by tyson and foreman was nothing like holmes and he wanted tyson, great difference :hi:
     
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  8. Azzer85

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    No of course Holmes didnt really want Tyson :patsch, he just happened to sign the contract and jump in the ring with him.

    Foreman was slower than Holmes, in fact Foreman would have been one of Tysons slowest opponents.

    Speaking of Holmes, why did Foreman duck Holmes? Holmes literally begged him for a fight, even now hes ready for George.

    Instead of nitpicking who Tyson didnt fight, maybe you should look at who George didnt fight because theres a quite a long list of people who seem to be missing.
     
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  9. heavy_hands

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    holmes loved the money, not the fight with tyson, he wa snot fighting to win, he knew that he had no chance, foreman wanted tyson because he knew that he could win this one actually.

    wow!!! end of the topic... so foreman is slower than holmes = tyson beats him...

    yes, foreman was the champion of the world in 1973 and holmes was in the pro debut and foreman should give him a shot for the title right? holmes was nobody until 1978, and foreman was retired since 1977 right? holmes did not face jimmy young, ron lyle,joe bugner... yes foreman avoided holme sin the 70s, great credibility:lol: in the 90s holmes was nobody... foreman never did need the name of larry holmes in his career , he had joe frazier and peak norton, larry did need foreman ...
     
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  10. sean1982

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    foreman turned down a few fights with tyson.

    1st offer was for $5,000,000 in 1990.
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...95/1/index.htm

    2nd offer was for $20,000,000 in 1991.
    http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...1991-markarian

    3rd offer was $15,000,000 with a winner take all that could total $80,000,000 in 1995.
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...8/ai_17445393/

    4th offer was for $20,000,000 in 1999.
    http://boxing.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...man/index.html

    (edit) links dont work on here, but check out the page where i stole them from.. lol
    http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=392717&page=2

    and heres a little interview with holmes about his bout with tyson, theres another somewhere of holmes in the gym talking up how long he had been preparing for tyson as it was on the cards since 86 but cant seem to find it now.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m861f99Nkvk
     
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  11. Azzer85

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    No, the only thing Foreman wanted was money and a fight with Tyson meant money. Holmes wanted the prestige of winning the championship again.

    Yes Foreman was ****ing slow and he is definitely slower than Holmes, shall i show the clip of Foreman missing 12 punches against Holyfield? Unfortunatly Holy didnt have the firepower to put Foreman away, Tyson would.

    Nope, im talking about comeback foreman, why did he did Holmes and Bowe and Lewis? he had ample time to fight these guys while champ, instead he faces Axel Schulz and calls out a guy in prison
     
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  12. heavy_hands

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    :rofl



    so according to you, foreman would be an easier rival for tyson than holmes because he was more slow right? so george foreman was much slower than ali right? who was a harder fight for frazier, ali or foreman? uh? :rofl



    foreman called tyson out in 1988-1990, tyson was not in prison at this time, i am not talking about bowe or lewis, THEY HAD THE STYLE TO OUTBOX the old version of foreman, NOT TYSON. (HOLMES WAS A ****ING NOBODY IN THE 90S)
     
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  13. Shawn Kemp

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    Tyson fought Bowe? Did Tyson fight Mercer either? And Foreman at 45 beat so called glass chinned Michael Moorer while Tyson got knocked out by glass chin Buster Douglas in his prime.

    You say Tyson fought Lewis? And got knocked out by him. Foreman never ducked Lewis. If he didn't get robbed against Briggs he would of got his shot at Lewis.

    Foreman struggled against Peralta? He won the fight easily but didn't Tyson struggle against Jame Tillis a smaller guy too and alot of people felt he lost?

    Foreman fought a small Holyfield? And so did Tyson but Tyson got knocked out by Holyfield.

    Holmes begged Foreman for a fight? You mean when they were both 50? Get the **** out of here Foreman called him out when they were both in their primes before Foreman fought Jimmy Young and Holmes people rufused.

    When did Tyson fight McCall?

    Ruddock got knocked out by Morrison so why would Foreman fight him?

    Morrison had a class chin? Well Morrison is alot better than Danny Williams who knocked Tyson out. Wait Tyson was past his prime? So was Foreman against Morrison.

    Michael Moorer just beat Holyfield something Tyson couldn't do and Moorer was the undefeated world champion and he still beat him no matter what you say. Moorer is better than Kevin McBride who knocked out Tyson. Wait are you going to say Tyson was past his prime again because so was Foreman against Moorer.

    You keep saying Foreman ducked Bowe when Bowe never called out Foreman and Tyson never fought him either. Foreman again would of faced Lewis if he didn't get robbed against Briggs.

    Do you believe Tyson would of fought on his comeback? Hell no because he was washed up and retired by then.

    You have been exposed as a ****** Tyson fanboy and now you have to be put on block bye bye.
     
    Shawn Kemp, May 1, 2013
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  14. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    I see a few of the Foreman Hook proteges have made their way back to the Classic. :hat
     
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  15. heavy_hands

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    do you think that you are the best guy to say it? you are the word "hook" yourself just put the word tyson in the place of foreman
     
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