Could Tyson land enough to beat Valuev?

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  1. rex11y

    rex11y Active Member Full Member

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    You're not winning the argument Wass! It's one thing speculating about the Klitschko's against Tyson but Valuev just didn't have the tools or ability to match up to a wrecking ball like Tyson.
     
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    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Valuev couldn't even legitimately beat a 60 year old Holyfield!

    Of course, he fought on very close terms with Haye, which shows you the quality of Haye.
     
  3. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He had the size and that would cause Tyson big problems alone, look how frustrated Smith got Tyson without barely throwing a punch. Valuev wasn't so cowardly and would attempt to fight, Tyson wouldn't be able to reach his head.
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    yup, there'd be no niche for gassing giants to evolve into.
     
  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson couldn't beat a 80 year old Holyfield either, yeah the Haye fight showed he could be competitive with the smaller, faster heavyweights..
     
  6. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kevin McLard > Mike Tyson... :rofl
     
  7. rex11y

    rex11y Active Member Full Member

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    As I said before size is only one factor in a fight and can be negated by power speed and skill. There have been giant fighters in the past but they only really make an impression when the talent isn't present in the division. There are some superheavy's like Lewis and the Klitschko's who have talent to go along with size, Valuev's talent is modest at best and if Haye could make him do the chicken dance the Tyson would roast him!
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    mclard?
    this not about the contents of your brain, its a serious question.
     
  9. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kevin McBride who was a fat useless giant handled Tinkerbell Tyson pretty easily from what I can recall.... :lol:
     
  10. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Haye is a good 4-5 inch taller than Tyson with a 7 inch reach advantage, big difference...
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    Andy McBride could beat Muhammad Ali today.

    The sketch artist Andy McBride
     
  12. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali has got serious neuroligical damage, Tyson suffered from a yellow belly...
     
  13. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If the white Tyson can beat Valuev, so can the black one.
     
  14. rex11y

    rex11y Active Member Full Member

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    Wass you have no idea! You have to take a peak fighter and in this case a peak Tyson would beat almost any other heavyweight in history bar an Ali or Louis. Anyone who knows anything about boxing and witnessed Tyson on his way to the championship would know that he was a force of nature and fighters like Danny Williams and Kevin Mcbride woul have been lucky to last a round with him during his prime.
     
  15. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The White Tyson was a fair bit bigger than Black Tyson...