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Who doesn’t remember George Foreman’s most astonishing comeback? What we forget is April 11, 1992, the night he eked out a split decision victory against Alex Stewart. Puffed and dripping, his face looked like a burnt marshmallow. At 43 years of age, the old preacher seemed finally to have lost God’s touch. “Face It George: It’s Over” ran the headline in Ring Magazine.
Two fights before Stewart, things looked even more hopeless. Foreman was manhandled by none other than Evander Holyfield in what was supposed to be his last chance at a title. But as everyone knows, two fights after Stewart, he dropped Michael Moorer with such a perfect shot on the noggin that to this day, Moorer is still stupid enough to insist it was lucky.
This Saturday, November 13, Evander Holyfield finds himself facing his own Alex Stewart in Larry Donald. This comes two fights after Holyfield was manhandled by Chris Byrd in what was supposed to be his last chance at a title. At 42, the columnists argue, it’s time he faced it: he’s shot, finished, kaput. Not to mention, in his last bout, against James Toney a year ago, his age started wearing after the first round. The rest of the fight, lament the columnists, was “painful to watch.” [details]
Two fights before Stewart, things looked even more hopeless. Foreman was manhandled by none other than Evander Holyfield in what was supposed to be his last chance at a title. But as everyone knows, two fights after Stewart, he dropped Michael Moorer with such a perfect shot on the noggin that to this day, Moorer is still stupid enough to insist it was lucky.
This Saturday, November 13, Evander Holyfield finds himself facing his own Alex Stewart in Larry Donald. This comes two fights after Holyfield was manhandled by Chris Byrd in what was supposed to be his last chance at a title. At 42, the columnists argue, it’s time he faced it: he’s shot, finished, kaput. Not to mention, in his last bout, against James Toney a year ago, his age started wearing after the first round. The rest of the fight, lament the columnists, was “painful to watch.” [details]
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