We all laughed at foreman's quest....

**jimmy1569** · 08-31-2011, 12:48 AM

& you better believe if he gets his chance vs either one of them.. he's going to bring it UNLIKE any of there recent opponents because he'd know that it's do or die.. he either realizes his goal or he retires.. there's no in between & there's no rematches.. no best out of three.... it'd be game 7 & i wouldn't want to be either Klitschko with that scenario.

**jimmy1569** · 08-31-2011, 01:05 AM

You all smirk but the Only FIGHTER that is remotely capable of beating them right now is Evander... he's the ONLY one capable of getting them to make a mistake.... all the other fighters out there are not able to do nothing of the sort.. Think of it.. a top 10 alltime great outsmarting them & let's be REAL here... the brother's & Evander are 3 of the top 10 greatest heavyweight fighters of alltime.. anyone who doesn't think so is hating.. why wouldn't we want to sanction 2 great bigs of the sport against one another.. afterall Holyfield fought 42 yr old Foreman & Holmes back to back.. so now The Klitschko's can return the favor & Vitali is 40 himself. so what's the problem.

**IIG** · 08-31-2011, 02:28 AM

It's funny because when I was a kid I used to think Evander was the biggest piece of **** for beating on an old Foreman. 20 years later its Holyfield who is old as hell and who I don't want to see beaten. Especially not by the Klitschkos. Seeing him get done like Chambers or Briggs would truly be heartbreaking.

**jaded** · 08-31-2011, 02:31 AM

The problem is Vitali is 6'-7" and holds his opponents outside with his long outstretched leg and breaks them down with stiff jabs. The smaller man needs lots of energy to keep moving around Vitali's leg and Holyfield doesn't have that kind of energy nor George Foreman's one punch KO power. Holyfield could get seriously hurt in that fight. Samual Peter who does have one punch power quit on the stool after losing every round to Vitali.

**Cloud** · 08-31-2011, 09:34 AM

I think his chances are slim but id love to see Evander win the belt, even if it is the paper title Povetkin holds. It'd be one hell of a story.

**fitefanSHO** · 08-31-2011, 10:10 AM

Evander has incredible patience and perseverance.

For all we know, he could literally outlast the Klits, and feast on whoever happens to beat Wlad. The possible paths to the title are numerous but the man has a stated goal of regaining the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, and he's the only American fighter I can think of who even thinks like this, the rest are happy to grab a strap or go the distance/ a Klit.

Evander at least has his priorities as a fighter in order and if he beats Povetkin, who could deny him a shot at THE title at that point, he'd have fought his way back into contention legitimately and would deserve a shot, maybe more than anyone given the fact that he's a 3 time former champion.

**edgarg** · 08-31-2011, 10:13 AM

I dont' believe for a moment that fighting Holyfield has ever entered the Klitschkos' plans. If it had there would have been a fight long ago already. They are far too sensitive, and listen to their own feelings. They are Gentlemen of the Ring. For the same reason they would not fight James Toney, when even by certain standards, he might have been a reasonably scceptable opponent.

They do NOT want to go down in history as having fought a 49 year old man with 10 losses and an unbalanced obsession, whom they might kill, or else have to just go through an extended sparring session, which their honesty towards the boxing public would not allow. They want to leave boxing with sparkling records, which I believe are just as important to them as having their lifelong ambitions realised.

Toney could never have been an option, a very battered 38-40 year old, slurred speech, a foot shorter, no reach, etc. And of course events proved them right, since he was beaten twice by Sam Peter and nearly KO'd in the process. We all know what BOTH Klitschko's did to Sam Peter, they ruined his boxing career.

**bojangles1987** · 08-31-2011, 10:19 AM

1. Foreman was never THE heavyweight champion. He won a belt, but was never the best heavyweight in the world during his comeback.

2. Foreman had colossal power and good size, distinct advantages that Holyfield doesn't have.

**edgarg** · 08-31-2011, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by jimmy1569

& he became champion again.. who's to say Evander can't be as well with 10 times more the determination than Big George had. You all laugh like this is some type of joke Evander is playing on all of us... oh he's doing it for the money.. oh he needs to support his two dozen children out of wedlock.. his mansion's going bankrupt.. if these are some of the reasons you think he's still fighting..then you don't know what The Real Deal is all about.

This is all about proving to himself that he could do it.. how many fighters in the history of Sports have ever stated they wouldn't retire until they're back on top again?

The old saying is he's going to die trying & most people think that's going to be his fate.. some still think that a paper belt will suffice & he'll go on his merry way... these are people who aren't paying attention.. it's all the belts or nothing at all & nothing at all is NOT an option.

He's going to die trying alright but eventually he will break through & he'll have to go through at least one Klitschko to do it or maybe even both..

Klitschko's won't fight him NOW.. bUT Evander has now seen the opportunity to strike.. he was biding his time with the Botha's.. Nielsen's & Tanks... if he beats Povetkin he can sell that belt as legitimate bait.. let's face it. that regular Wba BELT will hold more water if it were wrapped around Holy's WAIST RATHER than Povetkin's... beating him also will get him A Top 10 ranking & Povetkin is a top 5 heavy.. so there'd be no more excuses for the brothers not to fight him... & Please STOP it guys.. you'd pay $50 for EVANDER in there with either Klitschko.. just to see if he'd get murdered as you certainly don't expect him to win against them

You're all talking shet now but wait till the time comes for Holy vs Klitschko... with the right marketing.. this could be just as big as if Holy were in his prime facing them.. Holyfield will be the world's last chance let alone AMERICA'S last hope to beat them.. there you have the set up my friends.. mark my words.. it's going to happen.. he's eventually going to fight one or both of them & we will get Finality ONE WAY or the other.. No ONE'S kILLING hOLYFIELD oR CAPABLE OF doing it except them & he's NOT stopping until he gets there belts.. it's a collision course that is going to be colliding head on & there's nothing we can do to stop it.. so start rubbernecking... either Holy realizes his goals of unifying or the Klitschko's squash it.. no getting around it.... it's meant to be!

I somehow don't recall that Foreman's "quest" was to regain the (or a) Heavyweight title. My recollection is of hearing him say several times that he just began boxing again because he wanted to raise money for the little church he had founded and which was in financial trouble. I never heard him say anything other than this..

We all laughed at foreman's quest....