Young Foreman (1973) vs. current HWs ?

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  1. MUFA$A

    MUFA$A FEAR * THE * TANK Full Member

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    Vitali would show massive heart and will to win against Big George .

    But would it be enough to win ??
     
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  2. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I doubt.
     
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    Haye was 210 vs Wlad. 4MANS size would not be an issue.
     
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  4. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Old Foreman was 3 classes up technically from young Foreman. If we were talking about Young Foreman with the skill of old Foreman you'd have an argument, but we aren't. The Cooney KO isn't very impressive either. He came off a 3 year retirement after getting knocked out by a Light-Heavyweight in Spinks. He was also knocked out by Holmes before that. I wonder if Wilder will get the same conditionals Cooney gets after he gets knocked out 3 times.
     
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    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fury couldn't beat Foreman. He'd be a human punching bag. That IMO is a styles fight. George tortured you if you couldn't hurt him.
     
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  6. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    ...and hit them harder than they have ever been hit before :sisi1
     
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    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    Correct.

    I get a laugh every time a Johnny-come-lately boxing fan pulls the "oh but boxers are bigger today so the champions of the past couldn't beat them" argument :lol:
     
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  8. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Like a boss ! Really !
     
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  9. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    Oh yeah!
     
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  10. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Respect !
     
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  11. like a boss

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    Respect for Foreman.
     
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  12. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Old dude deserves great respect, of course.
     
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  13. Absolutely!

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    So Frazier at 205 couldn't have made cruiserweight, yet Steve Cunningham at the same weight and far lower bodyfat percentage is too small? How does that work out?
     
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  14. Absolutely!

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    Haye and Foreman fight nothing alike.
     
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  15. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You come off as one yourself. Who brags about knowing who Norton, Lyle, and Frazier are?
     
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