Another George Foreman enters the ring - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
George Foreman's son that is ;D
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Another George Foreman enters the ring - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
George Foreman's son that is ;D
Nice little interview. He looks just like George. George 'Monk' Foreman III set for boxing debut | Top stories | Chron.com - Houston ChronicleQuote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
26 is quite late to get into the game and what a lot he has to live up to - I wish him luck ;)
Sons of legends don't usually do well, but here's hoping he does well. I would love another George Foreman in the division.
I always get excited over stuff like this but sons never live up to there legend dads but then why would they.
good luck Foreman jr if you have a fraction of your dads power and skill you'll do just fine ;)
honestly if he has the chin, determination, and more importantly the power of his father, he'll clean up the division easily, i wish him all the luck in the worldQuote:
Originally Posted by Saddo
This interests me, could be fun. Hope He does well. ;D
Hope he sticks with it longer than his sister Freeda did.She won a few and left it after 1st loss.Monk is one very large fellow,wow.
Hope he does good, does anyone have any footage of him in action?
I think it's not too bad for a heavy, I think it really depends how good he is. Skelton I think was about 10 years older coming from a mixed martial arts background, he was no world beater but he did alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
Well I heard he won with a first round KO. Anyone see it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lBVb3m6BTw
Nevermind I got it
Eh....he moves pretty well, he leaves his punches at the target waaaay too long.
I heard Big George is his trainer which I think is pretty good considering who George learned from: Sandy Saddler, Archie Moore, and Angelo Dundee. I figured George would be a very smart trainer #1 He learned a bunch from losing Ali #2 His defense in his comeback was pretty good #3 He knows all the mental aspects about boxing.
God his opponent was absolutely shit, my granny could fight better than that.
That was pretty cool, obviously not refined but with 8 months of training under your belt what do you expect.. T 1st glance from a distance he looks like his father with the trunks and height. Good luck to him, huge fan of his fathers and no reason at all not to cheer for his son :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fightfan
Hmmmm....well he can throw swinging shots at a stationary fat man, that's a good start:-\.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fightfan
Did big George hand his opponent one of his Grills afterwards?
Hope they dont give the kid too many of these types.Give the guy his apron back so he can bus his tables.
Did he even throw one punch ??Monk has nice activity.Just padding it up here.
He probably got better work in sparring....but then again debut fights are meant to be pretty easy, let him have 10-15 fights and we'll see how he does.
What if was the first person to KO Marion Wilson??? That would be impressive ;D
Hope he does well.Would be great name recognition in a long line of sons following fathers into it.We can only hope he has that power flare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
I think Papa Foreman will be a great over seer and will be honest with him as he goes on,good or bad.He wont want his son out there as a novelty act or being hurt.Good luck to em.
I actually thought he looked well for his first fight. Very relaxed and got his man out of there quick. Can't dislike that.
Yeah, your first couple of pro fights are more about YOU and less about your opponent. Monk should work on the basics and try and keep progressing vs nobodies for about 10-15 fights, and then we can see if he's ready for good journeymen.
Funny, I was thinking the same thing while I was watching it. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
His next opponent should at least looks like a fighter.
He hasnt had any amature bouts, I think his old man will put him through the same routine he used in his comeback which isnt a bad idea given his lack of experience, lots of activity, he'll learn along the way, he can put a combination together and doesnt look stiff, he'll only get better, his punches will hurt more as they sharpen up.
At least he wanted to impress unlike other fighters, I hope he does well and like already mentioned his dad has a vast knowledge of training from his all star list of trainers hed learnt from.
Totally agree, his punches will work better once his muscles know how to throw them. Muscle memory is a big thing for power punchers...also the confidence to throw them with bad intentions helps out alot.
He did leave his gloves at the impact point for a while though and that's no good.
I just hope Big George moves him along slowly, he's going to be pressured BIG TIME if he's able to get to 10-0 or 15-0...they need to make sure he moves along slowly because no matter what Monk is not 'Big' George Foreman and this ain't the 1970's....there are ALOT more Boxer/Punchers in the division these days and a lot more slicker fighters....they aren't as good as the guys in the 1970s but they have different styles, styles that are more polished than the heavyweights used to be.
x2 with Lyle, plus you need to remember he has no amateur bouts so I guess this was more of a "get the feel"-thing. We'll see...
Looks eerily like his dad though, with the big plodding shovel type shots. Kid has good power for starting out and the same awkward and lumbering offense of his dad. Should make for an exciting career.
Kudos to you George III. And good luck.
PS. I recently got a collection of some of Big George's earlier fights on DVD. In watching them, Im amazed that a guy with such horrible defense did so well with such superior offense. I guess if you have the one you dont necessarily need the other. Ron Lyle/George Foreman is one of my favorite HW fights of all time. What a doozy.
1st round KO. 26 isn't too old for a HW considering they don't hit their prime until they reach their 30's. Has a ton of experience in his corner. If he has any of his father's ability he could be a legit force in the HW division. I'm calling it now, 2013 Year of George!
IMO he looked almost identical to his father, can't blame him with the quality or lack of quality in his opponent cause he hasn't had any amateur experience, but on that note can't really give him the green light and say he's a sure fire winner, i'm really starting to get interested in seeing how he does and develops, hope he does well and cleans up the division, would be awesome if both father and son end up being HW champs
Got some dangerously bad habits, leaving his hands out and lifting his back foot off the floor entirely when punching. Of course his dad had bad habits too, made them work to his advantage somehow (power) though.
You know, all in all the heavyweight division is moving in a positive direction.
i really hope he does well but cant until he fights someone who has not just gone in there for beer money