Young Mike Tyson v. Old George Foreman

[Legends456]

Young Mike Tyson v. Old George Foreman

Who wins and why?

[MiDKnighT]

Foreman wins. His style was all wrong for Tyson. He was big and he used wrestling tactics to control smaller opponents. Frazier charged in on him like Tyson would and Foreman kept pushing him off balance and clubbing him. And that was young Foreman. Old Foreman was even smarter and even bigger. There is an excellent video that shows how Foreman's style was kryptonite for guys like Frazier and Tyson. Search for "foreman frazier breakdown" on youtube.

[famicommander]

George himself said neither guy wanted to fight the other.

He said his handlers called Tyson's handlers during Foreman's second title reign. Tyson's handlers said Tyson didn't want the fight, and George said "good"

[tjones1989]

Tyson would body old george foreman like a grown man a five year old child. It's just how it is, tyson was too fast, hit too hard, and was just too good at the end of the day.

[MiDKnighT]

Tyson would body old george foreman like a grown man a five year old child. It's just how it is, tyson was too fast, hit too hard, and was just too good at the end of the day.

Tyson was fast. Whoop dee doo. Pretty much all of Foreman's opponents were faster than him.

Joe Frazier was the undefeated champion of the world with a style similar to Tyson's. Frazier had already beaten Muhammad Ali and most of his wins were early round knockouts.

George Foreman beat him down like it was a grown man vs a five year old child.

Your analogy is backwards. Foreman was bigger and stronger than Tyson. Tyson got pushed around by Holyfield and Foreman had previously pushed Holyfield around. Foreman would keep Tyson off balance then club him until he eats the canvas.

Oh, and Holyfield said that old man Foreman hit him harder than anyone. Harder than Tyson, harder than Bowe, harder than Lewis, etc...

[NORMNEALON]

Foreman wins. His style was all wrong for Tyson. He was big and he used wrestling tactics to control smaller opponents. Frazier charged in on him like Tyson would and Foreman kept pushing him off balance and clubbing him. And that was young Foreman. Old Foreman was even smarter and even bigger. There is an excellent video that shows how Foreman's style was kryptonite for guys like Frazier and Tyson. Search for "foreman frazier breakdown" on youtube.

The question is old foreman .....from the 90s . I wanna pick tyson but he was mentally weak and foreman was the opposite ......any version of george via tko .....old george late , young george mid rounds

[tjones1989]

The question is old foreman .....from the 90s .

My dude get old george *** out ya mouth, tyson would destroy that old fool.

[NORMNEALON]

My dude get old george *** out ya mouth, tyson would destroy that old fool.

If tyson could stop him he would absolutely , that's the easy pick . But what happens if mike cant stop george ?? And mike will not stop any version of george . What happens then ?? Tyson starts chewing on his gloves , looking for a way out and gets tkod late . 9 out of 10 times . Tyson was the most mentally weak fighter I have ever witnessed especially for such a specimen . George was the opposite . His great chin and mental strength will beat tyson almost everytime . The hard part would be getting old george to take the fight. He didnt want it . This fight would have happened if it did in 1991 - 1995 .....that version of mike was wack . He was a shell . U really think the mike who went life and death with razor ruddock and got a gift stoppage would stop george ?? I would bet the house he wouldnt unless king had richard Steele's working that night

[tjones1989]

If tyson could stop him he would absolutely , that's the easy pick . But what happens if mike cant stop george ?? And mike will not stop any version of george . What happens then ?? Tyson starts chewing on his gloves , looking for a way out and gets tkod late . 9 out of 10 times . Tyson was the most mentally weak fighter I have ever witnessed especially for such a specimen . George was the opposite . His great chin and mental strength will beat tyson almost everytime . The hard part would be getting old george to take the fight. He didnt want it . This fight would have happened if it did in 1991 - 1995 .....that version of mike was wack . He was a shell . U really think the mike who went life and death with razor ruddock and got a gift stoppage would stop george ?? I would bet the house he wouldnt unless king had richard Steele's working that night

Old george so mentally tough, but he didn't take the fight; you already admitted that. Tyson only became mentally weak after his jail sentencing and losing to buster douglas. No way does a young up n coming tyson lose to any version of george foreman. I can't even imagine Foreman's slow, lumbering punches even touching tyson. It's just not possible.

[MiDKnighT]

No way does a young up n coming tyson lose to any version of george foreman.

Wow... you are sooo wrong. Foreman LOVED to fight guys like Tyson. He feasted on Frazier twice and made Qawi and Bert Cooper quit. It was the tall guys with a good jab and great boxing skills that gave Foreman trouble (Ali, Holyfield). Short aggressive swarming fighters could be served to Foreman on a platter.

Young or old George beats any version of Tyson and it's not really a contest. Tyson would be down in 3 rounds or less.

As for George not taking the Tyson fight, I call BS on that. Foreman was on Letterman and other places calling out Tyson back in the day. It was Tyson that ducked Foreman, not the other way around.

“No! I ain’t fightin’ that animal! If you love him so much, you fight him!”
- Tyson to Don King in 90 or so.