Did George Foreman's extra weight serve any bennefit in his 2nd career?

Def. lots of possibilities there - even a nice Larry McDuck Soup as an entree. A dish not to be avoided.

 

Does anyone hear from ex-fighters of renown that they actually read our ****?

 

I didn't notice that George's punches were weaker in the fight with Dwight Muhammad Qawi, because he was "only" 235 pounds.

 

No. George Foreman's extra weight would have put his physical health at risk, probably has, the human heart was not made to lug around close to 300 lbs in weight, too much stress. Also it slowed Foreman down, sure George could hit harder but he was much slower than he was in 1973 at the height of his peak. Alex Stewart did a number on Foreman's features in their heavyweight bout.

 

I think so. Not many guys could deal with that sort of poundage when he put a good punch together especially his left hook. I always thought even though Mike Tyson was seen as the favorite, George might have beaten him. Just too big and strong. 40 years old for a man that size and weight is not too old.

 

Foreman also used his weight to throttle and rough people up and simply put more mass behind his punches, increasing power on impact so he chose power over speed. Good decision.

 

It kept him from getting knocked out by Alex Stewart.

 

I think 10lbs of it was added muscle -- at his best in his second career, his arms and shoulders were noticeably larger than in his first career. The rest was fat.

I think it helped make him more durable somehow. He was hurtable in his first career; in his second, he was a freaking tank. Also, in his second career where he'd become a skilled grappler in boxing terms, he was effective at using the extra weight to shove guys around and lean on them.

 

If you want to play pretend, lets talk about how Foreman almost finished him in the first round.

 

"Almost" only counts in horseshoes.

 

Old George liked to quip that he’d hit a guy with a 1-2 and then belly bump him.

So there was some strategery behind that physique.

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Foreman was too heavy versus Holyfield, he should have been around 240. It cost him