@@jonb2756he didn't get his ass kicked, he just fought a different fight that gave him the decision. Had he tried to trade with George throughout he would have been gassed as usual and ko’d. I also say that as a HUGE Tommy Morrison fan
It was amazing how he came back after retiring at the age of 28 is crazyness and 10 year's later he came back into the ring showed real determination despite his age and never gave up till he finally won the heavyweight championship again amazing story
Judges ruin fights when they have an agenda going into it. Fairly obvious to me that Briggs knew he lost, George knew he won. There’s no way Briggs won 5 more rounds than George, anybody who watched the fight knows it. For being 48 years old and taking it to the young guns, Foreman is a living legend. #2 Heavyweight, ever.
If he was going to retire there would be a motivation to give it to Briggs if the fight was competitive. After this Briggs unified with Lewis which won won. If you let the lineage retire with Foreman you end that unification bout and you get the choatic 2000s situation a few years early.
I know, and they always say if you want to take the belt off the champ, you need to show that you did it decisively. Did any of those judges watch Foreman doing most of the punching in the fight, following that ball of muscle around and bloodying his nose right up until the final bell, and truly think Briggs had taken the belt from the champ? I find that hard to believe. Maybe they just thought the young gun was a more plausible champion than the age defying Foreman, felt that it was ridiculous that Foreman was able to out score Briggs and didn't want it to be so.
Most already know.But Foreman didn't have many skills in the ring other than the crossed elbows guard.He lacked head movement or any fancy foot work.He achieved a phenomenal boxing record by sheer brute clubbing power,and a heavy chin.That in itself is an amazing feat in pro HW boxing.
Even though George was slow,he was still hitting Briggs with a lot of punches. George is the perfect example of a real champion and a real honourable man. LEGEND much respect
I remember Holyfield saying when he walked back to his corner and asked if he still had his teeth cause he said he couldn't feel his face after being hit by George Foreman. Foreman is a legend he beat two of the best fighters that Ali couldn't beat
George adalah goat heavyweight,Ali hanya pandai marketing , di usia 35 keatas Ali sudah habis tanpa sisa , George dapat menjadi juara dunia tertua dengan rekor yang luar biasa
ZERO doubt. One of really sweetest men too if lucky enough to have a brief word too, a super gracious man. And right too, back when he was 42 n I watching on tv at 17, 40 is by far NOT a death sentence. Beginning actually.
George Foreman is just class you can not buy. One of the hardest punchers boxing has ever seen. Devastating power in the golden era of the division... His humility after the fight in the ring, is so remarkable. Its not age, its just class, he didn't want to sour the moment for Briggs, when so many people were ready to tear down Brigg's performance, on HBO and in the crowd, George was there to uplift him.... & the performance, at 48, in the most dangerous of divisions, iconic.
Yes, but Foreman robbed Schulz a few fights prior, that's boxing, it's a rigged game. And it's fitting that Foreman's career ended on a defeat. It was defeat which defined his career and character.
@@heldinahtmlhell man....enough. Casual fans like you " define " Foreman for losing to Ali. Real fans know he dominated just about everyone he came across for the better part of a decade. Destroyed another legend in Frazier who beat Ali once and always gave him hell.
I feel George won the fight but at this point in his career someone in charge decided that they were going to rob Foreman anytime he went the distance. His only chance to get a fair decision was via knockout.
George was the most brutal, fearless, and powerful boxer I've ever seen. I was listening to him tell a story of him playing with his "pet Lion" in his yard. The Lion all of a sudden attacked his bother and was going to kill him. George automatically attacked the Lion, and took a big swing but just missed the lion's head. He said, that the Lion knew he meant business, and a fight ensued between George and the Lion. He said he "dispatched" the Lion, but did not say how, so I don't know if he used a gun, or a knife or what, but "very few" guys would have the guts to attack a full grown lion that weighs 500 lbs. George was fearless, and nothing intimidated him, and he never has a bodyguard,like many other fighters. I truly admire this mountain of a man, and also really a gentleman with a good sense of humour. We'll never see another like him.
@@wesleypresley1000 I see your point and maybe they relate these animals to being ruthless warriors. After this thing happened, George said he got rid of his Tiger and other Lion, saying they were wild and far too dangerous. In this incident, it was very close as to who was going to go -- him or the Lion. Luckily for George he won out. Maybe he had a gun or a knife ? -- he didn't say. He also said they should "not" be kept as pets.
