Mike Tyson vs George Foreman 1988

You do realize Tyson could outslug probably anyone in history besides a 73 foreman? Not to mention Tyson outpointed a very good boxer in Tony Tucker

 

I've been a regular here since 2005...kind of sad this once great forum has become taken over by immature teenagers like yourself. Now my advice for you is to keep your ears open and mouth closed and let the adults talk.

 

John,

You're a great guy so I wanted the chance to respond.

Holyfield isn't on trial here. More than enough evidence that Holyfield may have always beaten Tyson.

I personally think Holyfield got bigger stronger in mid 90s compared to late 80s...which helped his durability.

Tyson of the late 80s didn't just throw one at a time. He threw combinations,..a lot of them. Holyfield didn't see these types of punches from the 96 version. I think you add the superior handspeed and combination punching of 88 Tyson to the less durable Holyfield of the late 80s...I think Tyson can stop him

Tyson was also much more mentally tough in late 80s..far more willing to go 12 rounds and take the decision if he can't finish you...he trained much harder. He was in better shape too..

Foreman of the 90s couldn't lay the same game plans as Holyfield because he didn't have the tools...he was slow, much slower than Holyfield. He couldn't throw punches in bunches like evander...just one at a time slow loopy telegraphed punches. The speed difference between Tyson and old foreman would be astronomical. While foreman could take evander punches, he wouldn't be able to take tysons. Tyson 4 punch combo is unlike anything a heavyweight has ever thrown. Tyson had great accuracy. Foreman had leaky defense. He swelled badly against Stewart. Can foreman handle getting hit by Tyson for 12 rounds?

Foreman in 88 had faced who to test his abilities to that of a Tyson? The fat qawi? It would have been such a higher level that foreman would have Jumped from fighting tomato cans to Tyson. Perhaps a foreman fight with Bruno Thomas Witherspoon tubbs would have told us a lot more


The only men to knock Tyson out are great accumulative punchers ....which was not a 88 foreman..who relied on one punch power...Tyson proved against ruddock Bruno etc he can take one big punch. Foremans punching frequency workrate volume punching isn't enough to seriously threaten mike...especially when he will be spending most of the fight covering up to avoid mikes combos

Larry Holmes fought for many years...no one knocked him out..except Tyson. ..and he knocked him out cold. No one even in mid 90s could duplicate that