Bonavena vs Foreman 1970

Remember seeing bonavena in the ring before norton-foreman?
They (foreman and bonavena) should have fought instead!

As for 1970, i see foreman winning but getting tired hitting
bonavena.

 

There was a fight scheduled for late 1972, Oscar pulled out and it was meant to be re-scheduled- then the Frazier offer became official for early 73 and it died a death.

 

Foreman, probably on an eighth round stoppage, but it wouldn't be easy.

 

Bonavena was super durable but he was a lead with his face kind of fighter and didn't have balance. Foreman would have blasted him out within about 5.

 

Though I agree pretty much with your forecast I dont think Iwould call Bonavena "super durable",he was dropped twice by Ellis and also by Folley ,3 times for a ko by Ali,I think the fact that he went 25 rds with Frazier without hitting the deck is more a refection on Fraziers power than Oscar's chin.

 

this would be a carbon copy of foreman-folley

 

It was. They didn't fight either. :good

 

Maybe he meant Frazier

 

Bonavena could take this fight if it lasts beyond six rounds.More durability and experience than Foreman at this point.If George has any chance with Oscar, it's in the first five to six rounds, and I don't see him kayoing Oscar at that point for the most part.

 

I think Bonavena's lower level of gravity and crab-like style would make an easy target for some of those Foreman upper cuts and Oscar couldn't take too many of those, especially when landed regularly and at close range.. This is a mismatch I recon.

 

I hope not, since Frazier couldn't move and counter like Bonavena.

 

The 1970 Foreman would get knocked out by Bonavena. We are talking about a heavyweight who had barely been fighting for a full year (and against almost all bums) against a seasoned pro who had been facing the best for years. Bonavena's smaller, less-powerful countryman, Gregorio Peralta, stood up to the 1970 Foreman and made him look like a flailing amateur. He just didn't have the firepower to make George pay for his mistakes. Oscar does.

In later years it's a better fight. In 1970 it's a man against a boy. Bonavena takes him out.

 

I don't know, McVey. They say that the punches you don't see are the ones that hurt, hence why slicksters like Ali, Ellis and Folley were able to hurt Oscar and hard punchers like Frazier and Ron Lyle were not. GF belonged in the latter category and he definitely wouldn't be hitting OB with anything he didn't see coming. In fact the green 1970 GF would be lucky to hit OB with anything at all, imo. And when he did he would be receiving some nasty counters for his efforts.