Who could beat a prime George Foreman?

[Willow The Wisp]

Because they were more advanced, moved better and used more angles than the 70's fighters....duh!!

Lol....one convert at a time. I'm sold as soon as I remembered Lionel Butler breached the top 10. Big uptick in the 90s in talent since the dreary days of Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Ellis, Quarry, Lyle, Shavers, Bugner, Bonavena......

[Willow The Wisp]

Why does that one guy keep saying the 1990s were so awesome? That 1994 list has an old man as champion and Oliver McCall as the #1 contender.

Every era has its critics and proponents it seems. They all have at least a thin crust of timeless high quality at the top, but the depth does vary. Even though I personally hold in very high esteem those highly talented superlatives such as Foreman, Norton, Young, Holmes, Tate, Page, Dokes, Weaver, Coetzee, Berbick, Smith, Bruno, Tyson, Williams, Tucker, Douglas, Holyfield, Bowe, Moorer, Ibeabuchi, Byrd, Tua, Lewis, McCall, Mercer, Morrison, Golota....etc, found all the way through; between 1978 and today, I actually rank THE CURRENT era (Post Klitschko through the final shake-out of the one-time "Big three champions" of Wilder/Fury/Joshua and their contemporaries); as the best era since The golden age of the 70s!!! Many will reject that idea, and that is OK with me. As for those who think the art is still evolving after the era of Tunney, Loughran, Greb, Kid Chocolate and Benny Leonard? Some folks un unteachable.

[QueensburyRules]

1976

Muhammad Ali, Champion George Foreman Ken Norton Jimmy Young Duane Bobick Ron Lyle Larry Holmes Howard Smith Johnny Boudreaux Stan Ward Joe Bugner

1994
Title Vacant

1. George Foreman*
2. Oliver McCall
3. Rid**** Bowe
4. Michael Moorer
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Herbie Hide
7. Larry Holmes
8. Henry Akinwande
9. Jorge Luis Gonzalez
10. Lionel Butler

Whoops, someone made a **** of himself yet again!lol

- - George was retired in 77 when the ****** Ring 76 issue came out, ie inactive, the criteria.

By 94 Ring after decades of ******ity published their rating the year of the ratings where George KOed Moorer. He won all his next fights until Briggs years later, but Lar whooped by McCall in his first fight of 95 dropped from the ratings after a nanoblip appearance.

Good effort, but U stoopid still.

[Willow The Wisp]

I've given up with the Three Stooges DrZ,Queensbury Fool ,and Ghost of Gimpy.The first is just a hater, the other two muppets are pathetic trolls with nothing of any value to offer us.

Awwwww they're allright. Two of them can often bring good value and the third one is amusing. Anyway you relish the conflict. You give up on Nothing.

[JAB5239]

- - George was retired in 77 when the ****** Ring 76 issue came out, ie inactive, the criteria.

By 94 Ring after decades of ******ity published their rating the year of the ratings where George KOed Moorer. He won all his next fights until Briggs years later, but Lar whooped by McCall in his first fight of 95 dropped from the ratings after a nanoblip appearance.

Good effort, but U stoopid still.

Ring ratings are compiled for the year 1976 January thru December. George fought both in January and March of 1977, meaning yes he was active and rated at the same time as Holmes. Learn to follow a timeline.

Good effort, but U stoopid still.

It also stands to reason since he was in the year end issue that Holmes had been rated since April of 1976 after fighting and winning in March.

[Ascended]

Don't mind Queenie. When talking about certain fighters he is anything but impartial and objective. Much like Moneytheman he will repeat the same thing over and over thinking it makes him right.

I dont think anything video proves im right crazy idiot

[Ascended]

George was trash when young mutiple from 80s-now beat him easy

[Ascended]

What about Ray Mercer or big daddy Bowe at their best. Mercer has one of the best chins I ever saw. What happens when big George punches himself out? Bowe was a busy fighter. Which will cause Foreman to be busy and once again punches himself out.

Both would destroy george fast

[Willow The Wisp]

Ring ratings are compiled for the year 1976 January thru December. George fought both in January and March of 1977, meaning yes he was active and rated at the same time as Holmes. Learn to follow a timeline.

Good effort, but U stoopid still.

It also stands to reason since he was in the year end issue that Holmes had been rated since April of 1976 after fighting and winning in March.

So true. Anybody old enough remembers. Still, it is a thing of amazement how George essentially leap frogged over the entire 1.0 - 1.5 decades of the Larry Holmes footprint with so little real overlap. That both guys were still among the best big men on earth deep into the 1990s and into their own middle age, every bit competitive with the contemporary best, right up the line. Their feat certainly lays to waste all of that no-nothing boxing evolution stuff we historians love to take a **** on.

[Ascended]

You asked who could beat a prime George and I said imo a prime Larry Holmes could

Rankings and all that other sh#t don't mean nothing when talking fantasy fights

Larry would beat him