March 22, 2025, 10:42 AM
justjoeLegendary boxer George Foreman has died.
A great boxer, and a great man. "Vicious jab" sounds like a contradiction in terms. But the man had a vicious jab.
March 22, 2025, 10:49 AM
TMatsI immediately thought of
The Rumble in the Jungle when I saw the headline of George Foreman’s death. Epic.
quote:
CNN
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In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. ET).
Nor did it start seven weeks prior when the fighters arrived in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where the bout would take place, or when promoter Don King struck a multi-million dollar deal with the country’s president, Mobutu Sese Seko, to hold Africa’s first ever heavyweight title fight.
In actual fact, the narrative that would come to define the fight began 10 years prior.
“You can’t just look at the Rumble in the Jungle as a fistfight, and ignore everything that went with it,” remembered Thomas Hauser, Ali’s biographer and friend, in an interview with CNN Sport.
The Rumble in the Jungle I’ll add, when I was 19 years old, I worked on the lube rack at a Chevy dealership in Denver. Ron Lyle’s dad worked there as a janitor. Ron Lyle was one of 18 children! It showed in his dad. He’d come walking through the shop and say one of two things:
“Rough ain’t it?” Or
“Working hard?, hardly workin’.”
March 22, 2025, 10:57 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by justjoe:
But the man had a vicious jab.
I'd argue that Larry Holmes' was moreso. That guy was fast and brutal. A fight between those two would have been spectacular.
I always liked George. He seemed to be a genuinely nice guy, unlike so many other professional athletes who are just thugs.
March 22, 2025, 11:31 AM
bdylanquote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
quote:
Originally posted by justjoe:
But the man had a vicious jab.
I'd argue that Larry Holmes' was moreso. That guy was fast and brutal. A fight between those two would have been spectacular.
I always liked George. He seemed to be a genuinely nice guy, unlike so many other professional athletes who are just thugs.
Yes, Larry Holmes maybe had the best jab ever in the Heavyweight division. Let's not forget Ali as well. Those were the types of guys who hurt you with the jab.. it wasn't just to measure distance. Foreman had a lot more boxing skills than he got credit for.. not just a KO guy.
March 22, 2025, 11:37 AM
corsairAs a boxer, Foreman had a fearsome reputation and could've easily bowed-out of the public light after that career but, there's no denying that the last 40-years in lending his name to a kitchen appliance made him the greatest athlete pitchman since Joe DiMaggio's time as Mr.Coffee.
March 22, 2025, 02:53 PM
armoredYou made your mark on the World, RIP George.
March 22, 2025, 03:35 PM
P250UA5Crazy, we were just talking about him at work on Thursday.
Coworker met him a few years ago, completely random, at a resort here in N Houston.
March 22, 2025, 04:54 PM
downtownvquote:
Originally posted by drabfour:
quote:
Originally posted by MRMATT:
Look up the George Foreman fight with Ron Lyle (sorry, I can't paste a link using this tablet). Five rounds of pure brutality.
Not the whole fight but highlights from the rounds pure exhausting brutality.
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That was an incredible fight!
On another note watch the next video "I won't respect Trumps Ball Sucker"
The takedown of a series of corrupt Federal Judges!
March 22, 2025, 05:46 PM
wrightdquote:
Originally posted by drabfour:
quote:
Originally posted by MRMATT:
Look up the George Foreman fight with Ron Lyle (sorry, I can't paste a link using this tablet). Five rounds of pure brutality.
Not the whole fight but highlights from the rounds pure exhausting brutality.
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Good lord. That was incredible. I guess these days they would stop the fight before someone died on the spot with a brain injury.
I grew up with George Foreman, I always liked and respected him. He was great. Another great American, rest in peace good sir.
