Εγω παλι, επειδη εχω ακουσει (και δει) 50αρηδες πυγμαχους να γονατιζουν Παγκοσμιους Πρωταθλητες το βρηκα πολυ φυσικο αυτο που ειδαμε στο Rocky Balboa - και για μενα ηταν το καλυτερο δεσιμο και τελειωμα που μπορουσε να γινει. Υποκειμενικο οκ.
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Regaining the heavyweight titles
In 1994,
Foreman once again went for the world championship, after
Michael Moorer had beaten Holyfield for the
IBF and WBA titles.
Foreman was trailing on all scorecards when he suddenly knocked out Moorer in the 10th round on
November 5 in
Las Vegas,
Nevada. With this,
Foreman broke two records:
He became, at the age of 45, the oldest fighter ever to win the world Heavyweight crown, and, 20 years after losing his world title for the first time, he broke the record for the fighter with the most time in between one world championship run and the next.
George had apparently lost some speed in the ring since his first retirement, but still had the frightening power. He relied, once again, on that strength to defeat his opponents, along with a much more relaxed style in the ring and a punishing jab.
Shortly after the Moorer fight, Foreman was stripped of the WBA title because he refused to fight mandatory opponent
Tony Tucker. He then went on to beat
Axel Schulz of
Germany to retain his title, by a 12-round majority decision. This verdict was very controversial, and the IBF ordered an immediate rematch to be held in Germany. Foreman refused to travel to Germany, and in the process, was stripped of the title.
In 1996,
Foreman returned to Tokyo, where he beat Crawford Grimsley by a 12-round decision, and in 1997, he also beat Lou Savarese by decision. After the WBC decided to give the winner of his fight with
Shannon Briggs a title shot against world champion
Lennox Lewis, Foreman and Briggs fought, Briggs winning a very controversial 12-round majority decision. After this bout, Foreman announced his retirement.
Second retirement
Foreman planned to box a return bout against
Larry Holmes in 1999. The bout was scheduled to take place at the Houston
Astrodome on pay per view. The fight was to be billed as "The Birthday Bash" due to both fighters' upcoming birthdays. Foreman was set to make 10 million dollars and Holmes was to make 4 million dollars. However, negotiations fell through and the fight was cancelled. Immediately after the cancellation of the bout, Foreman said he had no plans to resume his career as a boxer. He announced in February 2004 he was training for one comeback fight, but his plans were stopped by his wife.
Αυτα και αλλα γραφει η
wikipedia για τον George Foreman...
Shadow δεν εχω ξεχασει τι υποσχεθηκα απλα παω με πολυ αργους ρυθμους τωρα λογω δουλειας...Σακους θα αρχισω την αλλη βδομαδα για να καταλαβεις...τεσπα το
RetroFighters θα γινει σιγουρα - αλλα το βλεπω για καλοκαιρακι
