George Foreman vs. Vitali Klitschko

Klitschko literally murders him in the ring. This is more one sided than Sam Peter vs klitschko was Yea anybody who picked george is a crazy idiot the man was weak to hard shots

I’m picking George Me to its obvious george loses no defense and easy to hurt with hard shots

Crazy idiots george was weak to hard shots shown by Ron in the 1st round all over the place he would be destroyed its obvious The Lyle fight is the lone fight people refer to. Let's take into consideration George won by KO.

I got Vit here, regardless of which Foreman it is.

I’m picking George

Crazy idiots george was weak to hard shots shown by Ron in the 1st round all over the place he would be destroyed its obvious

Think Vitali would outbox George Foreman very comfortably through 12 rounds maybe get tagged once in a while but he'd beat him.

And Evander fought a Foreman who never knocked him down. Shavers never knocked down Ali, and Ali said he it the hardest. lol you dont have to knock someone down to hit hard. Tyson didnt knock holyfield down

Briggs fought a near 50 year old foreman And Evander fought a Foreman who never knocked him down.

Briggs said that Vitali hit harder than Foreman. You believe him too? Briggs fought a near 50 year old foreman

LMAO!!!! from any of us Evander knew the most, he actually got hit by both guys looool please just stop. I say Foreman hit harder cuz a person who has been hit by both of them said foreman hit harder than either lennox or tyson. And foreman has KOd more high profile fighters. You cant say Lennox hit harder just cuz you feel like he does. Facts are facts. Foreman use to leave dents in punching bags and his trainer would literaly fall backwards trying to hold the punching bag. Briggs said that Vitali hit harder than Foreman. You believe him too?

Vitali still living off being competitive before getting stopped by past prime Lewis. :nonono: If prime Foreman fought that Lewis he'd stop him early. Is there any shame in getting stopped by Lennox Lewis? Cuts happen and Vitali received a brutal cut from a perfect punch from who is likely the best heavyweight ever, even if past it and out of shape. Vitali simply wasn't ready for that level yet, as his defense wasn't good enough. He concentrated too much on attacking. But we should never use that fight to talk badly about Vitali. Instead, we should use it to talk good about Lewis.

Let's all be honest. Regarding power, no heavyweight in history is on the same level as George Foreman. And regarding chin, then I don't see Vitali or George knocking each other out, no matter who has the better chin. Both are very powerful and both got iron chins, but they would both have to be very careful in this fight, so I see it turning out to be a decision. Vitali is taller and faster and he got better skills, which really is quite obvious. So I see him taking a decision. It's also a matter of stylistic matchup.

Foreman at 250 plus in the 90's was INDEED better in everyway ! Just look at what Dundee said about how come back Foreman would have given Ali a better fight. In absolutely NO way would the sloppier ,less physically Foreman of the 70's survive against the 90's version of himself who took a MUCH better punch and was smarter anybody who truly studies boxing would blatantly see that . Where is Vitali better than Foreman ? Better technique in throwing straight punches Better speed Better footwork Better stamina Better chin Better ring generalship Better at avoiding punches Better physical attributes and uses it to fullest extent Foreman has the slight better jab ,whether he would out jab Vitali is debatable ! Foreman has more power but its not a significant differance Foreman like it or not is NO Lewis ,so not sure why you guys try and use that as a gauge when i can use several fights on ANY version of Foreman to show how Vitali would EASILY be favored in this match up ! Lewis is one of the hardest hitting HW 's of all time at 6'5 83 inch reach or so you want me to believe the LESS skilled Foreman out does Vitali who up until Lewis barely lost a single round and improved his craft after Lewis as well. You are trying to sell me smaller slower Foreman of the 70's beats Vitali but im not that gullible i actually know boxing ! Everything you said that Vitali was bad at is EXACTLY how Ali fought ,so you indirectly just shot your own argument to pieces when describing Vitalis awkward style ,the differance is 6'7 with around 30 more pounds compared to 6'3 210/220 that Ali was and if you think Vitali was EASY to hit unlike Foreman it is not me who is not watching the fights ! You can play the "I dont know boxing "game here with me if you wish ...GOOD LUCK! Man I don't care who you think wins but you're loony if you don't think there was a significant difference in power between any version of foreman and Vitali Klitschko. Guys like Danny Williams and Sosnowski would not see the 4th round against an Old Foreman, let alone make it to the 8th and 10th rounds respectively. Danny Williams probably wouldn't get up from the first right hand he took from a Young Foreman. If anything is certain in this matchup, its that George punches much harder. Vitali doesn't even hit nearly as hard as baby bro Wlad.

