Shannon Briggs on how hard Big George hit

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  1. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    https://boxing-social.com/news/shannon-briggs-on-man-who-hit-him-so-hard/

    “He was an amazing fighter, one of the greatest of all-times. To be in the ring with him was crazy, his presence, his jab, everything was like ‘damn’.”

    “He was one of the greats, I was trying to survive and not get killed by George Foreman, he was beating everybody. He hit me so hard I couldn’t believe, I couldn’t sleep for two weeks. He gave me vertigo, he was hitting hard.”
     
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  2. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Nothing on Darroll Wilson, eh?
     
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    Two things going on here:
    1. A bit of hero worship.
    2. Taking a page from said hero about complimenting other fighters when asked about them.
     
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  4. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Far easier to compliment a men you a) admire b) got the decision over. All-time great jab, generalship, and punching power are consistent with what Briggs is saying.
     
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  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Still one of the most laughable robberies I've ever seen.
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Lol
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    Scored it for Briggs. Power punches don’t lie.
     
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  8. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh please
     
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  9. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    We know. We all saw your laughable thread.
    I don't know what's more laughable. Giving round 12 to Briggs, which I've literally never seen anyone do, accuse others of biased when 99% of your posts are an agenda against Foreman, or the sole basis of a scorecard being power punches, as this post seems to imply.

    Their was a poll a while back, asking if Foreman-Briggs was a robbery and the overwhelming answer was yes. Only one person voted no..... you https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/was-foreman-briggs-a-screw-job.690630/#post-21859602
     
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  10. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh yeah, shameful. George took it like a real champ though, imo.
     
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  11. NoNeck

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    Clean, effective power punching is the main scoring criterion in boxing.
     
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  12. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Ironic given how he took his first two losses.
     
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  13. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Foreman landed far more punches, and jabs, and was far more accurate in every criteria including power punches. Unlike you though, I don't base my scorecards solely on ****ing compubox stats.

    Since "clean, effective power punching" seems to be your sole criteria, I assume you scored Young-Foreman for Foreman? Or does that result stay because changing it doesn't fit our agenda?
     
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  14. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    That's like, your opinion, man.
     
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  15. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    My opinion is you're a no nothing, pot-stirring, agenda driven troll. And it's not an opinion.
     
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