Quote Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust View Post
my predictions:

1st and foremost can we all just agree.......that Foreman does NOT NOT NOT fall for the rope-a-dope again?
I mean saying he might fall all over for it again is saying ....................he's an idiot.

So how does the fight go, as George had never had to be smart and box before being KO'ed by Ali?
Does it go the distance? Is there a KO again? What would each do differently?
a rematch would have been quite interesting. I think it would have been a more exciting fight.

it could have gone either way.
Cant agree with the opening. I think he falls for it every time he would have fought Ali. He also would have fallen for Ali's head games and chatter just like Liston did. Lets be truthful here. Foreman could not box his way out of a wet paper bag. Frazier and Norton were a perfect match for a huge guy in comparison that preferred not to move. Both were one handed fighters that walked in repeating the same series. He never had to work. Ali was as fast as a middleweight even then, used the entire ring, had exceptional feet and lateral movement never seen in any heavyweight before or since. He had exceptional timing, a granite chin and an arsenal in punch selection from even odd and awkward angles. In short, he was better then Foreman in every aspect of boxing except power. All things being equal the bigger man wins All things were not close to equal and there was really no bigger man.


And btw Foremans lack of any dimension as a fighter was further exploited and shown to the world when he fought Young. When he couldn't simply club his opponent to the mat because he stood right in front of him he was lost. The only version of Ali he beats is the same one Holmes fought.