What Round would Prime Tyson Woulda KOed Prime Lewis?

I think prime Tyson would have caught Lewis. Lewis wouldn't have avoided Mike's bombs for very long. Old, wise Lewis dominated old face wipeing, not throwing any punches Tyson with ease. I'd say Tyson by Ko 3!

Lewis was NOWHERE near Tyson Prime. Prime Tyson vs prime Ali has been a good topic IN ALL YEARS. It shows how much prime Tyson is respected. I have neva heard ta same praise fo Lewis. Lewis = Nothin compared to Tyson. DEAL WIT IT! Leenox who?

Lewis was some :bsflag: when tyson lost to douglas and when he was good he still couldnt beat a prime tyson. Prime Tyson was undeafeated. :boxing:

1st rd..Lewis dont get up when he gets droped..Oliver Mcall and Rahman proved it..Tyson would of beat his ass.. you obviously didnt see the mccall fight, he was up at 6.

OK a straight up question. What round would Mike Tyson in his prime in ta 80's when he was knockin out foos in round 1's WOULDA KOed Prime Lewis of 1997 so on. i dont think so...buster douglas showed tyson was beatable. lewis would of beaten him so bad after a shaky first rd.

yup. Tyson would KO Lewis early. Listen hurrr. You're theory of hugging opponents won't work errrtime. Lewis had reavch advantage ova Rahaman and McCall, but they still magaed to KO Lewis. Ta point is, a perfect punch is all it takes to KO Lewis and I believe Tyson in his prime landed MANY PUNCHES PERFECT. Lewis would get KOed!!!!

1st rd..Lewis dont get up when he gets droped..Oliver Mcall and Rahman proved it..Tyson would of beat his ass..

Dude, Tucker went the distance w/ Tyson 'cause he had a durable chin. Lewis would break w/ the first left hook. Everybody is using the Lewis-Tyson fight as a gauge(understandably so)but if this fight happened pre-Douglas, Lewis would have the tools to beat Mike, but he didn't have the blueprint. The way Lewis pretty much kept Tyson at bay wouldn't be that easy against a fleetfooted Tyson. Lewis would not be able to keep his composure w/ the ferociousness and speed that Iron Mike would bring for a good 7rds. I could see this fight ending in the 1st round by a Tyson k.o. or Tyson taking some good blows but Lewis weakening from the jackhammers Mike has been throwin' around the body, elbows here and there a late k.o. or a battered Lewis w/ a Tyson UD. Against a young and hungry Tyson he wouldn't have time to play chess or in your words "smarts". Imagine Mike putting the finishing touches on Lewis w/ a left hook to the body then a left uppercut, classic(savagery at its finest)! Nuthugger or not that was a thing of beauty. Tony Tucker was in fact a tough nut to crack. Never been KO'd and not very often off his feet. That includes Tyson. But doesn't include Lennox, who had him down two or three times I think. We'll never know how the Prime Tyson and Lewis would have faired, but you're right we should never use the matchup we got to state how they would have done 10 or 15 yrs earlier. By the way ... "had the tools but not the blueprint", I'm gonna' use that.

Point blank Tyson wins ....Lewis prime was at the end of his career.

no round, lewis would have worn him down and when tyson got frustrated he would have made a mistake.

Tony Tucker went the distance with the Prime Tyson. Why? Watch that fight and you'll see quickly that Tucker's huge frame and "I don't give a fuck that your Tyson" attitude kept him in there. Add Lewis' skills and smarts to Mr. Tucker. The fight gets much more difficult for Mike. Sure it goes the distance again, but it's Mike on the outside getting jabbed to death, clinched when he comes near, and then eats big right hands when he gets frustrated because he can't bully Lewis. A long night for Tyson, losing by UD or on his back.

Nobody is attempting to claim that Tyson beating Holmes or Spinks while out of their prime is his fault. People bring it up to disolve the myth that Tyson beat them when they were full forced or at their best. Having KO's over fighters out of their prime is meaningless to everybody except Tyson, which is why people feel the need to point out how stupid that logic is.

are you trying to say larry holmes was in his prime when he faced tyson??? you HAVE to be kidding me also, the w over spinks isnt that impressive, after all, spinks was a converted light heavy (also, spinks threw the fight imo. i think he could have boxed with mike and avoided him and maybe even win a few rounds before getting ko'd later. to me, it was obvious to spinks he was going to lose the fight, he just chose to take the least painful route possible. when spinks came out with kneepads on, it was all downhill from there) i know holmes wasnt in his prime. but some of u guys make it out to be tysons fault that they stoped fighting for a while(and whos not going to train hard to get a chance to knockout the hw every1 is talking about thats the undisputed champion right now).but holmes choosed to fight tyson so he shoulda had enough preparation for the fight. and spinks was a light weight converted so? he still beat legidamate heavyweights including cooney and holmes and was still undefeated. and he decided to go to hw not any1 else so obviously he had something to prove and obviously he had the power to go up there to the heavies now tyson lurked in the heavies

Is there an echo in here? ;) funny. i was thinking of something else when i typed that twice

Jose Ribalta also basically went the distance with Tyson. Its on teh record books that he was stopped at the end of the 10th round but the stoppage was pretty much nonsense. That was in 1986.

ok. and who told holmes and spinks to fight uummmmmmmm i think when it comes down to it its up to them. so obviously they thought they were ready so dont say they were inactive and out of there prime cause obviously they thought they can take him if they took the fight :) are you trying to say larry holmes was in his prime when he faced tyson??? you HAVE to be kidding me also, the w over spinks isnt that impressive, after all, spinks was a converted light heavy (also, spinks threw the fight imo. i think he could have boxed with mike and avoided him and maybe even win a few rounds before getting ko'd later. to me, it was obvious to spinks he was going to lose the fight, he just chose to take the least painful route possible. when spinks came out with kneepads on, it was all downhill from there)

Thus, leaving out a Lewis win from this poll is pretty narrow sighted. That is an understatement to say the least. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

and tillis was the james tillis is the first 1 to go the distance not mitch green ;) Is there an echo in here? ;)

ok. and who told holmes and spinks to fight uummmmmmmm i think when it comes down to it its up to them. so obviously they thought they were ready so dont say they were inactive and out of there prime cause obviously they thought they can take him if they took the fight :) It's not Tyson's fault, but the fact reamins the two most significant wins he had in his prime were agaisnt inactive faded fighters. It just dispells the notion that Tyson was such a world beater in his prime that it's a forgone conclusion he'd have beaten a prime Lewis. The fact is, he never fought a fighter anywehere near the class of a primed and focused Lennox Lewis in his prime. Thus, leaving out a Lewis win from this poll is pretty narrow sighted.

Who's the long haired guy that Tyson decisioned pretty early in his career. The first guy I believe to go the distance with Iron Mike and tillis was the james tillis is the first 1 to go the distance not mitch green ;)