Who Would You Bring Back today: Prime Ali or Tyson?

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  1. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    If you could bring back either Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson in their prime today, who would you bring back?

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  2. Slacker

    Slacker Big & Slow Full Member

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    Ali was the most exciting and important thing to happen to professional boxing in the last 60 years.

    If he came back today, he would overshadow everything else going on in the sport.

    He was more well rounded than Tyson as a fighter and a public figure.


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  3. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    part of me says Tyson.. but for the sake of the sport, Ali
     
  4. CrossedLine

    CrossedLine Active Member Full Member

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    Iron Mike. Would kill and die to see him duke it out with either Klitschko, god-willing, both.
     
  5. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    all due respect to muhammad ali, there's already a surplus of boxers in the heavyweight division, obviously none even remotely as sublime as ali, but i'd love to see tyson absolutely tear through today's heavyweight class.
     
  6. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    tyson. far more exciting to watch. although i would like to see how Ali would cope with the klitschko's.
     
  7. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    Ali is greater than mike. But a prime Mike would bring happiness in the middle east right now!!!
     
  8. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Seriously, I'd bet the Syrians would call a truce for however long the Ali fights would go.
     
  9. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    Muhammad was the message back then, Mike is the Jesus!!!

    Astagfurallah!!
     
  10. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Neither.

    I'd bring back a prime Sugar Valuev. The man never got a fair deal!


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    But seriously, I'm with m8te. The sport desperately needs a new monster, to grab public attention. We have far too many boxers & talkers right now.
     
  11. Grenade

    Grenade Explosive puncher Full Member

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    Tyson just to wipe out both Klitschkos in devastating fashion, winning knockout of the year 2 years running.

    And I'd also love to see Tyson demolish Fury.
     
  12. FelixTrinidad

    FelixTrinidad Boxing Addict banned

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    Ali will ****ing UD Wladimir and Vitali.


    This era is so weak Ali will probably get lazy as **** though and be knocked out Buster Douglas style by a ****** boxer like Chisora
     
  13. superman1692

    superman1692 Active Member Full Member

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    I love Ali, but I feel we have too many "boxers" in today's HW division, and not enough destroyers. Iron Mike is definitely my pick. Guys like him are what brings excitement to boxing. And Iron Mike destroyed people like no other.
     
  14. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    it wouldn't be as easy as you say with Ali regarding the klitschko's. in fact, i'd pick both to beat Ali.

    and no, he wouldn't be knocked out by a fighter like chisora. he had a chin made of rock.
     
  15. Moses Hightower

    Moses Hightower We're related. Full Member

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    Tough choice. If pressed, I'd have to go with Tyson, although I love Ali.