1 ) Did you watch the full fight lately? Not likely. What else is new~ 2 ) Foreman was very angry with his cornerman who said he had he had one more round to go going into the ten, because he was tired. Other quick facts: Peralta opened a small cut over Foreman's right eye in the fifth round. The decision did not sit well with the crowd, who booed the decision and cheered Peralta as he left the ring. Had this been 15 rounds, Foreman gassing out is very plausible.
Good post .. say Jeffries did train like the 70's and fought at 215 to 220 or so .. it all depends on how good he really was .. how is his chin being hit by a Frazier or a Foreman .. he might be a bigger, stronger , harder hitting Quarry or he might be Chuvalo .. too little to go on ..
I would say that it was pretty darn good. He was thrown in against contenders and fringe contenders, earlier in his career than any other champion, and he never saw the canvas until the Johnson fight. The guys he was fighting might not have been huge, but they were probably in the same class as some of the punchers who dropped the top guys of the 70s. Were Cooper and Young really much harder punchers than Joe Choynski for example? It sure as hell could have been one of the better chins of the era.
Wow you cribbed a couple of lines from Box rec and typed them verbatim! You must be a historian! Had it been15rds and Peralta had won every one of the extra 5 he would still have lost on the cards of the press! "A ringside poll of the press had it lopsided for Foreman".
Strictly out of a time machine this would probably be true... but he was obviously talented, had speed, balance and power... and could take a punch. With more era appropriate training, he might do exceptionally well.