Does a Prime Mike Tyson beat a Prime Lennox Lewis?

[beez721]

They're both wrong for eachother. Lewis has the height, strength/clinches and power to deal with Tyson while Tyson has the quickness and skill to get inside to do damage on that question mark chin. This fight could have gone either way.

I agree. this is a tough one to call

[mconstantine]

I agree....50/50 fight. It really would boil down to if Tyson could get inside and catch Lewis within the first 5 rounds. I do think Lewis bests Tyson probably at least 6-7 times out of 10.

[mconstantine]

foreman by kayo. foreman took a much better punch and was even stronger than lennox

Would Foreman be quick enough to get inside on Lewis though? He fought heavy footed and he wasn't very fast. He didn't have a lot of head movement either. Foreman would be open for Lewis' 1,2s and George had a legendary chin, but he wouldn't walk through Lewis.

Lewis is a problem for virtually any HW in history. Real talk.

[beez721]

Would Foreman be quick enough to get inside on Lewis though? He fought heavy footed and he wasn't very fast. He didn't have a lot of head movement either. Foreman would be open for Lewis' 1,2s and George had a legendary chin, but he wouldn't walk through Lewis.

Lewis is a problem for virtually any HW in history. Real talk.

yea,,,it would be tough for foreman. I think hed be down on the cards but I feel his tremendous physical strength and power would eventually wear lewis down and stop him. of course lewis is no slouch in the strength department either but foremans strength is in a class of its own

[Frank Ducketts]

I love Lennox, but prime Mike would've broke Lennox in half. On his game, he would've leveled Lennox like a building being knocked down. Mike's speed would've been the difference.

You can point to Buster because that is the only legit loss that Mike has in my eyes, but I'll go to McCall for Lennox. We can keep Rahman and Holyfield out of this because either one wasn't in shape or the other wasn't the same post prison.

[beez721]

I love Lennox, but prime Mike would've broke Lennox in half. On his game, he would've leveled Lennox like a building being knocked down. Mike's speed would've been the difference.

You can point to Buster because that is the only legit loss that Mike has in my eyes, but I'll go to McCall for Lennox. We can keep Rahman and Holyfield out of this because either one wasn't in shape or the other wasn't the same post prison.

tyson wasnt in good shape for the buster fight plus his mind was elesewhere that night. Id favor lennox over that version of tyson but the tyson under kevin rooney probably starches big len within 5

[edgarg]

What are your thoughts on this?

A prime Mike Tyson was able to utilize his incredible quickness to get inside and damage the biggest of opponents.

A prime Lennox Lewis was arguably the greatest SUPER Heavyweight in terms of being able to fight tall. Post Steward, Lewis was a master of controlling distance, utilizing a great jab and one of the best 1,2s the sport has seen. He dropped that right hand down on shorter opponents so beautifully. Also, Lewis knew how to throw the upper cut. The biggest question mark would be if Lewis could take Tyson's power.

Who wins?

Could Lewis, a notoriously slow and cautious starter-I mean cautious about moving around- take Tyson's incredible mid and close range bobbing and weaving and upper body movement combined with 3-4 solid body shots and an uppercut finisher...? I think that Lewis would be blitzed out of there before he got himself unwound.

[mconstantine]

I love Lennox, but prime Mike would've broke Lennox in half. On his game, he would've leveled Lennox like a building being knocked down. Mike's speed would've been the difference.

You can point to Buster because that is the only legit loss that Mike has in my eyes, but I'll go to McCall for Lennox. We can keep Rahman and Holyfield out of this because either one wasn't in shape or the other wasn't the same post prison.

Lewis wasn't in his prime against McCall. That was Lewis last fight before Steward. Pre-Steward Lewis fought a little too aggressive and gave up his height a lot. That's precisely how McCall caught him.

[edgarg]

tyson wasnt in good shape for the buster fight plus his mind was elesewhere that night. Id favor lennox over that version of tyson but the tyson under kevin rooney probably starches big len within 5

Tyson spent only about 9-10 days training, the rest of his training was done in Geisha houses and strolling along the Ginza. It was well publicised at the time and after...particularly after... Everyone has jumped on Don King for trying to get the fight decision reversed to become a Tyson KO of Douglas in the 8th because it was undeniable that the count lasted 14.8 seconds. They said 14 seconds but I timed it myself with a stop watch as being 14.8 secs.

I think that King was correct and should have had the decision reversed to at least an NC. Also, I wonder why . Tyson's corner didn't have an endswell??The whole thing was more like a holiday jaunt for the Tyson hangers-on and a makeshift, just thrown together at the last minute, corner team. Of course Tyson was a 42.5 odds on favourite to win....... I've always wondered if any huge amount of gamblers' money was suddenly placed on Douglas in the last 10 minutes before the fight......

[Boxing Bob]

Tyson would most definitely use his feet to be fleet footed and dance circles around Lennox.

yeah, because Tyson was famous for being fleet footed and dancing circles around his opponents. Play that back in your mind one time