Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson Reveals His Strategy To Defeat a Klitschko

[cupocity303]

Mike is a boxing historian and a good strategist. He's damn right about how to face the Klitschkos.

Having said that, I don't think a prime Tyson would beat both Klitschkos easily. Mike was listed at 5'11, but in actuality he is about 5'9, maybe 5'10 at most! His best weight was less than 220. As much of a phenom he was, I just think he's too small for the Klitschkos. Vitali would survive the early rounds and eventually pick Tyson apart and win by UD. Wladimir would be the most vulnerable to a prime Tyson in the early rounds, but only if Tyson could get past Wlad's thunderous jabs and rights. Wlad's opponents get knocked out from blocked punches. If a prime Mike was 6'1 and 220 lbs, I'd say he could beat both Klitschkos handily.

Explain to me how an additional two inches (or is it 4 [5'9 really?]) make a difference that he beats them "handily". And if he was 6'1 he would be an entirely different fighter (maybe?).

[Anton LaVey]

Either Klitschko makes Mikey his little b*tch like Lennox did.

[Teejro]

Mike Tyson in his prime, before he went with Don King... would knockout both Klitschkos brothers out, they fight like mummys, Tyson's head movement and inside fighting with a left to the body and then followed by a left uppercut... Tyson made that combo infamous, no way the brothers would have a chance...

[Brother Jay]

Cus didn't fight for Tyson. Any version of Tyson loses to prime Holyfield, Lewis and both prime Klitschko's and even 40 year old Vitali.

Most astute fans of the game would disagree, but you're entitled to your opinion.

I'm fully aware that Cus didn't fight for Tyson. He just kept Mike's spirit in check and that was the secret to Mike's supremacy. Once Cus was gone the floodgates for the bull**** opened and Mike was dealing with his own personal Katrina.

You didn't connect the dots and therefore I can pretty much tell the depth of the insight you carry.

Let's just agree to disagree.

[jbpanama]

You sound shocked.

I suppose Tyson is only prime when he was Ko'ing bums and journeymen, OR is that peak fight vs Spinks where he is unbeatable?

Alright, if we play that game. Prime Wlad (Post Ko-losses) and Prime Vitali (post-Lewis loss) beat Prime Tyson.

NO WAY.....JOSE
i like the Klitz bros, but, Early Champ Tyson....Too MUCH!!!

[jbpanama]

Mike Tyson was too dumb to ever have a strategy. just fight and hit.

Can see U know a lot about DUMB!!!

[jbpanama]

You sound shocked.

I suppose Tyson is only prime when he was Ko'ing bums and journeymen, OR is that peak fight vs Spinks where he is unbeatable?

Alright, if we play that game. Prime Wlad (Post Ko-losses) and Prime Vitali (post-Lewis loss) beat Prime Tyson.

Tony Tucker, had a style similiar to the Klitz, and he went the Distance!!!!
Lot's of Huggy, Huggies!!!

[jbpanama]

Explain to me how an additional two inches (or is it 4 [5'9 really?]) make a difference that he beats them "handily". And if he was 6'1 he would be an entirely different fighter (maybe?).

SPEED KILLS....., and Mike had it!!!

[kiDynamite92]

I agree he was a salty fighter but you are forgetting that he was very small and got destroyed at his best by Foreman who was very one dimensional at the time.

One dimensional he was, but Frazier was tailor made for him, there's no way any swarmer can beat Foreman. Frazier was not at his his best then, he was a bit over weigh and slightly past it, but even than I doubt there being a different result. Neither klitschko fights like Foreman, Vitali doesn't hit close to as hard as Foreman and Wladamir don't have the chin. Those two are probably the most important attributes foreman had when crushing Frazier. Look back at that first fight and count how many left hooks foreman ate! Geee if it was anyone else surely they would have been floored and badly hurt. Frazier is smaller than chisora, but I think thats an advantage for him. Chisora is quite a large target, and he was fighting small like Frazier. Frazier would have been much more difficult to hit and also you would not have been able to see his hooks coming from a mile off unlike chisora. chisora doesn't have much power either, I'd say Frazier could hit harder especially from his left. Vitali is past it I admit, in his prime he would have beaten chisora more convincingly yeah and the injury didn't help either, but I still think just with the sort of pace Frazier pushes would have tired Vitali down and win a UD.

[Cutthroat]

Tyson would kill the bros, especially on the inside.

Klitcshko fans are hilarious, Wlad looked slow, robotic and 1 dimensional against Haye because Haye actually used HEAD MOVEMENT! The HW division is so crappy that rarely does anybody use head movement or uses body punching, if you watched 80s hws even they had head movement, fighters like Chisora were a dime a dozen in the 80s.

Vitalis chin is also CRAZY overrated, the only fight where hes really faced a power puncher was Lewis, a 38 year old, way out of prime and fat and out of shape Lewis. Even then right before the fight ended Lewis had Vitali hanging on for dear life from a massive uppercut.

If the fight had continued Lewis probably would've kod vitali.