1974 Foreman vs Old Foreman in Zaire

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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Old Foreman replaces Ali for the Rumble in the Jungle. Does Old Foreman manage to exploit his former self's weaknesses? Or will youth (and ultimately superior ability) triumph over experience?
     
  2. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Edited: I misread the title and thought you were talking about Ali vs Old Foreman.

    Young Foreman takes a bit of a calmer approach, still batters Old Foreman in the 2nd half of fight.
     
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Young George batters his older self whille taking the odd dig in the process. Eventually a puffed up older Foreman gets rescued by the referee.
     
  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    O GF gets battered by YGF!
     
  5. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    It's Old Foreman vs Zaire Foreman, not vs Ali.

    Old vs young Foreman has been done before, yes. Old Foreman in Ali's place specifically in Zaire conditions, I'm not so sure. I did run a brief search, although of course it's possible I missed it.
     
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  6. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I just caught this and edited my post, Oops!
     
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  7. cross_trainer

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    I dunno. Old Foreman got hit by some pretty hard punchers in his second career. Stewart, Briggs, Cooney, Morrison, even Moorer, etc. all hit pretty hard. None of them put OGF down.
     
  8. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Old Foreman knew himself better than anyone. He replicates the rope a dope technique that Ali used on him, weathers the storm and knocks himself out in the 9th round with a straight 1, 2, Moorer style. A gleeful old Foreman then proceeds to put his sunglasses on and introduces the 70's to his George Foreman Grill and makes billions in the process.
     
  9. cross_trainer

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    Before the fight:

    Old Foreman: "Just remember kid: If you knock me out tonight, in ten years, you'll be the broken old man looking up at his younger self from the canvas."
     
  10. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The idea of the wiser, Old Foreman teaching his younger self a lesson is quite an amusing idea. But, in this 'Marvel-like Universe' of boxing history, might be considered a plausible storyline.
     
  11. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Young George punches old George while constantly asking “Why are you hitting yourself, why are you hitting yourself”
    Old George eventually quits when young George starts performing the “typewriter” on him.
     
  12. billyb71

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    The 1974 Foreman WAS the Foreman in Zaire.
     
  13. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King Full Member

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    I don't see how young Foreman would do worse than Morrison, Stewart, and Briggs. His younger self was better than every opponent old Foreman struggled with or lost to except Hoylfield and even that's debatable.
     
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  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If an old Foreman fought in the 1970's he'd have been slaughtered. I seriously doubt he could have beaten:
    Lyle
    Quarry
    Young
    Bonavena
    Chuvalo
    Frazier
    Norton
    Shavers? George took some big bombs fighting in his 40's
    that's a bad recipe for a Shavers fight
     
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  15. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Zaire Ali would have taken longer to get the job done against old Foreman, but I think he would have lumped him up too bad for the referee to have let it go more than 10. Even though Ali had slowed up some at 32, he would still have been too fleet for the plodding George.
     
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