Early 1970s George Foreman really impressive

Mercante did a poor job on Foreman-Frazier I. George really got
Joe off his timing and wouldn't let him get inside. After Ali, George was in his best shape for Frazier II. 90's Foreman would have been much
better at around 230-235. He would have needed to get used to that weight for a time because he probably felt somewhat weak at 235 vrs. Qawi.
He had been heavy for so long it would have taken time.

Early 70's Foreman probably would have been champion for quite some time if not for Ali.

 

I agree. Foreman was always at his very best, especially against Joe Frazier. Frazier is the only fighter that Foreman ever admitted to being scared off before they fought. He was still scared before the 1976 rematch and apparently it took a pep talk from Joe Louis to convince Foreman that he would have an easy fight with Frazier.

Mercante was having an off night in 1973 and was letting George get away with illegal tactics. Pushing and shoving off ones opponent is not allowed in boxing. Any other ref that night would have warned George.
Frazier made the second fight more competitive and interesting but was nowhere near the same fighter that beat Ali in the FOTC.

 

WE, I'm not quite clear on where you stand regarding Big George.

Can you cut out the subtlety and tell us how you really feel?

 

I don't share your opinions on Foreman's skills or abilities, and frankly I think they are irrelevant. Least skilled or not, his shortcummings, whatever they may be, did not prevent him from acheiving the remarkable career accomplishments that so many exceptionally skilled fighters could not....

 

You are entitled to your opinions as are we all. However, over the past year, and under whatever alias you chose to use at the time, I have seen very little substantiation to your claims other than empty slandering with virtually nothing to validate it. If stirring the pot gives you a good laugh, then by all means go with it, but don't expect to be taken seriously.

 

You imply that I have not yet seen such footage, when in all likelyhood, I was watching replays of those fights before you were born, or certainly before potty training was underway. The top fighters of George Foreman's era, were well proven in many different aspects of the game. While I believe that surely fighters of other eras could have flurished during the 1970's, it wouldn't be a free for all for just anyone popping out of a time machine. There are many greats who would have found themselves getting right back into that time machine just as quickley as they emerged from it.

 

Completely unlike your love for Tyson.

 

Such will be said in 20 years when a 17 year old boy claims that Mike Tyson was overrated with little to explain himself with other than statistics on paper....