lewis has the size in his favor so he likely would pull it off but if sanyone of you think tyson has no chance, you are being simple. tyson has the chin, the speed and power and to give lewis all types of problems. on top of that lewis has an average chin. when he gets caught, he would have to hold on to dear life. you can take about douglas all you want but if you taking about both men at their "BEST", tyson definately has a chacne. for some reason alot of you here either overrated tyson or underrate him. there is a middle ground
I've always picked Tyson here. Lewis is in my top 5 but Tyson isn't a good matchup for him. The explosiveness, and ferocity that Tyson had early on is unmatched, Lewis would have to hold on for dear life to weather the storm. I think Lennox had a good chin contrary to many people, but the McCall and Rahman fights showed he could be taken out with a single shot, and against Tyson I don't see him surviving. Tyson was just too dangerous and fought for all 12 rounds, even if Lewis was winning, all it would take is one Tyson uppercut to finish it.
lewis would be most vulnerable in the early part of the fight. he would have to hold on and grab tyson on the inside. much like he did when they actually fought. but that easier to do against and old tyson then a young one.
are you serious. y are u even bringing up willaims and mcbride? and tyson also said holmes would destory him in his prime. thats him hsowing respect but you wouldnt know for sure unless they actually fought in their primes. aand again, douglas, anybody with a braincan see tyson was off that night. much like when lewis was off when rahman layed him flat on his back in south africa. and all that took was one punch. you can make lewis the favortie but if you dismiss tyson, then you showing that you dont know much about tyson.
If Tyson didnt catch him cold, he`d UD him.... too fast, too elusive & phenomenal power in both hands... brilliant stamina in his prime too, hardly broke sweat on the rare occassions he was taken the distance. Tyson all the way :good
Yup. If Lewis survived the early rounds his chances would improve but it's not as if Lewis had great stamina either, he had the tendency to tire so he wouldn't be able to pour it on Marciano style late in the fight.
I don't think any version of Tyson beats either Holyfield or Lennox Lewis. Holy had him mentally and physically and Lewis was a very schooled big man.