How well would Foreman do now if he was 40 and made a comeback?

I have Fury and wilder beating him maybe Ruiz too

 

Foreman was horrible on his return. His punch technique was that of a child. His defence was leaky. And his speed was that of a molasses.

40year old Foreman would get destroyed by Joseph Joyce ffs

 

He is also smaller than Joyce with less reach and just as fast.

 

He was happy to fight the smaller fighters like Holyfield, Morrison and Tyson but admitted to avoiding Bowe and Lewis in the 90s because of their size. I can see WIlder, Fury, Parker, Ruiz and Joshua beating him.

 

Joshua and Ruiz would be done. The other two are more interesting.

 

I think he would be ranked just like Alexander Ustinov or some fighter like that. Maybe below, maybe few places up.

 

I think he could beat AJ. Ruiz would be a close fight. He could beat Wilder, but if Wilder stays on the outside he would take a UD.
Fury would UD him in a boring fight, but Foreman could end him with 1 punch.

 

LOL.

That means Old George is as good as guy who was utterly destroyed and KO'd by Hunter and Joyce?

Same George who KO'd Moorer, and who was robbed vs Briggs at 48?

Who was never dropped in 33 fights in his comeback and won the lineal HW title?

 

Everyone in the top 5 today would possibly be ducking a 40 year old George Foreman. Ask Tyson.

 

Well someone said here that Joyce would beat Foreman and someone said earlier that Joshua will duck Hunter so...I think we are talking about pretty good guys here: Hunter and Joyce. Also, Fury "ducked" Ustinov. So...I dont think comparing old Foreman to Ustinov is that far off. Around top 50 heavyweight after all

 

He'd beat anyone foolish enough to stand in front of him and all of the guys in the top 10 aren't very efficient movers. Anyone that uses lateral movement would have a fairly decent chance at beating him. There's a remote chance could possibly pick up a belt.

 

I think he might snag a belt. Povetkin is 40 and gave AJ all kinds of problems. His jab and durability could see him go quite far imo.

 

Based on actual events and not fairy tales written by hack writers.

Tyson's promoter, Don King, fearful that the former champion might end their boxing relationship as a result of a Holyfield-Foreman rematch, finally agreed to accept a $15 million guarantee for Tyson. Holyfield will get $30 million.

Finkel said last week that the terms of the Holyfield-Tyson agreement call for Foreman to fight the winner. But King said this was a fabrication.

Arum said the $100 million suit was based on "treble damages."

He said: "We passed up a $20 million offer for George to fight Tyson. We would have shared in the site fee and pay-per-view promotion. We also have to figure on lost revenue if George had whipped Holyfield. But, to be honest, we'd settle for $50 million."

As Weathers told the New York Post this week: "George wants to fight, not sue people. We laughed, then cried when we found out about Holyfield-Tyson. You've got to protect yourself more outside the ring than in it. It's a tough business, and George is just protecting himself now."

Neither Duva nor Finkel was available for comment yesterday. Foreman, however, drew little sympathy from King or his advisers.

"George tried to be a 'cutie-pie' and got outfoxed," said King's matchmaker, Al Braverman.

"We had offered him $20 million to fight Tyson and he turned it down. That was his biggest boo-boo. Plus he was guaranteed $10 million for two other fights on HBO this year. Actually, I think George was afraid of getting his butt kicked by Tyson."

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