Comments Thread For: Foreman: We Had Serious Talks, Mike Tyson Didn't Want To Fight

[bluepete]

The fast headmovement Mike would have been unhittable for old George with his lack of handspeed.Qawi had him hitting thin air and he was just a shadow.Maybe they saw it as a no win situation.

[Liondw]

Tyson would have been the favourite but if Foreman landed any of his big punches, Tyson could have gone down and maybe lost. Foreman is the only guy that one can say perhaps has slightly even more power than Lennox Lewis and Tyson.

[Sun_Tzu]

Tyson would have been the favourite but if Foreman landed any of his big punches, Tyson could have gone down and maybe lost. Foreman is the only guy that one can say perhaps has slightly even more power than Lennox Lewis and Tyson.

Foreman definitely had more power than them imo he was just slow at 40+ but fast enough to land on most

[OnePunch]

would have been a very compelling fight. Tysons speed, power, and agility vs. Big George's ring savvy, power, and cement chin.

I dont know who would have won, but I sure wish it had happened.......

[j0zef]

Actually there is an article that talks about it. Mike did NOT want the fight.

While we were eating, Benton said, "Bobby, what's up with Foreman and Tyson, how come they're not fighting each other on the 16th? Isn't that the fight that King was trying to make?" He said, "Georgie, You'll never believe this but, ****in' Tyson is scared **** less of Foreman and wants no part of him. I was there when Don was trying to make the fight. He was telling Tyson that Foreman represented huge money, plus he was old and slow and would be no problem. Tyson got up and screamed at King saying, 'I'm not fight in' that ****in' animal, if you love the mother****er so much, you fight him!'"

Source: http://coxscorner.tripod.com/foreman_tyson_fl.html

[MisterPullman]

Actually there is an article that talks about it. Mike did NOT want the fight.




Source: http://coxscorner.tripod.com/foreman_tyson_fl.html

Lol good ol Tyson

[TyrantT316]

I think Tyson would have won but probably on the ropes late in the fight due to fatigue in trying to KO Foreman. I believe by the 10th round, Tyson would be so ahead with his better combination of speed/power/angles/footwork, but very tired with Foreman winning over the fans with his championship round efforts..but too little too late.

I think Frazier came in a bit recklessly vs (prime) Foreman and didn't have the speed and angles that Tyson had.

I think it was simply a case of Tyson not "needing" the fight as much as Foreman could have used it..was too big a risk for Tyson but I think it would have been one of the great HW fights of all time

[MrRolltide91]

Interesting...

[mick1303]

I think Tyson would have won but probably on the ropes late in the fight due to fatigue in trying to KO Foreman. I believe by the 10th round, Tyson would be so ahead with his better combination of speed/power/angles/footwork, but very tired with Foreman winning over the fans with his championship round efforts..but too little too late.

I think Frazier came in a bit recklessly vs (prime) Foreman and didn't have the speed and angles that Tyson had.

I think it was simply a case of Tyson not "needing" the fight as much as Foreman could have used it..was too big a risk for Tyson but I think it would have been one of the great HW fights of all time

You're envisioning the best possible version of Tyson. But in reality after Douglas he was never old dedicated to training Tyson. It is feasible that he would be tired earlier and unable to get out of Foreman's "slow" punches. Also multiple sources confirm that Tyson did not believe in himself in this matchup. He knew that Foreman will not be intimidated (just like Evander).

[Tobi.G]

Foreman at any age would've smashed Mike. One thing about Mike we know is he couldn't take a punch,

LOL nothing could be farther from the truth, Tyson had a verry good chin. But i think he would have a hard time against George Foreman, any version.