They used to do that a lot to push old fighters into retirement before they get hurt.. Just like Ali vs Berbick, as long as they get the win they’ll think that they still have it.. Holyfield is one that refused to quit and took unnecessary punishment..
*"Just shows how fixed the fight game is."* No truer statement was ever spoken in all of sports-that's why I never spent $1 on any PPV fight, and never will. I grew up watching the best fights in boxing history on "The Wide World of Sports" e.g., Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Duran, Sugar Ray, Hearns, Hagler, Benítez, etc until Don King's corruption entered the ring-that's when things went from bad to worse.
It was Karma for Foreman coz even him he was given unjustifiably a win against Alex Stewart when he was clearly outboxed but they robbed Stewart and wrongly gave the victory to Foreman
when you have a "punches landed" score that clearly goes in George's favour, and neither of them got knocked out, how the flippin' heck did the fight go to the other guy. Briggs himself looked like he'd lost. The guy who picked him up might have known of a Briggs rig. The level-headedness of George is admirable.
The scary part about foreman is that he hardly had any velocity behind his punches yet they still generated so much power. That's true power when you don't have to throw your punches with with a lot of vigor or force yet it knocks people out cold.
This was Foreman's LAST FIGHT! It was his last fight after decades of boxing! How many boxers do you know, perform this well at the age of 48 with one eye on retirement? Almost nobody... Not only did he perform well, it's quite obvious Foreman won this fight to almost anyone who watched it. This fight was fixed. It was fixed by Foreman and the boxing community. Foreman was ready to be done. Boxing was ready for him to be done. He merely wanted one last great performance to show the grand kids how bad ass, even at 48, he still was. Foreman landed harder and more often. How Briggs got the win, leaves a person scratching their head. Foreman's performance though... just.... Amazing!!!
@@CatchTheMarmosets yeah. He definitely won the Briggs fight. Briggs couldnt sleep for 2 weeks after this, he said that himself. So this "victory' came at quite the price. Lpu Savarese probably regretted taking Foreman to 12 rounds too
Briggs was definitely not 'unknown' when he fought Foreman, even though he'd gotten knocked out before. And he lost this fight. They just wanted Foreman out of there.
Exactly. George was making HW boxers look bad. Kinda like Jim Thome coming back at 55 and just blasting the 25-30 year old pitchers. Not "good" for the game😂😂
In my eyes, George Foreman retired as heavyweight champion of the world at the crazy age of 48. In his second title run, NO ONE took that belt from him...
Correction to the comment at 4:45 “….considering Foreman had only ever been knocked out once, 23 years prior, by the great Mohammed Ali…” True, Big George hit the canvas but he was worn completely out and could barely stay on his feet. Ali knocked him down but even while he was lying there, his head was off the canvas and he was looking around. He wasn’t “knocked out”.
@@beans3158 I think it's two different kinds of punching power. Shavers definitely had more snap and more power out of one single punch. Foreman had thudding power. His average punch was probably the best average punch in boxing history. Every Foreman punch had some kind of impact. Shavers best punch, straight right thrown properly with leverage, was probably the hardest in boxing history.
The way i see it George Foreman is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time , if not the greatest . In entertainment value for sure the greatest . I mean ..... George always goes for the KO , always tries to get into the slugfest, he never backs down , never gives in not an inch , , he blocks punches with his face half the time and doesn't even flinch about it , there is only one way he fights and that is forward ..... U woud never see george dance around the ring with some tactical stuff . He is a real brawler , a bulldozer ,an unstoppable force ....... Even the great Ali didn't wanna slug it out with Foreman , but tried to avoid the slugfest . Cause he knew if he would slug it out with foreman , george would have knocked him out . He was the king of making knockouts and headhunting . I mean for an audience what is better than that ?
George is tougher than a two dollar steak ,this was a great night,he may of peaked on this day ,one word ,gladiator ,wow.never under estimate anyone age is a number.😳 I love George's nice demeanor .
I am Foreman's biggest fan having watched him since I was a kid in the 70's. I remember the AWE, the fear of this man, the power, the energy surrounding anything he did. He was the scariest thing anyone had ever seen since Liston. I reveled in great joy at his comeback, and the great matches. Yes he won this fight. And as a true fan of the man, I am glad he was robbed and I'm glad it was over. I love big George.
