prime mike tyson (kevin rooney days etc)

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  1. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    is the greatest heavyweight of all time end of.
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Thanks.

    What great heavyweights did he beat during Rooney's days etc?
     
  3. gutto

    gutto Guest

    I agree tyson is his prime no1 heavy weight ever
     
  4. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Absolutely unquestionably the best. Except for those guys better than him.
     
  5. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Uhm okay, and whom did he beat to receive such a title?
     
  6. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's tough to say wether he's the best Heavyweight of all-time P4P, because he never fought the best. Though I would say he was the most skilled Heavyweight of all-time, and had the best combination of speed and power the world has ever seen.
     
  7. :lol: KEEP DREAMING, I SUPPOSE THE NAME ALI DOSEN'T RING A BELL...
     
  8. alexvoce

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    the ali who cheated against henry cooper or who joe frazier beat and norton all whilst he was supposedly in his prime, ali was the msot overatted sportsman ever just a cheat he was always on his back foot.
     
  9. MattMattMatt

    MattMattMatt Guest

    Just a cheat? Have you actually seen the fight? Time it yourself, he get's no extra time in the corner, I'm pretty sure that was all just a myth in the end that Cooper keeps spreading...and anyway, what is wrong with losing to Frazier and Norton? Ali wasn't at his best, he was 5 months back from a 3 year lay off. Was Tyson at his best post-prison?
     
  10. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oh dear, get a clue.

    Frazier beat Ali when Ali came back from his inactivity, much like Mike Tyson when he wasn't allowed to fight. Only thing is, Ali actually did something with his comeback but fight bums and lose each and every time he stepped up.
    If you wanna go that route, Quick Tillis went the distance with Tyson and grabbed rounds, so you're suggesting Ali wouldn't? Quick Tillis is a very poor mans Ali.
     
  11. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Prime George Foreman, for one, would have destroyed prime Mike Tyson.
     
  12. :goodin 2 or 3 rounds, a repeat of the Frazier fight..
    Tyson was over-rated..
     
  13. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The same Foreman that was stumbling/falling all over place against Lyle? Tyson is worlds ahead of Foreman in the skills department, and it's not like George's chin was anything special at that time either. Watch Foreman's fighting style back in the 70's, he threw reckless punches and watch how wide open he his to a left hook when he throws the uppercut. Frazier is the poor mans version of Tyson, other than their stature and love for the hook, they have very few things that are similar about them.
     
  14. Yea and Foreman came back and put Lyle on hia ass, Foreman threw reckless punches but still kept knocking MO FO'S out:tired at least he was never KO'D SENSELESS, crawling for his mouthguard against a 42-1 underdog:lol:...
    Frazier was way better than Tyson he beat a prime Ali:deal, better than anybody Tyson ever beat !!!
    Frazier and Foreman fought in the 70's the best era of fighting heavyweight's ever...
    TYSON fought Tomato can's row from 85-88, and struggled against fair guy's like bonecrusher Smith, Tucker, Tillis, guy's that would have been sparring partners for Foreman-Frazier...
     
  15. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Douglas had a great night, and Tyson was recovering from a 6 week orgy he had with loads of jap bitches.

    Name one thing Frazier had better than Tyson did in his prime? Tyson was much more skilled than Frazier, even a blind man could see that. Tyson fought in a bad era, not his fault at all. Though is was extremely dominant in that stretch of time, which is all you can really do. The guys you named ran away from Tyson and clinched to survive, none them even came close to beating Tyson.

    So your telling me Tyson wouldn't find an opening to counter Foreman's wild punches?