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re: Foreman winning the Heavyweight Title at 45 is one of the greatest achievements in sports
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:53 pm to deltadummy
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:53 pm to deltadummy
You don’t even have to be athletic to excel at golf. It’s a skill game like darts and bowling.
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Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:03 am to biglego
I was never fully convinced by that knockout punch.
I know it had good timing, but it just didn't look hard enough to get the job done.
I know it had good timing, but it just didn't look hard enough to get the job done.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:52 am to biglego
Foreman lost to Ali 10/30/74
Foreman lost to Holyfield 4/19/91
Between those two fights, he lost once, had 72-3 all-time record
Three years after his Holyfield loss, he won the Heavyweight Title again.
Foreman lost to Holyfield 4/19/91
Between those two fights, he lost once, had 72-3 all-time record
Three years after his Holyfield loss, he won the Heavyweight Title again.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 8:40 am to ChatGPT of LA
He was 45 in 1994....Lennox, Holyfield, Bowe, Moorer, Holmes 2.0, Ray Mercer and several others were active.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 8:48 am to RedSoloSpitCup
Old man Foreman would have fricked up Tyson as well.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 9:11 am to Cregg
Phil Mickelson winning a major at 51 while being constantly wine drunk/hungover and juggling multiple mistresses is pretty impressive.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 9:50 am to magildachunks
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Foreman winning the Heavyweight Title at 45 is one of the greatest achievements in sports
By no means at all am I saying it wasn’t a great achievement. However, I am 47 and like my odds of fighting an athletic 25 year old in a confined ring vs. something that requires a lot of speed and quickness in a large area.
Age tends to make us a little tougher mentally. We’ve generally endured more shite, and that’s very advantageous in fighting. It was the only reason Rocky Balboa defeated Ivan Drago in that epic match back in ‘85.
Jerry Rice was 42 when he caught his last TD pass in the NFL. No one else has caught an NFL TD pass in their 40s. That’s pretty impressive too.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 10:21 am to Sun God
Having watched almost all of his fights, I have to say he sure seemed like the baddest dude in the valley
Posted on 7/7/26 at 10:53 am to Cregg
Tyson wouldn't fight him
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:51 pm to 308
Holyfield said Foreman hit him harder than anyone else. He asked his corner men if his teeth were knocked out.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:56 pm to JackDempsey
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JackDempsey
I believe you
Posted on 7/7/26 at 3:28 pm to magildachunks
Him going toe to toe with Holyfield and surviving that onslaught was more impressive despite the loss, Moorer was an idiot for putting himself at risk up big late in that fight
This post was edited on 7/7/26 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 7/7/26 at 6:14 pm to Globetrotter747
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Jerry Rice was 42 when he caught his last TD pass in the NFL. No one else has caught an NFL TD pass in their 40s.
I think there's another, but he didn't catch his first until he was in his 40s
Posted on 7/7/26 at 6:53 pm to biglego
Satchel Paige came out of retirement at age 59 for one game only and threw 3 shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox in 1965.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 11:59 am to LSU82BILL
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Satchel Paige came out of retirement at age 59 for one game only and threw 3 shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox in 1965.
Incredibly impressive, but again, a world heavyweight champion was not punching Satchel Paige in the face for 10 rounds.
People say hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in sports. Maybe if all you consider is hand-eye coordination, but playing Offensive/Defensive line in the NFL and heavyweight boxing are harder to me.
You can get out 6 of 10 at bats and be the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. If you lose 6 of 10 rounds you never win a fight. If you miss 6 of 10 blocks, you're not even making it out of practice.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 2:23 pm to magildachunks
Was boxing already past its prime?
Posted on 7/8/26 at 5:02 pm to Cregg
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Old man Foreman would have fricked up Tyson as well.
Possibly but he did lose to Tommy Morrison who was similar to Tyson.
We’ll never know.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 5:04 pm to BuckI
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Was boxing already past its prime?
Yes, definitely.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 5:18 pm to 308
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I know it had good timing, but it just didn't look hard enough to get the job done.
Getting hit in the perfect spot helps.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 6:25 pm to Shorter Yards
The scrutinization of mid 80s to 90s boxing is really strange. Things that were celebrated all throughout boxing history started to become dismissed or seen as cheap.
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