Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) vs George Foreman

[GSM123]

Who wins? @Power Level Guy @SSJ2 @ahill

 

[Spiral-Force]

Drago puts him to sleep with unprecedented 2150 PSI punches. He's superhuman at minimum.

 

[Animelover5487]

Ivan Drago is like BoDB Goku level. Drago oneshots.

 

[Power Level Guy]

Foreman is about peak human level. Drago is sold as a superhuman though...

I'd like to see the comparison of Drago's punching power to what they compared to a regular HW.

To go a little deeper, Drago killed Apollo Creed, Apollo Creed is supposed to be Muhammad Ali. Someone capable of beating George Foreman...

 

[Spiral-Force]

During the punch demonstration scene, it's stated that a normal heavyweight averages 700 PSI.

There are some references to IRL boxers, such as Joe Frazier who's seen interacting with Apollo, and a shot of a Rocky Marciano poster.

 

[Cenas bald spot]

Realistically, no one is beating Drago in the ring imo

The guy can punch at 2150psi which is
over 4 times what’s required to crush a human skull and almost twice the PSI of a tigers bite.

He eats Foreman’s strongest offense for breakfast and beats him to death like he did washed up Apollo.

 

[sei'taer]

All Rocky characters can take punishment far beyond what any human can endure.

 

[Cell-Max]

During the punch demonstration scene, it's stated that a normal heavyweight averages 700 PSI.

There are some references to IRL boxers, such as Joe Frazier who's seen interacting with Apollo, and a shot of a Rocky Marciano poster.

PSI ranges from 447 to 1,420 for boxers.

Drago wins if he's able to land a hit.

 

[Spiral-Force]

@Cell-Max From a battleboarding perspective, speed wasn't fleshed out much compared to power and durability in the franchise. Although no-selling an opponent's attack while walking them down drastically reduces its relevance if the fast guy's offence is tiers below.

 

[Cell-Max]

@Cell-Max From a battleboarding perspective, speed wasn't fleshed out much compared to power and durability in the franchise. Although no-selling an opponent's attack while walking them down drastically reduces its relevance if the fast guy's offence is tiers below.

In terms of real world fighting, speed correlates very strongly with power. Drago was able to defeat Apollo Creed with ease. Creed wasn't known for being sluggish, either.

Most incredibly fast fighters are in a different weight class to Foreman. Mayweather is a great example. I'm aware there's outliers but Foreman was known for brute forcing opponents to win not necessarily his speed.

 

[Spiral-Force]

Do you believe Foreman holds an advantage in combat speed over Drago?

"Drago wins if he's able to land a hit."

Like you say, speed isn't a distinct Foreman attribute per se, which is what makes me question the above take.

 

[Cell-Max]

Do you believe Foreman holds an advantage in combat speed over Drago?

"Drago wins if he's able to land a hit."

Like you say, speed isn't a distinct Foreman attribute per se, which is what makes me question the above take.

It's not an aspect Foreman is proficient in but anything can happen in a fight. Also, Drago seems to be a similar kind of fighter as Foreman.

It heavily depends on if Drago can take his punishment or if Foreman can dodge enough of his hits to seal the deal.