Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury - Fantasy fight - Who would win, and how would it go?

What jab has Tyson ever faced? Who exactly? 48 year old Holmes? And even *THAT* washed up jab caused him massive problems.

 

Anytime nice to discuss opinions rather than regurgitated opinions that other people have posted already.. lots of sheepole on here!! Good to have more self thinking poster's

 

Frank Bruno had a highly rated jab.

 

Bruno could stick well but moving wasn't his forte.

 

As a huge Tyson fan, this is not an easy fight for Mike. He never faced someone with Furys ability and size

 

Fury is going to resort to plenty of holding and tieing up. Tyson will do his usual stuff of charging in. Can he work Furys body? That will decide the fight.

 

Would Tyson be tall enough to land one of his famous uppercuts on Fury? If standing upright, Fury's jaw must be level with Tyson's, what, forehead? Top of head? He'd lose a little power throwing to that height?

 

Not likely. Fury is excellent at draping himself over shorter fighters, which forces them on the backfoot and also prevents them from getting any leverage. Tyson's best scoring chances would be trying to time his OH right to land between Fury's gloves as he was coming forward. If he tries to chase Fury I can see Fury retreating then tying Tyson up again on the ropes.

 

No. He'll need to catch him with an OH right or leaping hook.

 

He wasn't a mover though. His jab had a lot of power and range, but it was thrown in a robotic manner from a mostly static base. Fury's jab is a lot looser and he's able to deploy it while on the move.

 

The fight might look easy in hindsight, but that's because it'll hinge on what happens in the first few rounds. Tyson would need to impose his speed and herky jerky attacking style to catch Fury mid-punch. He can't just mindlessly bulldoze forward or he gets matadored and tied up. That will be Fury's gameplan I think, try to keep Tyson on the end of his jab then skip out of range when Tyson comes forward, make him expend his energy and get frustrated, then begin coming forward and imposing his size and weight on him in the clinches when Tyson begins to tire. Maybe pop him with the odd one two at range when Tyson isn't expecting it.

Fury's got more options to win here, but his gameplan is the longer term one and would require a higher degree of concentration and nerve. Tyson's chances mostly revolve around the first few rounds while he's still fresh and Fury hasn't got his rhythm down yet. If he can crack Fury with an OH right, even a glancing one, I can see Fury getting hurt, at which point Tyson will need to follow up with controlled aggression and not let himself be smothered by a Fury desperate to ride out the round. I can see that happening regardless actually; Tyson was that quick and powerful in his prime that very few fighters could avoid his shots for long. But I can also see him getting reckless trying to end things and letting Fury off the hook. Tyson has an underrated boxing brain though, and if he studies Fury he'll probably prepare himself accordingly.

 

Mike working with Cus & full team for a couple of months, focusing on body shots more or less exclusively, could make things interesting.