It was April 26th back in 1997 when Foreman, aged 48 and the defending lineal heavyweight king, met an undefeated and much younger Lou Savaries in Atlantic City. #georgeforeman #knockouts #boxing
From a slugger in the 1970's, then becoming a Minister, and then coming back to become the Heavyweight Champion again...what a journey. George Foreman is more than a Legend. I'm so glad George has come through it all with his health and marbles 😊
Foreman is a boxing miracle , he even once did 5 fights on 1 night , linear champion in his 40s..... And also he beat briggs when he was in his 40s, but judges gave it to briggs . No one could believe it , George definately won that .
George Foreman was dropped by Ron Ryle, Ali, when he was in his 20s. He had never been dropped in his 40s. There is a huge power, skill gap between those 2 eras. Foreman was not dropped even after getting hit more than 10 consecutive punch from Holyfield. Mike Tyson was a big star during his era, but he has no chance against Mr.Foreman.
young or old, Foreman will flat down Tyson. i'm a Tyson fan ... its just Foreman is a literal wrecking machine ... dont be fooled by the grill and his soft preacher voice in his 2nd comeback ... he's still Foreman .. a genuine puncher from the old times ...
Old Foreman is my favourite version of the great fighter. He was more calm, defensive and technical while retaining his power. He was deceptively slow but his timing was on point.
A 48 year old Foreman was a nightmare matchup for any heavyweight, even if they beat him. When you got in the ring with an older Foreman, you had to concede that you were either going to have to go 12 grueling rounds, or you would make a mistake and get knocked unconscious. Many guys tried to chip away at the stone giant thinking they could knock him down, but he just kept coming forward no matter what. That's scary. It's like suffocating in the ring. He's might not be fast, but he would always land a big punch eventually, and he was excellent at flicking out his jab quickly snapping his opponents head back to hide the straight right hand. It's so basic, yet it proves that even the simplest combinations, and techniques are effective as long as they are executed correctly. You could run from George, but you couldn't hide because every step he took covered ground, and he would rather take a big punch than give up his ground. Briggs looked desperate at times in their fight like he didn't know what else to do to keep George off of him, and many of Foreman's opponents ran out of gas from the pressure George put on them. Savaries tried fighting toe to toe with George, but despite his toughness, and grit, George was still the tougher man.
Excellent assessment. And his fight with Morrison was the same thing. A few times Tommy literally ran away. Yeah, Morrison won the fight, but partly because he was careful to stay out of the way of the big, fight-ending punch that Foreman could deliver so effectively.
Old Foreman was better than his younger self. He might have lost a bit of power and aggressiveness but he more than made up with his new stamina. Both versions of him would have destroyed my favorite fighters of all times, Marciano, Frazier, and Tyson.
No so sure he would beat Rocky who’s unorthodox style would have been more difficult to deal with than Frazier. Joe was indeed a terrific HW but was not able to adjust. Neither was Tyson. Great fighters adjust like Ali did. Like Robinson did as he got old.
I was lucky enough to grow up watching the best three fighters slug it out through the seventies. Ali, foreman frasier. Nothing has been so exciting or dramatic to watch in boxing in my lifetime. They were all gladiators. Frasier fought inside, never stopped coming forward. Foreman was the biggest puncher, but then I have never seen anything like Ali. Incredible speed, and athleticism, different level, no one to compare him with, that was human anyways!
I love all the great heavyweights of the 60s and 70s,they are all just so unique in their own ways and each have impressive acheivements in life,whether it was when they were young,middle aged, or old
@426 Neither one of them wanted any part of each other. That would have been an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. It would have been a war, that's for certain. I think a prime Tyson wins on points, but George goes the distance, and stuns Tyson multiple times. I wonder if George would have played the waiting game to let Tyson wear himself down, and then come on strong after the 4th or 5th round. Who knows though, maybe Tyson would have had a lot more respect for George's power, and chin than he did against most fighters at that time. Either way, it would have been very interesting, and the tickets would have sold out within 30 minutes.
