George Foreman suffered badly due to the 'catchweight' syndrome of the 70's

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"Foreman actually was already 230 pounds at age 19"

Can you proof this statement?

 

Very true. But I don't KNOW if the extra weight woulda changed any of his results.

Would he have been better prepared to not punch himself out vs Ali if he had KOd Frazier any faster??????:think:think:think

But it coulda had a little effect on his mental health.:think

 

How is it catch weight, he fough heavyweights, he was heavier than most, he was a great fighter only lost to Ali first time round.

 

Bull****: Foreman was 235 in his comeback when he fought Qawi. So you are trying to say that he weighed the same at 19 and 39 even though he visible bulked up for his second career? The truth is Foreman just wasn't that big in the 70s.

 

idk about that bro, foreman wasnt particularly cut at 225, he'd look fat as **** at 240

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Hes about 26 or 27 years old here, and to tell the truth a bit pudgy. Wlad at 249 is way more shredded than him at 225

 

Tis a story of the frigid variety, male sibling.

 

There's no telling how much Foreman weighs in this picture though. This could have been taken between fights when Foreman wasn't actively training, so his weight could have been up. And Foreman wasn't a bodybuilder that cared about having big muscles and a six-pack set of abs. He was a naturally trained athlete who I don't believe did much weight training at all during the 70s.

 

A 6'3" 220-pound man is big in any era. But of course when you compare someone like Foreman to Hulk Hogan or Andre the Giant then they are not big. But I guess it's all relative.

 

Just food for thought: Foreman in his 40s was probably physically stronger than he was in his 20s. And when I say physically stronger, I mean in terms of pure brute physical strength -- not in terms of punching power. I think Foreman did a lot more strength training types of exercises during his comeback than he did in career 1; plus, he didn't restrict his diet as severely.

 

Believe it or not, a man is at his strongest from his mid to late 30s.

Im talking about strength here, not speed, reflexes, stamina, or whatever, but brute strength.