How good was George Foreman?(H2H)

Top 3 alone for both the achievements he achieved during his two careers

 

Top 10.

 

Can't wait for Kamikaze to come out of the woodwork and bring up Jimmy Young, and Ossie Ocasio, like clockwork.

 

The resident Foreman basher who will bring time after time the argument "but he lost to Young"

 

It's always the same **** blah blah blah Foreman lost to Young, blah blah blah Ossie Ocasio must've been the GOAT because he beat Young.

Very boring individual with no creativity.

 

I'm 50/50 with Foreman. Only elite guys he beat were Norton and Frazier. He also had some very good wins in Lyle and Moorer. But is it really a resume for Top 10? I think so, but I can be a prisoner of a public opinion and the eye test where he destroyed people. But again, what kind of people...

 

I have Big George Top 10, maybe getting into Top 5 somehow.


I have the impression Foreman's first run has been somehow typecasted as "He was a crude brute who just had a massive punch and that was it", ignoring all his other boxing qualities.

Aside his amazing punching power, Foreman had other serious qualities even in his young version: he was very good cutting the ring, was relentless in his aggresive approach and was certainly tough, as the fight with Lyle proved.

 

Top 5. His style.. he could turn bones to dust. His style beats boxers and bruisers. He was much faster than people think (behind that power).

 

Foreman is easily top five H2H and in career achievements

If the Rumble in the Jungle had never have happened we very well could be calling Big George as the Greatest ever

When looking at prime for prime who realistically would be a favourite over him Ali for sure, Lewis 50/50, Bowe had a leaky defence and was down against Holyfield, Tyson would most likely get taken out in an all out brawl and then you got K brothers or Louis and again I'd place Foreman favourite over those 3 even if only slight favourite