Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson, prime for prime, who wins?

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  1. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If Lewis holds Tysons number
    then so does Danny Williams, he beat him a year later
     
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  2. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I would love to agree with you but then we would both be wrong.:lol:
     
  3. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Severely diminished :lol:

    Fact
    Tyson got his ass kicked by that same Holyfield. Not an opinion it happened. Insert excuse {here} How many times did Tyson have Evander down?

    Your lack of a gag reflex when it comes to Mike Tyson is quite impressive.:yikes
     
  4. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah sorry i mispoke, you have to inflict an epic amount of damage on Tyson to KO him.
     
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  5. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    i dont know about intimidated, i mean lewis in his prime about 97-00 was koing all sorts of dangerous punchers, alot naturally bigger men than tyson not as talented but certianly very dangerous. good fight imo. lewis ko's mike in the 10th that lewis shaky thing is bollocks.
     
  6. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Tyson knocks him out cold. If second raters like McCall and Rahman could crack Lewis's questionable chin, an ATG puncher like Tyson would annihilate him.
     
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  7. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Using the same logic, if a third rate fighter like Douglas schooled and KOed Tyson, an ATG boxer like Lewis would annihilate him.

    Even Tyson himself said there's no way he could ever beat Lewis, what else do you need? Keep dreaming.
     
  8. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson never said anything of the like, stop making stuff up or taking it out of context
     
  9. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sonny,,

    Why don't you put your hero Lemmie in the can for 3 years and after a handful rounds against second handers match him with Holyfield...........
     
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  10. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Coming from the biggest Lewis apologist .............at least I was ringside for a couple of his fights, it is safe to say I have a little more insight than your armchair history re writing.
     
  11. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How am I a Lewis apologist. I don't even dispute that the McCall stoppage was good, never mind the fiasco in South Africa.

    But your analytical skills which is what I was referring to, suck big time, and that's what I do for a living.

    You still never answered the question. If every fight can be used to justify the outcome of any other particular fight, than why didn't the rematches of Rahman and McCall unfold the same way in the second fight as they did in the first?

    Quite your bullshitting about how many fights you've seen and answer the question, cause you've used that to base your entire argument on why Tyson would win.

    Not the second fights mind you cause that would require thought, not their careers cause hell that would really be work, no, just those two fights and those two fights alone in your mind justify a particular outcome. If you've seen so many fights I would think the least you can to is take both fighters on their best night and use that as a basis of your analyse to determine a particular outcome, or is that asking too much.
     
  12. beast boxer

    beast boxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    same outcome lewis would win probable by knockout
     
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  14. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe Tyson said that after their actual fight, and
    Lewis said something to the effect of "When you were
    young you were the best nobody could beat you"
    Tyson was being humble, he just got KOed and took
    a lot of huge shots that not many heavies could have taken.
    Thats why prime for prime its a win for Tyson. Lewis isnt
    a slickster technician, hes not gonna pull a Douglass. And
    prime Tyson was too elusive, and too tough to KO.
     
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  15. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Tyson also said he could never beat Holmes at his best, which most would disagree with. George Foreman said some odd **** too. You just can't take a fighter's word.