George Foreman from the 90s vs. Zhang Zhilei.

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  1. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    :lol: :lol: :lol:
     
  2. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Foreman wanted nothing to do with Don King. I get it, he hired Arum as his promoter to negotiate with King to promote it together. I know for a fact Foreman was a future opponent for Tyson when Cayton came up with the Tyson World Tour in 1988.

    I guess I should ask if you're a follower of the "Tyson ducked Foreman" circuit?
     
  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    No, that's to complete the set. I showed you the pillows earlier.
     
  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I was thinking of 70s Foreman. Prime Wlad failed to get Wach out of there. If Foreman failed to stop him, he might gas out get heat stroke or whatever it is the kids are saying these days.

    Wach in his prime beat Teper and Hammer and only lost to Povetkin and Wlad. He was on the level of Stewart or Savarese, but was really hard to take out,
     
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  5. JohnThomas1

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    Your infatuation with George Foreman runs very deep. No-one else even knew these existed ;)
     
  6. NoNeck

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    Just trying to help my pals out.
     
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  7. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Wach's team would likely use an elaborate series of mirrors to beam lethal Puerto Rican sunlight into Foreman's corner.
     
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  8. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    He beat Briggs, for whatever it's worth.
     
  9. swagdelfadeel

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    That got a chuckle out of me not gonna lie :lol:
     
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  10. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see Briggs as journeyman gatekeeper level. I think it's a massive stretch to say success against him in any way gives us an idea as to how Foreman would do against the Klitschko brothers.

    Zhang is largely unproven but appropriately 35 pounds heavier than the Briggs Foreman fought at say 265 vs 227
     
  11. JohnThomas1

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    For ****s sake don't encourage him :lol:
     
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  12. swagdelfadeel

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    :lol: :lol:
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

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    I actually commented on that in the very post you quoted.
     
  14. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Yeah but are you being honest? And if you are being honest, did you ever think Tyson ducked Foreman...both times?
     
  15. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Strange that Foreman struggled against supposedly inferior competition to Briggs in Schulz, Grimsley and Savarese. I was a big fan of Briggs until he got exposed against Darroll Wilson. Or at least his asthma got exposed because after that he was punch shy in every significant fight.
     
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