How does prime Larry Holmes vs Mike Tyson go?

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How does prime Larry Holmes vs Mike Tyson go?

  1. Tyson KO

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    45.6%

  2. Holmes KO

    19 vote(s)
    18.4%

  3. Tyson UD

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    1.0%

  4. Holmes UD

    36 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    I'm going to take a real walk on the wild side and put it down to a number of older posters going and a number of new posters arriving - a changed demographic so to speak.
     
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  2. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    I hope so. But a lot of it has to do with the Fame Game too. Tyson is still really well known and seems to be getting rated higher and higher every year. He'll be nailed-on Top 3 by 2040.
     
    My dinner with Conteh, Oct 12, 2023
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  3. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    True, but other guys like Lewis and the Clits will be sliding up too etc.

    Tho admittedly Tyson is more famous than anyone since Ali you'd think.
     
    JohnThomas1, Oct 12, 2023
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  4. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Are you 12 years old, or just plain old stupid?
     
    Bummy Davis, Oct 12, 2023
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  5. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    You are quite a serious person aren't you :D
     
    Blofeld, Oct 12, 2023
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  6. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Fair or not Tyson has done an amazing job of rehabilitating his public image and also himself. During the peak of his troubles in the 90s many people probably didn't expect him to live past 50, Mike included.

    Also Mike is not just alive now but in incredible shape for his age, he looks like he could still KO some low ranked Heavies. That plays into the image of him being a superhero figure still.
     
    MixedMartialLaw, Oct 12, 2023
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  7. guilalah

    guilalah Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sort of like you drop apple on an alpine peak, and a foot this way, a foot that way, it ends up in Germany, Italy or France.
     
    guilalah, Oct 12, 2023
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  8. guilalah

    guilalah Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is a thread where I can easily like widely differing opinions so long as they fairly consider all the factors.
     
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  9. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Excellent post, I just have two problems.

    Was he? I can't say that about the pre-Bonecrusher Tim, he was a top contender (and two time champ) for good reason. He would've been the best opponent Tyson would have fought in the 80s imo, even after the aforementioned Smith fight. I realize that might not be a popular opinion. I don't think Spinks would have gotten past Tim, and I think Tucker would have had his share of problems with him, too.

    Joe Louis.

    As I mentioned, overall a great, thoughtful post @Blofeld
     
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  10. viperzero

    viperzero Member Full Member

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    Tim Witherspoon vs Mike Tyson is a genuine tragedy that it never happened. It’s a shame neither fighters careers ever were on track at the same time.
     
    viperzero, Oct 12, 2023
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  11. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks for the kind words and good points!
     
    Blofeld, Oct 13, 2023
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  12. jabber74

    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

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    Larry still would not have been able to hold him off and would still get stopped.
     
    jabber74, Oct 14, 2023
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  13. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    ...and possibly killing someone when dropped from that height. No Sir Isaac Newton fairy tale there.

    Depending on the victim, could possibly even start a war - subject to the incident’s deemed “gravity”. :lol:
     
    Pugguy, Oct 14, 2023
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  14. dawnofthedead

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    Similar result with Holmes maybe lasting a little longer, not too many rounds though.
     
    dawnofthedead, Oct 19, 2023
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  15. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Holmes stops him the same way Douglas did
     
    robert ungurean, Oct 19, 2023
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