Exactly. To hear Holmes tell it, he cleaned out the entire heavyweight division and beat every guy worth fighting during his 7 1/2 year reign. But...
There's no way of scientifically proving it, but just off the top of my head, I think the following guys were in Foreman's league for one-shot...
Holmes was good at outjabbing shorter fighters. Lewis is 2" taller and has a longer reach. Holmes' jab may not be as big a factor as you think....
Holmes always such a classy guy. I love how he's always eager to bestow praise upon other fighters.:good
Tyson wasn't small though. He was short for a heavyweight, but he was still big. Tyson, although generously listed at 5'11 1/2" for most of his...
I was impressed how fit and solid Toney looked against Holyfield. Toney is 5'9", and he started his career at middleweight. At 217, Toney looked...
I think Tyson hit harder than comeback Foreman. Actually, quite a few guys probably had more single-shot power than did Foreman. But a lot of guys...
Tyson hit harder. Quicker. Better combinations. The list is endless.
I'm not sure that's true. If every generation were bigger than the preceding one, we'd all be 6'8" today. There were plenty of tall people back...
I think Marciano was closer to 5'9" actually.....Just saying.
LOL....Exactly! Marciano didn't exactly grow up in the Ice Ages! I'm sure he had plenty of butter, meat, cheese, and pasta to eat growing up. I'm...
Yeah, and for some reason, many people think Foreman was a top-level, elite fighter during most of his comeback. Tyson fought and beat much better...
All the weight lifting in the world won't build any muscle unless the weight lifter is eating extra calories to fuel that muscle growth (unless...
During Foreman's comeback, Lou Savarese was one of the few fighters who actually stood right with Foreman and punched. Foreman wasn't able to...
I think George Foreman has bad knees now, as I've seen some videos of him recently that show him sort of hobbling around and moving sort of...