Is it a blessing in disguise that Briggs got the decision over Foreman?

It might well be that (he unironically & unflinchingly calls himself the no. 1 Heavyweight of all-time), or it might have been the money on offer, as Holmes was also a very studious businessman.

 

Did he really? I get that he was hyped up after the Golota win but he looked really horrible in that fight, and with the Pole's tendency to quit while he was winning, I don't see how anybody can take that win seriously- Especially to compare him to Lewis.

 

I did not think George deserved the nod over Savarese. And if memory serves, there was some contraversy with the ref deducting a point from Lou late in the bout. Not even sure Foreman was better than a draw against Crawford Grimsley---now there's a name seldom mentioned.

So it was a good time and way to leave the game for Foreman and those were all guys that went the distance----and should not

 

What is your scorecard of the fight ?

 

I know you didn't ask me but 2 years ago i went back and re scored all of Big George's controversial fights in the 90s.


George Foreman vs Shannon Briggs

1 Briggs
2 Foreman
3 Foreman
4 Foreman
5 Foreman
6 Briggs
7 Briggs
8 Foreman
9 Foreman
10 Briggs
11 Briggs
12 Foreman

115-113 Foreman


George Foreman vs Lou Savarese

1 Savarese
2 Foreman
3 Savarese
4 Foreman
5 Savarese
6 Savarese
7 Savarese
8 Savarese
9 Foreman
10 Foreman
11 Foreman 10-8 point deduction
12 Foreman

114-113 Foreman


George Foreman vs Axel Schulz

1 Schulz
2 Foreman
3 Schulz
4 Schulz
5 Schulz
6 Foreman
7 Foreman
8 Schulz
9 Schulz
10 Schulz
11 Foreman
12 Schulz

116-112 Schulz


George Foreman vs Alex Stewart

1 Foreman
2 Foreman 10-7 2 knockdowns
3 Foreman
4 Stewart
5 Foreman
6 Stewart
7 Stewart
8 Foreman
9 Stewart
10 Stewart 10-8 point deduction

94-93 Foreman

 

No problem, and it's funny because I have exactly the same scorecards for the Stewart and Schulz fight.
I diverge with you very slightly about the two others fights, as I scored the 11th round for Foreman in the Briggs fight (which make it 116-112 for Foreman), and I thought that Foreman won the 5th instead of the 4th against Savarese, with the 8th even (so 115-113 Foreman).

I think that Stewart produced a gallant effort, but just one tad less than he should have done to deserve a draw/win.
Schulz was robbed as was Foreman with Briggs, and although Savarese fought toe-to-toe with Foreman, he gassed in the later parts which IMO gave Foreman a deserved close win.

 

Foreman beat Briggs like a father does with is undisciplined son during all the fight.

He was clearly robbed.