the george foreman that made his comeback vs...

I'd say Lyle stops him. Old Foreman was never that good. Better then a Gerry Cooney or Moorer but these guys weren't consistent. He failed to be an elite figure of the 90s

 

I know one:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=2101&cat=boxer

It just proves that any half decent pro who weighs 200lbs+ can KO any other fighter at a given moment. Sparring or not.

Foreman had a brilliant chin, but he could still be caught and badly hurt, even in a proper fight I remember Ken Lakusta had him going.

 

it was not a real fight, foreman did not take this bum seriously, oliver mccall dropped tyson in a sparring session, jimmy ellis knocked ali out in a sparring session. morrison knocked bowe out.

 

I would like to think that nobody would have knocked out Old George.

The man just didn't waste any energy.

Mentally, the Old George was so much stronger.

 

yes i think it too.

 

Even the likes of a Peak Sonny Liston?

 

I wonder how much Cooney really hurt him...George kinda looked mainly off balance...but the announce (closer to the action) seemed to think he was stunned. Clancey (?) told Cooney he had him hurt also (for what thats worth...)

 

Sure he would. :blood

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He was always mentally strong. Even in his bad performances he always showed heart. I admit that Ali ruined him mentally after their bout but Foreman came back to have a great scrap with a prime Holyfield & win back a hvy title. As far as this thread goes, Foreman got hurt by Holyfield badly but Holy's speedy combinations gave Big George problems. Lyle COULD hurt an Old George and possibly stop him but I see George taking this. He was a much smarter fighter when he was older and added "covering up" to his defensive strategies. Pushing was basically his defense when he was prime lol.

 

What exactly happened? Did George get dropped? KO'd?

 

Boxing News November 17 1989:

"Bruce Seldon 7-0 (6 stoppages) takes on Hassan Shabazz (4-1 with 2 stoppages), the man who knocked out Foreman..."

 

Brewster knocked out Lewis... I know it was sparring. But my point is, no fighter is invincible, any decent fighter weighing 200lbs+ could get that bomb in that drops any other Heavyweight.

Foreman showed in fights he could be hurt, it was shown in sparring he could be decked. So fighting prime Ron Lyle, this has to be factored in.

 

Read this: Earlier on the card, 41-year-old George Foreman easliy dominated Hassan Shabazz of Hillcrest Heights, Md., in a three-round exhibition tune-up for his Jan. 15 match with Gerry Cooney.

 

Foreman would still beat Lyle.