Better resume - Floyd Mayweather or Mike Tyson

[BWC]

Tyson was good.. But people live in their own bubble by saying a prime Tyson would have KO'ed him, obliterated that guy blah blah.. Give it up already, Mike was good at his peak & he didn't even last long..

Mayweather's resume >>>> Mike Tyson..

I think Tyson was an unbeatable monster for about 2-3 years. Obviously Floyd's career dwarfs Iron Mike's.

There are some factors to consider here though as well. Tyson fought at HW which of course is a much more difficult jungle to negotiate from a physical damage standpoint than 140-154. Also there are much more talented fighters at those weights to build an elite resume upon.

Plus Tyson was a short, pressure puncher. Guys like that (Frazier, et al) always seem to have shortish careers compared to the taller boxer punchers like Floyd who lasted for years solely on his defense..

[BM dnobagaV]

Tyson was good.. But people live in their own bubble by saying a prime Tyson would have KO'ed him, obliterated that guy blah blah.. Give it up already, Mike was good at his peak & he didn't even last long..

Mayweather's resume >>>> Mike Tyson..

Is that Karl in your sig?

[BoxingFan85]

Is that Karl in your sig?

Yeah.. Head like a fûcking orange..

[BoxingFan85]

I think Tyson was an unbeatable monster for about 2-3 years. Obviously Floyd's career dwarfs Iron Mike's.

There are some factors to consider here though as well. Tyson fought at HW which of course is a much more difficult jungle to negotiate from a physical damage standpoint than 140-154. Also there are much more talented fighters at those weights to build an elite resume upon.

Plus Tyson was a short, pressure puncher. Guys like that (Frazier, et al) always seem to have shortish careers compared to the taller boxer punchers like Floyd who lasted for years solely on his defense..

He was really good but again goes back to who did he beat in his prime and how long did he last.. Joe had a relatively longer peak compared to Mike but let's face it, Joe is #3 man coz Ali and Foreman were the top guys above him and one of the best HW era.. A Tyson who peaked early did was twice removed from his best when he met the next set of elite guys like Holyfield..

[club fighter]

resume (on paper) goes to Mayweather easily, as for the nature of these bouts, goes to Tyson easily. People feared Tyson and when he was not taken pass the fifth round he was going through the heavyweight division like a hot knife through butter. On top of that any heavyweight with half a brain and a pair of balls that got into the ring with Mike was in there to take a shot at knocking out the champ. Mayweather, on the other hand, danced around, fought defensively, and cruised through the championship rounds with a lead on points.

Big difference.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Both are great fighters

both have outstanding resumes

Tyson was the bigger star

But Floyd had the better resume... longevity, was p4p #1, better wins

[Reloaded]

I think Tyson was an unbeatable monster for about 2-3 years. Obviously Floyd's career dwarfs Iron Mike's.

There are some factors to consider here though as well. Tyson fought at HW which of course is a much more difficult jungle to negotiate from a physical damage standpoint than 140-154. Also there are much more talented fighters at those weights to build an elite resume upon.

Plus Tyson was a short, pressure puncher. Guys like that (Frazier, et al) always seem to have shortish careers compared to the taller boxer punchers like Floyd who lasted for years solely on his defense..

Its not more difficult at HW its easier, the pace is wayyyyyy slower and the skills are not near as polished, little guys get hit a lot more than HWs and the power to size ratio is about the same as you go up in weight, the premier weight classes where the greatest fighters have been is LW to MW because that is the power speed skills sweet spot for man.

[boliodogs]

Mayweather and it ain't even close. Mayweather never lost and he never quit and he was never knocked down. Tyson lost many times. He was knocked down and knocked out several times and he quit several times in my opinion.I think he could have beat the count against Douglas. Instead he stayed on the canvas chasing his mouth piece. In the 2nd Hollyfield fight the ref told Tyson if he bit Hollyfield again he would be disqualified. Tyson immediately bit him again thereby ending the fight. I believe he could have continued against Lewis but chose not to beat the count and stay down.

[puga]

floyd hands down.....


and sergio was garbage......