Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson: Muhammad Ali is The Greatest, I Wouldn't Beat Him

[hugh grant]

Again, Ali would be favourite but I think if it was so obviously an Ali win, it wouldn't be such a mouthwatering fantasy fight.

[joseph5620]

Ali could easily lose it. Styles didn't match up well for him. He doesn't have a big punch and he was a very small heavyweight. A cruiser by modern standards. Still favour him but it's 60/40.

Ali was not a crusierweight by any standards. His fighting weight was between 212 and 224.

[joseph5620]

Hold up fam! If Frazier did it, Tyson could've done it too! Why not?

If Buster Douglas did it so could Ali. Tyson doesn't have a single win over an all time great heavyweight. Ali has at least three. Well past prime Holmes doesn't count either. Tyson lost every single time he stepped up to a truly elite heavyweight.

[champion4ever]

Mike is only being modest out of a show of respect for the man who is arguably and considered by most; The greatest Heavyweight champion of all-time Muhammad Ali.

Without question, Prime for prime Muhammad Ali was the better fighter. However, in my judgement Mike Tyson would have been capable of beating him at least once.

If Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Leon Spinks could do it, then so could a Prime Mike Tyson; Who would have mopped the floor with all of those guys mentioned by the way.

[Boxing>MMA]

Mike Tyson is being nice. Prime Ali was dropped by a 180 lbs man. Prime Tyson would ko Ali more often than Ali beating Tyson. Thats just facts. And lol at Alis trash talk breaking Tyson.

[5000boxing]

Who did Tyson fight in his prime that was close to Ali? Tyson never fought anyone as good or better than Ali.

Ali had to deal with a young prime George Foreman and beat him.

20 yr old tyson vs cassius clay would be competitive.. Not when he changed his name to Ali.. 20 yr old tyson would wreck him.

[BoloShot]

Ali was not a crusierweight by any standards. His fighting weight was between 212 and 224.

Prime Ali was actually 200-212. He was not big. At 224 he was flabby and a lot slower, just not as good. Yeah that was a proper heavyweight but it wasn't his optimum.

[BoloShot]

20 yr old tyson vs cassius clay would be competitive.. Not when he changed his name to Ali.. 20 yr old tyson would wreck him.

True, speed differential was too much. So was the power of Tyson, combined with great defence, bit of a nightmare tbh.

[joseph5620]

Prime Ali was actually 200-212. He was not big. At 224 he was flabby and a lot slower, just not as good. Yeah that was a proper heavyweight but it wasn't his optimum.

Ali was 210 and over his entire career after the Liston fight. That was his weight in the Liston fight and his prime years followed that. So your statement is false. He was also 6-3 which is a lot taller than Tyson who's weight was not much different from Ali's.

[BoloShot]

Ali was never below 210 pounds after winning the championship from Liston. So your statement is false.

No, your statement is false, he weighed 206lbs in the second Liston fight, 201.5lbs against Cooper, 209.5lbs against Brian London and 204.25lbs against Mildenberger. Sit down and eat your crow now.