Who would win a round robin between all of comeback Foreman's circus opposition?

Axel Schultz’s ability to remain upright and box competently (although unspectacularly) makes him a favorite.

Morrison, Moorer, Briggs, and Stewart had issues with chin and/or stamina that would see them probably fail at some point.

Not counting Holyfield. Not even going to think about pre 1990 or I might have a stroke.

 

Honestly, Nielson against Foreman could’ve been a fun fight in the second part of the 90s. Nielson was tough and knew his way around a ring, but was a fat blob to the point where he’d have to trade with Foreman. Not sure why that fight never happened.

 

Did George hit on your Missus or something!?

 

Were they becoming of a 40-45 year old obese man? Because that’s who Foreman was when he fought them.

 

Asking a 40-something who absolutely qualified as obese to act as though he’s a 20-year-old on the way up is, too.

 

Neither liked to travel and that fight would’ve required Foreman to leave the country.

 

By definition, someone with a BMI higher than 30 is obese. Foreman was 6'3", and at that height anything 240 pounds and above qualifies as obese. Foreman was only under 240 once (in his fight against Qawi) in his comeback. Obviously BMI is generally a poor indicator of obesity, because a body builder can absolutely have a BMI over 30 despite having little fat, but we can plainly see the flab on Foreman's body.
So no, I don't think calling him obese is a stretch at all.

 

i shall come back to this thread when i have more time

 

When I read the thread title, I was thinking that it meant all of Foreman's comeback opponents BEFORE the Holyfield fight, especially since Mijangos was picked as a dark horse to win the whole thing. Since Ellis was one fight AFTER Holyfield, maybe I misunderstood.

Assuming we're talking about pre-Holyfield opponents being exactly what they were on fight night (Cooper hung over, for example), I think it comes down to Rodrigues vs. Cooney. Cooney got himself into shape, and looked like he took it seriously and was going to give his best effort. He was well past it by then, but may still have been better the guys like Tony Fuliliangi and Rocky Sekorski, and most other guys Foreman fought around that time. Rodrigues was the highest rated of the bunch I believe. I believe Rodrigues comes out the winner here.

 

Of course the OP will have the right of way to clarify, but I believe the point of his thread was not a legitimate comparison of said fighters - rather, a sleight against Foreman.