Sanders vs Tyson in1996!!

[ejk22]

I just found out that Corrie Sanders was ranked #1 by the WBA IN 1996 and he was supposed to fight Tyson and Don King with his evil ways put a stop to it and made the Tyson vs Holyfield match instead. Don King thought a fight against Holyfield would be easier for Tyson because Tyson's camp was afraid of facing Sanders. This just prove's that Tyson was far from the baddest man on the planet. This just prove's that the WBA is just as corrupt as the other alphabet belts because the WBA stripped Foreman right after Foreman won the WBA and IBF belts because Foreman would not face Tony Tucker who was ranked #1 by the WBA but they did not strip Tyson of the belt because Don King shoved money down their throats.

[Kid Achilles]

Sanders would have really messed Tyson up at that period of his career. Too much power, speed, and a southpaw stance that would have given a slower Tyson a lot of trouble.

[beez721]

Sanders would have really messed Tyson up at that period of his career. Too much power, speed, and a southpaw stance that would have given a slower Tyson a lot of trouble.

if he was in shape. if he went into the ring with tyson without training a lick like he did with rahman tyson would have got him out of there first

[Kid Achilles]

No way in hell would Sanders not train for Tyson. That would have been the chance of a lifetime, and you could be sure he'd be in the best shape of his career. He didn't train for Rahman, but don't forget that at the time Rahman wasn't exactly highly touted. He had already been KO'ed by Maskaev and stopped by Tua. I'm almost 100% positive that Sanders expected to blow Rahman out of the ring in a few rounds.

This is a younger Sanders were talking about, not an older one who was set financially and just didn't care vs. Vitali Klitschko.

I agree though, if somehow Sanders didn't take Tyson seriously, he'd be in a world of trouble.

[MartyJannetty]

Which Corey Sanders, the black one who KO'd Maskev or the white one who KO'd Wladimir.

[AintGottaClue]

the white guy

[maxorido]

the holyfield bout meant more $$$$$$$. their second match still holds the ppv record doesn't it?

[ejk22]

the holyfield bout meant more $$$$$$$. their second match still holds the ppv record doesn't it?

I understand that it meant more money. My point is that the WBA failed to obide by their own rules about stripping one fighter of the belt (Foreman) and not stripping Tyson of the belt when he failed to fight someone who was ranked by those *******s (WBA) themselves.

[Enayze]

Tyson would destroy him, he still gave off an aura of a wrecking ball.

[ejk22]

If Sanders trained well and fought Tyson. Sanders would have destroyed Tyson worse than Holyfield did in their first fight. With the exception of Sanders loss to Nate Tubbs where he was stopped cold early on in their fight, Sanders was able to take punches well. Rahman hit him with bombs and Sanders stood there taking them, the same against Vitali. Sanders was a poor conditioned boxer that is why once he got past the 5th round he would be exhausted.