Bruno v Seldon v Foreman 1996

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vs Seldon: Seldon has a terrible glass chin & a questionable heart. Foreman wins him mid-round KO.

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vs Seldon: This overly-bulked Bruno might be behind on points against Seldon, but at some point within 5 rounds he lands a KO punch.

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vs Bruno: Old George didn't stop anyone after '94, so it's likely his power was dropping, or was he just getting so slow that everyone could brace themselves properly for impact? Still Foreman had heavy hands & could stop a gassing Bruno if he lands a clean bomb. I'll go with Foreman late TKO, but if he can't stop Frank, then he loses a close decision.

So Foreman ends up the WBC & WBA unified champ. (Not IBF, because he was stripped for not rematching Schultz) Then i think Foreman would perhaps choose to give Holy a rematch, as there should be huge money on the table for this fight & Foreman will know this is a badly faded Holy, compared to the Peak Real Deal he challenged in '91. Holyfield of '96 & '97 can decision the Old George of those years. After this the same senarios happen as they did, with a Moorer rematch, then a 37 year old Holy losing to Lewis in '99.

 

I have too much respect for foreman’s fortitude to entirely write him off against these two even though bruce and Frank were beter than all the later opponents big george struggled with. The truth of it is the old man had big fight temperament and the other two did not. The occasion would get to frank and Bruce on big nights. They would lose fights they should have won. George won fights he should have lost! big George was always big George. He believed in himself. He wasnt as good as frank bruno but mentaly he was stronger.

Foreman may have not been knocked down in his comeback but that could be down to the fighters he fought. he was selective and shrewd. He would never take that chance to find out. old George was a product. The popularity angle he had meant he could bypass more deserving contenders.

if you could rely on bruno to keep his head and stay calm he would blow foreman away, foreman knew this and never called frank out or razor Ruddock, Lennox Lewis or Tony tucker etc etc. He didn’t have to fight them either, not when he could fight Crawford Grimsby and axel Schulz and win decisions for turning up!

 

I don't think Frank's chin would last with George. Frank would give George all sorts of problem and he is strong, but Frank would wear down fast and by round 3 or 4 George would stop him similar to how he stopped Cooney. Seldon on the other hand was fast and could get a few punches on George, but eventually Seldon's chin would fold probably by the end of one or 2.

 

micheal moorer was the last man foreman ever knocked out. I dont see george producing another KO beyond that timeline. rmember crawford grimbsby?