I remember watching it live, via satellite on ABC's Wide World Of Sports, I watched it on a console television set.
Oh please, Evander couldn't get rid of a 42 year old Foreman who moved like molasses and still got nailed by George. Evander ain't Muhammed Ali !!! and he sure ain't as slick as Jimmy Young. I'll stick with my prediction, Foreman blows away Evander
I am not sure Evander would not beat the younger George. It is hard to pick since Evander does great against Tyson and Buster, and almost gets stopped by Cooper, whom the old George overpowered. I would probably pick George, but then again he might have left himself more open to an Evander counter than the older George did. The older George got a little smarter with pacing and picking his shots, yet he was slower and more lumbering.
All respect, but I'm not sure how much of a husk Douglas was (just came off the upset of the century where he looked easily in his greatest form). He was in poor shape, though. And it could be argued that Holy was even more past it than Tyson when they fought (he'd been soundly beaten by Moorer and kicked the crap out of by Bowe III).
"Husk" probably isn't the best word I could have used had I spent more time choosing, but he did indeed look out of shape and didn't seem to me at all committed to the fight. I don't think Tyson was shopworn or otherwise physiologically declined* all that much when he fought Holyfield, but I think the skill set and mental discipline that had once allowed him to maximize his physical assets was badly eroded. Just my perception. *His hand speed did look significantly diminished last time I watched the fight, but not enough to fully explain the outcome in my estimation.
Well put. You hit the nail on the head. I think 'Bowe 2 Holyfield' was as apt to brawl as 'Bowe 1 Holyfield', if the circumstances arose to trigger him. Pre-Zaire George would give Evander nothing but invitations to go to war. A tear up in this one is just so on the cards and I don't think Holyfield can win a firefight.
He got caught too many times by an older, significantly slower Foreman...and backed waaay up. He fired back again and again, until the very end. Up BG's hand speed double in the 70s...there's no way he wouldn't finish Holy and as much as I love both fighters, Holy would be the warrior he always was and try to fight with him. Nobody fights with a prime Foreman.
Good for you, stick to your opinion. I don't see it going that way. Nailed by George? I remember the fight differently. I saw Foreman get whopped and hurt. You don't need to be Ali or Jimmy Young to beat George. The blue print was there to beat him. Like I said in earlier post, George's only offence will hurt him here against a quick counter puncher, Foreman essential has no guard and is there to be cracked. His punches aren't the quickest so I don't see how Holy would not be able to counter him so easy
