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What if prime George Foreman had to face off against prime Lennox Lewis??

Who wins and why?

Even though George himself said he thinks Lewis wins this I beleive George would. Better chin, better power, better defense. I think George could pull off a better version of the McCall and Rahman KO's.

George said that?

Sometimes I think he's a bit generous.

I believe George wins quite easily.

If Rahman could KO Lewis, George would blow him away. Foreman at his peak was simply devestating and nobody in history could beat him except Ali.......

walshb wrote:If Rahman could KO Lewis, George would blow him away. Foreman at his peak was simply devestating and nobody in history could beat him except Ali.......

Forman would be beaten by following boxers:

Mike Tyson - combo punching, compact and speed that Forman had never ever seen in he's career. I thought Frazier in there second bout could have Ko-d Forman but he failed to follow up his leads, I saw Forman in real trouble and easy to hit.. Tyson would have finished the job.

Larry Holmes - perfect style for Forman. Look how fast he moved away from Tyson punches.. slow Forman never catches this CAT and eats jab's followed up by slow painfull death of a TKO.

Cassius Clay - well.. nothing.. Forman is too dumm.. it was really humiliating to watch how Ali beat him the first time.

Evander Holyfield - with a good chin... im sure he would find a way.. there is no way that Forman outpoints Evander. Forman had a good stamina but so did Evander.

Louis - well.. smart, powerfull, fast and whatever ..

Lennox Lewis - Slow George has only a punchers chance against Lennox.. though it's a good puncher's chance.. I think that Lennox could defenetely win this if he fight's smart and run's everytime there unease or some danger involved.

> there's more.. but who cares..

Anyway.. I think Forman is a good HOF- but against people who knew how to box and deliver n followup punches he would do badly. First I saw Forman fight I was amazed how f***g slow and easy to hit this guy is... and not the powerhouse you make him to be here. Lennox overhand right would have made a big difference. He's power is also overrated or he just can't deliver clean punch most of the times... Lennox would have had a field day in the ring or it would have been a ko-d fast .. but if enybody knew how to hide hi's chin it was Lennox.

Some facts Force some of your assertions to stretch a bit.

Old Foreman hung in there with a Prime Holy though granted was soundly defeated.

Foreman destroyed Frazier twice. But Mike does much better than both an unsuspecting and a well prepared Frazier? Hard to imagine but maybe.

Foreman may have had good defensive skills all along but did not need them until he got older. But his Jab later on was pretty well schooled.

These taken together make it harder to buy a Lennox win over Foreman.

But like I said earlier you and George both agree on this.

i think that with one power-punch lewis would be stunned and would fight the rest of the fight on the defense, and get ko's pretty fast, he never fought anyone with georges power, nor his capability... maybe evander but i dont think he won that fight anyway.

Foreman in his prime destroys Lewis. Forman had power and the inner rage. Lewis had no chin and no heart. Lewis goes to sleep....goodnite Lennox!!

ringsider wrote:Foreman in his prime destroys Lewis. Forman had power and the inner rage. Lewis had no chin and no heart. Lewis goes to sleep....goodnite Lennox!!

You are definitely biased with your picks man.

I too think Lennox loses but to say that he had no heart or no chin.

Kinda like Larry Holmes having a girly right hand.

cultus wrote:

walshb wrote:If Rahman could KO Lewis, George would blow him away. Foreman at his peak was simply devestating and nobody in history could beat him except Ali.......

Forman would be beaten by following boxers:

Mike Tyson - combo punching, compact and speed that Forman had never ever seen in he's career. I thought Frazier in there second bout could have Ko-d Forman but he failed to follow up his leads, I saw Forman in real trouble and easy to hit.. Tyson would have finished the job.

Larry Holmes - perfect style for Forman. Look how fast he moved away from Tyson punches.. slow Forman never catches this CAT and eats jab's followed up by slow painfull death of a TKO.

Cassius Clay - well.. nothing.. Forman is too dumm.. it was really humiliating to watch how Ali beat him the first time.

Evander Holyfield - with a good chin... im sure he would find a way.. there is no way that Forman outpoints Evander. Forman had a good stamina but so did Evander.

Louis - well.. smart, powerfull, fast and whatever ..

Lennox Lewis - Slow George has only a punchers chance against Lennox.. though it's a good puncher's chance.. I think that Lennox could defenetely win this if he fight's smart and run's everytime there unease or some danger involved.

> there's more.. but who cares..

Anyway.. I think Forman is a good HOF- but against people who knew how to box and deliver n followup punches he would do badly. First I saw Forman fight I was amazed how f***g slow and easy to hit this guy is... and not the powerhouse you make him to be here. Lennox overhand right would have made a big difference. He's power is also overrated or he just can't deliver clean punch most of the times... Lennox would have had a field day in the ring or it would have been a ko-d fast .. but if enybody knew how to hide hi's chin it was Lennox.

IMO the only way anyone could beat George is to set him up for a KO by tricking him or something (Ali) or just flat out outboxing him.

Slugging it out with George would only mean one thing and this goes for any fighter in history.....THE END.

I remember when George said he didn't think he could have beaten Lewis in his prime. Sorry George but you are selling yourself waaay short. George nails Lennox and it's lights out. George was bigger, faster and a far better boxer than Rahman or McCall and way, way harder hitting.

tagjohnson wrote:I remember when George said he didn't think he could have beaten Lewis in his prime. Sorry George but you are selling yourself waaay short. George nails Lennox and it's lights out. George was bigger, faster and a far better boxer than Rahman or McCall and way, way harder hitting.

Yup.

grimm wrote

Slugging it out with George would only mean one thing and this goes for any fighter in history.....THE END.

tell that too ron lyle. he thought he could KO george and he nearly did. he showed in that fight george is not impossible to beat when u slug it out with him.
with that said i think foreman would KO lennox lewis. lennox lewis would get hit and he cant take foremans punches

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:grimm wrote

Slugging it out with George would only mean one thing and this goes for any fighter in history.....THE END.

tell that too ron lyle. he thought he could KO george and he nearly did. he showed in that fight george is not impossible to beat when u slug it out with him.
with that said i think foreman would KO lennox lewis. lennox lewis would get hit and he cant take foremans punches

I didn't see the fight.

How did that go.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:grimm wrote

Slugging it out with George would only mean one thing and this goes for any fighter in history.....THE END.

tell that too ron lyle. he thought he could KO george and he nearly did. he showed in that fight george is not impossible to beat when u slug it out with him.
with that said i think foreman would KO lennox lewis. lennox lewis would get hit and he cant take foremans punches

Well BB, that fight doesn't neccesarily show you could trade with Foreman.

Lyle may have had his moments but he ended the fight completly out on the canvas . . .

You are definitely biased with your picks man.

says Grimm.

Of course I am biased. They are my picks and who I think wins......there is nothing but bias in picking a fighter. Figure it out.