Prime Tyson Vs Comeback Foreman

[lefthook_86]

i actually believe that this fight would have gone the distance..tyson winning on the basis of his workrate
this fight would also be extremely damaging for the career of both guys..thats the kind of fight that causes brain damage..

[Abstraction]

Comeback Foreman could take a lot more than he could in his Prime, which is the funny thing.

That said, come on...

Prime Tyson by TKO

[res]

Not sure. The only speed Tyson would have here is offensive speed, not too much defensive speed because both fighters coming forward continuously would keep the fight in tight. Thus we have an inside brawl. Foreman's advantage is his chin, Tyson his ability to send more punches at Foreman. We know Tyson can take punches, but our knowledge of how much he can take and give at the same time is limited. He took a whole lot from Lewis but he couldn't give while he was taking. The key is how much you can take while still being productive.

[0Rooster4Life0]

Comeback Foreman could take a lot more than he could in his Prime, which is the funny thing.

That said, come on...

Prime Tyson by TKO

I disagree with that,

Most people who think Foreman could take less in his Prime usually use the Ali fight as evidence, But in that FIght Foreman Took ALOT of shots, the reason no one notices them is because Foreman didnt react to them lol. Exaustion Beat Foreman, His chin was not the reason he lost.



Prime Foreman could take the same punishment as Comeback George. which is AMAZING in its self. Holyfield Landed his Best shots on George, Shots that stopped Tyson, And George took it all, and at times he didnt even Budge from them, its incredible.


ROOSTER

[Abstraction]

Not sure. The only speed Tyson would have here is offensive speed, not too much defensive speed because both fighters coming forward continuously would keep the fight in tight. Thus we have an inside brawl. Foreman's advantage is his chin, Tyson his ability to send more punches at Foreman. We know Tyson can take punches, but our knowledge of how much he can take and give at the same time is limited. He took a whole lot from Lewis but he couldn't give while he was taking. The key is how much you can take while still being productive.

er..

Newsflash dude, Tyson was way way over the hile Post Prison. Let alone 7 years later when he faced Lewis.

Tyson's record before prison was 41-1.
Post prison was 9-4

Tyson had a freakishly strong chin, but very poor "heart".

That said, he had no reason to lose confidence against an old Foreman (or Prime Foreman).

Something Tyson was weak against tall and fast boxers. Hence the Tillis bout.

Foreman was tall, but was very slow. He may land a few, but he would need combo's to get Tyson to implode. Which imo, won't happen.

[rezin]

i think mike would be too fast for him, but if foreman caught mike with a big uppercut he could be seeing stars

[them_apples]

A prime George would beat him, an old George wouldn't though. holyfield was able to land flush at least 15 times in a row, almost knocked him down, but George is so tough he stayed standing. Mike hits a fair bit harder than Holyfield, so chances are the ref would step in or he might actually go down early on and not get up.

Prime George dismantles Tyson probably in 4 rounds. Bad matchup. Tyson never faired well against a good uppercut, and Foreman had a great one.

[RightCross94]

George stops him late

George had an iron chin and was incredibly strong, tyson blitzes him for 4-5 rounds, george takes it and keeps throwing back steadily...as the fight goes on george takes control and stops him

george was only ever stopped once, when he was exhausted as all hell vs ali

[Benny Leonard]

I disagree with that,

Most people who think Foreman could take less in his Prime usually use the Ali fight as evidence, But in that FIght Foreman Took ALOT of shots, the reason no one notices them is because Foreman didnt react to them lol. Exaustion Beat Foreman, His chin was not the reason he lost.



Prime Foreman could take the same punishment as Comeback George. which is AMAZING in its self. Holyfield Landed his Best shots on George, Shots that stopped Tyson, And George took it all, and at times he didnt even Budge from them, its incredible.


ROOSTER

That's true: Foreman was KO'd more from exhaustion than anything else.

One thing Holyfield also pointed out on why he would beat Tyson was because Tyson hadn't taken punches in his return fights leading up to him {Holyfield}. And similar to Foreman vs. Ali, believe it or not, Tyson according to his trainer at the time, didn't train much for the bout. He was amazed Tyson even lasted as long as he did. Holyfield was also bulked up for the Tyson fight. Tyson was taking punches and head-butts...not that Tyson wasn't doing his own back.

You can read the article about Tyson's training habits post-prison here:

http://espn.go.com/columns/wojnarows...n/1317765.html


Yes, Foreman took some huge shots from Holyfield but at certain points he did look hurt a bit...specifically the barrage of punches that Holyfield unloaded on him.
Either way, they were clean shots that were amazing to see someone take and still stand.


One thing to point out though is...Did Tyson have the confidence to face Foreman at that point?
Being in peak shape and have a game-plan does wonders for confidence. Did he still have that when he would have faced Foreman?
Maybe it wouldn't matter because Tyson would be forced to fight like he did against Ruddock and maybe he could see something in Foreman once he steps through the ropes and starts fighting and landing, but....Foreman's a Big MF.

[Benny Leonard]

How about Comeback Foreman vs. Frazier (when Joe met the younger Foreman)?

Or Marciano vs. Comeback Foreman?

Or Liston vs. Comeback Foreman?

Or {Fill in the blank from a historic figure}