How was George Foreman better than Max Baer

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  1. Knights107

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    butter bean is my number 6
     
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    GTFO you **** stirrer
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Frazier would have destroyed Baer easily and Max wouldn`t have been able to solve Norton`s cross arm defense.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Well yes, I mean Carnera wouldn`t have even made the olympic team in any era and he certainly wouldn`t have knocked out Moorer at 45, nor would Baer, Foreman would have destroyed Carnera with his eyes closed.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Foreman would have destroyed Carnera with his eyes closed.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The only fighter Baer beat that stood a chance v Frazier was Schmeling, Frazier`s hooks were better than any hooks Baer`s opponents threw aside from Louis who toyed with him, Frazier would have been a nightmare for Louis too.
     
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    Max Baer wouldn't beat Steve Cunningham these days.

    He'd also probably have a disputed points win over Denis Lebedev and and KO loss to Krzysztof Głowacki, after dropping him earlier in the fight.

    He might be able to give Povetkin a bit of a scare though...
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Max may have been able to KO Tyson Fury
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yeah I thought that Riddick Bowe should have been number 9 at first but then I settled on Tyson.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You can make arguments for their superiority over one Joe Frazier.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jun 18, 2020
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People try to make arguments the Holocaust didn't happen. Doesn't make them valid arguments.
     
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    George was stronger, more powerful, had a better chin and went about his business seriously.
    I do like Max though, he was fun to watch. He was a good fighter in his day, big and strong and a puncher. He could have achieved more before Louis fully came on the scene.
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Your onto me. It was an act. 0% chance of KOing Frazier. Joe would have never fought them.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Cowboys are renowned for their toughness.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Carnera could box. He actually won rounds vs Baer. He may have used his jab and footwork to befuddle Foreman.
     
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