Bob Fitzsimmons vs. George Foreman

[Southpaw Stinger]

i hope he aint serious lol

ditto

[sleazyfellow]

he is serious...lol but fitz would get the rest of his horseshoe shaped hair knocked off him in a fight with foreman, ko for foreman in the first minute

[brownpimp88]

didnt jack johnson get nocked out by a 140 pounder, i dont care how much he weighed back then. the fact is that at heavyweight, johnson has no chin.

[butterfly1964]

didnt jack johnson get nocked out by a 140 pounder, i dont care how much he weighed back then. the fact is that at heavyweight, johnson has no chin.

Name this so-called "140lb" man that knocked Johnson out. It doesn't exist.

[Underboss]

the only person i know that knocked out jack johnson was jess willard and he was above 200

[Bucktown Beast]

On second though, one look at this guy and you could tell he would probably anhilate George. Just please overlook the knobby kneecaps, 6 inch biceps and bird chest.



George may have had the most devastating punch in heavyweight history but it would hardly be enough to phase this superior specimen.

[SABBATH]

How about vs either one of these guys.

[IMG]http://i163.***********.com/albums/t305/jesster64/foreman.jpg[/IMG]

[Bucktown Beast]

How about vs either one of these guys.

[IMG]http://i163.***********.com/albums/t305/jesster64/foreman.jpg[/IMG]

That pic real? If so thats legendary...

[Brockton Lip]

I don't consider Foreman any stronger than Jeffries...

I'm not sure why so many are amused by this, as I agree with Kid, I don't think its out of the question at least.
Foreman was very strong but Ali was able to handle him alright in the clinches.
Jeffries was a beast of a man, and here is just one example I can give, from http://coxscorner.tripod.com/jeffries.html:

Gilbert Odd, a historian and boxing book author wrote, "James J. Jeffries was the strongest of all the heavyweight champions" (1974, 18). According to those in Jeffries training camp, Jeff, "a lover of hunting, once killed a large deer and carried it on his shoulders nine miles to camp without stopping to rest. Friends who accompanied him had difficulty keeping up with him on the jaunt home" (Tracy Callis).

[SABBATH]

That pic real? If so thats legendary...

My guess is that is a real photo and looks like it was taken with a personal camera as opposed to a professional photographer.

It's no secret that Foreman and Liston trained and sparred together early in Foreman's career. **** Saddler who trained Foreman also I believe trained Liston at the tail end of his career.

My guess is that picture was taken in a boxing gym in a Houston Texas judging by the number of Dave Zyglewicz (Houston Texas fighter) posters on the wall and was likely taken when Liston was training for the Sonny Moore fight which was in Houston Texas September 23, 1969.

Foreman also looks about the right age for that time frame and is younger and leaner looking than in the early-mid 70's.