The Smallest Heavyweight That Could Go The Distance With Prime Mike Tyson?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Which smaller heavyweight ( size or weight) could have been good enough to go the distance, With Prime Mike Tyson?
     
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    TipNom Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield goes the distance and beats him. Tua weight wise wasn't small but he was pretty short and I think he'd last the distance.
     
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    Qawi maybe.
     
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    The Fighting Yoda Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe Eddie Machen at his best, if he tries to survive.
     
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    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holyfield lol
     
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    Langford would do a hell of a lot more than "go the distance" with prime Mike Tyson.

    In recent years Toney.
     
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    I can't really think of anyone overly small. I'll think further.
     
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    Clearly Tillis is a good name.

    In fact I'll go one further. Put a prime Tillis and / or Pinklon Thomas in there with Tyson and they have a chance of not only going the distance but of getting the win.
     
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  11. Fergy

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    Tillis was a really good learning experience for Tyson, proved he couldn't ktfo of everyone.Tilis even getting up from a kd and hurting Tyson to the body.
     
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    yes, but this green Tyson from Tillis would certainly be defeated by Michael Spinks. He would not only endure, but he would defeat him.
     
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    Good Lord, no.

    And Tyson creams a prime Holyfield.
     
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    For me, Holyfield always beats Mike. Any version, anywhere. Just too much too much...