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LOL thats complete garbage

Tyson had lost to Douglas in 1990 and Foreman went on to fight Holyfield for the title.

Tyson was in rebuilding mode and took on Razor Ruddock, who was leagues above fat, slow, faded Foreman who didn't even deserve a title shot. Holyfield actually ducked Ruddock to fight Foreman ... Bowe also avoided him. So how did Tyson "duck" Foreman when Foreman went on to fight Holyfield for the title? He "ducked" him because Foreman chose to take a title fight? The truth is that Foreman didn't deserve a title bout and Holyfield should have fought either Tyson or Ruddock, the two best fighters in the division. Foreman's biggest win was Gerry Cooney at that time, who was a bum. Holyfield saw him as an easy opponent who would generate a lot of cash so he fought him.

By the time he was released from prison he was collecting titles and then "lost" to Holyfield around the same time Foreman lost to Shannon Briggs.

Foreman lost to Tommy Morrison ... Tyson would've beaten him too ... look at how these morons try and prop up Gerry Cooney vs George Foreman as some kind of amazing fight that showed Foreman was "legit." Foreman was slow and fat and beat on another fat and slow bum. He beat one of the weakest champions around in Michael Moorer to win two heavyweight titles ... and Moorer clearly outboxed him the entire fight. That article has no credibility at all and any moron who was simply aware at what was going on in the year 1990 and after knows that.
I never bought that Tyson was afraid of Foreman. I do think there is a grain of truth about watching Fraizier v Foreman fights because Tyson and Cus loved to do that. However Tyson fought Rudduck and he was the most avoided fighter at the time. Tyson fought him twice and nearly got knocked out because of the power of Rudduck. Maybe a prime Foreman would be intimating for Tyson but not this George but style wise he would give Tyson problems.
Tyson would fight Foreman the way he beat Rudduck, brutal body shots and broken jaws, his speed would get him out of trouble. George would not be able to take it. George was nearly knocked out by Holyfield in their fight.
I think there is alot of Marvel comic speak going on with respects to hindsight and Tyson. Mike wasn't 'nearly' knocked out by an older, slower Holyfield who landed 23+ flush power hooks on Forman...he was knocked out. I saw the only guy avoiding Ruddock was Tyson in 89' when he pulled out of a contracted fight with him, later to be sued for breech of contract, and opted to a 'easy touch' in Buster Douglas and a massive gate in Tokyo with a match with mandatory challenger Holyfield in the wings. We all know how that turned out.

Ruddock was alot of things but a bigger puncher then George Foreman was not one. He literally had one punch he used over and over against Tyson and his jab was never a factor in that period, not to mention an often MIA right hand. Half of his rep then came off putting out an aged Dokes and Smith...who had him on the floor...and taking a tremendous pounding from Tyson. Foremen even at 42 was a much better technical puncher with natural power in both hands and he had actually won mega fights in his lifetime.