Proof that Foreman wanted Tyson

Old Foreman would have been roughly handled by pretty much any lineal champion who wasn’t Michael Moorer.

It is a testament to the awe that he inspired in his prime, that some people seriously think that he could have beaten Mike Tyson in his 40s.

 

Why did mike tell don king to fight him then?

 

There are three possibilities.

• The story might be apocryphal.
• Tyson might not have wanted to beat up on an old George Foreman.
• Tyson might have been as mesmerised by Foreman’s reputation, as many on this site, and genuinely have been afraid of him.

Whatever the case it doesn’t change what old Foreman was. If some 25 year old fighter had come along in that era, and got the same results vs the same people as old Foreman, you would not even be able to get the most vitriolic Tyson critic to pick him over Tyson.

 

You better get your act together now that MaGrain is a Mod again. That goes for me too.

 

If it's true he said that to Don King which it probably is then I imagine it was said in jest out of respect for the former champion. One thing is for certain Tyson had changed his mind by the time Mike Marley interviewed him in late 1990.

 

Ricky Hatton’s style was tailor made for Kostya Tszyu.

Age ultimately overcomes stylistic advantage.

 

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