Prime RJJ vs Prime Tyson

[TheGreatA]

I definitely agree but i can't see the fight going as long as Tyson/Spinks did actually. Spinks is actually natural bigger than Jones with a longer reach. Tyson would overwhelme Jones the way he did with Spinks.

I think that people get carried away with the Jones/ Ruiz fight. Ruiz didn't know how to fight tall or use his height to his advantage. Peak or any version of Tyson would be to much.

Roy was faster and more elusive than Spinks was, that's why I think he would survive longer.
Tyson was not a slow man himself though and would eventually catch up to Jones. It is simply a question of 'when'.

Spinks had almost all other advantages as a heavyweight over Roy, this was, after all, a man who had defeated Larry Holmes (6'4, 230 lbs) and Gerry Cooney (6'6, 240 lbs), both big heavyweights.

There would be nothing Roy could do to keep off Tyson and Tyson could cut off the ring real well.

Even John Ruiz, a man who had fought most of his career as the boxer against bigger heavyweights, cut off the ring early against Roy Jones and pushed him to the ropes.
Ruiz did not have great power or speed though and he has always been a boxer in his fights, not a puncher or a pressure fighter.

Ruiz fought Roy's fight, something Tyson definitely would not do.
Tyson against Spinks went right at his opponent, unafraid of anything Spinks could throw at him.

Roy Jones also went to the ropes voluntarily many times in his career which is a bad habit to have against a prime Mike Tyson.

I think P4P a fighter like Tyson would give Roy trouble, now just imagine the 30 lb weight advantage Tyson would have in this fight.

[hardmanbrit]

Against Tyson in the mid-eighties?

No contest.

A ludicrous question.

[Burning Desire]

and it was all movement from quick that did it right?

no clinching? no forearms or shoulders to push mike off? no taking shots on the arms? things a heavyweight tillis could do that a smaller , lighter , weaker guy like roy can't do as well as james.

yes roy is faster than tillis. yes roy is way better skilled than tillis. yes roy was about 5'10-5'11 and quick was only 6'1. but there are things a heavyweight 6'1 guy can do and take that a 5'11 super middleweight can't.

Im not even considering that Jones would win im just trying to point out is that Jones would do much better than Spinks done thats it.

[Left Hook Tua]

And Tillis was also considered to have a weak chin yet he still managed to avoid most of Tyson's bombs by just using his movement. Which Jones would do considering he is x4 faster than Tillis. Im not saying Jones would win but come on people are just being silly they actually believe Tyson would beat Jones quicker than Tyson beat Spinks ??

no one can be 4x faster than anyone by the way. i'm slow as hell but an olympic record breaker wouldn't be able to beat me by more than a few seconds in a 100 meter dash.

and you are telling me that if tyson catches roy flush in the first few seconds he wouldn't go down? if spinks could've used his speed and boxed better he could've lasted longer as well. it just depends when mike catches you......and how well you can take it or recover from it.

[Burning Desire]

no one can be 4x faster than anyone by the way. i'm slow as hell but an olympic record breaker wouldn't be able to beat me by more than a few seconds in a 100 meter dash.

and you are telling me that if tyson catches roy flush in the first few seconds he wouldn't go down? if spinks could've used his speed and boxed better he could've lasted longer as well. it just depends when mike catches you......and how well you can take it or recover from it.

Oh come on when i said x4 faster its just a figure of speech you know that.

[Guest]

Yeah and a lot of half ass fighters lasted longer than Spinks so it's not much of an accomplishment.

Roy wouldn't win. He could be ko'ed at any time be it the 1st or the 12th but most likely early if he got hit flush.

[Left Hook Tua]

Im not even considering that Jones would win im just trying to point out is that Jones would do much better than Spinks done thats it.

i understand.

but to say it's not a possibility that mike can catch roy early is hard not to consider as well. even michael could've done better against mike. it's just he got caught early and that's part of the sport and that's why power is a great equalizer.

[Left Hook Tua]

Oh come on when i said x4 faster its just a figure of speech you know that.

i know. i'm just being an ass.

you seem like a decent guy i was just giving you a hard time. :-)

[aussieboxer2320]

roy is fast enough to avoid tyson, no question bout that, but if tyson managed to land a solid punch roy would be seeing stars, could go wither way really

[sterling]

Tyson by murder

agreed lol