Is it not true we could say the same about Tyson as about Ike in the sense that if Mike had stayed out of jail, who knows how much better he would have been. He would have fought Holyfield 6 years earlier than he did; 6 less years of EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL wear/tear...the physical difference wouldn't be much I admit--Tyson was not yet shot for Holy I--and it would be offset by 6 less years of war for Holyfield (Bowe 1-3, Moorer, Foreman, etc). But I think there is little argument Tyson would have had a better chance to defeat Holy in 1991, not to mention Bowe and Lewis in subsequent years. Alas, what ifs....
Ike was a great contender, and a fight b/t he and Lewis would have been a spectacle, but again...alas...
He would have knocked Lewis out. It is possible for him to fight if he gets out in 2007 but I doubt he will be the same. Apparently the same guy that helped get Tyson out of prison is also working with Ike now.
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