Foreman was gone for ten yearrs; Holmes was champion up to 1985, and rematched Spinks in early 1986, then retired, unretired to fight Tyson, then...
Foreman earned $1 million for fighting Gerry Cooney. In fact, it was the Gerry Cooney win that enabled Foreman to crack the top ten in most boxing...
Well, you have to look at fighters on a case-by-case basis. Do you think Bert Cooper was in the same condition for Foreman as he was for Mercer?...
Mercer had beaten Bert Cooper in a war and knocked out Francesco Damiani with a come-from-behind punch. He then blasted up-and-coming prospect...
Exactly! George's philosophy seemed to be: mismatch or title match.
I salute you! Well-written and full of unshakable facts......And I agree with everything you wrote!
Adilson Rodriguez was a bum! Brazillian Heavyweight Champ? That's a lot like being the European Heavyweight Champ; that's like Jean Pierre Coopman...
Holmes earned his shot against Holyfield by beating Ray Mercer, a bonafide, up-and-coming top ten contender. Because of styles and skills, I...
I can't fault Foreman for fighting easy competition early on in his comeback; he had a lot of ring rust to shake off. But he didn't really upgrade...
No way! The Schultz fight was horrendous. George's eye didn't just puff up and grow grotesquely swollen because of wind abrasion; Axel Schultz...
The quality of opposition of most of George's comeback was horrendous. His dazzling KO percentage is inflated with a ton of stiffs, no-hopers, and...
You make a lot of great points.
Probably Foreman. I think Foreman would have probably done a number on Mercer with his jab, and his forward motion would have disrupted Mercer's...
I agree. Holyfield sought the best possible opponents over the course of many years. Holmes, at least for the last 3 years of his reign, seemed to...
I just feel that Tyson's hand speed would cause a lot of problems for Big George. In a straight toe-to-toe matchup, I can't see Foreman coming out...
