(Big) George Foreman vs Rocky Sekorski (12/18/1987) (2/2)

[WizardAcid]

If I was the ref, I wouldn't have stopped it. It was unnecessary.

[chrismck100]

@WizardAcid let george foreman punch u in the face then say tht .he was taking to much .

[WizardAcid]

@chrismck100 Not really.

[Seguris]

2:36 - 2:41 Most fighters would be out by then.

[schpongled]

The jab that Foreman walks in with @ 4.34 would be enough to drop most men. BIG mistake stopping front of Foreman!

[schpongled]

Fuck me, Foremans jab is like a battering ram. How the hell did he get so much power into his shots it never looked like he was trying.

[consiliere96]

he defended well. its just a strange tactic (with the head) XD

[patxer]

Rocky earned his appearance fee that night

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

@WizardOnAcid7 are you nuts 

[counterstriving]

@WizardOnAcid7 Are you kidding? The guy had no defense left; Foreman was hitting him at will. (Also see zulubro's post.)

[zulubro]

good stoppage for a guy who had no chance of winning. sustained beatings of fighters who "stay on their feet" is what leads to brain damage.

[mikeiron]

was foreman better here or in 94 when e beat M moorer

[jake76oh]

what fight are you watching its good that fight was stopped

[capablemachine]

Big George definitely has an imposing look about him.

[eatthisvr6]

i cant for the life of me work out how the hell he stayed upright!!! the guy is made of granite. the right thing was done though its a really REALLY bad idea to take the beating that only george foreman could hand out

[ndzordz]

@WizardOnAcid7 Yes but MAYBE. Maybe yes maybe no. In my opinion YES. He tried to copy movie hero.

[ndzordz]

@WizardOnAcid7 Yes. George should have showed him what boxing is

[ndzordz]

Rick (Rocky) Sekroski watched too much Rocky Balboa movies. Is the guy mentally ok? How could he put that name ROCKY. As I see he is adult not a kid.

[LedWilde]

The announcers sound like dick heads. Especially the guy with the higher voice.

[khoautube]

Let 's put it the other way. George was aged and he hadn't been in the ring for a long time. Everybody has their own matters. They have to overcome the matters and give their best shot.

[sedod66]

what a tough tough bastard that rocky guy was. he took the bombs of one of the hardest punchers of all time and didnt drop!

[ndzordz]

@sedod66 Tough? You are kidding. Before the ref stopped the match, "Balboa" was hangin' on George's arm and keeped hugging him lol. If the ref didn't stop the match, "Balboa" wouldn't have been awaken for 3 weeks.

[sedod66]

@ndzordz get in the ring with foreman. take ONE punch off him then you might have an idea what tough is.

[ndzordz]

@sedod66 I have no talent for boxing so I can't get in ring. I said you just overrated "Balboa". He was hugging George after every punch.

[sedod66]

@ndzordz you have no concept of boxing either. i didnt over rate him as i made no mention to his boxing skills at all. watching the fight it is clear that he is overmatched and outgunned. he probably knew that straight away too. but he didnt do what most would do in that situation and look for a way out. he kept trying. he took hellish punches from foreman and didnt even take a knee. he showed immense courage that only someone who has been in that situation could probably appreciate.

[ndzordz]

@sedod66 Courage? OK nice fun for the audience. But ref wouldn't have stopped the fight. If the fight lasted 1 more minute, I bet "Balboa" would have putted his ass on the floor

[sedod66]

@ndzordz your comment doesnt even make sense, im not sure what it is your trying to even say. "balboa would have putted his as on the floor" what does this mean? are you now trying to say that balboa would have put foremans ass on the floor? or that he woulda got ko'd soon anyway? everyone can see rocky was away to get knocked out, so what? you arent making any sense at all and should stick to commenting on subjects that you understand. what does courage have to do with the audience anyway?

[ndzordz]

@sedod66 Ok, I don't speak good English everyone can notice that. I meant Rocky could be the one who won't wake up for weeks if the fight lasted 1 more minute.

[sedod66]

@ndzordz i wasnt having a go because english is your second language. i was not to know that, but yes ofcourse he was away to get knocked out. the ref saved him from that. but that has nothing to do with the fact that he was extremley tough to take the shots he did and not give up. courage and toughness are qualities that are not appreciated enough in boxing nowadays when fighters seem concerned only with making money and having easy fights.

[olamf1977]

@ndzordz do you call every goddam fighter named rocky "balboa"?? thats kindof annoying.

[Cmay200k]

Rick (Rocky) Sekorski is my great uncle, and he did a wonderful job, but he had other things going on while forman was just training. give him a break

[muclesmarinara]

@Cmay200k He has balls to get in the ring with him for sure but there was no way he could win.

