Did George Foreman hit harder than modern Super-Heavyweights (Klitschko/Lewis)?

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  1. Monty90

    Monty90 Member Full Member

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    Huh? he floored him heavily twice, especially in the first then stopped him? just another stupid post you hope nobody check's up on.
     
  2. Ragamuffin

    Ragamuffin Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah, he dropped Bigfoot once in the later rounds (8th) but didn't stop him. Dino might be thinking of Alex Stewart who he dropped but again settled for U/D.
    I remember watching the fight live, and the only odd thing was Martin yelling "Its my time Lord" as he sat between rounds!
     
  3. dinovelvet

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    Wlad fought Martin 10 years and 13 loses after Foreman. Foreman was able to flatten a much better Martin.

    Wlad needed a second fight after Martin racked up a further 7 loses to get the stoppage.

    Why did Wlad even rematch him when he won zero of all the fights he had in-between:tired

    He can rematch Martin for losing every fight. Brewser who was in retirement. Thompson when he turned 40. Peter who he dragged to Germany so he could foul to death.
    Carlos Munroe cos he caused him a cut.

    But... He refused to rematch Williamson who caused him a cut and who was winning the fight and he will likely never rematch Povetkin who he commuted the worst level of fouling against ever seen on film.
    Seriously, the guy is a joke.
     
  4. Monty90

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    Haven't watched the first fight in years so i can't remember but i was referring to the second one which was the closest to his "ten years after Foreman" in which he did stop him, dropped Big foot heavily at the end of the first and got saved by the bell then Wlad dropped him again in round 8 and it was stopped.
     
  5. VVMM

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    The Foreman-(Glass-chinned )Moorer ko wasn't one punch ko.
     
  6. VVMM

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    The old Foreman couldn't knock out the glass-chinned Alex Stewart.
    Holyfield's opinion proves nothing (A win against an overrated puncher
    sounds better than a success against a featherfist.)
     
  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Give it a break. It's just a tedious and time-wasting effort against the overwhelming tide of evidence and logic. Waldo is an all time great, no matter what your weak, poor articulated voice trembles from the vast wasteland of ignorance.
     
  8. dinovelvet

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    No ATG i know of deserved to lose by DQ against the best guy he fought.

    When your not good enough to out box your best opponent - who himself his far from ATG- and have to foul constantly to obtain the win , then you are not an ATG.
     
  9. dinovelvet

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    Stewart was floored twice in round 2 and was inches away from a stoppage loss. He then ran for his life to survive.
     
  10. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Yes, Foreman was 6'4" but he was thicker than the guys who might top him by two or three inches, so he probably hit just as hard as Lewis, Bowe, and the Klitschkos. He probably hit harder than the 6'7" Deontay Wilder with his sloppy form and chicken legs or the clumsy, slow, and unathletic 6'9" Tyson Fury. He definitely hit harder than the arm punching Nikolai Valuev.
     
  11. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Mayweather, Tunney, Holyfield, Young, Zivic, etc.
     
  12. HerolGee

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    young foreman, obviously hits like a jackhammer.

    older foreman obviously through loss of speed and muscle mass, hits less but still damn hard, strength fades slowly because fat weight helps to slow down the loss of muscle mass's extra weight/force.


    we'll have no more fool claims that "fat people hit hardest" or "fat people are the best boxers" (OMG) please though, that's only claimed on planet kliturd, and ought not to be on a forum like this.