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    Who cares that Lennox didn't fight Moorer, Moorer was legendary at lighter weights but he wasn't a great heavyweight? And Foreman was a side show. Don't get me wrong, Foreman could still beat some people, hence Tysons crippling fear of him, but old George wasn't a great either.

    And let's not forget your hero Evan Fields was a known steroid cheat.
    Doctor Ron,

    You are correct on 2 of the above 3 statements. That's batting .667 > which puts you in the
    'Hall of Fame'.

    But if you think that George Foreman was 'a joke', then you never saw him in Training.
    I didn't say joke, I said he wasn't a great anymore. I said side show because more people cared about his age than anything else.

    There are very few greats, young George was one of them, I'm not going to elevate old George to that status because he landed one punch on Moorers sweet spot.
    in all honesty, I think Old George would have whooped Young George's ass, he came back a more well rounded (no pun intended) fighter, had an outstanding piston like jab that he didn't have before and anvil straight right hand rather than just his clubbing hooks and wide uppercuts of when he was young, he also paced himself a lot better and could still take a nuclear bomb on the chin without flinching, he was a great fighter period, didn't matter what time frame
    Can't agree about Foreman's jab. Young Foreman had the most punishing jab I've ever seen. Nothing about young Foreman impressed me as much as his jab. It made me wince when he used it.
    You are absolutely right about Foreman being more rounded in his second career, fought smarter too.
    Now go ahead and tell me about Holmes, Lewis, Wald and a dozen other heavyweights with great jabs and I'll still pick young Foreman's.

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    Default Re: I have to thank Evander Holyfield!

    Evander thrilled us all with his guts.
    So yes thankyou Evander.

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    Default Re: I have to thank Evander Holyfield!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Swanson View Post
    Who cares that Lennox didn't fight Moorer, Moorer was legendary at lighter weights but he wasn't a great heavyweight? And Foreman was a side show. Don't get me wrong, Foreman could still beat some people, hence Tysons crippling fear of him, but old George wasn't a great either.

    And let's not forget your hero Evan Fields was a known steroid cheat.
    Doctor Ron,

    You are correct on 2 of the above 3 statements. That's batting .667 > which puts you in the
    'Hall of Fame'.

    But if you think that George Foreman was 'a joke', then you never saw him in Training.
    I didn't say joke, I said he wasn't a great anymore. I said side show because more people cared about his age than anything else.

    There are very few greats, young George was one of them, I'm not going to elevate old George to that status because he landed one punch on Moorers sweet spot.
    in all honesty, I think Old George would have whooped Young George's ass, he came back a more well rounded (no pun intended) fighter, had an outstanding piston like jab that he didn't have before and anvil straight right hand rather than just his clubbing hooks and wide uppercuts of when he was young, he also paced himself a lot better and could still take a nuclear bomb on the chin without flinching, he was a great fighter period, didn't matter what time frame
    Can't agree about Foreman's jab. Young Foreman had the most punishing jab I've ever seen. Nothing about young Foreman impressed me as much as his jab. It made me wince when he used it.
    You are absolutely right about Foreman being more rounded in his second career, fought smarter too.
    Now go ahead and tell me about Holmes, Lewis, Wald and a dozen other heavyweights with great jabs and I'll still pick young Foreman's.
    mainly cause Foreman's jab was still a power punch, but IMO Holmes jab is still the best by far, he worked off that thing better than anyone else, and he'd be able to keep you as far away from him as he wanted you to be

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