If tyrell biggs was around today would he be champ ? .

**PBDS** · 03-23-2005, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by catskills23

I think so , the heavyweight division sucks . Biggs in his prime was a far more gifted fighter than any of the thrash around today . Biggs was called an ali clone early in his career, and while he wasent quite that biggs was only second to ali in lateral movement . In his fight against a prime tyson he started very good moving very well jabbing tyson keeping tyson at bay , but in the second round tyson broke him down with his power .I think that version of biggs whips holyfield and lewis , lewis dosent have biggs boxing skill to outbox him and holyfield dosent have tysons power to break biggs down .

.....Sorry, but my foremost memory of Biggs is Tyson talking about him making "woman jestures" in the ring. Tyson was trying to explain Biggs Whining everytime he connected hard. It was some funny **** that I'm sure you remember. Tyson even made the the whinning sounds to try and explain to the announcers what he was talking about. It made he and Biggs look pathetic and my brother and I laughed so hard we fell on the floor and couldn't get up for a good five minutes.

**marvelous_TG** · 03-23-2005, 06:09 PM

i think holyfield and lewis beat biggs, without to much trouble, and tyson didn't really had to break biggs down he said he could KO him in the 3 but he didn't because he wanted biggs to remember that night for a long time. i think fighters of today, i think he beats ruiz, tough call between him and byrd haven't seen enough of biggs to really call that fight, but if i had to pick i'd pick byrd, and i think vitaly beats biggs.

**paul750** · 03-23-2005, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by catskills23

I think so , the heavyweight division sucks . Biggs in his prime was a far more gifted fighter than any of the thrash around today . Biggs was called an ali clone early in his career, and while he wasent quite that biggs was only second to ali in lateral movement . In his fight against a prime tyson he started very good moving very well jabbing tyson keeping tyson at bay , but in the second round tyson broke him down with his power .I think that version of biggs whips holyfield and lewis , lewis dosent have biggs boxing skill to outbox him and holyfield dosent have tysons power to break biggs down .

no i think he would still be beaten by most of the fighters of today, he was exposed a few times, he's just one of the many fighters who never made it big in the pros, he's not the first and he won't be the last

**Warrior Spirit** · 03-23-2005, 06:18 PM

Thats an interesting question. Biggs was defintely a very good boxer, but he wasn't a very big guy nor was he a big puncher. He would beat Brewster easy, he would beat Ruiz if Ruiz wasn't allowed to hold constantly, he would get destroyed by Vitali, and I think that a fight with Byrd would a highly intersting fight. Both have good skills, I see a close fight but Byrd winning on points.

**dustymoo** · 03-23-2005, 06:36 PM

Thanks for evoking a great memory i'd long forgotten. Tyson talking about the 'whimpering' sounds. Class!
Didnt one of Britains biggest heavyweight joke's, namely Gary Mason, knock him out? A fight Biggs should never have lost!

**paul750** · 03-23-2005, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by dustymoo

Thanks for evoking a great memory i'd long forgotten. Tyson talking about the 'whimpering' sounds. Class!
Didnt one of Britains biggest heavyweight joke's, namely Gary Mason, knock him out? A fight Biggs should never have lost!

i know maon wasn't great, but i wouldn't call him a joke, it still took a decent fighter to beat biggs

**dustymoo** · 03-23-2005, 06:50 PM

Bit outta shape though wasnt he? But it was a bit cruel to call him a joke. I just remember it being a shock, Biggs should've been a class above.

**paul750** · 03-23-2005, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by dustymoo

Bit outta shape though wasnt he? But it was a bit cruel to call him a joke. I just remember it being a shock, Biggs should've been a class above.

i think biggs's mistake was to turn pro

**dustymoo** · 03-23-2005, 06:58 PM

I'm in the UK dude, so i didnt see much of Biggs as an Amateur. Sorry! He was in the Olympics wasnt he? But my recolection back that far is hazy.

If tyrell biggs was around today would he be champ ? .