Comments Thread For: ?The Verdict? TV show decides Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson winner

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Sports figures will decide whether a prime "Iron" Mike Tyson could defeat "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali.
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[rudy]

Dumb topic

[Bob]

Slow week?
I know who ive got but the only correct answer is the fans.

[Monty Fisto]

When exactly was prime Tyson? When he was beating the old guys from the previous generation in the mid 80s? Tyson was impressive, but he was made to look even better by coming along at just the right time to face a bunch of big names in their declining years.

And then you have Ali, who we never actually saw his prime, because Uncle Sam took away his boxing licence and his passport. But pre-prime he was unbeatable by anyone at the time. And when he came back a little slower and a little heavier, he took out prime Foreman and prime Frazier (albeit with some trouble).

The 24 or 25 year old Ali's footwork and jab would have made things very difficult for Tyson. We never saw Ali at the age of 26 or 27, but in a different universe that version might have been even better.