Dan Rafael: "Prime Tyson > Prime Lewis"

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  1. boxingscorecard

    boxingscorecard Active Member Full Member

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    lennox lewis simply doesnt have the chin to last with a prime mike tyson , the fight would go 2-5 rounds

    mike is too fast , too accurate and hits too hard for a guy that was knocked out twice by single punches
     
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  2. theboy_racer

    theboy_racer Boxing Junkie banned

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    Far Dan's opinion = biased and meaningless.
     
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  3. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    but in this case true
     
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  4. Fighting Weight

    Fighting Weight Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm a huge Lewis fan but I always thought prime Tyson from 86-88 would have beaten him, and pretty much everyone else in HW history, he was awesome back then. Shame people seem to have forgotten it.

    Having said that to denigrate Lewis because he lost to 'journeymen' is bull****, so did Tyson. Getting out-fought by Holyield was the end of him as any kind of force, and Holyfield is hugely over-rated on here and pretty much everywhere else.
     
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  5. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I wouldn't say a prime Tyson was 'unbeatable'
     
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  6. theboy_racer

    theboy_racer Boxing Junkie banned

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    Not really.

    Lewis on his peak night vs Tyson on his

    Too tough to call.
     
    theboy_racer, Jun 10, 2011
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  7. Goro

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    Lewis wouldn't last 6 rounds with that animal
     
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  8. 1_man_army

    1_man_army The Knockout King Full Member

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    Lewis's style is all wrong for any version of Tyson at any point in Mike's career. Sure, Mike has a chance to spark him out in one punch, but over multiple fights - just say they have a trilogy of fights - Lewis takes at least 2 because of the style and physical advantages he has over Tyson.
     
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  9. Lennox

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    Lennox owned Tyson when they were teenagers and when they were adults. Case closed.
     
    Lennox, Jun 10, 2011
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  10. Lunny

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    In his prime Tyson got knocked out by an actual journeyman.
     
    Lunny, Jun 10, 2011
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  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I agree here... prime Tyson would be too much for any version of Lewis IMO.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jun 10, 2011
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  12. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Says the man named Lennox :lol:
     
    Bill Butcher, Jun 10, 2011
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  13. Jorodz

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    i can agree with this. h2h they are two of the best but it's not wrong to put either one ahead of the other
     
    Jorodz, Jun 10, 2011
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  14. Nosbor

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    I am all over Lewis on this one. He presents match up problems for Tyson , like stated above. Lewis also ranks higher on most All Time lists.
     
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