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George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 13:17
by ValMar
Yes or no ? Why ?

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 13:54
by Bard of Boxrec
umm...yes.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 13:55
by Covfefe
Definitely.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:04
by Bard of Boxrec
Cue someone coming in and talking about 'BETTER NUTRITION TODAY' and 'BETTER TRAINING' and best of all 'THESE GUYS TODAY ARE JUST, UH, SO BIG!'

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:08
by ValMar
Riddick Blowe wrote:Cue someone coming in and talking about 'BETTER NUTRITION TODAY' and 'BETTER TRAINING' and best of all 'THESE GUYS TODAY ARE JUST, UH, SO BIG!'
:lol: :clap:

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:09
by Rexob
Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:37
by SaadOffTheDeck
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:44
by ValMar
Honestly, I (born 1965) can imagine only two boxers beating Foreman (prime for prime) - Ali & Lewis. Maybe, Vitaly with his granite chin and size, but I would give him no more than 15 % chance to win. Considering current HWs, there is only slim puncher's chance, I mean really slim....So, yes, Big George would be the undisputed HW champion nowadays.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:50
by Rexob
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
Yeah an old fraud nobody could beat, already proven Foreman could be outboxed and knocked out by an over the hill Ali, any big puncher has a chance but not on this occasion.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:57
by ValMar
Rexob wrote:
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
Yeah an old fraud nobody could beat, already proven Foreman could be outboxed and knocked out by an over the hill Ali, any big puncher has a chance but not on this occasion.
The great puncher Cunningham and the greater one - Pajkić...Could teach Big George how to punch....

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 14:58
by SaadOffTheDeck
Rexob wrote:
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
Yeah an old fraud nobody could beat, already proven Foreman could be outboxed and knocked out by an over the hill Ali, any big puncher has a chance but not on this occasion.
:zzz:

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 15:02
by Rexob
Thankyou I win :clap:

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 15:03
by Oiky
Riddick Blowe wrote:Cue someone coming in and talking about 'BETTER NUTRITION TODAY' and 'BETTER TRAINING' and best of all 'THESE GUYS TODAY ARE JUST, UH, SO BIG!'
There's always one lol

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 15:16
by man
right now he would be at least no 2. i think
only joshua or wilder could challenge him.

i think george beats wilder, because wilder
is too much like george himself and the latter
is the better.

but foreman had flaws which at this stage were
just not yet exposed. joshua definitely has a
chance to beat him, because he is technically
sound enough to weather the power.

everyone else doesn't even have to enter the
ring.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 15:31
by Bard of Boxrec
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
I just assumed he was trolling.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 15:34
by SaadOffTheDeck
Riddick Blowe wrote:
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
I just assumed he was trolling.
Probably a bit, he loves him some fury.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 16:01
by ElJefe
Anyone who doesn't answer yes is absolutely mental.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 16:16
by man
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
totally agree.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 17:00
by Rexob
Funny how people call you a troll with a difference of opinion to them what an absolute joke :lol:
Fury is unbeaten and hasnt been any where near being beaten with proper tactics, Fury stepped up when he had to with klit and imo would do the same to big George. Foreman was shown to be susceptible to being outboxed and got knocked out which is a fact. Yes Foreman was a monster puncher who moved like a mummy he wouldn't stand a chance against a fast slick moving awkward spider arm fighter like Fury.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 20:11
by Enlightened-One
This thread should be in the history section.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 03:17
by Bard of Boxrec
Rexob wrote:Funny how people call you a troll with a difference of opinion to them what an absolute joke :lol:
Fury is unbeaten and hasnt been any where near being beaten with proper tactics, Fury stepped up when he had to with klit and imo would do the same to big George. Foreman was shown to be susceptible to being outboxed and got knocked out which is a fact. Yes Foreman was a monster puncher who moved like a mummy he wouldn't stand a chance against a fast slick moving awkward spider arm fighter like Fury.
When literally noone agrees with you, it's more or less trolling.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 08:00
by Badhusker
Do we have anyone today that could take the kind of punishment Ali did and still have enough left to KO a young George? I doubt it. He had the most raw power I have ever seen in a boxing ring. How he demolished Norton and Frazier was incredible. He made them both look like a man vs a little boy in the ring. People were shocked Ali survived. After Ali, he went downhill fast it seemed, it really took something out of him mentally. At his best though, my opinion is he KO's 95% of all the heavyweights in the last 30 years, and all in present time.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 08:32
by man
Badhusker wrote:Do we have anyone today that could take the kind of punishment Ali did and still have enough left to KO a young George? I doubt it. He had the most raw power I have ever seen in a boxing ring. How he demolished Norton and Frazier was incredible. He made them both look like a man vs a little boy in the ring. People were shocked Ali survived. After Ali, he went downhill fast it seemed, it really took something out of him mentally. At his best though, my opinion is he KO's 95% of all the heavyweights in the last 30 years, and all in present time.
george foreman's first career is still a
great riddle to me. never fell someone
from invincible to "quite good" within
one fight at the age of 24.

the interesting thing is that ali won in
zaire on points before the knockout.
you seem to suggest ali psyched george
out for ten years and i think this is an
argument one can make.

do you think pre-ali foreman would
have walked through ron lyle?

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 08:34
by jamesmcdonnell
Rexob wrote:
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:
Rexob wrote:Not a chance Fury would outbox him and befuddle the KO artist, with Foreman running out of ideas and falling to the king.
George could probably ko fury today. Mystifying how some perceive fury as some master boxer for exposing the old fraud. No way he lasts a round with prime George.
Yeah an old fraud nobody could beat, already proven Foreman could be outboxed and knocked out by an over the hill Ali, any big puncher has a chance but not on this occasion.

Ali had to absorb wicked amounts of punishment to beat Foreman.

Re: George Foreman (1973) - undisputed HW champion 2017 ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 11:06
by Jaywheel
Rexob wrote:he wouldn't stand a chance against a fast slick moving awkward spider arm fighter like Fury.
:lol: