Tyson v Fraziers Challengers?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Mike Tyson versus Joe Frazier's title challengers? I am recognizing Frazier as champ after he beat Ellis,so we have.
    Bob Foster
    Ali
    Daniels
    Stander
    Foreman

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  2. lbarrow

    lbarrow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He loses to foreman and Ali and beats the rest.
     
  3. foreman&dempsey

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    I think that he could beat once 70s ali
     
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    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    My thoughts exactly.
     
  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    He loses to Ali and Foreman and beats the rest.
     
  6. Unforgiven

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    Ali was absolutely batter him. It would be all over within 8 or 9 rounds, Tyson's eyes punched shut desperately winging punches that miss by miles, wouldn't blame him if he quit, he'd probably give it his best and get KO'd though.

    Foreman knocks Tyson out early.

    The others Tyson would massacre, obviously.
     
  7. UFC2015

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    Not sure if ali and Foreman will have any easy time against a 1985-88 Tyson. They never faced anyone like Tyson and Joe frazier was no Tyson.
     
  8. Unforgiven

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    Frazier had to be a lot better than Tyson to beat Ali that night.
    He had to take a lot more punishment than Tyson ever proved he could take, because Ali was fast and threw punches in bunches, there's no way Tyson's slipping all those shots, and Frazier was fighting and boxing like demon as the fight progressed, coming on stronger and stronger.
    Tyson, even in his prime, tended to become a lesser fighter as fights progressed.
    Of course, Tyson was good and had good tools to make it hard for Ali, especially in the first 4-6 rounds, but Ali would get encouraged as Tyson gets discouraged, and by the 7th round it would start to seem extremely one-sided in Ali's favour.

    Tyson in 1985-88 faced bums and ordinary contenders, mostly bums. He'd be out of his depth against Ali.

    Foreman? Forget about it. He'd bounce Tyson all over the ring.
     
  9. UFC2015

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    Tyson had superior attacking ****nal than frazier, more elusiveness as well. He would give ali a lot more problems.
     
  10. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I'm uncertain about Tyson-Foreman. Mike beats the rest.
     
  11. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Ali actually tuned up with a lot more world class rounds since his comeback than Frazier had over the same time. That was Ali's A-game Frazier beat. Of course it ruined Frazier but he won that fight.
     
  12. Webbiano

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    I give him more of a chance against Ali than Foreman, I'd favour Muhammad slightly, beats the rest
     
  13. reznick

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    Ali and Foreman win. Everyone else loses.
     
  14. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    If we recognise Tyson as champ after Spinks it's not much.