If Mike Tyson kept his prime during the 90s, who could have snatched his crown firstly?

He also wasn't involved in one of the most brutal trilogies we've ever seen, and on the receiving end of 2 KTFO losses.

 

Yeah that's what I started thinking. Wilders body has taken massive amounts of punishment. Good thing Wilder never had to have a trilogy with George Foreman

 

Lennox for sure. Lennox is the best HW ever in my eyes

 

I think Fury had positively bathed Wilder in chartreuse light, prior to Big Bang.

 

As much as I love Holy, I don't think the guy who went from Dokes to Bowe could beat prime Mike he just took too many shots. I doubt Lewis 1990-Steward could either.

I think the best bet would be the Bowe who beat Holy I. Yeah, I know even at that time he took way too many shots, but I see that Bowe as being overall superior to 90 Buster Douglas in terms of overwhelming size, heavier yet still fleet jab, amazing infighting, cruel uppercut.

I think Bowe would get lumped up ugly by Prime Mike but by the 6th or 7th Mike succumbing to the uppercut, being outgunned and muscled.

 

I don't think there's been any boxer who could've had a trilogy with Foreman and kept their brain and health intact. Frazier and Peralta were the only 2 crazy enough to fight him twice.

Even as a fat 40 year old man, people were literally turning their backs on and running from Foreman in the ring.

 

People like Morrison?

 

Wilder probably actually might have taken LESS damage from Foreman than Fury. Foreman likely would have knocked out Wilder much more quickly, thus sparing him from a prolonged beating. Fury had to beat down Wilder whereas Foreman could have possibly pulled a Norton on Wilder.

 

That's probably true. Foreman said in an interview with Letterman that the moment he realizes a guy is a very hard puncher, he tried to get rid of them as soon as possible to avoid the risk of a comeback KO. He would take Wilder very seriously and wouldn't hesitate to land the big bombs early.