iron mike tyson vs Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali -- who will win

[Oasis_Lad]

The Simplest Question Ever Asked Since The Cosmos Was Formed
Muhammad Ali By Ko

[butterfly1964]

ali wins by a fifth round ko!

[Baddest man on da planet]

i could go t ali or tyson but i would say tyson by tko10

[Keleneki]

are you kiddin me?
this thread comes up here atleast once a month
its boxings period

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[Easy-E]

this has been debated for years
but it never has been here
both in their primes of course
who will win between these 2 great champs

tyson was one of the greats in his prime, but ali was untouchable in his prime
he would ud or tko mike
tyson has always had trouble with tall guys, and ali's stature would be a big advantage
also, ali had good power, and his hand and footspeed are faster than tysons
it be a good, entertaning fight, but ali would take it home

[Easy-E]

See most people forgot how Tyson used to be. A prime Tyson was not one dimensional and could adapt.

the problems is that he would have to be one dimensional agaisnt ali, because ali has every advantage over mike except raw power. also, ali wasnt intimidated by big punchers, and tyson relied on fear just as much as boxing skill and power

[Mr. Violence]

Tyson would have won the early rounds would have even had Ali in trouble a couple of times...but Ali with his incredible chin would have survived the onslaught. After round 5 Tyson would have started to run out of gas which he is known for after 5 rounds and this is when Ali would bring the pain to him winning by a Unanimaous Decision or possibly a late TKO.

[buff_mike10]

They were both great fighters, most say Ali was better because Tyson fell apart after leaving Kevin Rooney at an early age. Ali went to Cus D'amato many times throughout his career for advise, if not for Cus i don't think Ali would have beaten Foreman. It was documented that Cus told Ali his early style left him open to hooks, Ali got up and started dancing around the 60 year old Cus throwing jabs towards him, Cus D'amato caught Ali and busted his lip before Ali could move. Ali always respected Cus after that moment. Joe Frazier is the fighter who beat the best version of Ali, and he was a swarmer just like Tyson, only without the speed, head movement and angles of Tyson. I'm not saying Tyson would win, but i'd have it 50/50. People who say Ali would destroy Tyson need to look at some old films again. Tyson had tremendous speed, power, and upperbody strength. And yes Tyrell Biggs would have been an all time great just like Ali, but Tyson made him look like a fool with his 7 round destruction of Biggs. Tyrell came out in the first round dancing around and throwing the jab, but Tyson went to his body and broke him up making Biggs cry like a girl. The only person who i think could beat a swarmer like Tyson is a punchers like Foreman. A great boxer beats a great puncher. A great puncher beats a great swarmer, and a great swarmer beats a great boxer. Thats what history has shown us over and over again. 19-21 year old Tyson by 8th round KO over the Ali from the Liston fight.

[BadMagick]

most people would say that ali would box circles around him but uh uh. not a prime mike. u people forget how fast he was. once mike got his shots in it'd be over. then u would say nah ali's defense is too good. he open in some places and tyson is known as probably the most devastating puncher in history.

You should leave these forums, because you're an idiot.

Foreman is considered as devastating a puncher, and Ali took all of his shots.

Also, you seem to forget the quality of opponents that Mike fought back then, making him seem so much better than he was. He beat two name fighters, really, Holmes and Spinks, and neither of them were half the fighter they were a few years before hand. Mike Tyson, prime or not, is one of the most overrated boxers in the history of boxing. Go learn something before you come back posting your garbage here.

[BadMagick]

speculation is difficult because you have to consider many things. However, when tyson arrived and started KOing everyone (and im speaking of the young motivated tyson of 86-87), i think even a prime Ali's skills would be obsolete compared to Tyson offense. Ali had a very durable chin but tyson would just keep attacking like a bull. Ali would not have known how to handle that.

Because he never fought Foreman, did he?