Is there a heavyweight fighter today that could give us a fight like Foreman vs Lyle?

Said to be one of the greatest heavyweight fights in history. I know of no one today at heavyweight today that would have the balls to the wall, no fear attitude. It seems that most fighters at HW today are more concerned about not losing than they are about beating their opponent into submission.

 

Todays HWs drive me nuts. Like Joe Fraizer has said, "They don't wanna fight"!

 

"Greatest heavyweight fight in history"? Whoever said that? Hardly, but it was a memorable slugfest.

 

Have you seen this fight? .

 

George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle. Jan 24, 1976. Las Vegas. Result: Foreman KO 5.
A great heavyweight slugfest between two very hard punching heavyweights. Foreman was now the ex-champion having begun a comeback after losing his title to Muhammad Ali. Ron Lyle was a legit heavyweight contender having lost in a title shot to Ali the year before. Foreman was coming off an impressive knockout victory against the also hard hitting top contender Earnie Shavers.
The Forman-Lyle fight was perhaps the greatest heavyweight slugfest of the last half of the 20th century. "The guys were hitting the canvas left and right. It was amazing," noted matchmaker Bruce Trampler. The fireworks started at the end of the first round when Lyle staggers Foreman. Then in the second round Foreman turns the tide hurting Lyle against the ropes. Lyle appeared to be in deep trouble when he is saved by an early bell. The second round was only 2 minutes long. They boxed a bit more in the third although both men landed heavy punches. The explosions began in the viscious fourth round. Lyle knocked Foreman down with a hard right followed by a crushing left-right combination. George gets up immediately. Lyle moves in for the kill only to be greeted by a powering right that smashes Lyle to the canvas. Now Foreman moves in for the finish and pounds Lyle against the ropes. Desperate Lyle fights back and a tremendous left sends Foreman crashing down flat on his face. George said to himself "get up and win" refusing to be defeated. George beats the ten count and is saved by the bell. In the 5th round Foreman is badly staggered by a hard right and a left. An uppercut has Foreman seriously hurt but he comes roaring back with a series of blows that has Lyle badly weakened. Foreman softens Lyle up with a series of stiff jabs and then wails on Lyle who is back against the ropes. Lyle collapses from the onslaught of hard punches and is counted out. It was an all time slugfest that had the crowd screaming on its feet.

 

I know it's ridiculous. How can these guys not stay in shape! They have professional trainers and still have tits and rolls! I don't have a trainer and I work out on my own and I am in better shape than most of the division.

 

Lamon Brewster gave us a few fights that certainly came close to that...

How about Brewster/Danny Williams? Talk about heart...

 

If you want a more recent (than Lyle-Foreman) check out Golota v Cory Sanders (T-Rex).
It's pretty damn entertaining.

 

Imo the real heavyweight fight that is better then Foreman vs Lyle is easily David Tua vs Ike Ibeabuchi. Did any body remember that fight? Tua vs Ike was a slugfest from the first round all the way to the 12th in which neither back down from the other and both have very good ko power.

 

Better then Tua vs Ibeabuchi?

 

Arreola/Danny Williams
Arreola/Brewster
Brewster/Williams

All of those would be good...

Dimitrenko/Hoffman from wat I seen, looked like a good fight....

I would like to see Dimitrenko/Arreola....

 

Brewster used to have heart but he lost it. He quit against Wlad in the rematch and cares more about his health than winning now.

 

sergei liakhovich vs. lamon brewster. one of the best heavyweight fights i ever saw!

 

It wasnt the greatest HW fight of all time, but it was a great one. Lewis - Briggs reminds me alot of Foreman - Lyle. None of the HW's today have the combination of power, speed, chin, and stamina to re-create that slugfest.

 

You all have not seen the Martin Rogan-Matt Skelton fight. Sadly few Americans will. It was an absolute WAR with both men landing huge punches and being staggered multiple times. It is on the level of Foreman-Lyle.