George was a class act in this fight. The way he took defeat just put him right up there in the eyes of the masses. Shannon Briggs was declared the winner of the contest but George left the ring a true champ. Sometimes it's just the man and the moment.
Foreman was ROBBED for a clear victory this day. Listen to the commentators and see the scorecard. Briggs was on the backfoot the whole night.... How on earth could the judges see Briggs as the winner?
George Foreman a grest puncher, no one beat Fraizer in two fights like George,but more so upon his first return from an early retirement he became a wonderful being, as I met him in the 1968 olympics while working for the Medical mexican Olympic Committee at the Olympic Village, he had a chip on his shoulder and was very dislikeable, later I found out from him It was a hurtful reaction due to his early Life suffering, I therefore developed a great respect for him due to his honesty.
I can only imagine George in his prime knocking Briggs through the ropes. From what I could see, Formans left racked up a ton of points. It was clear to me he won that fight, but what was awesome was his reply to losing the decision. He showed concern for Briggs loss of his mother over any other thing. That is a true champion forever in my book. Big George did not seem to throw that huge upper cut that lifted men off their feet in his younger days. The only reason he lost to Jimmy Young was that the network asked him not to take him out early. Normally, forman would knock his opponents out early in his younger days. He would get gassed when someone clinched and held,well, the network needed more beer commercials, so they wanted the fight to last as long as possible. Young was not a threat with any power,he would run and clinch.
After watching the highlight, a prime George destroys Briggs. At 48 to do what he did in the ring against a 25 year old is incredible
Absolutely!!!!!
He got his ass kicked by Tommy Gunn from Rocky 5 lol.
@@jonb2756Tommy Morrison had a serious left hook, but he outboxed Foreman so what, he was almost 50years Old..
@@kennygottlieb3628 Tommy was a bag of shit, and he schooled Foreman.
@@jonb2756he didn't get his ass kicked, he just fought a different fight that gave him the decision. Had he tried to trade with George throughout he would have been gassed as usual and ko’d. I also say that as a HUGE Tommy Morrison fan
Win, lose, or draw Foreman epitomizes the heart of a true champion and sportsman.
George won that fight absolutely no doubt about it.
It was amazing how he came back after retiring at the age of 28 is crazyness and 10 year's later he came back into the ring showed real determination despite his age and never gave up till he finally won the heavyweight championship again amazing story
Judges ruin fights when they have an agenda going into it. Fairly obvious to me that Briggs knew he lost, George knew he won. There’s no way Briggs won 5 more rounds than George, anybody who watched the fight knows it. For being 48 years old and taking it to the young guns, Foreman is a living legend. #2 Heavyweight, ever.
If this had been prime George Briggs would have been knocked out
@Charismaniacexactly!! I still remember thinking that when this Briggs result was announcing 😄👍🏽
That Have To Winner George Foremant.
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George Foreman was absolutely robbed of his title and still remained a class act a true champion... always will be a champ in my eyes
I think they just handed him the loss to make him step away... So loved by then.. They robbed him to protect him... Or he would've just kept going
THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!! GEORGE WON THIS FIGHT BY A LARGE MARGIN AND THERES NO DISPUTE ABOUT THIS!!!
They did not want an older guy dominating the sport. This was before MMA really took off.
If he was going to retire there would be a motivation to give it to Briggs if the fight was competitive. After this Briggs unified with Lewis which won won. If you let the lineage retire with Foreman you end that unification bout and you get the choatic 2000s situation a few years early.
Was Don King involved? That would explain a lot. George was dominant in this fight. He didn't just eek out a win.
No way, George bounced this joker across the ring in every round. George is a champion and a gentleman
I know, and they always say if you want to take the belt off the champ, you need to show that you did it decisively. Did any of those judges watch Foreman doing most of the punching in the fight, following that ball of muscle around and bloodying his nose right up until the final bell, and truly think Briggs had taken the belt from the champ? I find that hard to believe. Maybe they just thought the young gun was a more plausible champion than the age defying Foreman, felt that it was ridiculous that Foreman was able to out score Briggs and didn't want it to be so.
George outlanded him 284 punches to 223. He was absolutely robbed by the judges.
Wow I did not see that statement on screen he clearly won.
Not only that but in his youth?
If Briggs had faced the young foreman?
My quess is
Briggs wouldn’t be standing .
I’m not sure he is, anyway. One of the Klitschko’s beat the shit out of him. Like 400 1-2s to the face…. Dude was in the hospital for days.
