how come foreman could do it ?

[Thread Stealer]

Because Foreman, at 45, was a different type of fighter than Hopkins, and Calzaghe was different (better) than Moorer.

Funny thing is, even with Foreman being heavy-handed, he hadn't been stopping guys around that time. He failed to stop Alex Stewart, who'd been stopped brutally by Michael Moorer less than a year earlier and stopped by Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, and even Stewart's manager said he worried about Stewart's confidence and ability to take shots. Foreman stopped Pierre Coetzer (who was coming off two straight stoppage defeats), and failed to drop or stop the leaky-chinned Tommy Morrison. Foreman never dropped or stopped an opponent after Moorer.

Even though I think Foreman was obviously exaggerating when he said it was exactly the way he had planned it when he beat Moorer, I do think that he set it up to an extent. Foreman had landed lots of those right hands throughout the night. Moorer later told Jim Lampley that he was out on his feet from the first one-two, before the last one-two.

The punch didn't look like much, but take a look at Moorer on the ground and he's all glassy eyed and spitting blood. The cut he had in his mouth was grotesque.

[RodBarker]

foreman was 47 right ?

Yeah and at heavyweight where they are all sloaths ,,,,, , 4lb to say Marquez is like about a Stone to a Stone and half to a heavyweight , because of all that weight they carry around they are slower , gas faster , punch harder and can fight at a much older age because its not as speed reflex critical as the little guys , most light heayweights even great ones like Bob Foster got destroyed against the top heavys and Foster was one of the biggest punchers ever , the lighter weights generally peak between 28 and 35 , a slight speed drop will get you KOed in the lighter weights where as the heavys can sacrifice speed and go a long way on pure size , strength of chin and punching power , and it goes without saying that it all depends on the opponent .

[Stickman]

'Cause Foreman only has to land one punch, and will probably take that kind of power into his 60's. Also has a granite chin.