How does the 90s Foreman do against Haye? Can Haye apply the same gameplan that Tommy Morrison did in 1993 to beat Big George? I remember an earlier thread, someone made a good point that people often lump Foreman's comeback into one big period as if he was the same fighter throughout. He was in his 40s and had some grueling bouts. The Holyfield fight took something out of him. So how do you think these different versions of Foreman do against Haye?
Could see Haye annoying Foreman with his movement/speed and landing some good shots until Foreman finds the right punch and takes him out of the fight. In any case Foreman KO.
haye will start to scream like a girl as soon as big George sppraoches and starts to unload. cos he thought he was getting Foreman Jnr to feast on.
An unbiased poster, you are. Foreman never actually beat anyone quite as good as Haye during his comeback, unless you count Moorer who was dominating while fighting like an idiot. And he lost to the inferior Morrison and Schultz. His style plays right into Haye's hands.
A top 5 ATG heavyweight against a nothing poser with a stubbed toe ...hmmm I wonder what would happen.
The peak foreman of his second carrer was in 90-91 but you use his 97 version like if he was equal during 10 years.. He did his return in 1987 and you talk about "old" foreman like a single version. You are comparing this killer puncher with experience,more patient with great stamina,great jab with iron chin with a giant static with no real power for his size with no credential
He lost to ****ing Morrison right at his high point. Morrison actually used a poor man's version of David Haye's usual strategy on that night.
A key issue would be Foreman's ring cutting ability. Foreman had good footwork and cut off the ring well in his youth (part of the reason Ali went to the ropes), but was obviously slower on his feet when he came back. I still see some of the good footwork when Foreman came back. He would come forward and cut off the ring as opposed to simply following his opponent. But as Morrison showed, the right kind of movement could still trouble him, especially when you have the power and quick hands that Morrison did. Haye and Morrison differ in a couple areas here. Haye was quicker with single punches, particularly the right hand, but Morrison threw much better combos. His combos were faster and way more fluid than Haye's. 90s Foreman wasn't especially great. He was great for his age, but barely s****ed by Alex Stewart and was soundly outpointed by Tommy Morrison. David Haye is overrated as ****, but he might give old Foreman some problems. This isn't the 70s Foreman, who would get Haye outta there pretty early.
Looking back at how much Haye struggled with the plodding, limited Chisora, and taking his bad stamina into account, I think Foreman could very well force a late round stoppage.
Haye should win this fight tbh. He's one of the quickest HW athletes in history. But George is one punch from victory.