"Foreman-Qawi" of '88 was on PPV for $20 bucks. Was the fight legit?

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  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fellas,

    Did anybody PPV "Foreman-Qawi" back in '88 when it was offered for $20 bucks?

    I did the pirate subscription, but didn't get a tape at the time. The tape came later..

    Foreman at 235 was the leanest of his comeback, where as Qawi at 222 pounds was a woefully tubby, yet still game dude in the ring... I'm surprised Qawi fought as well as he did to be frank...

    Foreman was still sharpening up at this crossroad with Qawi. Foreman got hit with many hooks by a dude barely 5' 7" tall... In the end, Foreman's size and power came through, but Qawi was tuff...

    To me, this wasn't a serious fight that made a whole lotta' sense, but rather a "Fun" fight or "Keep Busy" fight for Foreman...

    Qawi earned a mere 50K for his TKO loss to Foreman... I don't know what Foreman pocketed...

    MR.BILL:bbb:hi:
     
  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    decent fight....but Foreman was just too big.