I think we can all agree, Prime Mike Tyson stops AJ in one round

[QueensburyRules]

AJ would quit after a minute

- -What grade U in?

[Coreytrevor12]

We talking about a prime mike here Corey.

I know, I was explaining to this other guy that if we're talking about prime Mike then his performances against Douglas and Bruno can't be taken into consideration

[Coreytrevor12]

I went to Boxrec to take a look back at Tyson's opponents during his prime (1986-1990, or from the Berbick fight to his loss against Buster Douglas), and here is what I found:

Tyson weighed between 215 and 221 for those fights so let's just average it out to 218.

All of his opponents held significant height and reach advantages, however Tyson especially destroyed guys who weighed under 220. (4 KO's, 3 within the first two rounds)

Of course he handled everyone else too, however the guys who weighed in the high 220's and 230's fared better against him on average.

Tyson's two toughest opponents during this stretch were James "Bonecrusher" Smith (6'4" with 82" reach, 233 lbs.) and Buster Douglas (just under 6'4" with 83" reach, 231 lbs.)

Anthony Joshua is 6'6" with an 82" reach, and he has weighed in the low to mid 240's for his last five fights. Even the super-slimmed down version of AJ still weighed 237, which is heavier than all of Tyson's opponents during his prime run.

Does that mean AJ would win? No, but it does tell me that AJ probably wouldn't get stopped in a single round. The more likely outcome is that Joshua would go some rounds like Tyrell Biggs did

This is true although i think Biggs success was due to him being great on his feet and defensively solid and I dont see that in AJ but there is a chance Mike may struggle with AJs size reach and punching power like he did against Smith and Douglas (I don't think Smith and Douglas fought Mike in his prime though) However there's also the point that just like prime Mike was never tested by someone with AJs size, AJ has never been tested by someone with Mikes power. We know AJ has both a weak chin and leaky defense because he's been hurt and dropped by guys not known as huge punchers. If he just simply can't take Mikes shots he may not make it past the opening round. But the truth is we just can't know how either guy would do in that situation because they haven't fought anyone comparable to each other. Or atleast Mike didn't in his prime.

[PRINCEKOOL]

This is simple mathematics. Mike Tyson is gong to hit Anthony Joshua, how is Joshua going to deal with it? Joshua does not have the punching power to deter Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson at his peak or at any stage of his career 'Was never easy to hit'. At his peak and even in the mid-90's, he had a better defense than all of the active heavyweights today.

Mike Tyson, end's Tyson Fury also.

[Pretty Boy32]

This is simple mathematics. Mike Tyson is gong to hit Anthony Joshua, how is Joshua going to deal with it? Joshua does not have the punching power to deter Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson at his peak or at any stage of his career 'Was never easy to hit'. At his peak and even in the mid-90's, he had a better defense than all of the active heavyweights today.

Mike Tyson, end's Tyson Fury also.

Good analysis mate. I completely agree.