Most already know.But Foreman didn't have many skills in the ring other than the crossed elbows guard.He lacked head movement or any fancy foot work.He achieved a phenomenal boxing record by sheer brute clubbing power,and a heavy chin.That in itself is an amazing feat in pro HW boxing.
Clearly they used the electoral college for the decision.
Even though George was slow,he was still hitting Briggs with a lot of punches. George is the perfect example of a real champion and a real honourable man. LEGEND much respect
He honorably reneged on his promise to give Shulz a rematch.
Foreman looks slow but Evander said he`s a lot quicker than he looks because he has good timing
I remember Holyfield saying when he walked back to his corner and asked if he still had his teeth cause he said he couldn't feel his face after being hit by George Foreman. Foreman is a legend he beat two of the best fighters that Ali couldn't beat
@@Salieri47
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George adalah goat heavyweight,Ali hanya pandai marketing , di usia 35 keatas Ali sudah habis tanpa sisa , George dapat menjadi juara dunia tertua dengan rekor yang luar biasa
George is one of the toughest men who ever lived
George is one of the classiest men who ever lived.
@@assassindelasaucisse.4039Amen to this, Brother!
ZERO doubt. One of really sweetest men too if lucky enough to have a brief word too, a super gracious man. And right too, back when he was 42 n I watching on tv at 17, 40 is by far NOT a death sentence. Beginning actually.
@@john-j7e7e congratulations you have no idea WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT!
@@john-j7e7e Don't be jealous. It's not a god look.
Yes...only the judges didn't see the fight! Comment section got it! George is the true gentleman of the ring!
I saw this fight. The crowd was screaming Bullshit in unison : Bull shit, bull shit, bull shit.
George Foreman is just class you can not buy. One of the hardest punchers boxing has ever seen. Devastating power in the golden era of the division... His humility after the fight in the ring, is so remarkable. Its not age, its just class, he didn't want to sour the moment for Briggs, when so many people were ready to tear down Brigg's performance, on HBO and in the crowd, George was there to uplift him.... & the performance, at 48, in the most dangerous of divisions, iconic.
This fight was one of the biggest robberies in boxing history!
Decisions like this made MMA big.
go and watch Foreman v Schultz and get back to me about that one
Yes, but Foreman robbed Schulz a few fights prior, that's boxing, it's a rigged game.
And it's fitting that Foreman's career ended on a defeat. It was defeat which defined his career and character.
@@heldinahtmlhell man....enough. Casual fans like you " define " Foreman for losing to Ali. Real fans know he dominated just about everyone he came across for the better part of a decade. Destroyed another legend in Frazier who beat Ali once and always gave him hell.
@@TheHouseOfRonin Foreman defines himself by his loss to Ali.
I feel George won the fight but at this point in his career someone in charge decided that they were going to rob Foreman anytime he went the distance. His only chance to get a fair decision was via knockout.
Yeah but that would be seriously tough to do and I believe they counted on that
I agree. I think they were embarrassed that Big George was defying age and logic and making almost a mockery of the young guns like Briggs.
George was the most brutal, fearless, and powerful boxer I've ever seen. I was listening to
him tell a story of him playing with his "pet Lion" in his yard. The Lion all of a sudden attacked
his bother and was going to kill him. George automatically attacked the Lion, and took a big
swing but just missed the lion's head. He said, that the Lion knew he meant business, and a
fight ensued between George and the Lion. He said he "dispatched" the Lion, but did not say how,
so I don't know if he used a gun, or a knife or what, but "very few" guys would have the guts to
attack a full grown lion that weighs 500 lbs. George was fearless, and nothing intimidated him,
and he never has a bodyguard,like many other fighters. I truly admire this mountain of a man,
and also really a gentleman with a good sense of humour. We'll never see another like him.
What was it with these terrifying heavyweights wanting to own,quite simply free roaming animals?
@@wesleypresley1000 I see your point
and maybe they relate these animals to
being ruthless warriors. After this thing
happened, George said he got rid of his
Tiger and other Lion, saying they were
wild and far too dangerous. In this
incident, it was very close as to who was
going to go -- him or the Lion. Luckily for
George he won out. Maybe he had a gun
or a knife ? -- he didn't say. He also said
they should "not" be kept as pets.
You really do love Big George...
@@abdulhadiyau you gotta love him, as
he's one of a kind. I admire his bravery.
Is this true? George owned a lion? Didn`t hear about that.
