Could a ''prime'' Mike Tyson truly beat the Buster Douglas of February 11th 1990?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Could? Yes.
    Would? I doubt it.
     
    lufcrazy, Oct 2, 2015
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  2. BCS8

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    Not sleeping properly before a bout will do you no favours ;)
     
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  3. Kennyslefthook

    Kennyslefthook New Member Full Member

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    A Prime Miket Tyson wipes the floor with Douglas. Let's face it he was undertrained, slightly past his prime and the victim of a blatant slow count so was the moral victor that night in Japan any how's.
     
    Kennyslefthook, Oct 6, 2015
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  4. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Of course you know what time Tyson went to beddy-byes....
     
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  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :-:)-:)-(
     
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  6. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Yes.

    There is no argument. Tyson faced plenty of Douglas-esque fighters in the 80's and handled them all, often easily. Why is it so hard to accept that the man simply slipped up in training and paid the price for it? It happened to plenty of other fighters.
     
    Pugilist_Spec, Oct 6, 2015
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  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Douglas-esque yet not quite Douglas. There's been plenty of "esque" fighters over the years that weren't the Real McCoy...
     
    Wass1985, Oct 6, 2015
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  8. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Douglas-esque fighters that were better than Douglas. Tucker, for one.
     
    Pugilist_Spec, Oct 6, 2015
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  9. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think Tucker was better than Douglas even though he did beat him.
     
    Wass1985, Oct 6, 2015
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  10. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    this thread will never die because Wass will be constantly lurking to post the same thing for the 100th time.
     
    Saad54, Oct 6, 2015
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  11. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Carl Williams was another
     
    Sangria, Oct 6, 2015
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  12. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wass1985....the Lurker

    :bat1
     
    Azzer85, Oct 6, 2015
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  13. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just like you and Asser do on every Tyson thread... :-(
     
    Wass1985, Oct 6, 2015
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    No he couldn't
     
    robert ungurean, Oct 6, 2015
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  15. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    He almost managed to beat Douglas as is. Unless you think that Tyson was operating at his absolute peak in Tokyo (an opinion that no serious boxing fan could hold), there is no reason to think that he couldn't beat Douglas.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Oct 6, 2015
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