Would a prime Tyson have beat a prime Lewis?

50/50 fight regardless of what either fighter's respective nuthuggers claim. Both smoke the Klits like a cheap Cuban* though :cool9: * That's a cigar before any retards gets butthurt. hed have ate wlad up for breakfast for sure. not so sure about big vit tho. his size and awckwardness would have given mike some problems. mike was a beast tho and probably would have beaten them both

he's marginally older than Tyson. But it's true that tyson matured a lot earlier than Lewis. Whereas Tyson was shot when he was in his early 30's that's really when Lewis took to his prime. Shame, but Tyson had his chance in 96 and decided not to take it. yea,,,people have to be careful with taking age in determining primes. guys like bowe and Tyson matured early and also faded earlier whereas guys like the klits and lewis took longer to mature and had much more longevity,,,in large part to a healthier lifestyle. age isn't everything

Tyson has a chance early,, but if he doesnt ko lewis in the first 5 rounds,, then lewis would take over with the jab, and brutal uppercuts anytime mike got inside Its really a 50/50 fight yea,,,,very tough one to call. I believe there was a thread and poll with this not too long ago so its kinda like beating a dead horse. I slightly favor Tyson by early kayo,,,but lewis would have a great chance if he could hang in there for the first 5 rounds. I don't think many people realize just how special Tyson was when he was under kevin rooney early in his career. he was awesome both offensively and defensively. awesome fighting machine. would have been some fight

Prime Lewis beats anyone in any era. But prime Tyson would be in with a shot at beating a lot of great fighters too because of his speed, power, body movement. I would say 9 times out of 10 prime Lewis beats Tyson, but there might be that one fight in ten where a prime Tyson lands a bomb and changes the fight.

Prime Tyson had the head movement, footwork, and handspeed to get to Lewis. Lewis would have been out of there in 3. Yeah Smith and Tucker went 12 rds but Lewis is KOed in 3.

Yes, Lewis' greatness is overrated as ****!

Theres plenty of pictures and video of Mike at the J.O. Nationals (Colo Olympic Training Center) with Teddy Atlas and Me handling Mike. Mike won the quarters in 50 seconds (RSC) and then the semi in 32 seconds (RSC) and then the finals in 8 seconds (RSC). Mike weighed between 192 and 196 duing the regionals and nationals. The next year on my team he was between 201 and 205 (16yrs old) I know, I weighed him in! Ray

I would favor Lewis over Tyson at any time. Lewis was older, not younger than Tyson.

Jesus Christ. Is that true? that's the word coming out of the juvenile detention centers he frequented :lol1: it could be exaggerated some, but there are no pictures of him with rooney, cus, teddy, where he doesn't look like a dump truck.

I know I'm in the minority in saying this but a "prime" Lewis had fits with Ray Mercer when they fought one would only imagine what Tyson would have done to Lewis if he fought in Mercer's place that night.

Prime Tyson had the head movement, footwork, and handspeed to get to Lewis. Lewis would have been out of there in 3.

if memory serves right, lewis is older than tyson. a compact body matures more quickly, though. tyson was 195 lbs when he was 13 years old. Jesus Christ. Is that true?

possibly but Tyson was honestly not that good. He was a good bum slayer but not much else. A guy like Vitali or Lewis would always beat him IMO

if memory serves right, lewis is older than tyson. a compact body matures more quickly, though. tyson was 195 lbs when he was 13 years old. there's absolutely truth in saying that lewis wasn't ready for tyson until tyson was out of his prime. just look at lewis in those brief shots. it takes a long time for a long body like that to fill out, and to become coordinated and fluid in a boxing ring. he's marginally older than Tyson. But it's true that tyson matured a lot earlier than Lewis. Whereas Tyson was shot when he was in his early 30's that's really when Lewis took to his prime. Shame, but Tyson had his chance in 96 and decided not to take it.

Well actually its on HBOs Legendary Fights.. Lennox said it himself But he did say he hope he never faces that animal because he beforehand he mentioned that Cus D'Amato said "These two will meet sometime in the future." Of course its Legendary Fights, so its probably just Lennox being humble. Except "Of course his opinion change when Tyson was no longer that same animal." Is just the American in me talking. Start at 8:32 if memory serves right, lewis is older than tyson. a compact body matures more quickly, though. tyson was 195 lbs when he was 13 years old. there's absolutely truth in saying that lewis wasn't ready for tyson until tyson was out of his prime. just look at lewis in those brief shots. it takes a long time for a long body like that to fill out, and to become coordinated and fluid in a boxing ring.

Lewis was not prime either when he fought Tyson lets not forget that

Well actually its on HBOs Legendary Fights.. Lennox said it himself But he did say he hope he never faces that animal because he beforehand he mentioned that Cus D'Amato said "These two will meet sometime in the future." Of course its Legendary Fights, so its probably just Lennox being humble. Except "Of course his opinion change when Tyson was no longer that same animal." Is just the American in me talking. Yeah, but that's not how the story was. They both had trouble finding solid sparring and Lewis went down to the catskills to spar Tyson for a couple of days. Tyson beat him up the first time and Lewis' coach said to him they didn't have to continue. Lewis said that he'd figured him out and beat him up for the next two days. That's how the story goes. Nobody was afraid of each other.

lol.. There's no truth in what you just wrote at all. It's not even how the story goes. Well actually its on HBOs Legendary Fights.. Lennox said it himself But he did say he hope he never faces that animal because he beforehand he mentioned that Cus D'Amato said "These two will meet sometime in the future." Of course its Legendary Fights, so its probably just Lennox being humble. Except "Of course his opinion change when Tyson was no longer that same animal." Is just the American in me talking. Start at 8:32

doubt it. lewis slows the pace with jabs and holding when tyson gets close. maybe an uppercut or two for good measure. tyson gasses halfway through the fight, and his chin sees him to the final bell. that said, two lesser guys than a prime tyson knocked lewis out. rahman did it when lewis was a bit over the hill, but mccall did it in '94.

I'm pretty sure its on film that Lewis used to say when for the shortwhile he trained in the same gym as Tyson as kids that he never wanted to be in the ring with that animal. Of course his opinion change when Tyson was no longer that same animal. lol.. There's no truth in what you just wrote at all. It's not even how the story goes.