Could Buster Douglas have gone the distance with a prime Foreman?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I was going to paste a question asking who would win this one, but evderybody would choose Foreman so I felt this would be a more interesting question, could Buster go the distance and how many rounds would he be able to win v George?
     
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  2. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    Looking at the number of threads on Buster Douglas on this forum you would think that he was one of the best boxers of all time. That is what beating Mike Tyson in his prime does to your level of fame.

    'Big' George Foreman was 6'3 220lbs. He was not the physical monster that some people on here claim. Douglas would be slightly bigger than him. If Douglas boxes smart like he did against Tyson and keeps working that jab he could survive and maybe even score an upset.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Tyson would have beat Douglas if Rooney had been in his corner.
     
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  4. bbox71

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    No, even if tyson douglas shows up i still see a foreman ko
     
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    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    What exactly has Rooney done in boxing apart from his work with Tyson?
     
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  6. bbox71

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    i believe 88 tyson would have beaten douglas. It would have been competitive while it lasted though
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He carry on with Mike what Cus had been teaching him since the age of 12, none of the other fighters Rooney trained had that stellar background, nor did they start so young and Cus said he looked for a spark in fighters, Tyson had that, Vinny Paz didn`t, nor did he have Tyson`s power.
     
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  8. janitor

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    If he got past a certain point, then yes!
     
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  9. bbox71

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    I see Tyson beating him in a fight similar to the quick tillis fight, but with a more resounding finish
     
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  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    No.
     
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  11. George Crowcroft

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    Isn't that a given? You know with the question being could he make the distance

    Surely if the certain point is the last round it's a certified yes.
     
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  12. SeanK

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    Foreman knocks him out Douglas was a bum
     
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  13. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Douglas was not a bum, may have had some not so great outings, but was a fine boxer. I don't care how many bad fights a guy has, if he has a great fight, shows great skills, then he is a great boxer. Buster fought a great fight against Tyson that night, showed boxing ability, cleverness, power, defence, anything u would want to see in a fighter. A masterclass!
     
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  14. Grapefruit

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    Tokyo Douglass vs Venezuela foreman would be the battle of the century, I got buster busting him with a jab for 3 or 4 rounds then getting caught and knocked out, foreman hit harder than Tyson and Tyson floored him, and I dont think Douglass could hurt foreman, but if foreman gasses out in the late rounds buster could score another upset.
     
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  15. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The main difference is that Foreman wouldn't get outjabbed by Douglas. George had better jab than Buster and that minimalizes Douglas chances here.

    Foreman by a KO, tough to say when but I wouldn't bet on early one.
     
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