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    Default Re: Main Reason there was no Ali-Foreman II?

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    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
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    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
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    Default Re: Main Reason there was no Ali-Foreman II?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
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    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
    I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
    I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!
    Holmes not only had the best jab ever of the heavyweight greats he also had an amazing chin and recovery powers. I think that would have helped him survive and beat Frazier. It would have been a a hell of a fight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
    I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!
    Holmes not only had the best jab ever of the heavyweight greats he also had an amazing chin and recovery powers. I think that would have helped him survive and beat Frazier. It would have been a a hell of a fight.
    Holmes was tough, i just watched the Shavers knockdown, now if big George hits him like that what happens? I miss the 70's and all the great Heavyweights that were around then. Holmes deserves more credit than he gets, he would have made Lewis look foolish.

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    Default Re: Main Reason there was no Ali-Foreman II?

    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
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    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
    I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!
    Holmes not only had the best jab ever of the heavyweight greats he also had an amazing chin and recovery powers. I think that would have helped him survive and beat Frazier. It would have been a a hell of a fight.
    Holmes was tough, i just watched the Shavers knockdown, now if big George hits him like that what happens? I miss the 70's and all the great Heavyweights that were around then. Holmes deserves more credit than he gets, he would have made Lewis look foolish.

    Lets not get out of control here...Lennox Lewis holds his own and beats most of the past pound for pound best heavyweights....He is #4 of all time % at least....Lennox could beat any top HW on his best nights......He was tall used his height and range had a massive right hand and one punch stopping power when he needed to...He was a great finisher....To say Holmes makes him look foolish is just crazy talk
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus View Post
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    I just watched Round 1 again and a lot of the damage in that fight took place there and then. Ali hit George several times with left/right combinations and his right hand leads had George confused. Nobody had done that to George before. George was puffy around the left eye by round 2, he look bewildered. Ali knew he had his man early on in the fight, it was only a matter of time. George only had one basic plan and that was to load up and swing from the bleechers, by round 8 Foreman's tank was empty.
    George states he was psychologically damaged after the Ali fight, Ali was never the same either after the Thriller In Manilla. Perhaps it's best we didn't see them go at it again.
    How would Holmes have handled a 30 year old more experienced big George in 1979?
    Foreman was a beast, tamed by one of the greatest ring tacticians of all time.
    Good question about George v Holmes that would be really interesting. I would go with Holmes.
    That is my all time favorite fantasy match up. I go with Holmes too. Would of done his legacy the world of good.

    I think Holmes beats all those guys from the 60's/ 70's.
    Not Ali but may be Frazier, now that would be a classic Holmes v Frazier.
    I think Frazier gives Holmes as much trouble as he gave ALI, Holmes probably would have outboxed big George. Holmes possessed one of the best jabs in boxing history, it would only be a matter of staying away from Foreman's big shots. (easier said than done) A 30 yr old experienced big George would have been a formidable foe, but Holmes by decision. Frazier would be a nightmare for Holmes, all those angles, all that movement and that left hook!
    Holmes not only had the best jab ever of the heavyweight greats he also had an amazing chin and recovery powers. I think that would have helped him survive and beat Frazier. It would have been a a hell of a fight.
    Holmes was tough, i just watched the Shavers knockdown, now if big George hits him like that what happens? I miss the 70's and all the great Heavyweights that were around then. Holmes deserves more credit than he gets, he would have made Lewis look foolish.

    Lets not get out of control here...Lennox Lewis holds his own and beats most of the past pound for pound best heavyweights....He is #4 of all time % at least....Lennox could beat any top HW on his best nights......He was tall used his height and range had a massive right hand and one punch stopping power when he needed to...He was a great finisher....To say Holmes makes him look foolish is just crazy talk
    Yes, let's not get out of control here.

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