A funny fight. Peter mcneley vs 88 Foreman

The great Mark Young went 7 rounds with George. Why shouldn´t 36-1 Hurricane make it 7 rounds? Who did Alex Steward beat when he beat Foreman? You won´t find a single name.....

 

I was wondering that myself!

 

Not just losing but sort of being outclassed. He did not really put up a great fight with either. Tough enough. but Spinks was a blown up lightheavyweight. I always thought Gerry should have done better than that. And Foreman just demolished him in a short time.. Gerry was a little overrated, and I loved his left hook. I thought he would have a better career than he did prior to Holmes, and I think had he hung in there an fought often like Hearns or Duran who came back for defeats and kept on fighting, he could have at least gained experience. Not saying he could ever matched Hearns or Duran, he couldn't have. They are legends, but at least to keep fighting in the 1980s more. Maybe fight Weaver or Dokes. Win a title and defend it and gain experience. Then had Spinks come out in 1987 he would have had the experience to maybe deal with Spinks. Something tells me Weaver or Dokes beat him.

 

Probably. Not saying he wouldn't. but I am not sure Cooney was much tougher for Foreman than McNeeley would be. Cooney lasted 2 rounds and landed just a few punches going back. I never was a great Cooney fan after Holmes. He sort of wanted to have the big fights where he could land his left hook and be famous, without putting the work into other smaller fights. Which is why I mentioned Hearns and Duran. Those two had the legacy and superfights and were great, and they still kept fighting smaller fights to stay busy and they got experience. That says something to persevere in a sport and work hard even after a loss.

 

Mark Young put up a very game fight against Foreman,he took some very big shots and continued trying to do his best. Young was an honest pro, a good journeyman and sometime sparring partner for Pinklon Thomas ,Tim Witherspoon, and Larry Holmes ,he was a clear level above the all hype McNeeley.
Here is Young v George.

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Stewart had a good amateur pedigree and was 24-0-0 before running into Holyfield.He stopped experienced pros:
Conroy Nelson
Lorenzo Canady
Eddie Richardson
David Jaco
Not great fighters, but men who knew their way around a ring.


He would beat the **** out of McNeeley.

 

The question is did Young take a dive against Tyson?

 

I don´t know whats so funny about that thread. The real fun is the opposition we have to evaluate with when rating old George and his opposition. I will add others.

McNeeley KO1 Lorenzo Boyd, as well as J.B Williamson twice, in 2 and 1 rounds. George Foreman needed 5 for Williamson. Btw, Steward put Mark Young away in 5 rounds...

Alex Steward was (27-2) 27KO when he fought George, McNeeley was 36-1 30KO when facing Tyson. I can surely see McNeeley knocking out Young in less than 7 rounds.
Again, i can easily see McNeeley go a couple of >5 rounds with George, so whats so funny about the thread? Evaluating the bums George fought in his comeback, including alcoholic Cooney? Everett Martin, who lost to 198lb Qawi, went the distance (10) with him...

I love George Foreman of the 70s, I just don´t get what people have with the 250 pound jelly mummy, who got beat up every time when facing real opposition.

Exept one lucky time against Moorer (Boxrec: Moorer dominated Foreman for nearly the entire fight before Foreman knocked him out with a right in the tenth round.)
Nevertheless, Foreman really deserved a win like that for fighting so often while beeing well after 40 years old. Left out his H2H quality, it was a great moment seeing him winning the title.

 

I don't disagree.. As a matter of fact I think Cooney could have been a decent champ had he kept on fighting after the Holmes fight. Most of those guys or some of them he could have beaten. He fought the best guy right off when he was not ready. It is like Mugabi, how good could he have been had he not fought Marvin and went in and fought someone less established. Gerry had a decent jab and a nice left hook to the head and body. and an ok right. 6-6 tall.. good size..

 

Didn´t I join your ignore list, when I posted a detail list of Tyson/Foreman victims, which clearly showed George´s "killer instinct" compared to Tyson

 

Well that's your opinion.

BTW Lorenzo Canady not Boyd and JB Williamson was 38 years old and had lost his last 8 fights.

"The creation of McNeeley's resume was indeed a work of art.
His first five opponents hand never won a fight,in fact up until the time he fought Tyson he had fought 13 winless opponents,a couple of them twice.Eight of these were guys who never did beat anybody.they finished with an aggregate record of 0-49-1.
Five others[including John Basil Jackson twice] wound up11-179-4.He fought Jimmy Lurch Harrison three times in the space of six months,in 1992.
Lurch was 6-28-4 when this rivalry commenced,6-31-4 when it ended,and 6-35-6 by the time the Massachussets commision took his licence away. " George Kimball "The Manly Art" McNeeley was a fraud.