Vitali Klitschko vs 55-year-old George Foreman

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  1. Foreman PTS

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  2. Foreman KO

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  3. Foreman TKO via Klitschko cut

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  4. Klitschko KO

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  1. dcarlota

    dcarlota Member Full Member

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    George Foreman vowed that if V. Klitschko beat Lennox Lewis, he would return to challenge Klitschko for the WBC, IBO and Ring belts. Let's say Klitschko beat Lewis and that cut wasn't a detriment for him, and George does return to the ring. Would George be able to beat his record, or is V. Klitschko not taken that seriously?
     
  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Vitali by stoppage. Jesus. Even Foreman iron chin couldn't survive a beating for several rounds at 55 years old.
     
  3. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Foreman couldn't possibly win at that age.
     
  4. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    During that era, one or two forumites did claim that they believed Foreman had a chance. But they were very silly people. (And may still be.)
     
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  5. dcarlota

    dcarlota Member Full Member

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    That's a word I haven't heard before. Hmm. Forumite.
     
  6. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember that it would be like Vitali vs Briggs only worse if, they better have the ring right outside of a hospital
     
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  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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  8. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    Who the hell voted for Foreman by KO? :meparto:
     
  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    This fight is awful for George!!
    Klitschko stops him before the sixth imo.
     
  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Probably are.
    A silly person never er Changes their spots?
     
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  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Vitali stops the monolithic George before the fight reaches it's latter stages. George too slow by this point and gets ground down with exhaustion.
     
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  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitali would’ve beaten even the best version of comeback Foreman, but not without some difficultly with eating some stiff jabs.

    Foreman at 55 gets stopped early, his chin would’ve been shot.
     
  13. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman would have been way too old then.
     
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  14. BCS8

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    how many cattle did vitali ever lift
     
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