Prime Mike Tyson vs the Joshua of today?

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  1. UFC2015

    UFC2015 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prime Tyson definately had better stamina and could deliver ruthless combinations for the full duration of the fight.

    A prime Tyson would definately have finished AJ off in round 6 when he had him hurt. Heck he would have bought about that scenario in first 2 rounds of the fight.

    AJ would definately be wary of Tyson's reputation.
     
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  2. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Tyson is too fast. Joshua is kind of slow. Wlad was definitely faster.
     
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  3. GK BOX

    GK BOX Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson way too small for AJ
     
  4. ChuvaloChin

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    Joshua would never make it to the 6th round with a prime Tyson. Tyson was way too quick, skilled and aggessive for AJ. Tyson by knock out in 2 rounds or less.
     
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  5. UFC2015

    UFC2015 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One thing is for sure, when he had Joshua hurt, he would finish him right there and then.

    Secondly, it is one thing fighting Klitschko and a totally other proposition fighting a peak Tyson. That will definately play on AJ's mind, i think he might make the mistake of giving Tyson too much respect.
     
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  6. boxinggenuis

    boxinggenuis Member Full Member

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    AJ is way too good for Tyson. 41 y/o Wlad is greater than any win Tyson had in his entire career. Tyson really was one of the most overrated fighters ever. When people talk about Tyson they talk about what he could of or should of been. Not what he actually was. Never has anybody had more excuses made for them than Tyson has.

    And keep in mind this is pre-prime AJ. A prime AJ vs a "prime" Mike would like a lot like that tattoo job Lennox Lewis put on Tyson.
     
  7. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Mike by KO inside a few rounds. Maybe the first round.
     
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  8. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who would win, prime Sergey Kovalev or Manny Pac? Just trying to put the size difference into perspective. Different eras.
     
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  9. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    I like Mike but that would be his best win by a distance.
     
  10. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Joshua is good, no doubt about it but Mike Tyson at 21 was great.
     
  11. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Lol! How old are you and what are you smoking? 20 year old MT annihilates Joshua. Tyson was too fast,skilled and was one of the hardest hitting hws of all time. You must be young.
     
  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Size differential at hw is meaningless. Prime Mike was 218/220lbs with ridiculous speed,skill and punching power. Joshua would have no idea what hit him after he wakes up in the dressing room. You mike haters are hilarious.
     
  13. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The best heavyweight in the world through out Mike Tysons physical prime was Evander Holyfield, not Mike Tyson. Why not have "time machine fights" with him? Current fans don't think Joshua is comparable to the very best of yester-year so they compare him to the 2nd or third best guy of that era?
     
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  14. UFC2015

    UFC2015 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Size does matter but Tyson was the exception. He is probably the only short armed, short fighter in history who made it meaningless. He beat a lot of bigger, rangier heavyweights in Style. Bruno was 248 lbs in 1996
     
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  15. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I hear ya. Look at the way Tyson destroyed all the big, tall decent fighters he faced in mere seconds. Fighters like Bonecrusher Smith, Mitch Green, Toney Tucker, Buster Douglas, Donovan Ruddock....

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