Thread: Luis Pires vs George Foreman - Oct, 29, 1971 MSG

this guy landed some good shots and held in there for 4 rounds.....would you have stopped it?

Jesus... how wild, reckless and poor did Foreman look there? He was completely fucked by the end of the 4th. If I was around in those days I would have bet my life on Frazier smashing him to bits, and obviously been totally wrong.

When I watch those old fights I can't help thinking we downplay the current era.

Detonay Wilder-vs-1970s George Foreman? Whoa!!!

yes George was so wild and easy to hit.

I remember George with a hard, punishing jab and, of course, heavy, heavy hands. The jab wasn't to be seen in this fight.

yeah George got tagged frequently and @Fenster I thought the same thing---looking at this fight I thought Frazier would annihilate him.

Foreman was brutal and had some power. You would have thought he would have more finesse being a gold medal Olympian.

he must have realized that he could wreck a man with a few punches and didnt mind taking some shots to get in his own shots. Frazier nailed him real good early in the 1st round with some whistling left hooks, but George could shake that shit off and blast away.

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George was a freak of nature. Most of his fights look like man vs teenager.

He relied very heavily on his power in his first career run, which lead to great success but also made him look very amateurish at times.