where does the peak tyson fit in

[supaduck]

Hell yeah, it's grooooovy.

[sleazyfellow]

back on topic, where does peak tyson fit in? psh he fits in my pants!! but regarding other post i think tyson was already thought of as the best ever back when he was champion..and he did have good body shots early in his career, one punch knockout doesnt mean just one huge shot to the head as many would think, its one punch to the body and then one to the head, the thing is its gotta b quick and when sumone gets hit in one place they are thinking about covering it up and then thats when the other punch comes in

[dangerous dave]

however he fought any challenger at the time and although he was in peak physical state vs holy, his mind was totally f**ked up as we all know from the second fight the peak tysonwas the man who took berbicks legs away, the man hu took larry holmes 15 rounds and Koed michal spinks in 1 hu beast larry although i do think larry won that fight

Yeah you dont know much about Tyson do you! He paid Lewis $5,000,000 to sidestep him when he won it off bruno and then vacated the wbc title when he was being forced to defend against Lewis. Also it was a 4th round ko of Holmes!

Face facts he was a bully in 88 and that worked great but when challenged in a fight he got scared and lost the edge.

[Heckler]

at a boxers peak do you think there are many that could of beaten iron mike in 86/88 i dont think so i think
prehaps ali and foreman but i dont think that anyone else in history agaist a peak tyson would have won

what are your views

Larry Holmes, Ali, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Bowe, George Foreman all had the capability. Tyson would definately be beaten by Foreman, WITHOUT A DOUBT. Tyson was **** scared of him and would be beaten before he stepped between them ropes.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Larry Holmes, Ali, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Bowe, George Foreman all had the capability. Tyson would definately be beaten by Foreman, WITHOUT A DOUBT. Tyson was **** scared of him and would be beaten before he stepped between them ropes.

I have to agree,
Tyson's weak mind + Tyson's fear of Foreman + Foreman's Natrual strenght and ability = Tyson getting KTFO'd

[Verstyle]

Larry Holmes, Ali, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Bowe, George Foreman all had the capability. Tyson would definately be beaten by Foreman, WITHOUT A DOUBT. Tyson was **** scared of him and would be beaten before he stepped between them ropes.

maybe jus ali and joe louis. looks like u got carried away with the names there

[Heckler]

thats funny u say that. cause every1 on here knows how much i watch tyson. and not a concentrated body puncher pleassssssse.

Hes not. He throws flurries at the body, in combination with headpunches. But generally, hes not a great infighter nor does he apply relentless pressure to an opponents body. Hes comfortable at MID-RANGE. You wanna see someone that concentrates an attack to the body, is brilliant on the inside and works an opponent over good... watch Joe Frazier not Mike Tyson.

[Heckler]

The guys i mentioned had the POTENTIAL to beat Tyson. Im pretty certain Holmes school him, and i give Frazier and Marciano a slight edge. Foreman would kill him, i dont think thats even debateable. Rid**** Bowe, im not sure but i think its quite possible.

[Verstyle]

Hes not. He throws flurries at the body, in combination with headpunches. But generally, hes not a great infighter nor does he apply relentless pressure to an opponents body. Hes comfortable at MID-RANGE. You wanna see someone that concentrates an attack to the body, is brilliant on the inside and works an opponent over good... watch Joe Frazier not Mike Tyson.

u seriously need to go back and watch more of his 80s fights. u know whats better jus look at the stats. thats speaks for itself

[Southpaw16]

Are you kiddin me? Prime Tyson who bobbed and weaved was never ever seriously hurt. his opponents did throw a lot and didn' manage to counter and definitely not hit his chin because he protects it very good. He's one of the greatest underrated defensive fighter ever.

He was susceptable to jabs and straight right hands, and was never able to fight going backwards. And he did get hurt by Buster Douglas. Your probably going to say that isn't prime Tyson, but as far I'm concerned it is. Although that is a different debate which I don't really feel like having right now.

Like I said, a lot of these things don't matter when your opponent is constantly on the run and about to go at any time. He also never really parried or deflected punches well either. I think he would have been much better off in the Buster Douglas fight if he had been able to take a step back once in a while when Douglas was timing him.