Could prime Foreman have beaten Wladimir?

[El Kabong]

Depends on what night they catch each other on...if Wlad got the Foreman that lost to Jimmy Young then hell yes Wlad would win because Wlad is a hell of a lot better fighter than Jimmy Young ever thought about being. But I rate George really high, he was a devistating puncher, awkward, strong, yet fast and pretty light on his feet for a big slugger (see how he moved vs Frazier) and if Wlad even got the Foreman that got knocked down by Ron Lyle he'd have his hands full. Wlad let's shots to the body land too often, if he let that hammering right hook land it would stand him up straight, drop his guard and George would chop him down.

Wlad would hold his own though, "china chin" or no, Wlad is a hell of a boxer and I can't tell you how tired I am of people dissing him or not giving him the respect he deserves. Saying shit like "Well all you have to do to Wlad is catch him" that's bullshit for the vast majority of fighters out there right now if it's Lennox Lewis or Earnie Shavers or Mike Tyson or Ron Lyle or whoever maybe you're right but for the guys out there right now...I think the Sam Peter fight showed that even a psychologically weak Wladimir is still a very difficult fighter to beat, saying "all you have to do is catch him" is like saying "all you have to do to beat Joe Frazier is outbox him"....it's a lot easier said than done.

I would say based purely on styles it's a toss up fight I see it probably out of 100 60-40 for Foreman just based on his power, relentlessness, and mindset. Mind you I see Wlad doing a hell of a lot better vs Foreman than I see Tyson doing vs Foreman just because of the style match up and how Tyson's style can be compared to Frazier's just in where they liked to fight (inside), their footwork (not used to getting out of the danger zone), and mental make up.