Who would Mike Tyson have a tougher time fighting, Earnie Shavers, or Mac Foster?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    A prime Tyson would have destroyed both these guys but which of these heavy punches would have landed the most on Mike and been the bigger danger to him?
     
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Shavers, I don't know why it is even a debate!

    Whatever your reservations about Shavers, he was obviously one of the three best in the world, at some point in time!

    I don't think that anybody would argue that for Foster!
     
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    Yea Ernie Shavers for sure.
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The reality is that 87-88 Tyson blows through both of them without difficulty. Mike really gets underrated on here in terms of who people think would give him trouble.

    Tyson would annihilate Ernie Shavers.
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson would have had these two guys for breakfast...no disrespect intended.
     
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    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What you should have asked is who would make it out of the 1st round without being koed...
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Tyson ko 6 Shavers
    Tyson ko 1 Foster.
     
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    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to say, but I think both would be tough fights for Tyson. Foster liked to fight in close and if he managed to get Tyson in that position Tyson would be in for a tough night as he would against Shavers if Shavers forced the fight at close range.
     
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    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Shavers was took out by punchers, and he’s going in against the most vicious of them all. Tyson in 1-3 rounds
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would like to see what happens if Shavers landed a bomb on Mike.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    lol
     
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    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Tyson gets mad and KOs him.
     
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    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Neither would be a tough fight.
    Tyson by KO in under 3 rounds.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Shavers honestly had the potential to be an ATG, if he actually dedicated himself to learning the tricks of the trade (or even basic fundamentals) instead of relying on his devastating power (which to be fair was more than enough to get the job done more times than not).
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    tbh I think Tyson dispatches both in the first round. I'm certainly no fan of Mike but it's going to take more than a big punch to deter him. Shavers with his crude swinging would just be begging to be countered. I see it going similar to Shavers VS Quarry except more brutal and Shavers won't have the early round success he had against Quarry.
     
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