Nobody beats prime Cus D'amato Tyson

[War Room]

Vitali Klitschko would have beaten prime Tyson

too strong, too iron chinned, too smart, he can box and brawl, way superior to Tyson fitness wise, too

Mike would start to fade after 5-6 rounds, he was never able to maintain that high level of pressure and intensity for too long

Vitali could fight effectively for the full 12 rounds, and he's even tougher than Holyfield and can absord more damage if need be

Vitali would dwarf Tyson's reach, made him eat jabs and straights for the first rounds, tie him up if needed, then surgically destroy him in the later rounds

plus, a big part of Tyson's gameplan was his boogeyman aura, the FEAR he instilled on his opponents. Vitali can't be intimidated.

Vitali by late TKO

I went back and watched some Vitali recently and he's not as bad ass as I thought he was. Byrd made him quit and wass really hurting him. Iron Mike sparks Vitali under 6.

[Quercusalba]

Could it be because he was 19 at the time? Moron.

Nah, what I said makes perfect sense. If one claims D'amato trained Tyson beats them all, then we are forced to look at what D'amato trained Tyson accomplished in order to elicit such praise. A young Mike Tyson with 10 or 11 fights represents the whole of his career under Cus. This is all we can objectively evaluate. If I were to say Kronk Lennox Lewis is the best heavyweight ever, I'd objectively point to what he specifically accomplished while working Emanuel Steward, not what I subjectively think he was theoretically capable of. To say D'amato trained Tyson passed some sort of eye-test and consequently assume that iteration of Tyson was indestructible is purely subjective.

[dirty fingers]

I'd beat the **** out of Prime Tyson

Hell yeah!!

[MONGOOSE66]

Nah, what I said makes perfect sense. If one claims D'amato trained Tyson beats them all, then we are forced to look at what D'amato trained Tyson accomplished in order to elicit such praise. A young Mike Tyson with 10 or 11 fights represents the whole of his career under Cus. This is all we can objectively evaluate. If I were to say Kronk Lennox Lewis is the best heavyweight ever, I'd objectively point to what he specifically accomplished while working Emanuel Steward, not what I subjectively think he was theoretically capable of. To say D'amato trained Tyson passed some sort of eye-test and consequently assume that iteration of Tyson was indestructible is purely subjective.

So, U think a 19 year old should of fought everyone at that age? To argue that point says volumes to your ******ity.