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  1. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    He knew he couldn't beat them.
     
  2. dcarlota

    dcarlota Member Full Member

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    Didn't Foreman say he didn't want any business with fighters signed under Don King?
     
  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He said Tucker was too tough for him.
     
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  4. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 banned Full Member

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    Without a lot of luck Old Foreman has his skull turned into a drinking glass by Tyson, Tyson would melt any version of GF that’s IMO one of the worse match ups you could give GF.
     
  5. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Either that, or Tucker, Tyson, and Foreman inaugurate a new version of the boxing fans' stylistic triad: Boxer/Puncher/Grandpa.
     
  6. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Fight sports enthusiast Full Member

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    The amount of head shots he took from the 208 lbs Holyfield would have had him on the canvas had that been Razor Ruddock era Tyson there instead.
     
  7. Journeyman92

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    Grandpa “finds a way” 70s style with the power of Jesus behind him as intended in the bible.
     
  8. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm wondering if either of those two hit as fast as Holy at the time.

    Seems to me Foreman made the big hit and then mostly faded to palookaville.

    That said, I have respect for his defeat of Briggs...probably the only semi-impressive thing he did after winning the title again. And even then, he lost lol.
     
  9. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Crafty as a marketing team; relentless as a Boomer trying to convince himself he's still young. His fists hit with the power of 90s capitalism. Say hello to Grandpa Inevitability.
     
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  10. dcarlota

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    I mean you have to be a tough SOB to go the distance with Prime Mike Tyson and an up-and-coming but already champ Lennox Lewis, so if Foreman say that I wouldn't be surprised
     
  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was aiming at a Moorer rematch at the time, which was supposed to be his last fight.
     
  12. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Why are you talking to your alt account ?
     
  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Funny how he didn't fight Tucker when no Moorer fight got made. I don't think he wanted a Moorer fight either.
     
  14. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was stripped by the WBA and Tucker was already scheduled to fight Seldon, so he couldn't fight him. Wouldn't be surprised if wanting to fight Moorer was just a bluff tho.
     
  15. HistoryZero26

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    The kicker is his 2 title opponents were 0-7 and 11-34 which is awful by any regional title standards. The records of Grimsleys opponents(and their opponents) more generally will make your eyes bleed. Its really that bad. I think Savarese was a fine title opponent btw theres a long history of giving the North American champ a title shot.

    "FECARBOX" is the WBCs Central American affiliate seperate from South America. Grimsley was their first champion.
     
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