Thank you George for all the great fights. To see you as such a sportsman in a loss is a lesson for generations to come.
is he alive
Last I heard he was very much alive and still preaching and selling products.
@@الطيبالطيب-ن4خ
Yes I just bought his ham juicer. You can turn ham into juice. Great product.
George won that fight. No way Shannon did Just shows how fixed the fight game is
Absolutely !!!!
They used to do that a lot to push old fighters into retirement before they get hurt.. Just like Ali vs Berbick, as long as they get the win they’ll think that they still have it.. Holyfield is one that refused to quit and took unnecessary punishment..
*"Just shows how fixed the fight game is."* No truer statement was ever spoken in all of sports-that's why I never spent $1 on any PPV fight, and never will. I grew up watching the best fights in boxing history on "The Wide World of Sports" e.g., Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Duran, Sugar Ray, Hearns, Hagler, Benítez, etc until Don King's corruption entered the ring-that's when things went from bad to worse.
george is amazeing, , the way he conducts himself is such a great example to all. everyone knows who won that fight,
Mr. Foreman defintely got robbed a victory. But His class at a loss is impeccable.
It was Karma for Foreman coz even him he was given unjustifiably a win against Alex Stewart when he was clearly outboxed but they robbed Stewart and wrongly gave the victory to Foreman
Indeed .. and axel Schultz
He definitely grew, cuz ali whooped his ass an he quit boxing
@@JotimThingadane-eq3dt Blame the judges. It's not Karma for Foreman.
@@fledgendbeats4581 Actually he had two matches after that before officially retiring
I remember as a teenager seeing George’s comeback in real time. It was incredible to see.
That post fight interview from George was awesome 👏
George Foreman is 1 of the best men to ever walk the earth.
Best boxing channel on UA-cam right now, it's always fun to discover some of these fights thanks to you. 😊👍🏻
My Jaw dropped, when they said George lost, the most corrupt decision i have seen.
Wow still find it hard to believe Briggs got that decision. What class from George
The fact is George was a good man right from the beginning but people accepted him only in his comeback.. He is a Lion Hearted person
Big George won no doubt.
Nah
@@thediaz07No way Briggs won this
@@SpannerzIsHappy yeah I was jk. It was close tho. 115-113 for George.
@@thediaz07foreman won by a landslide wdym
George with hair is probably one of scariest men to walk planet earth
And George Foreman wasn't scared of anything not even of a lion , example ua-cam.com/video/_nxWYKIztTs/v-deo.html
Lol he is probably the only man who looks friendlier when bald
George Foreman will be the greatest boxer after he dies. He never got the respect he deserves. He is simply the greatest of all time.
when you have a "punches landed" score that clearly goes in George's favour, and neither of them got knocked out, how the flippin' heck did the fight go to the other guy. Briggs himself looked like he'd lost. The guy who picked him up might have known of a Briggs rig. The level-headedness of George is admirable.
13:56 it made me cry to see George be a man like that
The scary part about foreman is that he hardly had any velocity behind his punches yet they still generated so much power. That's true power when you don't have to throw your punches with with a lot of vigor or force yet it knocks people out cold.
The younger guys always slept on Foreman power and ability to take hits.
long time mma fan, new boxing fan and this channel is like crack.
Enjoy man. These are historic fights.
This was Foreman's LAST FIGHT! It was his last fight after decades of boxing! How many boxers do you know, perform this well at the age of 48 with one eye on retirement? Almost nobody... Not only did he perform well, it's quite obvious Foreman won this fight to almost anyone who watched it. This fight was fixed. It was fixed by Foreman and the boxing community. Foreman was ready to be done. Boxing was ready for him to be done. He merely wanted one last great performance to show the grand kids how bad ass, even at 48, he still was. Foreman landed harder and more often. How Briggs got the win, leaves a person scratching their head. Foreman's performance though... just.... Amazing!!!
I think the same.
The maddest I ever been over a decision. This was George final fight should have got the victory he clearly won.
George foreman was a strong person with excellent boxing skill' and shear power i love him and Muhammad Ali true heavyweight legends
George's punch is like a heavy iron hammer that could kill you at any moment
A 48 year old beating a 25 year old. I remember watching this fight,and after the decision…….Just shaking my head in disbelief.
George Foreman is 77 - 4, not 76 - 5. He won this fight
Well you could argue he lost the Schulz fight. But whatever, George went down as the absolute Goat
@@Bavarian_Lifting idk every fight of his off by heart so could be true, either way dude is a legend.