[Cmay200k]

@muclesmarinara

No doubt about it

[cnh2132]

Nice performance by Big George.

[danning1]

Why do boxers named Rocky always have so much heart? (hee, hee)

[jre52301]

I am from Minnesota. One day, I snuck up behind Rocky Sekorski...I hit him in the back of the head with a 2 X 4...get this..... he flinched and kept going about his business as usual.

[moneyxl00]

@jre52301 I tried that with George Foreman, but instead I knocked him out and I got charged for it and spent 25 days in jail.

[novhyce]

Big George is a natural predator. Just back from a 10 year lay off . you could just see him although a lot slower that before jus stalking and devouring is prey ruthlessly

[olamf1977]

@MrAddicted2net i am so sorry i unhid your comment and read it...that is sad...sad...sad...thats the only muhfuckin word i can think of. nigga you jus fuckin sad.

[bobmoore20]

god in heaven what a tough son of a bitch

[Will84ABA]

hahah 5:25 !

[TheNobleknight76ers]

after the match Rocky went back to Philly & grew old & later he regretted what the hell on the earth he was thinking for taking a match with Big George

[unclefacker]

wow he didn't go down!!!

[Wutangspam]

Big George is just one of those naturally "hurtful" punchers. EVERY punch he lands jolts this guy !

[Robstailey]

oh man. two more good shots and he was on the floor. I wish they wouldn't stop fights so easily. I understand that the guy can get hurt, but he's still in there throwing punches so he deserves to get his ass beat.

[jyoung6661]

@Robstailey

Huh? this fight definitely was stopped later than it shouldve. Remember Rocky movies arent realistic representations of boxing (LOL).

[Robstailey]

@jyoung6661

if he's still throwing he's asking for it

[godlikerich]

Big George had a GREAT jab. He wasn't just a power puncher who was reckless - especially in his later career. I think he was quite relaxed and did a lot of thinking in the ring in his second run at the heavyweight division. Obviously he still had that power but he conserved his energy and put those vicious, clubbing shots together beyond a straight, accurate and powerful jab.

[ammaco]

that rocky is a tough motherfucker.he can take a punch alright.

[OuterDrake7000]

i use gf on fnr4

[capablemachine]

What gets me about George is that he's slow lumbering but he's accurate and his punches don't have a quick snap but he hits harder than a lot of guys. I just don't understand how Foreman got such a unique style I mean no one else fights like that, it's incredible. He's like a wrecking ball, that's what it's like, slow and demolishing.

[emohatred]

@capablemachine I dont get it either - you watch him and it looks like he can barely be bothered to fight. When he jabs people it seems to do a ridiculous amount of damage. Also another thing about george is his chin - i have seen him get wacked in the face so many times and yet he doesnt even flinch

[theytoookourjobs]

@capablemachine his records pretty amazing to

[capablemachine]

I always thought George looked better in red and lighter. I think it was a mistake to go heavier especially in fights against Evander and Tommy Morrison.

[consta4891]

@capablemachine

prime foreman would shit in the face of morrison and holyfield.

[givebeesachance]

@consta4891

Morrison certainly. Holyfield would have been a great fight no matter when it took place.

[polytide50]

Why would he do that - sounds kind of gross

[vIJ3eAsTIv]

george foreman got some heavy punches fuck me :P haha

[capablemachine]

There's no points in boxing for taking punches and getting brain damage. It would have been better if he went down.

[Limekiln71]

damn! i didn't realize how old these posts are

[raulox71]

A very good fight.

[bastolord1]

foreman estaba de vuelta, a pesar de su edad debemos decir que se presentó en buena forma, su pegada era bestial, compensaba su falta de movilidad en el ring, uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos

[Love7escobar]

what a chin. jesus christ

[RegistrationCop]

lmao I know right?!?

[ideafix12]

good fight

[bagzie]

Geez I gotta take my hat off to Rocky Sekorski - he took everything Foreman threw at him and stayed on his feet.

[RegistrationCop]

I guess they dont call him Rocky for nothing... He is probably Polish and Polish people tend to keep coming forward stubbornly no matter how bad their head is being mashed.

[flyinghotwing]

that rocky dude was using his head as a punching bag for big george

[raulox71]

The Pour Le Merit Medal for Rocky Sekorski. He have tons of Guts.

[RegistrationCop]

I don't know man... I think that was a good stoppage. That guy was reaching the point where you get permanent brain damage.

[raulox71]

Maybe.

