George Foreman claims he trapped Moorer. Do you believe him?

I also believe it. I think Foreman knew that if Moorer tasted his power early he would smartly box his way to a decision (ala Tommy Morrison). He also must have had a sense of Moorer's attitude about wanting respect, which would allow for this strategy to work. Moorer had been down twice against Bert Cooper and once against Holy, so Foreman knew that his chin was not rock solid, and Foreman hits harder than both of those men. This was the only plan that would work, and it did.

 

I believe it completely, to be honest.

 

Just to be an anal killjoy here, it was the 10th round...and it was a 12-round contest, so it wasn't the last round.

Shutting up now, sir.

 

i think it ment it was the final round of the fight

 

This is from the same guy who claims he was drugged during the Ali fight. Sounds like bs, but what do I know.

 

Foreman's a pretty smart fighter. He tested Holyfield and found him to be too sturdy. He knew he would have a much greater chance with Moorer. He had a gameplan.
I believe now that Moorer's win over Holyfield was somewhat of a fluke. I think he knew that right away.
Moorer's first defense was Foreman. He was ready. Maybe a little lucky.

 

It sounds like bull to me. But, you never know. George hit Moorer hard in the head a few times early in the fight, and Moorer didn't go anywhere. The right hand that George landed in the second round against Moorer was fast, straight and sharp; it backed Moorer up, but Moorer came right back with his own right. George also nailed Moorer with a big right hand in the 8th round. Watching the fight live back in 94, I was as shocked as anyone when Moorer went down. The punch didn't look all that hard, but Moorer dropped like he had been shot. It would have been interesting to see Moorer get up from that punch. Would George have been fast enough to put Moorer away?

 

I do.

 

Very well could be true.....

 

Well, yeah...Holyfield had a heart attack in the 2nd round and still managed to go the distance.

 

Well, I believe he went in there with the gameplan to knock him out with a straight right.

It's an old, monstrous puncher, who stood no chance of winning a decision really, against a southpaw...what other strategy is there gonna be?

 

I believe anything and everything George says. That's why I own two of his grills.

 

Absolutely. You can see him looking like he's doing this in some of his other fights, too. He'll throw some light, pushing shots until that's all his opponent is expecting, then unleash a bonecrusher and put them down. He just did a more extreme version against Moorer by more or less keeping his power entirely at bay for most of the fight in order to lull him into complacency.