Re: George foreman comeback

Originally Posted by
g3org3

Originally Posted by
Master

Originally Posted by
g3org3

Originally Posted by
imp

Originally Posted by
Bill Paxtom

Originally Posted by
imp
How good was george foreman to come back and win the belt like he did...does that show how great he was as a heavyweight or do we pick on the era.
Tommy morrison beat him in the end but does the comeback george made make a difference to your top 5 heavyweight list?
ABSOLUTELY
It was a call of redemption, as everyone had thought George to be 'A Joke' when he made his
announcement to come back.
He accomplished more than Cassius Clay did {later in his career} by 10 Fold.
He did...but ali beat him in his prime
He did but if they had 10 fights how many times do you think Ali could pull that off ? 2 times maybe 3 at most, Forman is ranked higher in my all time list than Ali
Show me your list, I could do with a laugh.
Top 10 all time is probably
1. Floyd mayweather
2. Marvin hagler
3. Joe Louis
4. Ray Robinson
5. Rocky Marciano
6. Larry Holmes
7. George Forman
8. Joe calzaghe
9. Lenox Lewis
10. Bernard Hopkins
I know my top list is probably different to a lot but I'm pretty harsh on fighters. I would love to add Roy Jones, Tyson etc but if fighters chose to fight past there prime they need to take the good with the bad.
Joe Louis got smashed by Rocky. Foreman lost to Morrison, Briggs and Holyfield so these 2 top fighters fought on past their best. Not even mention Robinson fighting way past his prime.
You are also giving too much respect for undefeated record and surprised you did not have Sven Ottke on your list.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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