How competitive would Tunney be against Liston and Foreman?

How well would Gene do against these wee lads, even in a losing effort?

 

He'd last a few rounds but eventually be caught and kod.

 

I agree he’s a runner so he might be able to last a few rounds. Foreman would literally be charging after him and be raining down blows. Be hard for Tunnh

 

Not.

 

Oh that fancy city lad would've been wishing on fight night that he’d stayed in the cozy comfort of his home.

 

They are too much man with too much tan.

 

Foreman no chance at all. Liston a slim one. It is worth mentioning that Liston had his jaw broken and had a loss to a career LHW.

Excuses...3...2...1...

 

Run,,,Gene! ,,,Run!

 

Was Gene better than Jimmy Young? I think movers like Gene were trouble for big George and even though Jack Dempsey dropped Gene, Dempsey was fast and punched in bunches. Liston would be on the chase but Marty Marshall 179lbs went 10 with Sonny in 1956 and so did 196 lb. Eddie Machen in 1960 - Tunney's heavyweight resume is thin, but his quality resume is thick. Tunney had speed of hand and foot and some power so I would not sell him short.

 

I've never understood how people think Tunney would be blasted out by Foreman ?

Are we ignoring the fact that a former Light Heavyweight in Peralta went 20 combined rounds with Foreman ? Who has pretty much identical height and reach attributes to Tunney ? Not to mention Peralta weighed under 200 pounds in both fights with Foreman ?

A skillful mobile durable boxer like Tunney would definitely give Foreman stylistic problems for sure and he wouldn't be blasted out early like alot of people claim IMO.

Foreman historically never thrived against boxer types.

 

I think he does better against Foreman. Jimmy Young had Foreman befuddled, Tunney wasn't too much smaller than Young and he was a better boxer IMO. Tunney isn't going to go in there like Frazier or Noton to trade with him. He's going to fight a very defensive fight and survive to the end if he doesn't get caught with anything too big. I think Liston would do a better job of walking him down, out-jabbing him and stopping him in later rounds.

 

OK, so Liston in his 9th fight against the Tunney in his 9th fight who fought 0-3 George Lahey is the honest way to frame the bout you suggest.

 

Maybe George Lahey vs. Marty Marshall is the thread to make

 

There isn't enough room on the ESB server!

 

Tunney due to his style would have a good shot. Neither Liston or Foreman cared to fight boxers.