1974 George Foreman vs 2017 Anthony Joshua: Does Foreman make it to the finish line

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  1. NoNeck

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    Briggs was juiced to the gills in the 2000s.
     
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  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Wilder fought at range.
     
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  3. SouthpawsRule

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    He also threw Ortiz to the ground like a kid when he tried to clinch after getting cracked.
     
  4. Journeyman92

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    Foreman was thrown to the ground by some guy from the Toronto 5… does it really matter how well someone wrestles a guy to the ground in a boxing ring? lol.
     
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  5. SouthpawsRule

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    Nice deflection but the point here is Foreman won’t just ragdolled and ran over because he is light like you guys seem to think.
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    After getting cracked.
     
  7. SouthpawsRule

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    ???
     
  8. Bronson666

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    Foreman was dangerous from the outside and inside. He was a bit more dimensional than Joshua. I suspect this fight looks a lot like the Foreman/Lyle fight with George coming out on top in the late rounds by TKO.
     
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  9. NoNeck

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    Ortiz didn’t have his legs after getting cracked.
     
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  10. SouthpawsRule

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    He did, he was just a bit shaky. Same as Mayweather was when Mosley cracked him and he restrained him in the clinch with 0 issues.
     
  11. MarkusFlorez99

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    He was juiced his whole career
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    Mayweather didn’t get rocked anywhere near like Ortiz. You just were praying on his downfall.
     
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  13. NoNeck

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    The weight gain is kind of an irrelevant comparison either way. Unless we’re talking about what Foreman was on in the 90s.
     
  14. SouthpawsRule

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    Mayweather is one of my favorite boxers what are you even talking about lol. Both got rocked with clean shots to the face, but Mosley barely managed to shake off Floyd's arm, Wilder literally lifted Ortiz off the ground and sent him down with a casual spin.
     
  15. NoNeck

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    Mayweather has one of the best chins ever and is the best boxer of our lifetimes. Ortiz had an average chin. It probably makes more sense to not compare to Mayweather.