How many heavyweights could have beat Caracas Foreman?

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  1. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Please discuss. Thank you.
     
    ThatOne, Jun 25, 2023
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I’d only favor two and put money on one. Don’t @ me.
     
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    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was a machine. Kenny might not have been the GOAT but he's a IBHOF fighter. The most impressive thing is Kenny went in there thinking he was going to win. His body language was good. He was no Michael Spinks being led to slaughter against Iron Mike.
     
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  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Ali
    Young
    Tyson
    Vitali
    Wlad
    Lewis
    Tua
    Louis
    Holmes
    Usyk
    Fury
    Wilder
    Povetkin
    Holyfield
    Bowe
    MSG Ruiz
    Blond Ortiz

    And then a lot of even money fights like Joshua, Ibragimov, Haye, Tucker, Michael Spinks, Dychko, Jalolov, Tokyo Douglas, late 90s Corrie Sanders, McCall, Pulev, Liston, Conn, Tunney, Ike, Shmeling and Byrd. Edit: And my man Bang Zhang+Joe Joyce.
     
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    The one that beat him in Kinshasa .
     
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    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Interesting question, Caracas George was such an awesome fighter, such a force to contend with. Off the top of my head:

    Ali
    Louis
    Holmes
    Holyfield
    Conto
     
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  7. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You really don't think much of the fella.
     
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    The Louis of June 22, 1938 … the Ali of Nov. 14, 1966 … maybe the Liston of 1961-62 … it would be a short list IMO.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Tyson
    Louis
    Holmes
    Lewis
    Wilder
    AJ
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Who are those 2? Galento and Tua?
     
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    Yup Liston and Ali are my two with only Ali being a lock.

    Don’t think Louis has the chin to take Foreman’s shots. Lewis is 50-50 but similar issue. I lean towards Foreman.
     
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    It would be a test for Joe absolutely. I’m not sure it isn’t a problematic stylistic match for him. But I specifically selected him on the greatest night of his career.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Arguably top 20 h2h. Take the fanboyism elsewhere.
     
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    The Mathises, Buster and Junior.
     
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    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Liston, Ali and Louis. Maybe Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes too but not a sure thing
     
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