Did Tyson Duck Foreman in the 1990's?

[Golden Boy 360]

Just wondering? discuss

[markfrombrookly]

Tyson eats peoples children.. He's not ducking nobody.

[MANGLER]

No he didn't. Tyson-Foreman was never realistically pursued by King in the early 90s. Of course, Tyson lost at the start of the decade and was re-establishin himself, seekin a shot against Holy when he got arrested. When he came back, and actually before he was sent up, he became a Showtime fighter cuz of some **** between King and Merchant I think.

[Stickman]

Just wondering? discuss

Hell yeah he did, Tyson was scared ****less of Foreman, thought he was an animal. I can't blame the guy, though...I wouldn't want to step in front of a Foreman right hand even now, at his age.

[Silencers]

Tyson did not want Foreman, Foreman was calling him out from the late 80s all the way to the mid 90s, Tyson didn't want to fight him, stylistically, Foreman was all wrong for Tyson and he probably knew it.

[larryx]

when foreman gained the right to get a title shot..tyson was in jail..

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[Scott9945]

The major problem was that Foreman refused to be involved with Don King. And in the 1990's King was all over Tyson. If George had agreed to work with King (and all the strings attached) it would have happened.

[them_apples]

Tyson did not want Foreman, Foreman was calling him out from the late 80s all the way to the mid 90s, Tyson didn't want to fight him, stylistically, Foreman was all wrong for Tyson and he probably knew it.

I can't see why Tyson would duck an old Foreman, he was so much quicker...

[Silencers]

I can't see why Tyson would duck an old Foreman, he was so much quicker...

As old as Foreman was, he was a bad styles matchup for Tyson.

[jpeck]

I have heard several people say that Mike didn't want anything to do with Foreman. Don't know if it is true or not, but I do know that Mike had tremendous respect for Big George.