Wilder vs 1974 George Foreman

Wilder would do fine until the bell rings

 

I see zero reason Foreman would find Wilder any harder to get to than Jack O' Halloran, which is not good news for Wilder.

 

If Foreman isn´t to open, he should finish a Ortiz-job. But Foreman was very open after punches at times, if he takes a bomb, thinks might get shakey.

 

Foreman the much better chin. KO3.

 

I'm picturing those heavy hooks thudding into Wilder's ribs.If Ortiz can have him hanging on for dear life Georgie Boy gets the job done,but we may see him kiss the deck first if that right hand lands.

 

Ohh this is going to hurt for Wilder. He might get a few shot's in ,make Foreman step back a bit but Wilder end's the fight half comatose.

 

I really can't see the validity of this thread. But I will bite.
Foreman KO 2.
I'm not a hater. Just... Let's not be silly, here.
I will admit that Wilder has great power. He could knock out most. But he just wouldn't.

 

Foreman vs The Heavy weight chump I mean "CHAMP" that fights like a girl when tired. If Wilder fought during that era with the skill level he has today. He wouldn't have cracked the top ten, much less survived a match with Foreman.

 

That's an ambitious claim, I'm not sure if you've thrown that out there to emphasise how much of a mismatch this is, but your either overestimating Foremans era or underestimating Wilder as a fighter. I don't doubt it was the best era we've seen, but even the best fighter he's fought and beat, Ortiz, would find his way into the lower half of the top 10 at some point.

I'd give Wilder a pinch more than a punchers chance, but it's unlikely he can stand up to the punishment a Prime Foreman could dish out. Wilder has a tendency to feel his man out and start slow for the first few rounds, but he'd be swinging for high heaven before the end of the first. That does make him dangerous, but he leaves himself open to one of the deadliest punches boxing has ever seen. Foreman by KO before 5.

That distance could be extended or shortened depending how the rest of Wilder's career plays out. He's still got a good 3 years at the pinnacle of the division, let's revisit this one at a later date.

 

Wilder is 4" taller, faster, has one punch knockout power that he carries for the entire fight, and he has incredible stamina. Foreman threw wide punches, got noticeably weaker as a fight progressed, and fought straight up, even though he was only 6-3, 217 pounds. Foreman was dropped by Ali and Young, with his lack of stamina and speed, if he fought Wilder he could get seriously hurt.

Wilder is not unbeatable, he might well lose to Joshua, Povetkin, Fury, Miller, Usyk, or even a young fighter like Ajagba or Hergovic, or any number of young prospects that are coming along, but a slower, much smaller fighter with poor stamina is probably not going to beat him.

 

It's funny how this guy with no stamina went 12 rds with Holyfield without sitting on his stool once.He then chased Shannon Briggs for 12 rds at the age of 47. Foreman's problem wasn't bad stamina, it was bad pacing.

 

I am going to go against the grain and pick Wilder..............Foreman blew out mediocre chinned small guy Frazier and glass chinned Norton but once he met resistance in a old Ali, Lyle and Young he did not look like the Monster Killer anymore.

He fought like a absolute fool against old Ali, winging and winging and winging with no finesse at all........Ali hit him with straight rights AT WILL...........guess whats Wilders best punch....the straight right.

Ron"I learned to box in the can" Lyle had him on the absolute brink of defeat......

Jimmy Young pretty much clowned him.....

Wilder is currently the most dangerous Heavy on the planet, he looks sooooo easy to beat but once facing him in the Ring things change dramatically.....similar to Marcianos run.

BTW, IMO, Wilder will KO AJ.