Those innocent looking left jobs early were much worse than they look. Foreman never lost any power and became much much smarter fighter. Really enjoyed his comeback in boxing!
This is exactly why prime Tyson runs thru big George. Tyson wasn’t even in his prime when he demolished Savarese with like 8 punches and in the first round….meanwhile Big George goes into a full 12 round slugfest with Savarese, and can’t get him outta there!
George had a great defense it appears like he's being hit but he's actually rolling with them and taking very little damage! Great moves, because by the 5th round Savareese had lost all his snap in his punches! Great fight!
I now give great respect to Savarese. Wow, spectators got more than their moneys worth that night. I would say the word Underdog never belongs anywhere near the name George Foreman ever. Evander said big George hit way harder than Mike Tyson and there is a video of Mike Tyson telling Don King there was no way he was going to fight big George (that animal).
That fighter Savarese really survived some heavy punches. Bravo to both of them. Great fight. Hope there was no occult brain damage EDEMA OR ISCHEMIA to either fighter. RS. Canada
Old George, like an old Grizzly bear, just kept coming forward. Gorge still hit hard. Sav had a good punch but not enough to hurt or keep George off him, but Sav fought a good fight and took some heavy leather.
Wake up people.....this 48 yo George Foreman is NOT the weapon that fought Ali. The younger fighter who destroyed Joe Frazier was probably the best heavy weight boxer ever, but robbed of the title GREATEST by a super smart Ali. After the Ali, Foreman and Frazier era, heavy weight boxing took a nose dive until Mike Tyson. How good was Tyson ...? We will never know because he never fought Ali, Frasier or Foreman. Frasier and Tyson were most evenly matched.....same basic style. Keep moving forward walking through punches while throwing thunderbolts yourself. Ali and Foreman both would have punched Tyson like a punching bag......but could they hurt him ? Simple equation.....knock Tyson out or lose. For my money, Tysons destroys Frasier.....but Foreman kills Tyson. Ali......who knows ? We never seen Ali at his best. We saw a young Ali too fast, clever and intelligent but not really powerful enough. Then we saw a much slower Ali who had gained power.....but was now hitable and fighting corrupt officials and referees as well. No way Frasier won their first fight.....Ali landed more than 3 times the scoring punches. Frasier had to knock Ali out to win.....but he never could. Ali turned out to be a lot tougher than previously thought.
what makes u think tyson was so great i hear this all the time he was 23 when a nobody buster douglas made a punching bag out of him i hear tyson in his prime well im confused wth is prime 16 he fought nobodys his first 20 fights
@@tgh223 Really ? I see you really know your fighters, boxing techniques and the intricacies of pugilistic tactics and strategies. Tyson was never an artistic and consumately skilled boxer......he was a force of nature and anger. Knock him out, or get destroyed . Tyson gave all his opponents every chance to win, to knock him out. Buster was either the first to get lucky, or the first to land a big enough punch to damage Tyson enough to then be able to use him as a punching bag. Learn about boxing itself and then its history before declaring Tyson lucky or a fake. He unified the 3 big titles......possible to win one without fighting a top flight fighter, but not likely. To win all 3 meaningful titles you must fight REAL fighters who have earnt the right to fight for a title. Rocky Marciano......one of the greatest of all time. 49 wins, 43 by knock-out and retired undefeated......but wouldn't win a fight these days . Marciano let his opponents punch themselves out and then destroyed them once they couldn't lift their arms anymore. Today the fights are too short for his tactics to work, but.....modern referees would stop his fights in the first 3 rounds and award the TKO to his opponent. We could argue then that Marciano was a lot tougher than Tyson......but they never fought the same opponents . Tyson's were much bigger, heavier and better trained for strength and power. Marciano vs Tyson vs Frasier.....possibly the greatest boxing match ever, or could be over within 30 seconds . We will never know.....
@@frankie6954 Probably all true. Tyson couldn't intimidate a guy like Foreman and would get whipped soundly. I've never been totally in Tyson's camp. He was fun to watch at times, but he was a messed up dude in the head just like so many others.