Tyson Vs Sub-190 Pound Fighters

Tillis laid out the blueprint for beating Tyson and Douglas carried it out to perfection. Like Ali would have done, box, move, stay out of range and tie him up in close. Incidentally the fighters that did do this were all over 6' tall and rangy with good jabs who could keep Mike at arms length or at least wrap him up in a bid to avoid getting KOed. Smaller fighters who couldn't get out of the way were doomed which is why I don't think previous champions who were just about 6" tall and below 200lbs would've fared very well. I just don't see a 185lb man stopping Tyson no matter who he is or how good he may have been. Tyson was bigger and faster than all of them and more powerful as well (At least a prime Tyson was). I don't see Rocky doing it or Patterson or Dempsey (Although he has the best chance IMO). Tyson as a preteen was probably bigger than many of the previous champions were in thier prime! A bigger boxer like Ali, Holmes, Lewis etc stands the best chance or a big clubber like Foreman who could potentially stop Mike early in a kill or be killed scenario could do it but a 185lber who was slower and less powerful? I don't think so.

 

Not to mention Joe Calzaghe.

 

I love people that place Tyson just above a Tillis because Tillis took him the distance. Yep, one fight defines a man's entire career.

Nevermind all of the champions and top tier talent Tyson absolutely crushed like never before.

I guess Spinks, Holmes, Berbick, Tucker, Thomas, and Ruddock, along with a slew of other #1 contenders, all must be significantly inferior to Tillis, right?atsch

 

Tyson would crush all the smaller men mentioned. Although Holyfield would have the best shot of all of them,but i agree that the Holyfield that Tyson fought had 25 more pounds of muscle.

 

Joe Calzaghe, Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, Charles, Langford, and Eubanks are just some of the super middleweights who could have done it with the help of steroids.

 

Even on steroids they get ktfod,regardless of what Floyd sr thinks steroids wont help the Chin and althought these guys all have good chins Except Jones,not strong enough to ever handle Mikes power.

 

I agree, It's a total joke. Blueprint? Yeah everyone knew if you boxed a smaller guy at distance and kept him from throwing punches inside you could beat him? That was no blueprint just common sense. Thats like saying Rahman and Mcall laid out the gameplan to beat Lennox Lewis, hit him on the chin with a big righthand and he'll go to sleep.

 

Actually I think you might be right.

 

Marciano would kill him !

 

With a shotgun or an uzi? :yep:yep:yep

 

Are you for real? Tyson would annihilate them. Calzaghe etc are built for him. They haven't the power to make him respect them. If Tyson has no fear of an opponent he takes them out easily. At his best he is a serious challenge to any man in history. H2H over a series of 3 he is a serious proposition for anyone.

 

yeah but tyson dont like pressue..i know...marciano is only 185, dempsey at his best 195..i say they are still stronger then 300 pound bench press max evander holyfield..i know bench press has nothing to do with boxing..but we still know holy wasnt that strong..and while that tyson wasnt prime tyson...it wasnt like it was 40 year old tyson either...

 

like do you guys really think Holyfield is stronger then dempsey or marciano..also..take a look at evander and jacks stats..they are the same..other then 20 pounds of weight
Tale Of The Tape Jack Dempsey
Height
Weight
Reach
Chest/Norm.
Chest/Exp.
Waist
Biceps
Neck
Wrist
Calf
Ankle
Thigh
Fist
Forearm

H 6-1
W 192
R 77
Chest nonexpanded 42
chest expanded 46
waist 33
biceps 16¼
neck 16½
wrist 9
calf 15
ankle 9
thigh 23
fist 11¼
forearm 14½
and here we have holy's measurements from the micheal moore fight

Weight 214
Height 6-2 1/2
Age 34
Reach 77 1/2
Chest (normal) 43
Chest (expanded) 45
Biceps 16
Forearm 12 1/2
Waist 32
Thigh 22
Calf 13
Neck 19 1/2
Wrist 7 1/2
Fist 12