No boxer could have beat Mike Tyson on the 22nd of November, 1986

[dino]

prime rid**** bowe lennox lewis both klitchkos all would beat mike tyson at any point in his career..height and a jab will always beat guys like tyson frazier tua

[Hard Boiled HK]

Regarding Tyson being past his prime beyond 25: Holyfield is 4 years older than Tyson, and Lewis is 1 year older than Tyson. We all know what happened in those fights.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Heh, I gotta ask you Rocky, who would win: a prime Tyson vs a prime Marciano?

lol
This question I ask constantly in my head...This is one of those fights that could actually go either way

Tyson was very fast always like to overwhelm people with punches but Marciano was actually quite the same way minus the speed.. Difference between these two is that Tyson really wasn't "comfortable" going into later rounds where as Marciano could easily go 15 fresh rounds...Prime to Prime a very likely out come would be Tyson by TKO in an early round

But there's another side to this..Marciano had an Iron Chin and Toe-to-Toe with Tyson I believe Marciano could hold his own, Marciano also had a good defense..Many people tried to block Marciano's punches like Roland Lastarza, Lastarza ended up with a Broken arm and several blood clots in his arms which needed to be surgically removed...I can actually see Marciano make Tyson's arms big targets (not to say he'd necessarily break tyson's arms)..Also Marciano IMO was stronger in a clinch I could see this one going into later rounds and Marciano scoring a KO....

Tyson's overrated by some, but because of that overratedness people tend to underrate him, he's actually a much better fighter then alot of people give him credit for.....if that makes any sense to you...

[micky_knox]

Tyson's overrated by some, but because of that overratedness people tend to underrate him, he's actually a much better fighter then alot of people give him credit for.....if that makes any sense to you...

thats damn true.............
tyson vs rock is a fight i often think about.......if i could make one fantasy fight happen this would be it........

my 2 fav fighters of all time.......one part of my think that tyson would rip rocky apart with his speed.......rocky was like a snail in comparision..........
however if any fighter in history could stand up to a prime mike it was rocky.....he was so damn tough.
if i have to make a pick i pick tyson.......buts its hard for me to say that.....

[The Noose]

prime rid**** bowe lennox lewis both klitchkos all would beat mike tyson at any point in his career..height and a jab will always beat guys like tyson frazier tua

Tyson beat alot of tall rangey fighters. Bowe would have given him alot of trouble, i dont know who would win.
Lewis had a good chance of beating a young Tyson, but his chin would fail him IMO.

And the Klitchkos i think would just be names on Tysons record.

[micky_knox]

Originally Posted by dino
prime rid**** bowe lennox lewis both klitchkos all would beat mike tyson at any point in his career..height and a jab will always beat guys like tyson frazier tua


lol

bowe maybe

but lewis and the klitchos hahahah no chance

[K-DOGG]

Rid**** Bowe had one of the worst defenses I've ever seen. If Pierre Coetzer and Evander Holyfield hit him with everything in the book, Tyson..well...think about it.

Bowe prided himself on inside fighting, which means he'd be in Tyson's range. Add that fact to his tendency to eat punches rather than avoid them and what you've got is a short night for "Big Daddy".

Tyson would KHTFO within 4 rounds.

[marvdave]

Rid**** Bowe had one of the worst defenses I've ever seen. If Pierre Coetzer and Evander Holyfield hit him with everything in the book, Tyson..well...think about it.

Bowe prided himself on inside fighting, which means he'd be in Tyson's range. Add that fact to his tendency to eat punches rather than avoid them and what you've got is a short night for "Big Daddy".

Tyson would KHTFO within 4 rounds.

"Fat Daddy" had the physical tools to beat Tyson. Height,reach, jab and a nice right. What he lacked was dedication and the desire to fight.

Tyson would probably have Bowe running to the buffet line inside of 6 rounds.

Lewis beats Tyson anytime.

[micky_knox]

"Fat Daddy" had the physical tools to beat Tyson. Height,reach, jab and a nice right. What he lacked was dedication and the desire to fight.

Tyson would probably have Bowe running to the buffet line inside of 6 rounds.

Lewis beats Tyson anytime.

lewis and his glass jaw would have been smashed to bits within 6-7 rounds against prime tyson........
no way could lennox have handled mike.............
look what briggs did to lewis for a couple of rounds........and tyson was much better than briggs.........

[K-DOGG]

lewis and his glass jaw would have been smashed to bits within 6-7 rounds against prime tyson........
no way could lennox have handled mike.............
look what briggs did to lewis for a couple of rounds........and tyson was much better than briggs.........

Lewis with Pepe Correa loses to Tyson as you describe; but Lewis under Steward beat Mike. From what I understand Lewis and Tyson sparred when Lennox was an amateur and Tyson was either an early pro or amateur himself and Lennox held his own and gave Mike trouble as well.

Lewis and his glass jaw went toe to toe with Ray Mercer for 10 tough rounds where Lennox had to suck it up and did. The fight, IMO, could have been scored either way; but I knew watching that fight that Lennox had that innate toughness inside that it takes to be a champion.

Lewis hit his prime later due to his style; and did so under Steward. That Lewis beats Mike every time, IMO.