74 year old George Foreman hitting the heavy bag

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  1. McGrain

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    He's just an animal really. Imagine being able to dent the bag like that at any age let alone 70 ****ing 4. And he's stylin' it just like he did at his peak too.
     
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    Faaarrkkk! I love it! Still a force of nature. What an amazing road this man has travelled - one much less travelled (if at all) by us ordinary folk.
     
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    I give him 3/4 chance or at worst 70-30 odds against Fury.
    Usyk has the stylistic advantage, maybe 50:50.

    Hey he is 74, he lost the HW title in '74!
    So he is HUNGRY.
    Start the second comeback now, he has enough experience that he could retake & unify the crown soon enough.
    Maybe shoot for the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle; that would be sweeeeet vindication! :campeon:
     
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    Imagine taking one of those flush on the chin!
     
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    George is still a beast! The bag took that punishment well though…much better than the poor guy holding it!!
     
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    Just like there'll never be another Ali or Louis, there'll never be another Foreman!
    The man s a frigging legend.
     
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    Even more impressive is how his long boxing career seemed to have no impact on his mental facilities
     
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    Although is commentary career seemed to **** him up no end.
     
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    I guess the video is for/from a commercial? The guy holding the heavy bag is obviously over reacting to the punch and the guys in the background also seem like they are actors.

    The guy holding the bag has his head on the right of the bag when GF hits the bag with a right, no impact for the guy at all and he staggers back...looks like a local commercial. Also the guy holding the bag is wearing a "Rocky's trainer type of hat." Probably a commercial for a local company in Houston?
     
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    What an absolute treasure George Foreman is. I think he is currently the oldest living heavyweight champion and hopefully he will be around for a long time to come.
     
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    Yeah, the guy staggers back and loses his cap - just as Dick Saddler did all those years ago. Foreman's power of course was for real but even Saddler might've been trying to "add" to the perception.

    I was just reading the comments on the same clip linked in GENERAL - feeling there is that it isn't even Foreman hitting the bag - you never see George's face when he's hitting the bag.
     
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    Lol I'd love for nothing else than for Foreman to comeback and ko Fury just to see the look on Noneck's face. :lol:
     
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