Lou Nova vs prime George Foreman

Nova was the 2 time conqueror of Max Baer, a prototype of George Foreman. So Nova is transported to the future and is a challenger in 1974 for the heavyweight title held by George Foreman. Can Nova lift the title from Foreman?

 

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Exactly

 

Nova beat Baer when he was washed. No way he beats a prime, on form Baer.
Foreman probably KOs him

 

Foreman.
Quickly - 2 rounds at most

 

I got it.

 

I like your style - working the negative space beautifully.

 

But Nova practiced yoga and had his Cosmic Punch. And his name backward spells Avon.

Just say’n’.

 

Nova was an early practitioner of PR gimmickry, and he was good at it. A man ahead of his time. I like the "cosmic" angle. He would've made a good beatnik. I could envision him on the road with Jack Kerouac.

 

Nova is getting undersold here. He got up from Baer's right hand, went 20 rounds with him and hit hard enough to tko him twice.
He was a good fighter at his best, and he had decent boxing skills considering that he decisioned Tommy Farr and Lee Ramage and drew with Bob Pastor.
He had the size and attributes to give Foreman problems if he stuck around after round 5.

 

You might like this. Lou Nova’s appearance on Groucho Marx’s show You Bet Your Life. Lou comes in at about 7:50: -

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Exactly.

 

Baer is nothing like Foreman except maybe for looping power generation.

 

So you think Foreman stops Nova?