Old George Foreman or Butterbean? Punching Power

No comparison. Foreman.

 

Foreman.....

Is this serious?

 

Foreman.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the Bean can bang, but I don't think he's as strong.

 

Yea, Butterbean has a nice punch and all, but George could knock down trees with his punches...

 

This thread is asking the obsurd.

Foreman, even in a nursing home would always hit harder than Butterbean. His power was tested against much better fighters, yet he still had a higher win/ko percentage. Even the worst of journeyman who Foreman fought were better than some of Bean's best opponents. I am not joking when I say that Ken Lakusta would have my vote to beat Butterbean. He was nothing more than a novelty, who's name and image received undue recognition.

 

Foreman.

Butterbean wasn't/isn't that hard of a puncher - his deceptive handspeed was always his best attribute.

 

As I already stated, I would not rate Eric Esch's power as being even remotely on par with Foreman's. Yes, he could punch, but scoring a bunch of first round knockouts over men who's records were around 3-5, 0-1, 2-4, etc, means nothing. In the rare instance that he stepped up and fought someone who was around 20-18, he either lost, drew or was taken the distance. Despite having the luxery of feasting on shear tomato cans, he still only knocked out 58 of his 77 opponents, whereas Foreman KO'd 68 out of 76. That's a significant difference in ratio, considering that Foreman's comp was infinately better. In addition, Foreman's power came from a combination of real strength paired with proven punching technique. Esch's power was generated through hurling mere fat ass gerth.

The two do not compare.

 

Honestly Anthony, are listening to yourself? Foreman is the one who's being overrated here? Foreman is a concensus top 3 or 5 all time power hitter, and you're asking people if they feel Esch is on par with him, even in old age? Just because Bean was bald and crude in his style did not make him Earnie Shaver's brother.

I would still pick most of those tomato cans and journeyman to take Esch the distance or even beat him. Christ, Butterbean couldn't even take fights with men like Bert Cooper, Gerry Cooney, Steve Zouski, Tony Fulilangi, or Ken Lakusta unless it was scheduled for 4 freakin' rounds!! Hell, the 5 guys I just mentioned looked like Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis and Joe Frazier next to the kind of crap Butterbean fought.

If you wish to proceed with the comparison of who fought the greater piece of ****, then I'll be happy to accomodate you. Name one fighter who Bean beat that was better than say, Mike Jameson? Hell, a man like addilson Rodriguez who was a ranked contender when Foreman iced him in two rounds, would kill Butterbean.

Crawford Grimsley and Lou Savarese would have no problems going 4 rounds with Beanfart, and if the fight went 5, Bean would be eating his lunch off the floor.

But, the point is, Bean does NOT hit as hard as Foreman, and there is a reason why he doesn't. True strength and true skill are what makes a real all time great hitter........NOT MILK DUDS........

No doubt about it, but he still knocked the livin' **** out of people who would have no trouble surviving the poster boy for Krispy cream.

Finally something in this post we can agree on.

 

Bean can punch, but he usually has to wind up to do it. Foreman looked like he wasn't even trying to go all out in half his knockouts. Gotta go with Foreman on this one.

 

People do seem to underrated Esch's power because of what a joke he is in other aspects...

But hey. Different strokes.