Which fighter iyo could stand toe to toe with a prime foreman. And win?

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  1. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Every common opponent said crap but in the ring foreman stopped guys that shavers could not so This crappy words mean nothing .
    Leroy said that shavers did hit harder than lyle and foreman combined .do you think that it is truth?
     
  2. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll go with Bonecrusher Smith. Even though it's a slim chance.
     
  3. JohnThomas1

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    The obvious point is Shavers hit noticeably harder than either. Hyperbole just accentuates his view.

    Who did Foreman stop that Shavers didn't? Ron Lyle? As i showed on the clip above Shavers had him shockingly hurt but the bell rang before they engaged again. Shavers also stopped Young and dropped him in a later bout.

    Young dropped Foreman but not Shavers - does that mean Earnie had a better chin than George? One has to consider intangibles.
     
  4. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    .no the obvious point is that Leroy said.... But it does not prove anything. In fact foreman stopped leroy in the minute 1:54 of the round 2 and shavers did in the minute 2:00. Of the round 2. So tell me how the hell did shavers hit that harder?
    once more foreman has the facts in his favour and Shavers blahblaahblah.
    About your examples...
    Stamina ,chin and hitting power are different things And work different
     
  5. jyeahfosho

    jyeahfosho mrtechnicalboxer Full Member

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    No not 18 (FYI foreman started boxing at 18), a little bit older. And did I not say he was young? Yes Foreman did say Liston was the only one to stand up to him and move him back.
     
  6. Sturm

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    I wouldn't get too upset over fantasy boxing. It's just your opinion against mine and we will never know who would win. I'd back Lennox and Bowe any day of the week over George Foreman.
     
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  7. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    Foreman was amateur when he sparred with liston,learn a bit before you comment about a topic
     
  8. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    You could back galento over ali.. Who cares
     
  9. Sturm

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    You do... a little too much
     
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  10. JohnThomas1

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    Well if Foreman stopped Leroy 6 seconds earlier than Shavers did all bets are off. Proof right there Foreman hits harder.

    Oscar Bonavena stopped him quicker than either so i guess he hits harder than both?
     
  11. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    The problem is that nobody is saying that Bonavena hits harder than anyone but it is the case with shavers and i show you that everything that shavers had as argument in his favour is blahblah...the facts until now are in favour of george.
     
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  12. Grapefruit

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    To quote cus "nobody"
     
  13. JohnThomas1

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    But you've thrown peer testimonies clean out the door as absolute nonsense (except the one that favored George i quoted from you) so why would it matter that no-one slates Bonavena as a monster hitter? You pointed out Foreman ko'ing Leroy 6 seconds faster than Shavers as somehow important which is why i threw Bonavena's quicker stoppage back.

    In other words the 6 seconds don't matter a crap.

    The bottom line is peer testimony strongly points to Shavers having even greater power than George. George had more than enough power and it's really not worth dedicating ones biggest purpose in life to.
     
  14. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    Lol it will never end.so stop it now
     
  15. jyeahfosho

    jyeahfosho mrtechnicalboxer Full Member

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    Yes, but I am saying he was not 18, maybe 19. Show me where I said he sparred when he was in his prime years.