Iron Mike Tyson had Canelo winning

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  1. Heskey

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    Iron Mike's always been a big GGG fan, but he had Canelo winning
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Mike couldn`t have taken the punishment that GGG did in that fight.
     
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    Ive always though so. :kiss:
     
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    IKSAB Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Tyson spent his career walking down much bigger men, not backing away from smaller ones like a *****. Babynuts GGG doesn't belong in the same sentence as Mike Tyson.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Pound for pound GGG`s chin would have been good enough to take Tyson`s shots just like Tucker`s chin was and GGG stayed in punching range the whole time which is why he countered Canelo all night, GGG would have toyed with a fighter on Tucker`s level at middleweight, Tyson never beat a heavyweight even near GGG`s level.
     
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    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    Stop comparing middleweights to heavyweights. There's a reason why more knockouts occur at heavyweight compared to any other weight class.

    P4P a beetle is stronger than an elephant.
     
  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He also spent the second half of his career looking for his head after Douglas knocked it off with that uppercut.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    GGG has a better chin than AJ.
     
  9. Gennady

    Gennady Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson was overrated. Not even top 10 heavy weight of all time. Realism