George Foreman Versus Tyson Fury

George would clobber him.

 

Fury's speed, mobility and excessive feinting probably keep George guessing for most of the rounds, and I think he will make George look goofy at times. However, I'm not sure if Fury can keep this pace and avoid getting knocked out for the entire fight's duration. Even if Foreman got him down, Fury has proven he has a sturdy chin and solid recovery and has done so against punchers with power that's probably not that far off from Foreman's like Wlad and Wilder.

It's a winnable fight for Tyson, if not favourable, but it also seems like the type he'd **** up eventually.

 

I'm betting on the 4-6" taller, 45+ pound heavier guy who has much better stamina, is much faster, and much more skilled. Usyk getting a SD decision over Fury is not like a 6-3, 217 pound man who was bigger than his opponents and fought like it, beating the bigger, better fighter. Don't know if GF holds any advantages. GF got hit by fighters smaller than him, and who knows if his punching power goes up when he moves up to bigger fighters. GF didn't walk through Jimmy Young's punches and looked stunned a few times. He might be more than stunned when hit by people bigger than him, especially after a few rounds when he is fatigued. Fury easily.

 

USYK winning a split decision has a lot to do with corrupt judging. No one who knows how to score a fight would actually score it a draw or score it for Fury.

Foreman hits considerably harder than Usyk. How will Fury react when he gets hit by Foreman? IMO he will really struggle.

 

This should either be Fury vs 90’s Foreman or else someone like Lyle or Norton. Prime Foreman has it all but sewn up at the staredown. Different class of fighter.

 

That's just the thing. Foreman is miles behind Usyk in terms of boxing skill. He's miles behind in terms of speed, of footwork and timing. He doesn't have Usyk's fighting brain which allows him time and again to analyse a situation and come back to change the flow of the fight. Foreman is famously single-minded in following a losing strategy to defeat.

The reason Usyk was able to mess Fury up is because he is a synthesis of superlative skills. Foreman happened to be the biggest strongest slugger of his time with enough skill to make the punches stick. He's not going to be able to hit Fury at anything like the rate that Usyk managed and neither will he be able to slip as many punches as Usyk did. Fury is no mug. Usyk has arguably the best heavyweight defence right now and he still came out of that one looking like he'd been in a washing machine. Foreman is going to eat a ton of punches while doing his Mummy impression and trying to push back the much larger Fury.

 

Foreman.

Fury has the size advantage but doesn't have the power to impose it or make it unmanagable. He doesn't NOT hit hard but for a 6 ft 7 260+ pound man with 85 inch arms he doesn't hit hard.

If Wilder can get Fury 4 times and Usyk can get him down no doubt Foreman could. Francis a boxing novice was able to knock Fury down too and that punch didn't look particuarly hard. Theres 2 types of strong chins theres one thats hard to knock down and one thats hard to knock out and Furys chin is the latter. If he can't put Fury to sleep Foreman will just compile the 10-8s and Fury will have trouble getting 10-9s. And that will that be that.

I don't think any HW whose lived should be favored against Foreman but theres guys with better chances than Fury for sure.

 

Just admit that you never saw Foreman fight instead of posting this trash.

Foreman kills Fury. He doesn't have to hit him anywhere near as often as Usyk did and I can guarantee you that Fury ain't gonna lay all over George. George will push Fury into the second row if he tried that nonsense on. Fury doesn't have the power to force George back and he certainly doesn't have the chin to withstand that sort of power.

If Usyk can have Fury on rollerskates then it is genuinely frightening what Foreman would do to him.

 

It is true that Foreman was not even close to Usyk's skill.

However, Foreman was not slow. He was extremely good at cutting off the ring. Ali, even at 32, was faster moving than any version of Fury and the reason why Ali choose to go to the ropes is because he knew he would kept trapped against the ropes anyway because Foreman was quick on his feet. Foreman was extremely adept at cutting off the ring.

Foreman was NOT slow footed. He did not have Usyk's marvelous skills but he was quick on his feet. We are talking young George, not old one here.

Fury is not hard to hit. Wilder knocked him down 4 times. Numerous other guys have hit him with ease. He is 6'8 260 lbs and relatively easy to hit.

Against Foreman, Fury needs to avoid getting caught by the left hook. If he can avoid that, he runs into a straight right or a looping right hand. If he can avoid that, he runs into a huge right uppercut. If he avoids that, he runs into a left uppercut.

Usyk could hurt Fury with 2 punches (right hook, straight left). Foreman can hurt him with at least 5. Fury is far too big to avoid being hit. If he pushes and shoves George, Foreman could release a devastating combination. If he tries to fight off the back foot, he will be trapped against the ropes.

 

Damn, I'm glad to see that you are enjoying your bottle of vodka. Have a happy party pal

 

Agreed. It would be ugly. Imo Young George stops Fury by clean KO within one or two rounds, and old George stops Fury by clean KO in seven or eight rounds.

 

He outboxes Foremans for a few rounds, but eventually wilts under the pressure. Foreman wouldn't look good, it would be hard to score before then

 

Treacle-speed footwork:

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Lyle is running rings around Foreman and Lyle is not exactly noted for being a great boxer. Lyle lost because he was the smaller weaker man. That is not the case with Fury. Fury is far bigger but also lighter and more mobile than Foreman. Here is a clip where you can see him use angles and short fast steps for precise distance control:

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Wilder is a one trick pony but his one trick is a very good one. Nothing Foreman has is as fast or as accurate as Wilder's straight right which comes like an express train:

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cool story bro

Foreman will be chasing Fury all night long while he desperately tries to deal with long range boxing the likes of which he has never seen before. That's the deal here. I don't buy the "Foreman's fabulous footwork" angle at all. I think Fury would run him into stuff all night long.

 

You smoke crack pal.

 

Fury gives any heavyweight in history problems and he'd probably cause Foreman a few in the early going. But, ultimately, Fury's movement isn't going to be enough to save him here. Foreman will find his range and the big target in Fury, who's inevitably getting beaten.