@@CatchTheMarmosets yeah. He definitely won the Briggs fight. Briggs couldnt sleep for 2 weeks after this, he said that himself. So this "victory' came at quite the price. Lpu Savarese probably regretted taking Foreman to 12 rounds too
Briggs was definitely not 'unknown' when he fought Foreman, even though he'd gotten knocked out before. And he lost this fight. They just wanted Foreman out of there.
Exactly. George was making HW boxers look bad. Kinda like Jim Thome coming back at 55 and just blasting the 25-30 year old pitchers. Not "good" for the game😂😂
I`m 100% with you on that.
@@audiofurniturekulishevOne judge had it _EVEN,_ while another scored it for Briggs going away; come on! It's as sickening now as it was then.
In my eyes, George Foreman retired as heavyweight champion of the world at the crazy age of 48. In his second title run, NO ONE took that belt from him...
Someone didn’t want Foreman to fight Lewis… just saying.
Foreman would have beat the hell out lennox lewis, foreman just destroys him.
Correction to the comment at 4:45 “….considering Foreman had only ever been knocked out once, 23 years prior, by the great Mohammed Ali…”
True, Big George hit the canvas but he was worn completely out and could barely stay on his feet. Ali knocked him down but even while he was lying there, his head was off the canvas and he was looking around. He wasn’t “knocked out”.
George is definitely a hard hitter
I would say he's the hardest puncher in heavyweight history then id put earnie shavers at number two 👍
@@devongreen7724everyone who’s fought both says shavers hit harder, that includes people who have fought Tyson too
@@beans3158 i do tend agree with you
@@beans3158 I think it's two different kinds of punching power. Shavers definitely had more snap and more power out of one single punch. Foreman had thudding power. His average punch was probably the best average punch in boxing history. Every Foreman punch had some kind of impact. Shavers best punch, straight right thrown properly with leverage, was probably the hardest in boxing history.
@@lesran according to lyle, foreman feels more like a clubbing feeling while shavers feels like a whipping hammer feeling
George definitely won...what a class act he is/was.
Had there ever been a rematch with Ali...well, there wasn't for a reason.
;)
George is a class act.
Very professional and wanting to set an example to his boys.
I like editing and narrating of the video. And George Foreman is amazing! Now I would like to see his fight against Tommy Morrison.
Everybody knows Big George got robbed. It was controversial.
Great video! What kind of a man is this George Foreman! 🎉✨
George Foreman is not your typical human being, he's just made different.
This channel is superb!
Muhammad Ali must've been very proud of George foreman 🙌🥊
The way i see it George Foreman is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time , if not the greatest . In entertainment value for sure the greatest . I mean ..... George always goes for the KO , always tries to get into the slugfest, he never backs down , never gives in not an inch , , he blocks punches with his face half the time and doesn't even flinch about it , there is only one way he fights and that is forward ..... U woud never see george dance around the ring with some tactical stuff . He is a real brawler , a bulldozer ,an unstoppable force ....... Even the great Ali didn't wanna slug it out with Foreman , but tried to avoid the slugfest . Cause he knew if he would slug it out with foreman , george would have knocked him out . He was the king of making knockouts and headhunting .
I mean for an audience what is better than that ?
George is tougher than a two dollar steak ,this was a great night,he may of peaked on this day ,one word ,gladiator ,wow.never under estimate anyone age is a number.😳 I love George's nice demeanor .
Foreman is an inspiration. God bless him.
George Foreman has to be the best boxer of all time. No one else was even remotely close to being as good for as long as he was
I am Foreman's biggest fan having watched him since I was a kid in the 70's. I remember the AWE, the fear of this man, the power, the energy surrounding anything he did. He was the scariest thing anyone had ever seen since Liston. I reveled in great joy at his comeback, and the great matches. Yes he won this fight. And as a true fan of the man, I am glad he was robbed and I'm glad it was over. I love big George.
HOW is this not a Foreman win?
George Foreman is a strong player with a strong jaw and an even stronger fist.
Wow what a travesty. George is such a beautiful person. He was a fearsome beast in the '70s who knew he was hiding such wit and charm. Incredible
George foreman is a good heart ❤️ i love him. He is my idols.
