Old George vs Deontay Wilder

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Who wins?

  1. Wilder via KO

    12.5%
  2. Foreman via KO

    81.3%
  3. Double KO

    6.3%
  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Don't know about 2. But I think the 38-43 year old Foreman gets to him late. But Foreman may still take a battering. Wilder had a nuke of a right hand.
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Not sure. Both has immense power and both had excellent chins. Wilder had height, reach, youth and conditioning. Old George had better defense and patience. Could go either way. Foreman couldn’t afford to have a fight with wilder like he did with Alex Stewart though. Wilder would have busted him up if Foreman allowed himself to get like that against Deontay
     
  3. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wilder gasses. He's too sucked up with disco muscles. He should have spent more time learning technique. If he misses with the first hail mary from the outside right, he's got nothing, no jab , off balance wild hook. Wilder isnt going up against an outside fighter with a powder puff flick jab like Fury.. Big George walks thru, and beats the **** outta Wilder as Deontay gets caught up in a slugfest with Foerman
     
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  4. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman finds him quickly. Very quickly. Too good of a body puncher, too locked on, too experienced. Him having this much of a granite chin doesn't help.
     
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  5. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman wouldn't fight him in the first place
     
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    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Young George? Have to back young George but I think it would a very messy fight with each fighter knocking down the other with young George eventually knocking Wilder out.

    An old George? He had exceptional power and chin but other than that he was pretty damn limited - prime Wilder would be a bad match up for old George. Old George was very slow, had poor work rate, and a very poor defence he would have been hit really easily and this isn't just any hitter - this is one of the best punchers ever in his prime.

    Yes - prime Wilder was a bit clueless and was technically poor but I just think his athleticism wins him this as he was pretty fast both hand and feet, and was very tough himself too. I think prime Wilder would get the TKO, after a few rocky moments. Although, it certainly wouldn't surprise me if old George stopped prime Wilder too.
     
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  7. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Just a reminder that George barely beat Stewart and lost to Morrison. Prime Wilder would do a number on him or get ducked as Cojimar alluded to. I understand that this could be considered blashpemy because he is your God.
     
  8. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Just a reminder that you're getting overly angry about people giving love to a fighter who just died, and that you're being a kid about it.
     
  9. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury arguably lost to an MMA guy making his pro debut.
     
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    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :thinking::nusenuse:
     
  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I’m not mad about anything. Don’t get so triggered by cold logic.
     
  12. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Projecting, much ?

    "I understand that this could be considered blashpemy because he is your God"

    All I'm seeing here is a mini tantrum, where's the cold logic at ? Perhaps you should take a remedial English class (you also misspelled blasphemy as blashpemy) before you try to make fun of the dead.
     
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  13. woody2525

    woody2525 New Member Full Member

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    Late round KO for George
     
  14. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He fought Holyfield, Moorer, Morrison.

    A bit rich you'd accuse Foreman of ducking Wilder when Wilder himself missed out on alot of notable names of his era and his resume for the most part is very forgettable.
     
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  15. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    People seem to just be remembering how Wilder is now, he’s lost his killer instinct which is natural with age, but in his prime he had the mean streak and he was great at lining up that right hand and Old Foreman was static and relied on blocking which Wilder was often able to find ways through or around.

    This is a proper 50/50.
     
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