George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
Circa 1977, if George beat Jimmy Young, would he have been able to take Muhammad in a rematch. 15 rounds.
Re: George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
Foreman would win.
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Yeah, Ali would not have been able to pull that one off twice.
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Tevfik1907
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Re: George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
Foreman wasn't psychologically ready to face with Ali again after losing his title with that KO. Ali would win again.
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Foreman would win for sure. He looked more credible than Ali at the latest stages even after he had actually come back.
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I don't know if he could've psychologically handled him, but if he were properly motivated to redeem himself he probably could've.
He still made a lot of the stylistic mistakes, and might wind up gassing again, but I'm not sure if Ali would've been able to put him down this time.
He still made a lot of the stylistic mistakes, and might wind up gassing again, but I'm not sure if Ali would've been able to put him down this time.
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Ambling Alp II
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Ali looked better against Shavers than Foreman did against Young. Would be interesting to see if he could 15. He couldn't have gone another 3 against Young.
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Re: George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
I think Foreman psychologically couldn't handle that loss to Ali, and he never was as good as before, I think that's why Ron Lyle scored a knockdown against him and he lost to Jimmy Young after losing to Ali.Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑30 Jun 2020, 16:14 Ali looked better against Shavers than Foreman did against Young. Would be interesting to see if he could 15. He couldn't have gone another 3 against Young.
If young Foreman had the same mindset that he had in his 45, he would win against Ali.
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Re: George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
He was always going to have a hard time against Ali. He couldn't knock him and he was he wasn't going to win a decision over 15 rounds.