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

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  1. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All respect, but I'm not convinced of that yet. At least not at heavyweight.

    But then, I'm not particularly impressed by victories over Joshua.
     
  2. moneytheman12

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    facts and do it without gettin hit as much Anthony is better then ron and hits way harder
     
  3. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    didnt George get rocked from the first strong right from ron in the 1st and Anthony hits harder then him and is better from angles but George runs through Anthony yea that makes sense
     
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  4. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Aj sucks, Remember what Ruiz did to him in their 1st fight.
     
  5. ThatOne

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    This thread aged like milk
     
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  6. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If a poster is banned why can I see his or her posts?
     
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  7. MoneyMay1

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    Ron Lyle is in the top 5 of HW power in history. Leagues above Joshua.
     
  8. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's quite possibly more powerful than Joshua. Top 5 is debatable, though...hmm, maybe if only Foreman, Wilder, Shavers, Cooney are ahead of him, that doesn't sound too far off.
     
  9. CleneloAnavarez

    CleneloAnavarez Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He fought a bunch of cruisers. Putting Foreman down is not the achievement you imagine.
     
  10. Tonto62

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    Anybody still in doubt about the winner of this now?
     
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  11. Tonto62

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    No question about his chin now?lol
     
  12. doopapoopy

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    Lol Wladimir are 40, 30, or 20 has a way worse chin than George Foreman. Also if fat Andy Ruiz could knock Joshua stupid then Foreman could do way worse.

    You want to go further? Blown up 199 pound Usyk had Joshua out with his power. If Usyk could hurt Joshua then Foreman would do worse.
     
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  13. doopapoopy

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    You are so off that it is funny. Did you ever get hit by Ron Lyle or Joshua? So you don't know who punches harder. Also styles makes fights kid. Lyle was a aggressive fighter who believed in himself. Joshua is a glass chin fighter who doesn't believe in his chin. Lyle turned pro when he was 30. By the time he was fighting Foreman he was already 35.

    But if you want to use your silly statements. I can give you a intelligent statement. Joshua's best win to date was against a faded Wladimir Klistchko. He struggled to get Wlad out. He took 11 rounds. The same Wladimir was destroyed by Corrie Sanders years ago in his prime. Which tells you a little bit about how overrated Joshua's power is.

    Foreman got dropped by Lyle a guy who was known for being a hard puncher after Foreman took 18 months off and was in poor shape. He still got up and won. Joshua in shape got knocked out by Andy Ruiz a guy who isn't really known for being a big puncher. Ruiz is also morbidly obese.
     
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  14. doopapoopy

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    And Joshua just go beat by a cruiserweight. Tyson Fury was almost knocked out by Steve Cunnigham a cruiserweight .Foreman was only down 4 times in his career. Zero times in his comeback even though he faced big punchers like Tommy Morrison, Shannon Briggs, Evander Holyfield, Cooney, Bert Cooper ect. So putting Foreman down is a achievement. Clearly you are just trolling for attention. But maybe you are this silly. If that is the case I feel sorry for you.
     
  15. doopapoopy

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    Cute story. Frazier was no smaller than Andy Ruiz in terms of height. Ruiz is just fat. Frazier was also in his prime. He was 29 and undefeated. I never seen a 29 year old heavyweight who was undefeated by past his prime. Ken Norton still beat Ali three times according to Ali. Ron Lyle was a good heavyweight who had the miss fortune of turning pro in a era full of other talented guys. But if you want to say well he wasn't that good. Okay great. Wladimir Klitschko got knocked out by Corrie Sanders, Ross Purrity and Lamon Brewster. Neither one of these guys were the good either. Anthony Joshua got knocked out by Andy Ruiz and then lost to Uysk a cruiserweight.

    Foreman twice beat Gregoria Peralta. A cruiserweight/heavyweight. Foreman beat Boone Kirkman who was considered a top prospect. Foreman beat Durable contender George Foreman. Foreman beat undefeated prospect John Denis. Foreman also beat Jack O'Halloran a guy who was just as big as Joshua and who was a contender for a while. Foreman also beat Chuck Wepner a guy who was contender for years. If you want to say well he wasn't that good.

    Also Ali beat Foreman by getting him tired (Also Foreman fought a stupid fight). Jimmy Young ran until Foreman suffered a heat stroke. Lyle knocked Foreman down after George Foreman took 18 months off from boxing and was out of shape. But if you are going to say well Ali, Jimmy Young and Lyle knocked Foreman down then why not Joshua. Then Andy Ruiz knocked out Joshua. A old Wladimir knocked down Joshua. Dillian Whyte had Joshua hurt. Usyk a cruiserweight who lighter than Frazier natural had Joshua hurt and beat him.

    Who did Joshua beat? A faded Wladimir Klitchko? Who did Tyson Fury beat? A faded Wlad and no talent Deontay Wilder? Who did Rocky Maricano beat? A old Joe Louis, a old Archie Moore, a old Ezzard Charles and a old Jersey Joe Walcott. Who did Joe Louis beat? A bunch of 180 pound guys and some slow stiffs like Buddy Baer, Abe Simon and Primo Canera?