Replace Luis Ortiz with 90's Foreman against Wilder

I actually just watched the fight for the first time yesterday. I was really surprised by all the big shots Wilder took and didn't go down.

That being said, I'm not so confident he'd fair as well against Big George part II.

 

I honestly think Ortiz is older than 90's foreman was and he wasn't on heart/blood pressure medication like king kong....so George would be a live dog at least

 

It depends how Wilder fights. If he stuck to using the jab and winning the fight on points I'd pick Wilder, but if Wilder tried to open up and go for the knockout he'd get flattened by George. George has twice the power and chin of Ortiz along with the one of the deadliest short uppercuts I've ever seen.

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George uppercuts 6'6" 230 lb Gerry Cooney

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Even Holyfield admitted in the later rounds that after he racked up enough rounds he stopped engaging with George, since he didn't want to risk getting knocked out much like what happened to Moorer, who was way ahead on the scorecards, but foolishly kept trying to slug with Foreman and was knocked out for his trouble.

 

I'm a huge fan of Wilder, but he's better than Holyfield based on what?

Holyfield would easily clean out Wilder's resume.

 

You probably think that by using IQ in your username that that means you know stuff about boxing huh?

 

Wilder would beat the crap out of George. See the Stewart and Morrison fights.

George might not agree to this fight though because Wilder has legs and Foreman avoided movers during his comeback.

 

Big George wouldn't have run out of gas like Ortiz did. He would methodically apply his sledgehammer jab until he set up Wilder for the KO. I am talking the Old George of the Holyfield fight. (George was noticeably starting to slow down by the time he fought Moorer)

 

Most of the heavyweights Holyfield fought were bigger and stronger and he beat most of them. According to your logic Nikolai Valuev was the best heavyweight ever because he was bigger and stronger than any other heavyweight, but an ancient Holyfield was unlucky not to get a decision against him.

Holyfield would beat Wilder. Wilder struggled with the speed and movement of Szplika for christ sake. Evander had a chin of iron, Wilder's odd right hand ain't doing **** to Holyfield. Evander would get inside and rip him apart with combinations.

 

"Replace Luis Ortiz with 90's Foreman against Wilder"

It's brilliant constructs like this that keep me coming back to this forum,
again & again & again !

 

Say -

If Chocolatito was actually a HW, and fought Jack Johnson in 1911, who would win?

 

Big George would knock out Wilder and easily.

 

George even at his advanced age of 40+ hit like a frikkin freight train. I personally think he punched harder than even Tyson. If wilder got caught clean by foreman like how cooney got hit, its a wrap.