How would George Foreman do in today's era?

I'd bet he wouldn't go the distance.

 

Yes, I know that Foreman would gas out after 4 rounds and that Kaba's body work would help bury him.

 

What makes you think Kaba would still be vertical after four rounds ?

 

He's too big to be bullied and to good to be overwhelmed by George and his swing for the fences attack. At 6-4, 245, Kaba would be the boss here.

 

And you concluded that because…..why?

 

Because I have eyeballs.

Foreman wouldn't be the size bully in this contest like he was so many times in the 70's. And he would get gassed because that is who he was. And Kaba would eat that body alive.

Topple the old statues. They were false gods.

 

Bold words considering Kabayel’s best win is a 41 year old Zhang that makes Foreman’s stamina look like Pacquiao’s and still dropped him like a sack of ****.

 

Tell me when 70's Foreman morphs into a southpaw 300 pound monster with sneaky counters and perhaps I'll reconsider.

 

Prime Foreman is better than that.

You guys only mention Foreman’s size in ways that suit your agenda lol.

 

He's great against bowling balls like Frazier.

What is my agenda? I've always wanted to know that.

 

A bowling that beat Muhammad Ali, I see. What did Zhang do again? Oh yeah, he beat Joyce and got beaten by Joseph Parker. Woah man!

Foreman is apparently weaker than modern HWs because he is smaller but he is also somehow supposed to be slower and less mobile as well.

Truth is Foreman would be the fastest, fittest, most agile and most coordinated fighter Kabayel ever fought against with legit HW power behind it as well, and he has shown before that he can and will switch tactics accordingly if he is fighting somebody bigger than him. You lot are way too quick on brushing off ATGs because of relatively superficial reasons like “size” or “style”, we have two VERY different qualities of fighters here.

 

@Seamus

You can't compare era's like that Heavyweights in Foreman's era trained for stamina and cut weight because it was the 15 round era and they were fighting alot more often.

If Foreman was in the modern era of boxing where Heavyweights are lucky to fight 2 times a year and are alot bigger on average.

Then Foreman would be weighing considerably more and would probably be 240+ pounds in the modern era.

 

Foreman never went 15. The longest he ever went in the 70's was once going 12 in losing to Young. His stamina was better in the 90's when he went 12 in 5 of his last 6 fights, when he weighed 250+.

But again, the OP of the thread is the 70's version of Foreman, not some concocted version or the 90's version. And Kabayel is the bigger man.

 

Foreman was faster than Kevin Johnson and Frank Sanchez? I'll have to go back and watch George some more, I guess.

And again, what is my agenda and what is my lot?

 

Yes but if you're having Foreman fighting in modern era then you make adjustments so it's a realistic scenario.

Realistically if Foreman was fighting in the modern era of Heavyweights in the 12 round era where Heavyweights are bigger and only fight like once a year.

Foreman would obviously bulk up and come in a bit heavier weighing in region of 235-240 pounds.