Nikolaj Valuev vs. George Foreman

70s Foreman by KO

90s Foreman close decision, either way.:think

 

Prime Foreman would end Valuev's career. Big George would annihilate him.

 

Foreman was too slow for a slick mover like SNV.
SNV could knock him out early, but he frequently likes to put on a show for the fans. He probably carries Foreman to the late-mid rounds and then ends the fight.

 

SNV and it's not even close

 

Total mismatch.

SNV.

Whenever he wants it.

 

70s foreman was just too brute.
Valuev doesn't like brute, Valuev likes cute and friendship

Valuev smash foreman, Valuev bring make better world
Exterminate exterminate exterminate

 

I think this would be quite a curious fight. When I imagine the greats fighting Valuev I picture them either moving and landing in spurts like Haye did (more effectively in most cases) or just swarming and landing a lot of light shots inside, like Ruiz. I can't really picture him being stopped.

In the case of Foreman he's not a bad style for Valuev to be effective against. Liakhovich demonstrated what he can do to a guy without much defence or movement who isn't used to being the smaller man. I think it comes down to whether Foreman had the power to stop SNV because I wouldn't be too surprised to see him lose on points if it goes the distance. There's no blueprint to stop Nikolai Valuev, and Foreman didn't have the boxing ability of Holyfield, volume punching of Ruiz or slickness of Haye

 

the Beast from the East eats washes down his reindeer breakfast with prime Foreman

 

foreman would break a hand like Haye did in round 2.

There is a difference between the chin of Chuvalo and that of Valuev.

Both can take punches, but Valuev literally bounced punches of his head.