1988 Mike Tyson vs Anthony Joshua

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by eltirado, Feb 25, 2021.



Who wins

  1. Iron Mike 1988

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    91.4%
  2. Anthony Joshua

    9 vote(s)
    8.6%
  1. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Celebheights, where they argue over peoples heights over every last millimeter despite having never met them? :lol:
     
  2. Finkel

    Finkel Well-Known Member Full Member

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  3. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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  4. Cally

    Cally Sand...sand... nothing but sand! Full Member

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    With tysons movement bobbing and weaving to get inside with that explosive power, and aj not being hard to hit....
    that lunging hook sleeps aj pretty quickly in tyson's prime.

    Plain and simple.
     
  5. Finkel

    Finkel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well the website that linked me through to that pegs him at 185cm, but I didn't want to say anything.

    I'll throw you a bone. The smoking gun you are looking for is Joey Dawejko. 178cm just like Tyson. He allegedly concussed Joshua in sparring in the lead up to the Ruiz Jr. fight, which some fans were adamant was the reason for Joshua's loss.

    But these are just rumours. And sparring isn't fighting. Plus I think it's kind of wrong to take away from the achievement of Andy Ruiz Jr.

    But, if Joey Dawejko did indeed manage to KO Joshua, and that's a big IF. Then I'll concede that Mike has a better chance of a KO than I currently credit him with.
     
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  6. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    He didn't want to know when the ref asked him to walk forward.

    Some fighters you are going to have to nail them to the floor to stop them from wanting to fight
     
  7. KenBoon

    KenBoon The Marquess of Queensbury's proof reader Full Member

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    Tyson would fold AJ up like a piece paper inside 5 rounds.
     
  8. OneShot

    OneShot New Member Full Member

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    Mike Tyson is the worst opponent AJ could ever fight.

    AJ has struggled with all the shorter guys he has fought. Takam and Ruiz in particular.

    Mike would put him out in the first two rounds.

    I rate AJ, but Mike Tyson is the worst thing that could happen to him.
     
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  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lmfao this thread still makes me laugh
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  11. gneall

    gneall Member Full Member

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    aka Tyson vs Bruno 3
     
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  12. Djokovic.GOAT

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    New AJ version could give more troubles to Tyson. But I still think Tyson got this one.

    55:45 Michael Tyson KO
     
  13. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson KO2

    The only reason I would predict 2 rounds instead of 1 is because Mike is now 57 years old and hasn’t fought in 19 years.
     
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  14. Kishnabe

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    Tyson 88 destroys AJ. Just too fearless and quick.

    Tyson 2002 is not explosive enough, but it will be close. If AJ has the right tactics, he wins by decision.
     
  15. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    By 2002 there was nothing left of Tyson. He didn't even care to train before hopping into fights. AJ destroys him similarly to Wlad destroying old fat Mercer. Both of the worn out, well past it fat guys showed up for the check.