Foreman completely overrated as a puncher.

[butterfly1964]

I have the kind that fits about 2 hamburgers or 2 other things at a time. You're right it doesn't dry them out, that thing is great. Cook anything on that bad boy. Everyone should get one.

again, !

[Southpaw Stinger]

Them GF grills are the best! They are lean mean fat reducing grilling machines and no doubt about it!

[Yogi]

If you watch Foreman fight, his style was to put his hands out in front of him and muscle his opponents into the ropes

For some reason this comment reminded me of Foreman's fight with Boone Kirkman, when, at the opening bell, Big George ran across the ring and simply gave Kirkman a two-handed shove to the canvas to begin the fight...

I think I'll dig up the tape with that fight on it later on today and have a bit of a chuckle.

[Heckler]

Foreman had horrible technique. But his almost superhuman strength made up for it. I remember seeing this quote 'If foreman through his punches with technique, it would be illegal for him to fight against mere mortals'

[Southpaw16]

You're crazy. He finished off Moorer with like 4 consecutive shots from him getting hit all match with the occasionally heavy hands of Foreman. I agree with most of Kid's post completely. Foreman had what in my eyes is the perfect example of Heavy Hands. They didn't knock you out with one shot as often as they'd just beat you to a pulp with each shot being so tough.

Foreman's KO of Moorer was effectively a one punch knockout. It is possible that some of the punches Foreman had landed earlier in the fight had contributed to it as well, but at the time of the knockout Moorer was not hurt and was winning the fight by a lot, and Foreman threw a single straight right hand down the middle that caught Moorer and floored him onto his back, out for ten. If that isn't a one punch knockout that I don't know what is.

[Dempsey1238]

I agree, about 1990's Foreman, Foreman thought not the monster he was in the 1970's, IMPOVE his punch technique, He time his shots, and was able to land on the mark, for the ko, like he did vs Moore. Foreman can hit, But 1970's Foreman just swing for the fences. As he show vs Ali. It did not matter were Foreman hit you, as long as he was able to knock you down, OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. Foreman in the 1970's lack punching technique, that he would have in the 1990's. Thus he was able to stop Fraizer, and glass Jaw Norton(Who also keep getting up.) and not relly knock em out for a ten count.

he lack the timeing I belive, that Rock, Louis, Dempsey and others had for that one punch knockout we seen these guys pull off time and again.

[Southpaw Stinger]

In the 1970's he clubbed his opponents into submission with reapeted powershots. He closed off the ring and then continued to pound you. He dropped people early so they were not really exausted and his punchers would not always land clean on the chin so a full 10 count was unlikely. His opponents became dazed though and found it harder to get up from each knock down.

I think if the ref didn't stop these fights they would eventually end in a ko. His opponents began to spit blood and become dizzy and dazed before the fight was stopped. They were demorilased and a few more knockdowns would keep em there.

90's Foreman was a smart puncher and he began looking for that special area where to land his big right.

[JoartCC]

Foreman to my mind is one of the top10 p4p heaviest hitters in boxing.

I hate to point this out, but look at Ali, it is most likely the beating he got in his fight with Foreman was the main reason for his Parkinson's. Although Ali won that fight convincingly, Foreman destroyed his body, his nerves gave way from too much punching and the result is fatal.

Foreman isn't much of an accurate boxer, but during the later part of his career, he was able to refine his skills. A HW champ at 45 is no joke.

[supaduck]

Foreman to my mind is one of the top10 p4p heaviest hitters in boxing.

More like top 2.

It was probably the Frazier fights that caused Ali's parkinsons more than the Foreman one.

[JoartCC]

More like top 2.

It was probably the Frazier fights that caused Ali's parkinsons more than the Foreman one.

I would have to disagree. The fights with Frazier was more of a head hunting trip for Frazier and although Frazier hits hard, it's not as hard as Foreman.

Also, the Foreman fight saw Ali getting beat on all sides, most especially to the body. You have to consider that Parkinson's is a disease of the nerves. the body shots that Foreman inflicted to Ali are more likely suspect than Frazier's head hunting ways.