Michael Gerard Tyson Vs. Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin — Who Wins And How?!

Kind of a silly reductionist argument, no? Of course Blood Green is less skilled than Povetkin but he also was a) quite famously durable, probably more so than Povetkin (his one stoppage loss should have instead been ruled a disqualification as it was essentially a forfeiture, due to Green protesting his promoter underpaying him by refusing to fight once the bell rang) and b) had a reputation both on the streets (where he was a notorious gang banger) and in the ring (where he scored plenty of single blow kayos in both the pros and the amateurs, where he stopped roughly a third of his opponents, which is exceedingly rare) for having a massive deterrent punch of his own, and c) fought in a very deliberately negative & spoiling manner against Tyson on the night, something we have never seen Povetkin do.

As for Tucker, 1) styles make fights and 2) while Povetkin is very good, I'm not sure the underrated TNT didn't have the potential to be as good.

 

You weren't born when Tyson was prime huh?

When it comes to Iron Mike, I'm reminded of the morons who claim Lebron is the GOAT.

 

People are too over-reactive, Tyson would get a KO but not without trouble, I reckon round 7-8 KO, Povetkin would cause him problems before that.

 

That would be interesting, the far reaching jab vs the iron head movement.

 

Prime Tyson beats even Kronked-up Wlad almost certainly, IMO, although he might have dug a hole by then (and if there happened to be a cut, and it was in Europe, they would of course rush to end it so that Wlad could win a TD)

Funny enough, I think a pre-Kronk Wlad actually stands a better (although still extremely remote) puncher's chance of springing the "upset" via KO, as in his reckless gunslinger youth he might have landed something huge enough to break even Iron (but far more likely would have gotten himself wasted even faster)..

 

Thinking about Tyson vs Zouski makes me think Povetkin would have a live chance. Tyson the betting favorite but not an automatic winner.

 

39 y/o Povetkin stops 39 y/o Tyson (if Tyson doesn't quit first.)

22 y/o Tyson stops 22 y/o Povetkin.
Both share some visible similarities in their adopted styles but at age 22 Tyson possessed superior movement (some of the best I've ever seen exhibited by a heavyweight) and also hit harder, with a greater variety of punches when compared with 22 y/o Povetkin. Therefore I believe a 22 y/o Tyson stops a 22 y/o Povetkin at least 8 times out of ten and most likely in the early rounds too. Prime Tyson was a beast, it's no myth (which is not to take away from Povetkin, as he's already proven himself an elite boxer in his own right.)

 

Wlad would either get crippled in the ring or he would get disqualified because of holding.

He would have actually a lesser chance to beat Tyson than most of the other guys you listed because he had no inside and mid range fighting capabilities, his uppercut was nonexistent and he folded under pressure.