90s Comeback Foreman -Is Wilder Too Live For Him?

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Who wins?

  1. Foreman

    67.4%
  2. Wilder

    27.9%
  3. Undecided

    4.7%
  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    How would 90 s Foreman do up against Wilder,at his best?
    12 rounds -Is this a step too far for the older man?
     
  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Foreman would take a horrific beating.
     
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  3. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Foreman (Holyfield fight) is also Comeback Foreman.
    Foreman has a better chin, better defense and a better ring IQ.
    Foreman would win any fight in the clinch, and Foreman has better tricks.
    Speed is on Wilder's side.
    A better puncher?
    Foreman has two hands :)
    Decide for yourself that Comeback Foreman is not Artur Szpilka.
     
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  4. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wilder is a bad matchup for him. Great chin though it may be, there's only so many of those right hands he's going to be able to take
     
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  5. BCS8

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    I think Foreman takes a shellacking but he also has a decent puncher's chance because Wilder's defence simply isn't that good.
     
  6. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Considering how many rounds* some guys got in on Wilder before he knocked them out, Foreman will clinch, shove, pull down the head and clip Wilder with one of his huge clubbing punches. Wilder then gets tentative or he gets knocked out.

    *12 Rounds against Stiverne to win his title. Then in his next seven fights he went to Molina 9, Duhaupas 11, Szpilka 9, Washington 5, Stiverne 1 and Ortiz 10. After that he faced Fury.

    If you take out Stiverne 2 Wilder averaged about nine rounds. Foreman, even 90's Foreman is better than those guys.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Wilder would be the most dangerous fighter he'd have met in his comeback (in terms of sheer raw power)
    He's gonna have to take some sickening shots,again and again.
    George would have to really hope his power doesn't fail him here.
     
  8. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder has the accuracy and power to keep an old Foreman honest, and the speed and reach to outpoint him at range.

    And thats if he doesnt KO Foreman which could happen.
     
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  9. NoNeck

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    Wait until you figure out that Foreman knocked out a single guy in the top ten during his comeback, and it was ten rounds in against a blown up light heavy without a chin.
     
  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Ortiz was far more dangerous because he had timing and handspeed, not just power.
     
  11. BCS8

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    My hassle with predicting this outcome is that Wilder's chin has both looked rock solid and flakey. If we get the paper chin version of Wilder, he's taking a nap.
     
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  12. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Who has landed on him with 90's Foreman power?

    Luis Ortiz would be closest and he doesn't hit or box like Foreman. Big George learned from Ali how to pull down on the neck and use his weight and once you stop Wilder from coming in, hes clueless.
     
  13. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder actually can't fight for ****. He fought toilet paper until he cherry picked a bloated, drug addict has been in Fury and got exposed. 3x

    Early 90's Foreman ruins him.
     
  14. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Damn son.
     
  15. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who did 90s Foreman KO himself?