George Foreman fighting in 2009!

[Chase8400]

Well for one....Shannon did win but it was controversial...In peoples eyes Foreman won so you can forget that noise...Sam Peter Dangerous? When? everybody tends to look like superstars in a division full of nobodies.. Did I mention the supposed loss to Briggs was already in 97..HIs comeback started in early 90...Cmon now..And if there was any chance the klits could beat foreman it would be in the end of his career...I think he could have gotten more than one belt..like you said its just my IMO..

A couple things here. Foreman's comeback started in 1987. Not 1990.
Also, the loss is a loss and as we know , like in Mayweather-Castillo I, history will not be changed no matter how bad of a decison it was.

Another thing is that Foreman was beaten by Tommy Morrison and it was a decisive win, and then he got ****** around by Lennox Lewis who in turn got ****** around by Vitali. The scenario's like that are what have me wondering about this division being so much weaker. -peace

[TheGreatA]

A couple things here. Foreman's comeback started in 1987. Not 1990.
Also, the loss is a loss and as we know , like in Mayweather-Castillo I, history will not be changed no matter how bad of a decison it was.

Another thing is that Foreman was beaten by Tommy Morrison and it was a decisive win, and then he got ****** around by Lennox Lewis who in turn got ****** around by Vitali. The scenario's like that are what have me wondering about this division being so much weaker. -peace

[Chase8400]

Foreman wouldn't have fought Lewis, who was a tall jabber like the Klitschkos.

That half-way validates my point. The Klitschko's are tall and work behind the jab and both have good defense and range. I can't see George on his comback beating Wlad or Vitali and possibly even Valuev. Chagaev is allot like Morrison and he might have been trouble for George as well. So my point is that this division may lack names but I don't think the lack of skill is as far behind as the boxing public thinks. I just think the division is critisized so much because the top fighters are not A-typical heavyweight fighters. (I.E. black, American , disrespectful and ultra agressive.)

[Truth]

Foreman now vs. the heavyweights? is that what this thread is asking?

hes like 60 years old. too old at this point.

[Chase8400]

Are you denying he got ****** around or what?

[Chase8400]

Foreman now vs. the heavyweights? is that what this thread is asking?

hes like 60 years old. too old at this point.

"How would George Foreman fare in todays HW division if he had returned now?"

[Truth]

"How would George Foreman fare in todays HW division if he had returned now?"

So like 91-95 Foreman? I think he would have done well against some guys. George packed a mean punch, although I think he would have had a hard time with Wlad, he would have a chance for sure.

[Chase8400]

So like 91-95 Foreman? I think he would have done well against some guys. George packed a mean punch, although I think he would have had a hard time with Wlad, he would have a chance for sure.

Yes, that's exactly what i mean. The returning Foreman. I know the original Foreman would come close to being one of the most intimidating forces of all time and would either beat or come close to beating anybody today, and would have been a good fight for Lennox Lewis at his best.

[beez721]

Comeback George would obliterate any heavyweight now...I honestly dont think nobody can match his power in todays HW division..He punches looked slow but they always got there in time to get the K.O....Klits would get beat..One would gas out and the other would get knocked out..Hayes chin would crumble if Big George touched it..Klits just look good cause theres no comp!!!!

You also said weak title holder I guess that includes all HW title holders huh..

lol,,,,tommy morrsion beat him but the klits wouldnt? the 90's foreman was just much too slow to beat either klit. he got a couple gift decisons over alex stewart and axel shulz as well

[BKM-]

Comeback Foreman would do very well today. He would have no problem with the bigger guys because he himself is probably the physically strongest boxer I've ever seen. He developed an even better jab and his long reach with powerful punches would ko a lot of these fighters. I can see him beating the Klitschko's, but I can also see them beating him. In no way would either of them "destroy" each other. They're all tough enough to last the full fight unless Wlad gasses out.

Please, just get this size thing out of your heads. You'd think he wouldn't have had any trouble with smaller fighters yet nobody beat old Foreman worse than a young Holyfield.

And Shannon Briggs' career has no correlation to which era, or should we say DECADE, is better.