Would a prime Tyson have beat a prime Lewis?

[Mr.Fantastic]

Yes, Lewis' greatness is overrated as ****!

[Furn]

Prime Tyson had the head movement, footwork, and handspeed to get to Lewis.
Lewis would have been out of there in 3.

Yeah Smith and Tucker went 12 rds but Lewis is KOed in 3.

[F!x]

Prime Lewis beats anyone in any era. But prime Tyson would be in with a shot at beating a lot of great fighters too because of his speed, power, body movement.

I would say 9 times out of 10 prime Lewis beats Tyson, but there might be that one fight in ten where a prime Tyson lands a bomb and changes the fight.

[beez721]

Tyson has a chance early,, but if he doesnt ko lewis in the first 5 rounds,, then lewis would take over with the jab, and brutal uppercuts anytime mike got inside


Its really a 50/50 fight

yea,,,,very tough one to call. I believe there was a thread and poll with this not too long ago so its kinda like beating a dead horse. I slightly favor Tyson by early kayo,,,but lewis would have a great chance if he could hang in there for the first 5 rounds. I don't think many people realize just how special Tyson was when he was under kevin rooney early in his career. he was awesome both offensively and defensively. awesome fighting machine. would have been some fight

[beez721]

he's marginally older than Tyson.

But it's true that tyson matured a lot earlier than Lewis. Whereas Tyson was shot when he was in his early 30's that's really when Lewis took to his prime.

Shame, but Tyson had his chance in 96 and decided not to take it.

yea,,,people have to be careful with taking age in determining primes. guys like bowe and Tyson matured early and also faded earlier whereas guys like the klits and lewis took longer to mature and had much more longevity,,,in large part to a healthier lifestyle. age isn't everything

[Poet682006]

50/50 fight regardless of what either fighter's respective nuthuggers claim. Both smoke the Klits like a cheap Cuban* though :cool9:

* That's a cigar before any ******s gets butthurt.

[beez721]

50/50 fight regardless of what either fighter's respective nuthuggers claim. Both smoke the Klits like a cheap Cuban* though :cool9:

* That's a cigar before any ******s gets butthurt.

hed have ate wlad up for breakfast for sure. not so sure about big vit tho. his size and awckwardness would have given mike some problems. mike was a beast tho and probably would have beaten them both