Would Prime Foreman Ever Beat Jimmy Young?

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    To quote Young “I will stay too close and too far away” Young knew Foreman’s range of effectiveness, Ali used similar weaknesses.
     
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    I feel like I'm in Bizarro world. These responses are insane.
     
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    Tell me about it :lol:
     
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    I threw the exact quote into Google along with "Foreman Young New York Times" and it directed me to a New York Times article stating that Foreman was a 3-1 favorite over...Muhammed Ali.

    Could you provide a link or an apology?
     
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    Let's do that.
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    The claim wasn't mine.

    I'm still waiting for the odds. You obviously know them after claiming Foreman to be a "huge favorite". Or were you just making it up?
     
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    That's what ChatGPT says and anyone who knows boxing.
     
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    Foreman KO's him in 7
     
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    I searched it on Google and and I got 3-1 or 4-1.

    I don't know how to post a screenshot on here so I made it my avatar so you can read it.
     
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    Google AI produces a lot of garbage. 3-1 traces to Zaire.
     
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    Yeah it might be mixing up the Zaire odds I can't find any real concrete evidence of the Foreman/Young odds.

    So your guess is as good as mine.
     
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