Who could beat Mike Tyson toe to toe?

[Szef]

Vitali Klitschko would take his soul out during weigh in staredown let alone the fight.

[tyger]

Is there any man on Earth who could beat an in-his-prime eighties Tyson by standing in front of him -- via grueling decision or KO/TKO?

Only Foreman.

[jas]

foreman, dempsey, vitali, liston, holmes, bowe, shavers, holyfield, frazier.

Tyson would have brutalized those three standing toe to toe. Dempsey would give a live fight but is giving away too much weight to a devastating puncher who fights very similar to him.. bad match up.

Holmes was a technical fighter, no clue why you mentioned him.

Shavers had a great punch but a dodgy chin and limited skills, tyson would KO him early.

Frazier would be in for a tough night too but his superior endurance gives him a good chance if he makes it through the early onslaught.

holyfield imo would have to play it a bit more carefully than he did in '96, he could beat a prime Tyson but hes not going to do it letting Tyson put hands all over him.

holmes has a mean flying kick. shavers could punch you and your ancestors would feel it. dempsey was a ferocious and dirty fighter. OP asked who would have a chance toe to toe. i think tyson beats them all.

[Prince Mongo]

I never saw Tyson as an inside fighter. To me he was a midrange fighter that would come in and **** away after creating an opening from midrange where he had created a shock advantage. There were better pure inside fighters and Holyfield was one of them,toe to toe was not Tyson's strongest department it was midrange attack followed up with a fistic blitz.

[thuggery]

Wlad, Vitali

[bojangles1987]

George Foreman
Evander Holyfield
Rid**** Bowe
Joe Frazier

[soul_survivor]

Is there any man on Earth who could beat an in-his-prime eighties Tyson by standing in front of him -- via grueling decision or KO/TKO?

simple answer, in his prime, no. Tyson outslugs just about everyone...I'd give Foreman a great shout but I think a prime Tyson could even out slug Frazier, Shaverz, Lyle, Louis, damn the list goes on and on.