Sanders was a 240 Southpaw...Foreman was a 220 guy who couldn't even handle a clinching sub 200 pounder Jimmy young...would you like me to actually break this down? Vitali RARLEY got hit..Foreman had NO defense...DO the math! Yeah, it's called being in shape Jugs. I know, it's a strange concept from an old school bygone era compared to heavies today, but funnily enough, it actually helped fighters. You know what's really funny Jugs? Foreman, in his prime, weighed around 220. When he made his comeback, as a more out of shape, fat old man essentially, he weighed in around the 250 mark like most of today's guys. He didn't get better with that extra fat around his weight. I know it's difficult to understand such a foreign concept and you seem to have trouble wrapping your mind around most things, but being in shape is actually a big help. They were the same size in nearly every way. Both 6'4" with Foreman having a longer reach. The difference is that Foreman was in proper shape for a pro boxer. Sanders rarely was. How about I put it a different way that might be easier for you to grasp. Sanders was probably at his best when he fought Wladimir right? Would you say so? Looked his sharpest, looked his fastest etc etc. Well guess what? He weighed just over 220 pounds. Around the same as Foreman in his prime. What did that get him? Well, it got him a KO win over a Klitschko for a world title. What's also interesting is that he came in against Vitali closer to 240, and he looked slower, less sharp and all around not as good. Funny that. As for the rest of your post, well, I don't think you've ever even watched a Vitali fight if you think he didnt get hit. He was easy to hit. He had poor fundamentals, lacked defense, pulled and leaned straight back and was about as awkward a fighter as there was. His skill was in a good chin, his awkwardness, his size and being in shape unlike the trash he fought for the large majority of his career.

Wrong forum section. Mods, move this to Boxing History... Better yet, fantasy fights

Wow, what's with people's memories? I'm seeing lots of stuff about Vitali wins with his 'skills' while Foreman could only win via KO. What were these skills that were better than Foreman's? Foreman had a jab that was literally ten times better than Vitali's and which would be very difficult for Vitali to deal with. Vitali wasn't a guy who dealt in skill and it wouldn't be a skilled boxer vs brawler here. I think people are confusing style with skill. Vitali wasn't more skilled, he just had a more conventional, albeit very awkward, style. We saw Vitali in against fat, old Lewis who was probably closer to prime Foreman, in the way Lewis chose to fight that night, than anyone else Vitali fought. Bad match up for VK in my opinion. He's an awkward, brawler essentially. Against Foreman, he would play into all of Foreman's strengths. He comes forward and fights very straight on. Against Foreman, that type of fight nearly always got you KTFO.

Exactly therefor no offense and hes dead in the water...you might want to check out him getting saved by the bell vs Lyle who was NOT a Klitchko in any way shape or literally form! Vitali gassed? Surley you are a JOKER when foreman also was known for POOR stamina after certain rounds when fighters lasted?:drive: Lyle had serious power, and a dog in the ring. In the HW division, anyone could win on any given night. Foreman came out on top, and showed how much heart, and toughness he had. Vitali didn't have the type of power Lyle had, and if he got into with Big George, he'd get clobbered. You keep bringing up his size, but that plays into George's favor. If Vitali took even 25-30% of the shots that Ali took, then he's smoked turkey. And change your username. You some type of Devil worshiper? The hell's wrong with you?

Sanders was a 240 Southpaw...Foreman was a 220 guy who couldn't even handle a clinching sub 200 pounder Jimmy young...would you like me to actually break this down? Vitali RARLEY got hit..Foreman had NO defense...DO the math! Foreman's defense was his offense, and Vitali was always prone to get into slug fests, and his big body was always making him gas. Big George would've put it on him. You know it, I know it, we all know it.

Vitali has a good chin I give him that but he has a tendency to brawl and that's a no no against foreman, especially prime foreman who would maul him. He'd have a better shot against comeback foreman though, who still hit very hard but was way slower.