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

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  1. AnthonyJ74

    AnthonyJ74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Or did it have more to do with Foreman's opposition being better? Guys like Briggs, Savarese, and even Schultz were of heartier stock than were the tomato cans Foreman blasted out earlier in his comeback. And the opponents were larger as well; Foreman feasted on a lot of undersized/underpowered guys early on in his comeback.
     
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  2. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shavers wanted Foreman as well but that fight never happened. I think Larry would've beaten George at any stage of their careers but at any moment in the fight a big Foreman right hand could end it.
     
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  3. AnthonyJ74

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    Too bad Holmes didn't pursue fights against Page and Thomas with the same fervor that he pursued a Foreman fight with! :yep
     
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  4. D9Garrard

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    I think the Foreman comeback was a great run and that George got five times further than anyone had a right to expect. I also think Foreman would've paddled Tyson like an oppositional foster child early in the run. That being said, and saying that I think George was a master psychologist as well, the Holmes fight seems like the worst possible matchup for him and I suspect he was well aware of it.
     
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  5. apollack

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    Foreman might have been superman, but Holmes was kryptonite. Larry always knew it, and probably so did George. Holmes by decision.
     
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  6. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I too thought Holmes could beat Foreman with the jab alone in 1999 over a mere 10 rds pretty easy with a score of 6 to 4 in rds.....

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  7. TAC602

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    :rofl
     
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  8. MRBILL

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    Holmes was a millionaire by 1983 with ease. Plus, well, he was nearing age 34 yrs of age.. I don't blame Holmes doin' a little bit of cherry picking come 1984... And, its no secret that dude's like "Page & Thomas" were NOT gonna generate the "Cooney" of 1982 type of money, either... **** it, Larry Holmes still made good enough bank with fights against "Frank, Frazier and Bones Smith" during that era.... Being 1983 and '84....

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