Foreman vs. Bonavena: 1970

When did I say they were similar?

 

" Just like he did with Peralta" if you say that, obviously you are insinuating that Peralta had similarities with bonavena,if not then mentioning Peralta here is absurd and irrelevant

 

You sure like jumping to conclusions. The two fighters don’t have to be similar to make a Big George struggle. The main point was Foreman struggled with people he couldn’t bully regardless of their style.

 

George bombs him out.

 

It makes no sense sorry . The fact that Foreman did go to the distance once with Peralta who had huge experience and had close to 100 pro fights when he fought Foreman( he got stopped in the rematch) has nothing to do with bonavena who did not have the same number of fights or the same style

 

Peralta was a cutie, box and move, all angles, shift and slide, Oscar walked forward in a straight line. how are they evenly remotely similar ???

 

I never said they were similar. Also, I wouldn’t rigidly classify Peralta as a cutie, since against certain styles like Foreman’s he was more aggressive. Both guys knew how to fight on the inside and weren’t easy to bully, but they obviously had their own way of fighting. Just like Forte wasn’t easy to bully and in his own way was able neutralize Foreman’s power.

 

You know what, that is a very astute observation. I never thought of moving slow as an advantage that way, everyone emphasizes flashyness and speed. Foreman was both vicious and accurate, often landing right on the jaw, the kidneys, breaking noses (I think the Bobby hitz fight), the temple of poor Gerry Cooney, etc.