Prime Tua vs. Prime Tyson

**Mike Tyson77** · 02-04-2009, 12:33 AM

Tyson KO1 in under 30 seconds.

**Mr. Ryan** · 02-04-2009, 12:37 AM

Damn, how come I never pondered this question?

**Mistadobalina** · 02-04-2009, 12:47 AM

tyson by TKO.

i have no doubt in my mind that tua at his best could eat mike's best punch, but not when 4 or 5 of them in a row are landed in a 3 second time frame all night long.

you can compare it to marg vs mosley. even margarito's supernatural chin eventually cracked against someone who combined leverage, speed, power, accuracy into his shots...and most importantly, someone who would land flush consistently, over and over again.

at mike's best, he had the speed and defense to deal with tua's wide, sweeping left hook. offensively, he had the power, speed, and body attack to dispatch tua.

at tua's best, he had an insane workrate, but stylistically he was no less hittable in his prime than he was later on in his career. that lack of defense, squared-ness, and willingness to trade is gonna get the tuaman stopped, maybe even early. a straight up KTFO may not happen, but you best believe that ref is gonna jump in after all those unanswered shots.

**totalstranga** · 02-04-2009, 12:49 AM

Tyson via Ike B. boxing clinic in a 10 rounder. But to me "prime" Tyson was after he beat down Holmes and KO'd Spinks. "prime" Tua was, what, when he KO'd Ruiz in like 19 seconds on march 15th 1996? he then lost to Ike, and he really lost to the rock so...yeah. Mike By beatdown. I'd rather ponder a test of chins between Tua and McCall

**tommy boo boxer** · 02-04-2009, 03:55 AM

dammm!!!! Tua by 11th round KO

Im not backing him cos im from NZ as well, Im a HUGE Tyson fan, but i dont believe in his prime he had the heart and will to fight toe to toe with someone who would exchange, Tua in his prime... sure he can get hit but he gives just as good.

**Jone2ts** · 02-04-2009, 04:51 AM

Mike in his prime was a very smart effective fighter with great defense and counter punching skills. I think in this fight he would have been accurate and used his foot and hand speed to frustrate Tua til he finally plowed him like a bulldozer.

**sjomcik** · 02-04-2009, 05:00 AM

It's hard to go against prime Tyson, so Tyson by KO in middle rounds.

**The Hammer** · 02-04-2009, 05:28 AM

Mike Tyson.

I mean Chris Byrd defeated Tua...he wouldn't have defeated prime Tyson!

Prime Tyson wouldn't have been dominated by Lewis, nor would he have lost to Ibeabuchi.

**dchampishere** · 02-04-2009, 06:14 AM

Originally posted by ~Tunney

Mike Tyson.

I mean Chris Byrd defeated Tua...he wouldn't have defeated prime Tyson!

Prime Tyson wouldn't have been dominated by Lewis, nor would he have lost to Ibeabuchi.

pretty good call, i think ike would be a harder fight for a prime tyson

Prime Tua vs. Prime Tyson