Absolute Farce George won that fight!! What a True Gent George was afterwards!!👍
George was a class act in this fight. The way he took defeat just put him right up there in the eyes of the masses. Shannon Briggs was declared the winner of the contest but George left the ring a true champ. Sometimes it's just the man and the moment.
he went 31-3 after coming back at age 38 .. crazy
George was an absolute tank . I've never known a boxer deliver such heavy punches and to take them ! Great athlete 👍
George fucking won that fight
Foreman was champ in his late 40s. That was crazy.
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Foreman was ROBBED for a clear victory this day. Listen to the commentators and see the scorecard. Briggs was on the backfoot the whole night....
How on earth could the judges see Briggs as the winner?
It was their way of getting Foreman to retire
@@SpannerzIsHappy It sure was. Otherwise he would still be figting to this day....!
...and winning most of them.@@perhentzepetersen9310
Foreman should have been allowed to fight each of the judges after this atrocious decision.
Mohammed Ali once said that out of all his pro bouts George had the most hardest punch of em all.
No he didn’t, he said Ernie Shavers was. Not to take nothing from big George but Ali said Shavers had a harder punch than Foreman and Frazier
There will never, EVER, be another George Foreman. What a man! God bless him.
Probably better that Briggs ended up facing Lennox Lewis. Hard to imagine a near 50-year-old George having much success against Lewis.
I have no doubt a focused Lewis would beat any heavyweight ever
@SpannerzIsHappy focus lennox lost to Rahman and mccall
@@kennykross3306 that was not a focused Lennox 🤣
@@SpannerzIsHappy hell ya he was.
Lewis was scared to be embarrassed by old George.
George has a special gift of physical strength and great demeanor. What a legend
George is the Great man after he gave his life to theTrue King, Jesus Christ...made George the best and the Greatest Boxing Champion of all time.
All most everyone knew that George Forman beat Shannon Briggs that night and the Judges must have been smoking crack when gave the decision to Briggs.
What a class act big George was
Foreman is one the biggest bangers I've ever seen he didn't hit just hard he hit heavy like a sledge hammer or depth charge
That was completely corrupted. Those judges were paid off. It was an easy win for George.
0:50 I can't believe my eyes.
48 years old foreman is robbed in this fight
It would be a privilege to have Big George commentate my boxing challenge against Connor McGregor 🥊💯
george one of my favorite boxer the legend❤😊❤
George was robbed of this fight because he didn't score a knockout.
George Foreman a grest puncher, no one beat Fraizer in two fights like George,but more so upon his first return from an early retirement he became a wonderful being, as I met him in the 1968 olympics while working for the Medical mexican Olympic Committee at the Olympic Village, he had a chip on his shoulder and was very
dislikeable, later I found out from him It was a hurtful reaction due to his early Life suffering, I therefore developed a great respect for him due to his honesty.
YOU WON THAT FIGHT, GEORGE!!! No offense against Shannon Briggs, an excellent boxer. It is just clear to see, George was robbed.
George Foreman was robbed by the judges. Brigg didn't score enough to win but crooked judges gave it to Brigg. 😢😢
I can only imagine George in his prime knocking Briggs through the ropes.
From what I could see, Formans left racked up a ton of points.
It was clear to me he won that fight, but what was awesome was his reply to losing the decision.
He showed concern for Briggs loss of his mother over any other thing.
That is a true champion forever in my book.
Big George did not seem to throw that huge upper cut that lifted men off their feet in his younger days.
The only reason he lost to Jimmy Young was that the network asked him not to take him out early.
Normally, forman would knock his opponents out early in his younger days. He would get gassed when someone clinched and held,well, the network needed more beer commercials, so they wanted the fight to last as long as possible.
Young was not a threat with any power,he would run and clinch.
Foreman head/face looks like a boxing glove
The judges say he lost but the whole world knows that he won that night. Great job George
48 years old 12 rounds 😮😮😮 Fireman never be repeated again
George Foreman won that fight 👏
That was shannon briggs he fought almost twice is age.
(Let's go Champ!) - George Foreman 😂
George is great man God bless him
George Foreman was a force that could not be reckoned with.
Foreman won
Wow. Ole. George!!!
Amazing!!!
😃😄🙏❤🤙🤜👊🤛❤
Ive seen Big G given the decision once against Axel Shultz who beat Big G's eyes shut. But this was another bad decision agreed 💯%
George is one of the greatest on earth....God bless you..
George definitely won I remember this. How they took this fight from an older man is disgusting.
George is a real man and a class act. A champion!
George legend.