Two guys, who had opponents pre-fight shaking in their boots, fight each other. Tyson would probably outweigh Louis by 5 lbs...but would be several inches shorter. Won't be any dancing around like Douglas & Conn did to them, but two bombers coming straight forward trying to k.o. the other guy ASAP. Winner???
I think Tyson would have ten pounds on him. Anyway I don't Know man. If they have the benefit of studying each other on Film Louis and company could devise the perfect strategy. Coxs corner had an article remarking how Tyson ducked left before throwing the left hook, things like this Louis would figure out and counter. Louis had the jab, power, speed, combinations to stop Mike. But then again throw in a small HW and Mike may just may be Too much. Plus Louis would have to put an extended beating on Tyson, whos not getting finished early. Im gonna say Louis gets ****ed up early dropped, then starts working his uppercut, timig the jab, etc en route to a 7th round TKO. So Louis TKO 7. Or Tyson KO 3, haha.
The two best finishers the division had to offer. I just don't see Tyson losing to a man who would trade with him.
Tyson, his much better footwork and balance sees him control the action to land first and more, which sees him knock Louis out after around 5 rounds of action.
A top 3 Heavyweight of the classic era vs a top 3 Heavyweight of the modern era. Prime Mike Tyson (87 - 88 ) wins this match-up 9 out of 10 times.
What does this mean exactly? I'll admit Foreman 87-91 had a better chin. Hell, Foreman had a better chin at 40 than Tyson ever had, but if you're insinuating that Foreman could've banged with a prime Tyson and won, you need to get off the crack-pipe.
no, i am not insinuating, i am saying that foreman would destroy tyson trading blows, he was bigger,stronger, harder puncher with a better chin, with stylistical advantage