1991 version of Mike Tyson v 1976 version of George Foreman. ?

1991 Tyson was basically the one that lost to Douglas and had started declining at a rapid rate.

Have to favour Foreman.

 

It wasn't though Tyson was in poor form vs Douglas on that night.

But he looked considerably better after that vs the likes of Tillman, Stewart, 1st round KOs. And then a gusty effort vs big punching Razor Ruddock.

In regards to Foreman vs Tyson I watched Foreman vs Frazier 2 recently which took place in 1976 and I was still impressed with Foreman.

So I believe Foreman would still be a bad style match up for Tyson.

 

Tyson basically beat 1970s Foreman twice in 91, and he showed that he could do a hard 12 in one of those, unlike George.

 

He had declined a lot after he left Rooney after the Spinks fight in 1988.

 

Could be a tough fight for both.
I lean towards Tyson here, he had more power than Lyle, he could seriously Hurt George.
But also Foreman could turn it around and maybe have Tyson rocked and Hurt.

 

Tyson was still in good form after the Douglas loss and before he went to prison.

He'd still be a favourite over most Heavyweights in history.

 

Against Lyle, Foreman couldn’t rely on sticking the arms out as he did against Frazier, because Lyle could somewhat match him for reach.
That defence would work against Tyson, push him away every time as Tyson tries to close the distance.

 

I think people heavily underrate '91 Tyson because, "He lost to Douglas at that point", but he just got straight back to business after that loss. No, he wasn't in his prime then, but he would've knocked out Holyfield if they had matched pre-prison.

 

Agreed on all accounts.

 

Tyson himself wasn't at his peak but he SHOULD have enough to beat this version of Foreman who was a mental wreck and tried to fight more technical.

Foreman's legs were WAY to close together, which affected his gait, and natural body mechanics, which imo made him visibly less powerful (even if he was still very powerful). That's imo one of the reasons Frazier lasted longer in their second bout, along with Foreman fighting at a more measured pace.

His jab "looked" good but didn't seem to have much weight on it, he didn't move behind it and put his weight behind it like he did against say Norton, and Frazier.

If you watch his fight with Dinero Denis, Foreman's feet are crossing constantly, and his uppercut looks "crooked" for lack of a better term, due to his altered foot placement.

 

Tyson was a midrange fighter. And nobody did that to Tyson.

 

It would be a great fight. I like 1991 Tyson better but depending on the venue George might not over heat or gas as much

 

The fencing with both arms would be to keep Tyson from getting into mid or close range, Foreman could throw the jab then the uppercut as Tyson ducks, then immediately push him off.
No one did that to Tyson, but no-one who he fought used that defence whilst having the strength of Foreman.

 

Foreman was way too slow to ever pull something like that off. It didn’t go too well for Thomas and Biggs.