Foreman V Lyle best heavyweight fight EVER

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I believe that if that guy would have not evolved in one of the toughest period for the HW (if not the toughest), he might have been champion. Perhaps not the greatest champion ever but he might have had a shot somewhere.

Drop a 25 year old Ron Lyle into the post Jim Jeffries era or the era between Tunney and Joe Louis or the mid-late 1950's and don't you think he has a real shot?

Put him in the current era and I have no doubt he would be a world champion.

It was a real all time classic fight no doubt, the only fight at HW I have seen in my lifetime (born in '84) that comes close is Holyfield vs Bowe 1. Boxing needs more fights like this, it is what makes the sport so special. I hadn't actually seen this fight until fairly recently (last 5 years) and it wasn't until one of the magazines I buy did a feature on it that I really paid any attention at all. I mentioned it to my dad (who is a huge Foreman fan) and he had a copy. I just remember watching in astonishment and praying that them glory days returned to the HW division. Well I'm still waiting

Born in '84? [banging head on desk]

I was a junior in college. Aaaaargh!

The thing is Lyle was fierce, but he was another 6'2 220 pounder with a 75 inch reach. I'm not sure he was so special he could beat the Giants. But he'd beat the hell out of everyone else

I believe around the ideal size for a HW. Similar to Foreman and Ali, not too big that your slow and predictable and big enough to knock a wall down, the current crop are very limited and it shows when they all fight.