Prime Foreman vs Prime Tyson

[Left Hook Tua]

Tyson takes it. Big George had an iron chin but is too stiff for Mike to miss with his bombs

Except George will be throwing bombs too

[Sheldon312]

Foreman is a bad style for every heavy weight.

[eco1]

Foreman by decapitation.

[Joe Beamish]

Not an easy pick. Frazier/Foreman is perhaps the best indication, except Tyson moved inside more suddenly and with bigger commitment than Smoking Joe who was much easier to hit. Tyson could cause problems for Foreman if he keeps up a sustained attack and doesnt' get frustrated. But Foreman can do more damage more quickly and end the fight.

Oh, and would Foreman be able to shove Tyson off him, the way he did to Frazier? Foreman really controlled the distance in that fight. It would be interesting to see how Tyson responds to that tactic. It doomed Frazier.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Prime mike beats 70s foreman.. mike would get inside and drop bombs. Imagine foreman-lyles, but Tyson was much much more deadlier than lyles. Foreman would try and match Tyson bomb for bomb but would get wrecked in exchanges.

I think 90s foreman has a much better chance vs a prime Tyson. Has much better ring generalship and ring smarts, would fight under control, survive and weather the early storm by Tyson, wait for mike to slow down in the 2nd half, and look to lands some bombs on mike.

[Redd Foxx]

Was thinking about this one yesterday. I think Mike lands more on George and gives him some scares, but Foreman can eat enough of those shots to give him time land a fight changing bomb on Tyson. Prime Tyson would come on hard, then start to grind after the explosiveness faded. Foreman stuns him in the 3rd.

[boliodogs]

The prime Tyson was a hell of a fighter with very fast hands and great power in both hands. The Foreman who won the title from Frazier was also a real monster. The prime Foreman wasn't a 250 fatso. He actually weighed a few pounds less than Tyson at 215 to Tyson's 220. Foreman was 6ft. 4 inches to Tyson's 5ft. 11 inches and Foreman had a much longer reach.I think Foreman would win because he had very long hard left jab to go with his reach advantage. He hit slightly harder than Tyson and he took a punch better and had more heart.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Tyson is the one who would be intimidated, not the other way around.

Foreman beats the dog sht out of tyson

[Metho_4u]

Is this thread a joke?

[El Malo.]

Except George will be throwing bombs too

Nothing Mike wouldn't be able to see coming. I don't doubt that Foreman could land something big but Mike's head movement would be too much for George