'73 George Foreman vs. '88 Mike Tyson

Prime Foreman was 73-74. He had incredible physical presence in the ring, super strong, ko power in both fists, determined, killer instinct, great chin, as per Ali he was quick. He destroys ant version of Tyson.

 

I think people are underestimating how hard Tyson under Rooney punched and how quick the delivery was .foreman never faced anyone with the speed and ferocity of 88 Tyson .

 

Tyson never faced anyone who hit REMOTELY as hard as Big George while Foreman faced and sparred with fighters who hit harder than Tyson such as Lyle and Sonny Liston. Foreman faced a fighter with a very similar style to Foreman and he knocked him TF out. He obliterated him.

 

Tyson went many rounds taking big punches from hard hitters like Smith, Ruddock, Bruno, etc and you think this is something to be used AGAINST Tyson? Foreman only really got tagged by one big hitter in the 70's and that hitter decked him twice and might have beaten him if the bell ending the fourth round hadn't sounded.

 

I suppose Joe Frazier was a feather fist? What about Gerry ****ey?

Tyson was put half to sleep by Douglas and Holyfield, not exactly big hitters were they?

 

please don't tell me these punchers hit harder than Lyle.

 

I honestly think all of those guys hit harder than Lyle or at least just as hard.

I think Ruddock's smash is probably a top 10 punch of all time.
Bonecrusher had a very, very mean right hand, despite his limited boxing ability.
Bruno had huge power too, Shavers was praising it.

 

You forgot to mention this was his first match after his two year exile from the sport, and he would never follow up after he hurt someone like he did pre-Ali.

 

Frazier never had a chance to hit him with anything meaningful making his mention moot. Gerry C00ney hadn't won a fight in four years and yet he still rocked the shlt out of George in that first round. Had he hung around a bit longer he might have knocked him out. Douglas and Holyfield could both crack and hammered on Tyson for longer than Ali hammered on Foreman before Tyson went down... And incidentally we're talking about hitter who fought 70's George.. Not people who fought George in the 90's. The 90's version featured a man who packed on an extra 30 lbs in weight, had vastly improved defense and knew how to pace himself. Which incidentally is why I'd pick Holyfield to ALSO beat the 70's George who didn't have those things going for him..

 

Yep... Ron Never KO'd a ranked heavyweight with the possible exception of Earnie Shavers who MIGHT have had a rating in 1975... And Earnie lost that fight because 1. he gassed and 2. was never terribly durable to begin with..

 

That's because he only had one fight in those four years and he was WAY past his prime. Foreman only went down because he was tired and punching himself out.

Holyfield wouldn't beat 70s Foreman. The problem with Holyfield is when he gets hit with a good shot, he will automatically start a brawl, and brawling with the 70s George Foreman is just not a very good idea. Unless you're suicidal or Liston. Holyfield would start a brawl with Foreman, and it would be to his detriment. Holyfield is not scared to brawl with anyone, even Foreman. Holyfield didn't care who he fought, the size, power, speed etc didn't matter to Evander. They would start brawling and Foreman would knock Evander down, but Holyfield would get up. But Foreman would knock Holyfield down again and keep him down.

 

Earnie's chin was VASTLY underrated.

 

Holyfields strategy against ´97 Tyson, yes.

But if u ask me a ´88 Tyson was too much for Holyfield.

Foreman 73 vs Tyson 88?
Can t answer. KO for sure, but can go either way imo.

 

Smith and Bruno never really hit Tyson with anything meaningful really, Bruno's bread and butter punch was his big right not his left hook which staggered Tyson. Tell me who Douglas knocked out which makes you say he could crack? I think there was a big difference between Foremans loss to Ali and Tyson's to Douglas. One fighter was finished from exhaustion, the other was knocked senseless.