Foreman who fought Young was not awful, just not in the right mindset. That tended to be George's problem: his mindset. I see Foreman not...
George was just shy of 49 when he beat Briggs. Judges really messed that one up. Foreman won for sure. George showed that one should believe in...
Part of a Cooney article: "I went to cocaine and drinking, the whole nine yards, and this is when my troubles started." Later, and still in...
Conney should have knocked out Spinks easily and would have but he (Cooney) was high and drunk the night before the fight. Cooney was drinking...
There wasn't that many decent heavies "out there" in '88.
No. Spinks was over-rated because of his fights with Holmes and his win against a terrible version of Cooney. This fight really was a joke to...
The "big" guys mentioned were nowhere near Foreman's level.
I disagree about the age thing with George. George wasn't damaged like other fighters. His age didn't slow him down. He was so much heavier in...
The later Foreman was stronger but like what was written before, George punched slower and with less snap. (and not as busy)
The '91 George didn't connect dead on. The '73 Foreman would and that's it for Holyfield.
Tua was not stronger and did not hit harder than Foreman. Tua might win by stoppage or get tired and get stopped himself.
Foreman would have stopped him in '91 but was just too heavy. '73 Foreman was much slimmer and quicker and would have stopped Holyfield.
Kalasinn, I knew this would be brought up. In an old thread I stated: The mistake some are making here is about George's age. His problem was...
Age would not be a factor with Foreman. It was his WEIGHT! If he was in the proper shape, things would have been different for him. He would...
Senor is right.