[Godsmasher22]

That was the longest minute of boxing. That guy could take some shit. But Steele did the right thing. Foremen didn't look tired, and the next round that guy could have gotten really, really hurt.

[ph1484]

One of the announcers does not like George too much.

[GCB1982]

This is what Mike Tyson should have done...followed Foreman's comeback plan...fight smaller, light hitting guys, win 8 or 10 bouts, get his confidence up, work on sharpening his skills.

[mitjandjija]

I totaly agree with you.Tyson even at 38-40 yeras of age had great skills.The problem was his confidence.

[TechMaven]

True...Desire also.

[nickasatourian]

OMFG! This guy was simply too fucking stupid to realize who was hitting him and how hard. HIs head was snapping back with each and every punch. My neck hurts just watching this. I am sure this guy has brain damage now. That is just not natural. I vote him best chin of all time!

[mrphilosophical]

oh man, u are so damn funny and right !

if i know i am fighting george foreman i would concede defeat at the moment the first few bombs hit me.

[nickasatourian]

Lol. Yeah. Serious. He surely has kids and a future to worry about. George has been detrimental to the future plans of many boxes. :D

[Limekiln71]

that honor and distinction goes to muhammad ali

[ph1484]

I think Rocky would take lead and still stand! Don't know his record but these shots put down HOF'ers easy and this guy took it. He can be proud, on that day he had the best chin ever.

[pa16cologne90]

his record is won 23 (KO 11) / lost 13 (KO 4)

[Frasox]

hello braindamage-smashy smashy

[takky9298]

That's one concrete head. Woulda loved to see this guy and Tex Cobb.

[Godsmasher22]

They would still be fighting today even if the fight started back then.

[tecolote32]

Moral victory for Rocky. Not many people around who can say they took Big George's best shot and remained standing. He took about 40 of George's best.

[THEKINKS08]

Referee should stop the bout 1 minute before..

[rediculousnicholas]

foreman's jab is just so powerful and fast, it never loses its zip. his jab alone would knock me on my ass and i can fight, man... no lie

[zenmachinefilms]

One of George's best comeback fights. His weight was good, his punches crisp, and of course his power never left him. Sekorski also was a good test as he wasn't a quitter. He tried to pound on George and even when hurt he hung in there to the end.

[seka1986]

I think this was George's first fight of his comeback. At this point no one believed he would be champion again.

[zenmachinefilms]

Actually, it was George's 5th comeback fight, and he was 23 lbs lighter than his first return fight (Steve Zouski).

[seka1986]

You're right, I do remember the Zouski fight.

[jego38]

lol it must be very frustrating for that white guy to punch foreman again and again n george just keep going fordward like nothing :P...by the way that white man moves fine and has a decent chin...but unfortunately his defense sucks...

[FlashJJ1971]

I would say he had more than a decent chin. You could hit Sekorski with a baseball bat and he would probably still be standing. Gutsy performance by him.

[seka1986]

Rocky took his beating like a man.

[supralee]

in last seconds i thought that foreman would kill that man-killing puncher!!

[familyguysux]

Sekorski did an amazing job in this fight, I remember it well. He had barely a mark on him and would have kept going on sheer Polish hard-headedness if they would have let him. It is important to remember that while Foreman spent a ton of time working out for boxing and such, Sekorski was working some kind of blue collar full time job and taking care of a family between fights.  Considering that, he kicked butt.

[inspectorho]

@familyguysux

Yes agreed! Sekorski has done his best. Take a look at the big left at 1:08 and two thhumbs up for his hard work!!

[Robstailey]

@familyguysux

Are you shitting me? I'm all for giving credit for where it's due, but this guy fought a shit fight. I've never seen Foreman have an easier time teeing off on a guy then here.

[olamf1977]

@Robstailey nigga lets see you stand up after foreman get done beatin on yo ass for 10 muhfuckin rounds.

[makpak]

@familyguysux neaerly all boxers have full time jobs.

[vuxfeon]

this shows the difference between elite level and low ranks. foreman had to work his back through the chumps, could have killed all of them first round-but let them hang around as a warm up.

[princedime11]

LMAO I STILL GOT ME A CASIO WATCH LOL

[alteredlame666]

A soup can w/ a chin.

[thailow117]

sekorski is doing alright... unexperienced maybe

[Movienostalgia]

Awesome power

[steveandsuz]

How the hell did that guy stay on his feet? Even ten years past his prime and rusty, Foreman was a fabulous puncher.

[Henrasgo]

this sekorski must be made of stone

[mrtvman]

ty sooooooo much pls keep the george foreman fights comming thx :)

[mrrrbat]

cool