How was George Foreman better than Max Baer

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  1. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I tend to believe both are overrated but Foreman is clearly the better fighter. Better wins, and looks superior on film. Foreman makes back end top 10 for me and Baer makes 25-30 range for me. Baer had no defense, no jab, no footwork, he was a size bully. So was Foreman but he had a jab and defense.
     
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  2. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Let me know how many people have those guys above Frazier on their top heavyweight list.:roflmao:
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Perhaps those fighters are vastly underrated?
     
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    My top heavyweight list differs from the mainstream
     
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  5. Glass City Cobra

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    Who are your top 10 heavyweights this I have to see.
     
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  6. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Cowboy Sammy. That was thread over/
     
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  7. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I got James Braddock at #1
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Shannon Briggs
    Tony Galento
    Chuck Wepner
    Lorenzo Zannon
    Tony Tucker
    Johnny Pachek
    Tuffy Griffiths
    Wlad Klitchsko
    Mike Tyson
    James Braddock

    Honorable Mention
    Leon Spinks

    In that order
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You act like they couldn't have possibly stopped Joe Frazier
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No he didn't but he stopped two former undisputed world champions. How many accomplish that?
     
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  11. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lol
     
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  12. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I hope he is joking
     
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  13. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :facepalm:
     
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  14. BCS8

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    Foreman over Baer all day long.

    The only commonality was that they were both iron chinned hard hitting bruisers. Foreman beat better fighters and could actually box clever if he had to.
     
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  15. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    David jaco is my number 3 but good list
     
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