Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney

McGrain · 07-06-2007, 06:04 PM

Tyson blows Tunney out early.

...right?

joe33 · 07-06-2007, 06:12 PM

Yeah id say mid way,tunney was a tough son of a gun,but he would have to be on his toes the whole fight and i could see tyson catching him sometime in the fight,when he slowed down a bit or got cornered.

ironchamp · 07-06-2007, 06:15 PM

Tunney lacks the physicalities to keep Tyson honest....

Mike would simply blow him out.

Robbi · 07-06-2007, 06:58 PM

Tyson would work Tunney's body early, then come over the top with hooks. Throwing the jab on a regular basis while advancing would also serve him well to find the range. Tunney's slickness would take him into the middle rounds, but he gets chopped down in the same fashion as Tyrell Biggs.

mcvey · 07-06-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by McGrain

Tyson blows Tunney out early.

...right?

This is a bad matchup for Tunney,imo,Tysons fast hands two fisted power and excellent ring cutting skills give Tunney severe problems Tunney was a master at boxing on the retreat ,but Tyson was very astute at ring geometry,unlike other power hitters like Liston,who followed his prey around,I dont feel tunney has enough pop in his right to keep Tyson off of him the whole fight,he would undoubtedly land plenty of short jabs and quick one twos but sooner or later Tyson gets through, may be 8 rds.

Jupiter1610 · 07-06-2007, 08:57 PM

Tunney never faced anoyone with Tyson's power, let alone speed and aggressiveness. As skilled as Gene is, I have to say early, brutal KO.

jyuza · 07-07-2007, 03:41 AM

Well, a prime Tyson would be a treat to every heavyweight from all eras.

JohnThomas1 · 07-07-2007, 05:48 AM

Tyson here for sure, his speed of hand and foot are the key elements here and i highly doubt Tunney would hit him hard enough to garner respect.

07-06-2007, 06:04 PM	#1
McGrain Diamond Dog East Side VIP Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 63,260 vCash: 1000	Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Tyson blows Tunney out early. ...right?
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joe33 ESB Junkie East Side VIP Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 32,264 vCash: 1615	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Yeah id say mid way,tunney was a tough son of a gun,but he would have to be on his toes the whole fight and i could see tyson catching him sometime in the fight,when he slowed down a bit or got cornered.
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ironchamp Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York Posts: 3,645 vCash: 1230	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Tunney lacks the physicalities to keep Tyson honest.... Mike would simply blow him out.
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07-06-2007, 06:58 PM	#4
Robbi Marvelous East Side Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,771 vCash: 1000	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Tyson would work Tunney's body early, then come over the top with hooks. Throwing the jab on a regular basis while advancing would also serve him well to find the range. Tunney's slickness would take him into the middle rounds, but he gets chopped down in the same fashion as Tyrell Biggs.
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Jupiter1610 newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 25 vCash: 1000	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Tunney never faced anoyone with Tyson's power, let alone speed and aggressiveness. As skilled as Gene is, I have to say early, brutal KO.
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jyuza Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,272 vCash: 1000	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Well, a prime Tyson would be a treat to every heavyweight from all eras.
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07-07-2007, 05:48 AM	#8
JohnThomas1 Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 12,184 vCash: 1000	Re: Mike Tyson v Gene Tunney Tyson here for sure, his speed of hand and foot are the key elements here and i highly doubt Tunney would hit him hard enough to garner respect.
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