George Foreman 1973 vs Mike Tyson 1988, 15 Rounds.

He knew to repair car?

 

If we're talking about it only counting if the opponent is 'knocked cold', you have to take the Frazier and Norton fights off George. Can't have it both ways.

 

You won't need 15 rounds. While anything could happen early, Foreman wasn't very defensive and didn't use his jab much ( we are talking the 1970's version ). Both guys have solid chins, but I like Tyson as Foreman didn't set things up from his jab ( Or use his reach to its fullest advantage ), and Tyson had the better hand speed and Defense ( The mid to late 80s Tyson )

The Lyle fight make me wonder the upper limits of Foreman's chin, and let's remember Ali pretty much took him out with one right hand.

 

Norton was knocked cold and Frazier was knocked cold but he was on the ropes.
They stopped Foreman because they tought he would kill Frazier who was unconcious on the ropes.

 

A lot of Foreman's devastation of Frazier was set up by the jab. He'd jab, manhandle, and bully Joe to keep him from coming in too fast.

It's true, though, George didn't use his jab anywhere near enough in the 70s. Had he done so, he would have done far better overall, as he truly had a powerful left.

 

Imo, both men hit the canvas in what be a wild brawl at times, would just pick Foreman to get the better of it inside 5 or 6 rounds.

 

I must admit, whenever I come back to check this topic out I get psyched. This match up would have been incredible, along the lines of a Foreman-Lyle in my opinion. Both men would take flush shots...probably just as thrilling as the aforementioned.

 

yea it was crazy, My girlfriend was very good looking from Wisconsin, and although she was very smart not so good on cars and directions, we ended up way way out in the counrty from Las Vegas . I'm completely flabbergasted (we could have been shot at area 51 !), we pull into this small building mechanic shop, out comes LEROY CALDWELL, we talked boxing for 2 hours.

 

A very good black friend of mine (just describing him no BLM need apply) worked at the networks for SANFORD AND SON, anyway he was kinda a roustabout, mainly studio up keep and lighting for the shows, ANYWAY he was working on the lighting one day on a ladder, Then low and behold in comes The Heavyweight Champion of the world GEORGE FOREMAN and one of the studio execs, He walks by my friend and only says this in passing "get your hands up" so my buddy makes a boxing pose, And Foreman walks past.

I LOVE THAT STORY FROM A GREAT MAN, AND HE SAID CHAMPION GEORGE ON THE SET, ACTED JUST LIKE ONE OF GUYS!

 

If he was ''knocked out cold'' then why is it counted as TKO instead of KO? And Tyson was gonna kill Bruno, after the left hook Bruno was laying on the ropes trying to hold on to his life after Tyson massacred him.

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here go to 22:45 and you'll see that Bruno was done. Norton was not knocked out cold nor Frazier...same with Chuvalo.

 

The fight would last less than two rounds with Foreman scoring his third consecutive knockout victory to retain the heavyweight titles. The two fighters fought an even first round, but Foreman quickly gained an upper hand in the second and sent Norton to canvas three times in the round. Foreman stunned Norton about a minute into the round and followed it up with a combination that sent Norton down into the ropes for the first knockdown. Norton was able to continue the fight, but Foreman continued his attack and quickly sent Norton back down with a left hand to the head. Norton would again get back up and continue but was once again attacked by Foreman who put Norton flat on his back with another combination. Norton would get back up, but the referee decided to call the fight and Foreman was awarded with the victory at exactly two minutes of the second round.
Foreman knocked him cold!Norton tried to get up but failed.
Tysom stopled Bruno on the ropes accorsing to boxrec and Lewis/Smith knocked him cold.
The fight got off to a fast start with the two men exchanging punches in the middle of the ring as soon as the round started. At the end of this exchange, Tyson would knock down Bruno with a right hook, though Bruno was able to get up at the count of 4. Tyson and Bruno would continue to fight aggressively, but after several warnings from referee Richard Steele, Bruno had a point deducted due to excessive holding. With about 50 seconds left in the round, Bruno hit Tyson with a left hook–right hand combination that staggered the champion for the first time in his professional career. At the end of round 2, Tyson hit Bruno with a right hand that sent Bruno into the ropes. Sensing a knockout, Tyson would continue to hammer Bruno, but Bruno was able to hold on to Tyson and survive the round. Tyson would continue to dominate the fight into round 5 and, with a minute left in the round, would continuously attack Bruno with powerful combinations. The fight would finally end with less than 10 seconds to go in the round as Tyson was able to get Bruno up against the ropes and hit him with two right uppercuts and a left hook. Before Bruno could go down, Steele stepped in and stopped the fight, awarding Tyson the victory by technical knockout.

 

Nice story but Leroy repair cars?
The guy is good at several things.

 

''BEFORE BRUNO WOULD GO DOWN STEELE STEPPED IN AND STOPPED THE FIGHT'' The referee stepped in before Tyson was able to land the finishing blow, Norton and Frazier were both TKO's.

 

Foreman via stoppage.

 

Bruno caught a short right hand on the jaw and went down. He took a standing-8 count from Steele and arose clear-headed. He promptly stung Tyson with a left hook. Tyson, obviously in quest of a quicker victory than his 91-second knockout of Spinks, tore into Bruno. But after the knockdown, he appeared to revert to his old ways. He threw leaping left hooks and missed wildly, twice almost losing his feet. With one miss, he spun himself completely around on the ropes and wound up facing the spectators. At that instant, Bruno hit him on the back of the head, and Steele deducted a point for the foul. Then, late in the round, came Bruno's moment, a moment they'll be talking about in London pubs for a generation or so. He hit Tyson with a workmanlike right hand that for an instant immobilized the champion, then followed it with a left hook that caught Tyson squarely. The champion's knees buckled and he backed up. Although the Englishmen in the audience were roaring him on, Bruno could not follow up, and the round ended soon after. It was his last opportunity. After the fight, Tyson praised his challenger's efforts. "It was harder than the punch (a right uppercut) that (Tony) Tucker got me with," he said, referring to a punch Tucker landed in 1987, when Tyson unified the heavyweight championship.
Foreman knocked Frazier and Norton cold so bad the were standing but they didn't know where they are while Bruno was not unconcious