If Lewis, and Holyfield met Tyson in 1988, who would win?

[Benny Leonard]

Tyson is obviously HW Champion, so if Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield met Tyson at this point, would win win?

[Rudyo]

Lewis would have stopped him late.
Holyfield would have decisoned him.

Tyson was mentally weak then too, he just never got exposed.

[Benny Leonard]

How do you figure he was "mentally weak", explain.

[beez721]

Tyson is obviously HW Champion, so if Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield met Tyson at this point, would win win?

lewis and holy would both win. anyone with solid skills and a descent chin that wasnt initimidated by tyson owned him. tyson dominated a weak division with no fighters as good as those 2 guys. buster was the guy with the most natural talent out of that weak era and he got into shape and whupped him and holy and lewis were both better than buster

[Jim_Davis]

Tyson ****s them both and makes them stick around so he can tuck them into bed.

[Benny Leonard]

'88 Lewis, '88 Holyfield, beats '88 Tyson?

[Benny Leonard]

lewis and holy would both win. anyone with solid skills and a descent chin that wasnt initimidated by tyson owned him. tyson dominated a weak division with no fighters as good as those 2 guys. buster was the guy with the most natural talent out of that weak era and he got into shape and whupped him and holy and lewis were both better than buster

So I guess you don't listen to the arguments that Tyson fans like to use with Douglas: Tyson was no longer motivated, not with Rooney, didn't train hard, Buster was motivated, "decent" skills like you say, 6'4 230lbs, etc.

Tyson looked like **** vs. Douglas, and it was more than just Douglas. Take

Lennox Lewis vs. Rahman, what happened there?

Or Holyfield vs. Moorer?

Or Buster vs. Holyfield. That actually a great example of what happens to a fighter that loses motivation, comes in out of shape, etc.

[Addison]

88' Tyson would knock Holyfield into the rafters, and Lewis into the ground.

The only thing that ever happened to Mike was his mental.


Neither one of those guys would have beaten old Mike if he still had that.

[beez721]

So I guess you don't listen to the arguments that Tyson fans like to use with Douglas: Tyson was no longer motivated, not with Rooney, didn't train hard, Buster was motivated, "decent" skills like you say, 6'4 230lbs, etc.

Tyson looked like **** vs. Douglas, and it was more than just Douglas. Take

Lennox Lewis vs. Rahman, what happened there?

Or Holyfield vs. Moorer?

Or Buster vs. Holyfield. That actually a great example of what happens to a fighter that loses motivation, comes in out of shape, etc.

I respect all opinions that are backed up and unbiased. I know there's people that think the opposite but I feel strongly that lewis and holy beat any version of tyson. sure if lewis came in unfocused as he was against rahman and mcall he'd run a good chance of getting knocked out. but he was focused against a shot tyson so he sure would be against the prime version. same thing with holyfield

[beez721]

'88 Lewis, '88 Holyfield, beats '88 Tyson?

I was talking prime against prime. lewis was too green in 88