Did george foreman have huge power in either hand?.

[Brockton Lip]

I'm shocked that he made a thread about Foreman.

[beez721]

did foreman have as much power in either hand as tyson?.

much more in both hands. tysons power was his speed. you didnt see his punches coming. with foreman you could see his punches coming and brace for them but he'd still knock you out. foreman had more power in his middle finger than tyson did in his whole fist

[catskills23]

much more in both hands. tysons power was his speed. you didnt see his punches coming. with foreman you could see his punches coming and brace for them but he'd still knock you out. foreman had more power in his middle finger than tyson did in his whole fist

thats complete crap . tysons uppercut was harder than any punch foreman had . tyson uppercuts use to lift 230 pound guys of their feet.

[me2007]

i agree....i'd say tyson was equally as hard a puncher as foreman if not harder. tyson pivoted and used his weight and had near perfect punch technique....foreman just used to swing those big old arms....

[Benny Leonard]

i agree....i'd say tyson was equally as hard a puncher as foreman if not harder. tyson pivoted and used his weight and had near perfect punch technique....foreman just used to swing those big old arms....

The problem here is, in my opinion, Foreman never learned how to punch properly, especially not how Tyson threw.



Imagine big George if he actually got everything into his punches. I swear, they must have made sure George wouldn't learn how to throw or else he might have killed fighters, giving a black-eye to the sport.



Just imagine how much power a baseball player would lose if he swung a bat without having proper technique, using power from his legs up, shifting/turning his hips, keeping his hands close to his body then extending, etc.



Foreman's form was just terrible. However, at times it was nice and had potential.
If I were alive when Foreman beat the **** out of the Russian for Olympic Gold, I would of thought this kid could only get better and might be the best ever with time, which is proper training in the "Art" of boxing, plus fights.

[The Noose]

Yeah that's right, he was lucky to be able to make space by pushin his opponents. If he wasn't so strong, things would have been diffirent for the Big ugly Bear. It's too bad that such an unskilled amateurish fighter was gifted with these physical abilities.

Thats one of the strangest things ive ever read.
He never needed to develop skills like Tyson because he had such success with his style. Which was obviously very effective.
He used is natural physical abilities well.
Ur just pissed becuse he would have ****ed up ur little Mike. :wank:

much more in both hands. tysons power was his speed. you didnt see his punches coming. with foreman you could see his punches coming and brace for them but he'd still knock you out. foreman had more power in his middle finger than tyson did in his whole fist

thats complete crap . tysons uppercut was harder than any punch foreman had . tyson uppercuts use to lift 230 pound guys of their feet.

Its difficult to compare Tyson and Foreman as their styles were very different.
They generated their power differently. With Foreman, every punch was extremely hard, and ridiculously heavy.
Tyson used great technique, timing and speed. He punched with his whole body using snap and leverage.

Punch for punch, Foreman was a very heavy hitter. Tyson used combinations to break up opponents.
Styles make fights. Tyson would of had a better chance at KOing Ali. But may of been stopped himself by Frazier.

[Benny Leonard]

much more in both hands. tysons power was his speed. you didnt see his punches coming. with foreman you could see his punches coming and brace for them but he'd still knock you out. foreman had more power in his middle finger than tyson did in his whole fist

I will agreee that when Tyson lost his speed, he lost some of his power.
However, speed doesn't always equal to power, so Tyson had more than just speed.

If speed = Power, then Meldrick Taylor would of knocked everybody out.

I also agree that having the advantage of seeing Foreman's punches was a big deal, although it might have been worse seeing that you are going to die. At least if you do not see the punch coming that knocks you out, it is like being shot in the back of the head.

[Benny Leonard]

Its difficult to compare Tyson and Foreman as their styles were very different.
They generated their power differently. With Foreman, every punch was extremely hard, and ridiculously heavy.
Tyson used great technique, timing and speed. He punched with his whole body using snap and leverage.

Punch for punch, Foreman was a very heavy hitter. Tyson used combinations to break up opponents.
Styles make fights. Tyson would of had a better chance at KOing Ali. But may of been stopped himself by Frazier.

I don't think anybody is saying if Foreman fought like Tyson (style). What they are trying to say, including me, is that if Foreman had a trainer like Ray Arcel, George Benton, Emanuel Steward, etc. that could teach him proper boxing skills/technique/form, he would of been a killer. Not that he wasn't a killer, but ****, just imagine him being fixed up.

[Run]

in his prime......there was no where to go.

You had to fight him, there's no way to outrun that grizzly bear. That's why...the best way is to just do what Ali did and hope he gasses.



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[Benny Leonard]

in his prime......there was no where to go.

You had to fight him, there's no way to outrun that grizzly bear. That's why...the best way is to just do what Ali did and hope he gasses.

Foreman could of generated more power if he would of had proper technique.

The punches he was throwing against Ali when Ali was against the ropes were terrible, way to wide, locked, and little leg power. I am not saying it would of made a difference, but sharper punches would of hurt a lot more.