Foreman's comments on Ali's power...

Interestingly no Holyfield, Briggs, Moorer?

Not noteworthy big hitters I know, but some might claim they punched harder than Ali.

Obviously Foremans opinion is not the be-all end-all though, but a valid indicator certainly. I would certainly have expected Liston to top that list.

 

He only sparred Liston though, and it was a very old Liston wasn't it?

I'm surpised Frazier wasn't there, though Joe didn't have much time to make an impression.

 

Actually, if you watch Foreman vs Frazier again, you'll see Joe lands over a dozen left hooks in those 12 rounds. That's enough fire power to knock out 3 or 4 average heavyweights. Of course, Foreman's granite chin made it look like nothing and we barely notice what Frazier landed on Foreman because we're too captivated by what Foreman landed on Frazier.

Yep, if Foreman was a teenager (say 18) then this must have been 1967 - Liston would have been ~39 and while trying to teach the kid a lesson - he probably didn't try his hardest as he would against say Cleveland Williams.

 

Yep, I believe this assessment. Ali's power was MOST EFFECTIVELY used in that fight. 100% efficiency. He planted his feet and caught Foreman so fast that Foreman couldn't see the punches coming and they landed so cleanly square on the chin. If Ali was able to generate 6.5 power - he used all of it in that fight whereas in his other fights (esp pre-exile) he didn't utilize his full power.

 

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. O'Halloran makes the list, but Joe Frazier and Holfyfield do not?

 

Foreman did comment on Holyfield's great left hook to the body several times when he was commentating other fights for HBO after his fight with Evander.

 

Jack O' Halloran played the mute Kryptonian in Superman II.

 

I thought the one with Richard Pryor in it was the best in the series by far.

 

Foreman Got Rocked By Ohalloran But Big George Also Avoided Many Guys Who Could Punch,quarry,bonavena,shavers And Others. I Think Big George Would Have Beaten Most Of Them But He May Have Been Tested, The Young George Was Very Protected

 

I liked Foreman's comment about Ali drawing him in. It's not how hard the punch is thrown, it's how hard the punch is landed.

 

JT, what matters to me is that whenever George offered the opinions you shared, it was after he was hit by Cooney. Thank you very much for sharing this fascinating information. As he was on the receiving end of the hardest punches Ali ever delivered, that number five rating is especially interesting and revealing. Much appreciated!

 

And as Leroy Caldwell said Lyle hit about the same as Foreman, George got a taste of what it was like to be on the receiving end of his own shots.

 

Street lights have zero punching power, but many get knocked out walking into them.