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Big George Foreman etched an unforgettable chapter in Boxing lore by becoming the lineal Heavyweight Champion at 45 years old. Deserves tremendous respect for that accomplishment. 2 time Heavyweight champion.
I was so moved when he went to his knees in the corner and prayed.



However, I think ultimately that win was bad for boxing.
It brought in a lot of money and media to see if the old man could do it, but his win was ultimately bad for the sport.

No 45 year old man should be able to whup a 27 year old Heavyweight Champ in his physical prime; it's a travesty.

It bespeaks the old saying that fighters today aren't as good as the fighters of yesteryear. I want to stay positive and give today's fighters the credit, but there it is:
Young prime George gets KO'd by Ali, he gets knocked down and decisioned by a feather-fisted Jimmy Young, bopped around by Ron Lyle, retires for 10 years and then can come back and knock out the #1 Heavyweight in the world?! At 45 years old.

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Thats a load of shiit! It just proved that A, Foreman was a special fighter and B, Moorer isnt a natural heavyweight.

I think if that fight happened today between a 45 year old Foreman and Haye the same result would happen and maybe earlier

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Foreman lost to top guys in the 70s, but after a 10 retirement and carrying 50 lbs of extra fat on his gut, and slow as molasses at 45 years old, he could still beat the best of the 90s.

At his peak, he got knocked out by Ali, but as a fat old man, he could go the distance with a prime peak Champ in Holyfield?

Foreman can't beat powder-puff punching Jimmy Young in the 70s, but as a fat, old man, he can stop the prime peak Champ, Michael Moorer?

...and now you're saying a fat, old, slow Foreman could have beat one of the current best, David Haye?


Maybe you fellas are right then about what you're saying: fighters today aren't as good as the fighters of yesteryear..

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Foreman, Moorer and Haye all moved up to heavyweight Foreman will always do well against smaller men that arent natural heavyweights.