Wlad V George??????

I chose the Foreman of the Norton ,fight ,and so it might look like I am moving the gaol posts, by giving those later examples.My point is that Foreman's stamina issues are over played, he lost one fight were he exhausted himself trying to ko an ATG who took severe punishment without wilting,don't let any body tell you Ali didnt get hit, and hit good in their fight.
Wlad gasses out against a journeyman ,but no one says he lacks stamina.
What George did was fight at a much more relaxed pace, as he aged, coming forward behind his jab, instead of throwing ko shots each time he worked slowly towards the finish.
No one improves punch resistance with age , in fact it usually decreases.
Foremans coaches, after Zaire were Gil Clancy,Kid Rapidez and Charley Shipes.
Foreman of the Norton fight kos Wlad ,imo.

 

Good point!
I'm not big on Dick Sadler at all.He was a bit like Col Tom Parker a carnival barker ,in charge of a Mona Lisa and treating it like Phyllis Diller!

 

Foreman learned patience and cunning as he got older, he had the ability to set traps ,whereas in his first career it was " full ahead ,and damn the torpedos" !.
The second phase of his career, I would give the clear edge to Wlad because the measured approach that George brought into the ring would allow Wlad's confidence to build ,and he would begin landing jabs and hooks from long range, marking up Foreman's facial tissue.
Wlad is comfortable if you let him set the pace. Take him out out of his comfort zone and, onto the back foot, and his confidence deserts him.
The young Foreman would come looking to land big stuff, and Wlad would be a rabbit in the headlights.He hasn't George's durability ,nor his balls imo.

 

Frazier did land at least three good hooks, Foreman didn't even blink.
Cooney landed a good hook on George , it registered but that was all.
Who says Wlad hits harder than Foreman?
Young knocked Foreman down because George was coming into the shot ,his own impetus drastically increased the effect of the punch ,and he wasn't down long was he?

Emille Griffith knocked Dick Tiger down for the first knockdown of his career.
Pompey
Calhoun
Webb
Giardello x4
Fernandez
Carter
Torres x2
Hank
None of these did.



Griffith's record was 23 kos in 112 fights for a 20 ko%, was he a big hitter?


Carmen Basilio knocked Kid Gavilan down for a nine count ,for only the second time of Gavilan's career
Demarco
Olson
Turner
Lausse[a monstrous hitter]
Waterman[ 74% kos]

None of these did.

Basilio's record ? 2 7kos in 79 fights for a 34ko %.


Its the circumstances of the kd that need to be taken in to account.

 

Thats an angle that never occurred to me ,you could well be right.
Though of course we know huge muscled guys tend to gas out quicker,, because of the oxygen they consume.[Is that right]:huh?