"Holmes VS. Foreman" in 1999? What was suppose to be.?.?

I'm still pissed at the lousy promotion that "Holmes-Foreman" got during the late season of 1998. I wanted to see / witness this fight in Texas in Jan. of '99.... WTF happened??:twisted:

MR.BILL

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A backer pulled-out. Foreman and Holmes purses' were to be cut.. The original 10 mill. to 4 mill. take was to be reduced to 6 mill. to 2.5 mill.... Holmes agreed; Foreman balked..... WTF??:twisted:

 

It would have made a lot more sense for them to fight in '93 or so. They were retreads then, but in '99 they were really shot.

But still, I agree that at some point they should have fought. I'd have picked Holmes to win personally.

 

Based on the jab alone, YES, Holmes wins....

MR.BILL

 

Foreman backed out of the fight, not Holmes. Its a shame they never fought. I agree. Holmes wins...in the late 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's.

In fact Holmes is will fight Foreman for money right now.

 

Finally, some guys agree with me. I have always said that Holmes would win this, most likely by UD. Also, Holmes is still willing to fight Foreman for free.

 

obviously Foreman always has the punchers chance, but Holmes i see beating Foreman at any stage of his career.

 

Same here.

 

Imagine if Holmes got the decision over Oliver McCall, there could have been a unification for all 3 belts between the grandads.

Holmes whips Foreman thats why Foreman never wanted the fight

 

1999 or 2009, I don't care... I WANNA SEE "Holmes-Foreman" DUKE-IT!! Even at age 60.. If they train seriously and weigh between 245 to 260 pounds, I'll buy into the event.... Personally, I think Foreman has always been leary of Holmes' jab and boxing ability.... Foreman never seemed confident about beating a Larry Holmes.... Peace....

MR.BILL

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I've spoke to George about this..... Trust me....

 

George always speaks highly of other fighters. Any version of George stops Holmes.

 

George always lies and is never a credible source either. If George was just speaking highly of Holmes, why didn't he fight Holmes when Larry would call him out? Larry called "Big George" out for over 20 years and when he did say yes it called screwed up, and he wasn't willing to give up a few million for it where as Holmes for once was.

 

Because there were more winnable, meaningful, and big $ fights out there than against Holmes come the 90s. Had Foreman fought Larry and lost, there goes his comeback due to Holmes age, while him fighting a young buck like Morrison and losing doesn't derail the hype train.

Holmes has a fanatical obsession with Foreman also, it's strange.

 

Frankly, I'm glad this fight never came off, and certainly not in 1999.

Holmes and Foreman were both right around 50 years of age and weren't doing much productive as of late. I suppose either one of them could have won at that point, but it would have meant diddly squat...

 

Totally agree. Actually i see the fight meaning diddly anytime after Foreman first retired TBH. By the time he came back he was a totally different fighter and not as good, obviously. Same with the recent talk of a Lewis - Klit match, it wouldn't mean anything historically rating wise.

 

Holmes doesn't like all the attention Foreman got. George's comeback was more interesting than a Holmes comeback because Foreman still had so much power.