How do tall swarmers over 6 feet such as Floyd Patterson and Jack Dempsey (who was almost exactly the same height as Foreman) match up to Foreman stylistically ? How would a hypothetical 6'1" or 6'2" 225-230+ pound practioner of the peekaboo style match up with Foreman ?
I know Cus said short short swarmers could never beat Foreman but what about tall swarmers ?
Neither of those guys was much over 6 foot. Foreman stood 6"4.
Anyone who comes at foreman and tries to pressure him is gonna be in for a bad time.
Dempsey was 6'2" with a 77 inch reach while Foreman was 6'3" (Ali even claimed that Foreman was only 6'2.5") with a 78.5 inch reach, that's barely a difference.
Here's a 6'2" man standing next to a 6'3" man for some perspective- https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/y-e4s_1-g_YlAM5zJyk_zIY82EI/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2014/07/23/918/n/1922283/0c708a742b094dd3_paul/i/He-also-spoke-very-sincerely-about-losing-friend-costar-Paul-Walker.JPG
Neither of those guys was much over 6 foot. Foreman stood 6"4.
Anyone who comes at foreman and tries to pressure him is gonna be in for a bad time.
Exactly, swarmers in general don't match up well against Foreman. I think the comment may be highlighting how it might be even worse for a short swarmer, given the stylistic disadvantege on top of the physical disadvantage