Foreman - As Bad Against Boxers As Norton Was Against Punchers?

"Old Foreman" on the other hand was like a slow truck in a speedrace when facing a fleet-footed boxer. He just didn't have the speed or reflexes to land the punches at that stage, and had to hope he could somehow draw the opponents in.

 

I would say, arguably but not certainly.

 

wow i am surprised..... a coherent post from you about foreman. BUT THANKS..


really THIS THREAD HAS no senSe. foreman was better against boxers than norton vs punchers by a mile. some HATERS say this nonsense basing on ali and young. well. NO OTHER FIGHTER IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING MIGHT TAKE THE BEATING THAT ALI TOOK IN ZAIRE DURING 8 ROUNDS, SIMPLE, ALI HAD THE PERFECT PACK, GREAT STAMINA, REFLEXES LIKE THE HELL, IRON CHIN, THE STRONGEST MENTALLY FIGHTER EVER, HE WAS THE SMARTEST FIGHTER EVER, VERY FAST HANDS, GREAT EXPERIENCE.AND FOREMAN WAS FINISHED MENTALLY WHEN HE FACED YOUNG. A PRIME FOREMAN 73-74 WOULD HAVE KILLED YOUNG, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.BECAUSE ALI DID NOT BEAT FOREMAN RUNNING OR DANCING, HE TOOK THE BEATING, JIMMY YOUNG MIGHT NOT TAKE EVEN THE HALF OF PUNISHMENT THAN ALI TOOK.
AND TO SAY " MORRISON WHO DID BEAT FOREMAN" IS SIMPLY SILLY, BECAUSE MORRISON RAN FURING ALL THE FIGHT FROM AN ****ING OLD MAN, AND MORRISON WAS A PUNCHER. HE WAS SCARED LIKE HELL OF THE POWER OF GEORGE. DO YOU THINK THAT MORRISON MIGHT RUN FROM THE VERSIONS OF FOREMAN WHO FOUGHT CHUVALO,FRAZIER OR NORTON? LMAO. DESTROYED IN 2 ROUNDS. ALEX STEWART WAS DOWN MORE THAN ONCE AND HE RAN TO SURVIVE LIKE A CHICKEN, IT IS BECAUSE FOREMAN WON THE FIGHT BY DECISION CLEARLY.I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SOME GUYS THINK THAT IT WAS EVEN CLOSE. OTHER GUYS SAY "FOREMAN WAS LIMITED" WELL THIS "LIMITED" FIGHTER IS THE STRONGEST BOXER EVER, POSSIBLY THE HARDEST PUNCHER EVER(WITH SHAVERS). THIS LIMITED BOXER DESTROYED JOE FRAZIER, PRIME NORTON AND GEORGE CHUVALO, AND THIS "LIMITED" FIGHTER WON THE GOLDEN MEDAL, WHERE IS THE GOLDEN MEDAL OF LARRY HOLMES ?(OTHER GREAT FIGHTER)

 

:deal

 

lyle could trade against foreman and shavers so i think his power was better than average LOL unless they were not big punchers. actually that is really funny -thanks for the laugh hahahahaha............

 

Was that Jerry Quarry helping with the CBS audio in the Foreman-Dennis video?

 

did you say alex stewart ran from foreman:?i think you need to watch that fight again...foreman was beaten senseless and narrowly escaped with a win

 

Still wonder what Big George's face looked like the day after the Stewart fight.

 

not in the respect that george would lose to any boxer he faced, while Kenny would be hard pressed to beat any big puncher. Someone like Lyle, Coetzee, Liston, Marciano, etc. would rock Kenny's world.

However I do think foreman would have trouble with men like Machen, Holyfield, Tunney, Ali, Peretla, Young, or any other slick boxer any time in his career.

 

WHERE IS THE GOLDEN MEDAL OF LARRY HOLMES ?(OTHER GREAT FIGHTER)[/QUOTE]

Does someone have a problem with Larry Holmes?

 

a common RIVAL of foreman and lyle- said that foreman did that foreman did hit just a bit harder, average power? Lol

 

funny how you included ali in the bunch to get credibility in your testament... Foreman was green against peralta, goyo had around 1500 victories lmao, and foreman did beat him twice, foreman would need just a hand to finish tunney , and believe me, he would catch him with a clean shot, holyfield was very brave, it was a fault against stronger men,he did accept the exchange of blows, he would get tko in 5 rounds.machen? Please i hope you are joking... I doubt that young might run from a motivated foreman, who was invincible mentally (ali apart). THE ONLY MAN OF YOUR LIST WHO WOULD BEAT A PRIME FOREMAN WAS A PRIME MUHAMMAD ALI, BECAUSE CASSIUS CLAY WAS THE BEST BOXER OF ALL TIME , SIMPLE, YES BETTER THAN RAY ROBINSON.

 

WHAT? STEWART WAS DOWN MORE THAN ONCE AND HE RAN TO SURVIVE LIKE A ****ING CHICKEN, HE WAS CLEARLY HURT.

 

no, it was simply a example, because a poor ignorant said "a limited puncher like foreman"
this limited fighter won the golden medal and " a complete fighter" did not win the golden medal.

 

HAHAAHAHAHA KEN NORTON WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED BY LYLE,LISTON AND MARCIANO,