What's so great about George Foreman?

[Marchegiano]

I just posted in another thread about how a hyper focus on boxing technique has led to a deficit in fans' understanding of punching techniques.


This thread is a case in point.

[Willow The Wisp]

I just posted in another thread about how a hyper focus on boxing technique has led to a deficit in fans' understanding of punching techniques.


This thread is a case in point.

I certainly Agree

[Cypocryphy]

Killer links to show what Big George was great at. Another thing not mentioned is styles make fights and his style was incredibly deceptive. His muscle bound body and brute style when he was young played a roll in his deception. He used his natural strengths to his advantage to hit people. As you mentioned keeping his hands low to push incoming punches up and then making his opponents pay was a serious strength in his favor because of his punching power. When he hit somebody it hurt them and that was just 1 part of his overall ability.

Very good points!!

[QueensburyRules]

- - Some key factoids about Big George:

In his biggest losses, he did so much permanent damage to Ali and Holy that their KO rates drop precipitously as does their performance and record such that he WON those Wars in spite of losing the fight.

In George's only KO loss, he was up at the 9 sec mark whereby Ali promptly collapsed for 30 sec and had to be helped to his stool looking all the while like Casey at bat striking out against Mudville. There were no Ali celebrations that day. When George won back his stolen title, Moorer was out, what 30 sec or more?

George/Joe 1 doubled the previous purse record of Ali/Joe, and in his comeback was set to bust the then current purse record probably set by Tyson by fighting the undefeated Tyson in Bejing before the Tiananmen Square massacre interrupted diplomatic relations with the US that killed that fight.

And who else did congenital slugger Tommy Morrison ever adopt a stick and move style against?

Noone...NOONE!!!

[buge]

Foreman is competitive with Kubrat Pulev, that's his prime level.

[KingGilgamesh]

Nothing, but Americans think old timers that were mostly just domestic fighters (boxing wasn’t as international as it is now) are the greatest thing.

He was a slow footed heavy handed puncher. Overrated because Ali beat him. That’s the only reason.

He’s top 20 ATG because of his demographic and because he fought back in the day when the “real killers” ruled boxing.

He won Olympic gold at 19 and was the oldest heavyweight champion during the 90s golden age. What the **** are these comments?