Would a prime Mike Tyson lose to any of the current top heavyweights?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Stallone only wweighed 200 lbs in Rocky and had a lot of puppy fat on his body, he was also only 5'9, he`s was far more defined by Rocky 3 with a tiny waist, he only weighed 153lbs in that one! Just saying, his biceps were nowhere near as big as Mike`s, but a bit bigger than mines at that age!
     
  2. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes … and the main reason he rolls over these guys besides him being the better boxer imo,, is that he has that power in several different shots
     
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  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Prime Mike was a bit of a myth but he would carry more fear factor than anybody else from boxing history. Prime Foreman and Vitali second for fear factor.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Rarely, he was awesome at slipping the jab and following with the counter hook, he was a brilliant counter/pressure fighter and was getting better with each title defense, ealy on in his career he got caught much more, you are aware that fighters improve? Fury was awful early on in his career.
     
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  5. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You are forgetting about Liston who Mike even said no one was more intimidating than Sonny Liston , not even myself .. Not sure what you mean about Mike being a " myth " , maybe I'm not understanding you, but to me Mike was the "reality" that destroyed his opponents faster than any heavyweight in history right out of the gate when he turned pro … oh JD as well
     
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  6. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Prime Mike is mythical. Douglas was the first prime unfazed live dog hw fighter he faced and he took a terrible beating. I only gave him one round vs Douglas. Take your point on Liston but I rate him under Foreman and Vitali h2h.
     
  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Povetkin would overwhelm Tucker and put him in his shell where he belonged.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Liston couldn`t cut the ring off.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Povetkin is far easier to hit than 'iron Mike' was yet Tucker landed some good shots on Mike.
     
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  10. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was talking about intimidation as my posts reads .. But I'm glad you brought up that Liston couldn't cut off the ring because there is one poster who will debate that with you until the cows come home .. You just need to figure out who he is if you do not already know .. Good luck mate
     
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  11. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your point taken too as Mike did have his fair share of problems when he was so called "evenly matched"
     
  12. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interesting matchups. Wilder against Tyson? Mike would get under his punches and work the body and knock him out. Even if Wilder hit him, Mike could weather it and knock out him. He took many of Lennox right hands at an older age. Tyson vs. Fury? He would work Fury's body and stop him maybe on body punches. And Joshua? Toughest fight for Mike since he is bigger than Wilder and could take more punches to the body than Fury, which would mean he wouldn't be hit to the head as much and I just think his style being stronger fights with Mike more. I am not saying he could beat Mike, ,probably not. Joshua has the best chance, then Fury and I think Wilder would be stopped early by Tyson.
     
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  13. Unforgiven

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    Tucker never convincingly beat anyone good, except for Douglas, and was slightly behind on points.
    The only reason Douglas is remembered as noteworthy is because he ended up KOing Tyson.

    Okay, Tucker has a chance to outpoint Wilder, but I doubt it. Wilder stopped Ortiz and very nearly stopped Fury.
    Tucker would probably box in survival mode and probably get stopped sooner or later.
     
  14. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Thing is, it doesn't matter even if Tyson was to lose to Fury and Wilder or whoever, people would make excuses for him losing and pretend it "wasn't the real Tyson".
    The real Tyson remains virtually unbeatable, I know the score.
     
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  15. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Yep, up pops the ever faithful Unforgiven and his concern for the boogeyman named Mike Tyson. The Tyson hatred runs deep in his veins. Actually it's fairly transparent. You're a joke, boy.

    To answer the OP, I would pick Fury to be the most dull, Wilder to be the most destructive KO win and Joshua to be somewhat troublesome but eventually fold like Pinklon Thomas against "Prime" Mike Tyson.
     
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