I thought the thread was after worst matchups for a potential viewer. Was going to say Derrick Gainer vs Zahir Raheem or something like that hehe. All good calls on the original post for sure. I could see old Foreman having beaten Tyson after prison but probably not when he was truly at his peak imo. When the fight was actually discussed Foreman was still shaking off tons of rust to fighting low threats and Tyson rapidly declined thereafter. I think old George get's a tad overrated by some people. Aside from landing a great shot on Michael Moorer he didn't exactly beat anyone special in his comeback, and was outboxed over 12 rounds by Tommy Morrison. Certainly Tyson COULD have won a decision. I thought Alex Stewart beat Foreman clearly as well, have heard Shulcz easily could have gotten the nod. Holyfield just outworked him over 12 rounds and Foreman only had a few real moments in the fight, Bert Cooper( a poor mans Tyson at best) had Holyfield in so much more trouble his next fight etc. It's nice to think Foreman would have beaten Tyson mentally and I'm sure he would have had moments late in the fight, but realistically I doubt he would have actually stopped Tyson or won more than a couple rounds.


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