HOW WOULD THE FOREMAN OF THE 90s DO AGAINST TODAYS HW?

Did big george also not say he never wanted to fight quarry back in the day? as he did not like that style of fighter or is that just fantasy

 

He could crack the top 10 if a few of the top guys lay their chin out for him to hit a la Michael Moorer.Otherwise he plays the same role as present day Oliver McCall.

 

That's because they knew to hit and run. George is slow, but would cut the ring and corner you at times , but guys like Tommy knew exactly what to do and I don't blame him. A win is a win. Ask poor Moorer who wanted to test George's power...BOOM.

 

The 70's Foreman destroys any heavyweight other than Ali, Holmes and Lewis of the last 20 years, at his best he was a wrecking machine and little heavies like Tyson would have been blown away within 2 rounds.
The 90's version of Big George was much slower but still amazingly powerful and i could see he knocking out Wladimir klitschko in 6 rounds but loses to Vitali on a wide points decision.

 

I never heard of that. Is this post ALi? He also lost to a very good Jimmy Young who moved a bit. I agree with most, George would clean out the division if they don't run. Chagaev would run, Vlad would go to sleep, Valuev would fall, and Vitali would be a 50/50 fight.

 

Foreman wasn't as big of a puncher late in his career. He still had heavy hands, but lacked the means to do enough damage to stop most of his opponents (at least from 1991-on, when his opposition level stepped up).

Moorer actually took some good shots in the first 9 rounds, despite winning most of those rounds, before the final two 1-2 combos finished him.

But Moorer was chinny anyway.

Foreman would have trouble today, just as he did back then, if he fought the best HWs around.

 

Foreman did say that.

But Foreman also said he was forced to fight Ken Norton because he was sort of scared to fight him, and that he was really scared against Frazier, and he kicked the **** out of both of them.

 

I agree, but Foreman had some speed back then. Power never goes, but with some speed it makes a difference. I mean, Moorer stood there for a one, two. It was a hell of a finished, but everyone knew to use movement to beat George afterward. Moorer not having the best chin, but come on, did you not think back then that George was not hitting that hard. I mean, it looked like he was throwing taps, but he was actually hitting with logs.

 

You act like Wlad never experienced any let downs, should I remind you that he lost to club fighter Ross Purrity, or his two knockout losses to 2 Journeymen in Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders. Foreman was never once knocked out or even floored during his comeback run which started in 87 and ended 97, he fought some of the best that era had to offer, as well as some pretty heavy hitters in Cooney, Briggs, and Morrison, among others.

Wlad is a top notch fighter, but his chin is terrible, as well as his overall toughness level. He struggled to beat an extremely crude and very green Peter in 05, the 91 version of Foreman was better, more power, better stamina, stronger chin, and still had more skills than Samuel Peter. Wlad may take Foreman the distance and beat him, but I will say this much, if Foreman lands anything remotely solid on Wlad's glass chin, you will see him panic and eventually melt into the canvas.

 

He acually said he was scared? Remember Big George is a story teller and it is hard to beleive truth from fiction with his stories. George should have been arrested for those two beatings (Norton and Frazier). Maybe it was a money issue.

 

I have always heard that 48 year old Foreman was robbed in the decision against Briggs back in 97. I havent seen the fight myself though it officially was a split decision.


Its ****ing pathetic when you thing about it that 48 year old foreman beat Briggs in his prime, but now 10 years later Briggs is good enough to be an ABC champ.

 

I wouldnt say he struggled against Peter. He was dropped a few times but other than that he completely outboxed him. And to be dropped a few times and still win by a comfortable UD means that he won a lot of rounds.

 

I think he would have a decent shot. He has been wobbled before. George has a pretty good reach and height so he should be able to land on him. And his head is ****ing huge. So I could see him landing clean on the inside and really hurting him.

 

Against the elite, I.e. the Klitschko bro's, he would likely be spanked.

Aside from that I have no idea.

 

The Goerge Foreman that fought Moorer and Holyfield would destroy every heavyweight currently active with the possible exception of Vitali. Most would be mentally beaten before they even stepped into the ring. Only Vitali has the combination of stones, size and skill to be able to stand up to even the 2nd coming of Big George. :vonnecunt