The incredible thing that we don't talk about when it comes to George Foreman

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The fact is Wlad would have knocked out young George Foreman.

wlad had more skill but in no way does he beat a young foreman. foreman had a solid chin and hit like a monster. you can bet his trainer would tell him to just walk forward and throw as many punches as he could. i dont see wlad lasting more than 2 rounds. terrible style match up.

I agree with you on George being a bad style match up for Wlad. George always had a GREAT CHIN and would close the gap. Where smaller guys allow Wlad to hold and lean on them, I see George being strong enough to manhandle him, push him off and land the one-two. I don't see Wlad taking George's punch very well at all either. There is always the chance that it goes like the first Sam Peter fight did for Wlad, but I think George was a much better fighter and would likely stop him.

I think Lennox and young George would have been a great fight. Lennox was a little sturdier than Wlad, but he also would have been put to sleep if caught with a good shot from Foreman. I favor Lennox in that fight by decision after some shaky moments, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if George caught him and stopped him.

The Sam Peter fight is a good comparison. Wlad fought a strong guy who lacked skill and got dropped multiple times. The difference is that foreman is a top 10 HW of all time while people was fortunate to ever be in the top 10 HW's of his horrible era. Wlad wouldn't know what to do when foreman just pushed him when wlad would try to clinch.