How do tall swarmers match up to Foreman ?

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  • Dempsey19
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    How do tall swarmers match up to Foreman ?

    How do tall swarmers over 6 feet such as Floyd Patterson and Jack Dempsey (who was almost exactly the same height as Foreman) match up to Foreman stylistically ? How would a hypothetical 6'1" or 6'2" 225-230+ pound practioner of the peekaboo style match up with Foreman ?

    I know Cus said short short swarmers could never beat Foreman but what about tall swarmers ?
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    - -Tall swarmers = fall down swarmers as soon as big George lays into them.

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    • Longhaul
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      #3
      Patterson was barely 6ft tall and nowhere near 220 pounds.

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      • TheReadyTimeBoy
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        #4
        Neither of those guys was much over 6 foot. Foreman stood 6"4.

        Anyone who comes at foreman and tries to pressure him is gonna be in for a bad time.

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        • Zaryu
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          #5
          Originally posted by TheReadyTimeBoy
          Neither of those guys was much over 6 foot. Foreman stood 6"4.

          Anyone who comes at foreman and tries to pressure him is gonna be in for a bad time.
          Exactly, swarmers in general don't match up well against Foreman. I think the comment may be highlighting how it might be even worse for a short swarmer, given the stylistic disadvantege on top of the physical disadvantage

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          • Dempsey19
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            #6
            Originally posted by TheReadyTimeBoy
            Neither of those guys was much over 6 foot. Foreman stood 6"4.

            Anyone who comes at foreman and tries to pressure him is gonna be in for a bad time.
            Dempsey was 6'2" with a 77 inch reach while Foreman was 6'3" (Ali even claimed that Foreman was only 6'2.5") with a 78.5 inch reach, that's barely a difference.

            Here's a 6'2" man standing next to a 6'3" man for some perspective- https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/f...aul-Walker.JPG
            Last edited by Dempsey19; 03-13-2019, 02:46 PM.

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