Prime Liston vs Prime Tyson

[OctoberRed]

Liston would outbox him. Late round stoppage or UD. Liston had one of the best jabs in boxing and was one of the hardest punchers ever. Tyson wouldn’t have the mental discipline to win, nor the physical ability.

Lucky punch if they mix it up?

[Ascended]

Easy win for mike to good picking shots and combos only a crazy person picks son who wouldn't land much

Like juggernaut said the way son fought was basic no angles and slow he can't win

[Nash out]

Liston was about 45 when he fought Cassius X according to his closest sister. One thing I wonder, if somebody got hold of Liston early in his life, trained him up as a young athlete, he could have been an even bigger force than he was. Tyson was what he was, an aggressive B-level fighter that was brilliantly hyped, and brilliantly matched, until he faced a guy on his B level (Mike beat a few B level guys too) that had the wrong style matchup for him. Asian hoes doe (convenient excuse) Nash out.

[Ascended]

close fight but I would pick Liston, better resume. I think its more competitive than a 5 round beat down though. Tyson is stronger and more rugged than Patterson. But I agree with the rest, Liston wouldn't be intimidated and I think he takes Tysons power better than Tyson takes Listons.

So cause he wouldnt be intimated means he had the movement to hit mike got it name the people who were slow like son and straight forward like son who beat Mike cause the man said why so stop trolling talking crazy

[Ascended]

Patterson style wise was similar to Tyson. Crouching, peek a boo style. Liston would intimidate Tyson who was weak mentally. Liston KO six.

Stop saying that dumb quote cause if you watched you would see floyd was a prototype mike was way better then him in every area so your comparison makes no sense idiot

mike was never hit often let alone beat by a slow easy to read puncher like sonny idiot

[The Old LefHook]

Moneytheman is Juggernaut and Tromboni playing the alt game. It is easy enough to tell.

[them_apples]

Tyson would have never lost to a 175 pounder...liston did..

Why was liston at 210 in his actual prime,slow footed ,telegraphing puncher everything Tyson wanted to be is a better question? I bring up 210 because you guys act like liston was some 7 foot giant who beat normal sized guys which he didn't ,his opponets had terrible records who averaged averaged around 190 pounds. Tyson would not only beat Liston, he would do it easily as any credible boxing analyst would see,though we all know theres not many out there who favors Tyson because theres not many realistic or credible ppl who actually study the fighters themselves.

The Tyson that fought Lennox or Danny green would get destroy by Spinks or Charles lol.

[them_apples]

Mike Tyson under Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney was on his way to being an all time great heavyweight. Tyson became a different fighter when he parted ways with them. He became a head hunter and lacked discipline and patience. Although Tyson never had great stamina he was able to go the distance of 10 and 12 rounds a few times and win. The stamina issues were magnified when he got out of jail and was basically a shell of his former self. A prime Tyson had good boxing skills to go along with great power and speed. Tyson in his prime could last 12 rounds and possibly 15 if needed.

Sonny Liston was everything Tyson wishes he was. Liston was tough and a true bad man without having to say so. Sonny could box and go the distance without a problem. Liston had a great chin and probably the best jab in heavyweight history. His power was equaled by very few and maybe only Foreman could match him there.

Sonny Liston would not have that hard a time with Tyson. Liston would used the jab to pick off the smaller Tyson and set him up for big rights and uppercuts. Tyson's style was exactly like Floyd Patterson's(Cus trained him also) but with much more power. Sonny can take anything Tyson dishes out,and that would discourage Mike big time. A great heavyweight contender named Cleveland Williams unloaded on Sonny in the first round of their first fight, bloodying his nose and possibly breaking it. Williams had big time power like Tyson and probably the same amount of speed. Williams was also bigger than Tyson. Liston simply shook off the blows and figured Williams out, eventually knocking him out in 3 rounds. Sonny took Williams down in the 2 round in their rematch. Liston would pound the smaller Tyson around the ring and do what nobody ever did with a prime Tyson... Dominate him. Sonny takes this in no more than 5 but probably ends this much earlier by 3rd round knockout.

Liston in his prime knocks Tyson out.

[markusmod]

Liston in his prime knocks Tyson out.

This fight seems to come up once every year in these parts.

[Ascended]

Liston in his prime knocks Tyson out.

Stop trolling you crazy troll its been told how mike beats him and how son was so slow and easy to read why do you keep saying that son was to slow whats hard to understand about that that idiot

Ill be like you troll but fact is Mike in his prime knocks Lison out. See how that works you crazy troll