pick a lhw champ to defeat mike tyson

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  1. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Listen man, I'm one of the guys that thinks Tyson is overrated h2h, you've got the wrong guy with that comment about begone mortals, I tell everybody frequently that the whole 88 Tyson thing annoys me badly, he got the **** beaten out of him in his prime by Douglas and everybody has excuses.

    You got the wrong guy my man. Ok sorry I said power and didn't totally outline Moore's offensive capabilities bit by bit, I think it's pretty dam obvious that Moore had great offense and didn;t think it needed breaking down intricately. Anyway, you know my opinion, it's late now my man,
     
  2. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He fought nothing like him in the fights except in that he trying to pressure them and weaved low,

    His stance, defense, footwork and punching is very different to Tyson clearly on film.
     
  3. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    jones and toney get to an old tyson but i'd pick prime tyson in a big way over everybody else.
     
  4. anarci

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    I never said Satterfield wasnt a big puncher.. I was only comparing them because you mentioned Satterfiedl as an example to why Charles might have taken Tyson... Pfp Satterfield punching power was on par with Tyson but being 40lbs lighter and,when you compare all the other things these guys brought to the ring the comparisons are kinda of :think Well absurd and ridiculous.
     
  5. Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Gene Tunney maybe. Great chin, excellent boxing skills, tough as nails mentally and physically, proven against a fast, hard-hitting heavyweight with a similar style to Tyson.
     
  6. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah Douglas was brilliant that night, still think Mike wasn't in the best shape or sharp for that fight seemed very flat, but thats not the reason he lost, he lost because Buster fought an amazing fight, one of the best performance's ever, perfect gameplan.
     
  7. teeto

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    yeah that's a fair post mate
     
  8. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who do you think Mike could of beat at his best out of the all time Heavys,

    Who would you favour him to beat ?
     
  9. teeto

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    wow I don;t know man, it's difficult, there are so many fights to try and analyse all at once. I mean, Sonny Liston is a nightmare for him imo. You see, I love Tyson, he might be my favourite person in the world, he's certainly up there, so for years I had all these biased arguments growing up about how he would beat all these heavies that I now don;t consider him to be able to beat, like Liston for example. Ok I'm not saying he defo loses to Liston but I'm saying that there should be major doubts about him beating Liston and Bowe at their best. I think he takes Frazier though.
     
  10. teeto

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    not growing up actually haha, just a while ago let's say
     
  11. sugarsean

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    Yeah same here, to anyone that grew up in the early 90's Mike was the man he was are champ,

    I think Liston would of beaten him too, George would of ripped his head off in my opinion, Ali, Holyfield and Johnson beats aswell imo.

    I think Mike beats Dempsey, Tunney, Lewis and I think he beat Holmes, not because of the fight they had, but I just think Mike had the right style to beat him, and I'm a huge Larry Holmes.
     
  12. teeto

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    I agree with most of that except I'm always sceptical about him beating Lewis, Lewis is pretty versatile and can use his assets in a manner which would be pretty bad for Tyson's weaknesses, but you have to give credit to the fact that Tyson can stop him, so it's a hard one for me, I go back and forth
     
  13. teeto

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    I is gunna have to sleep now Sean
     
  14. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok mate take care :good
     
  15. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Evander was never a LHW.

    I would give Jones the best chance at under 10 %.

    Style might befuddle Mike and frustrate him.

    I would give none of the others (including Moore) more than a 5 % chance.


    So the answer is none of them.