If Mike Tyson Had To Fight Every Linear Champ..

LOL. Crappy Buster powdered his bottom when he was 23 years old, in his prime for sure.

Louis, Ali, Frazier, Foreman all destroy him.

 

Looking at the Holyfield fights, I am not so sure.

 

I think Liston, then Foreman. I'd bet on them more than Ali. Then maybe Holyfield, but honestly, I'd pick Tyson as the winner, but I'd have huge doubts if he fought the Klitschko brothers.

 

Overall i'm quite confident Tyson wins atleast 30 out of the 38 names listed.

1. John L. Sullivan (1892) USA = Tyson wins

2. James J. Corbett (1892 - 1897) USA = Tyson wins

3. Bob Fitzsimmons (1897 - 1899) UK = Tyson wins

4. James J. Jeffries (1899 - 1905) Retired. USA = Tyson wins

5. Marvin Hart (1905 - 1906) USA = Tyson wins

6. Tommy Burns (1906 - 1908) Canada = Tyson wins

7. Jack Johnson (1908 - 1915) USA = Tyson wins

8. Jess Willard (1915 - 1919) USA = Tyson wins

9. Jack Dempsey (1919 - 1926) USA = Tyson wins

10. Gene Tunney (1926 - 1928) Retired. USA = Tyson wins

11. Max Schmeling (1930 - 1932) Germany = Tyson wins

12. Jack Sharkey (1932 - 1933) USA = Tyson wins

13. Primo Carnera (1933 - 1934) Italy = Tyson wins

14. Max Baer (1934 - 1935) USA = Tyson wins

15. James J. Braddock (1935 - 1937) USA = Tyson wins

16. Joe Louis (1937 - 1949) Retired. USA = The most debatable match up out of the early names but i'd still make Tyson a favourite.

17. Ezzard Charles (1949 - 1951) USA = Tyson wins

18. "Jersey" Joe Walcott (1951 - 1952) USA = Tyson wins

19. Rocky Marciano (1952 - 1956) Retired. USA = Tyson wins

20. Floyd Patterson (1956 - 1959) ** USA = Tyson wins

21. Ingemar Johansson (1959 - 1960) Sweden = Tyson wins

22. Floyd Patterson (1960 - 1962) ** USA = Tyson wins

23. Charles "Sonny" Liston (1962 - 1964) USA = Liston wins

24. Muhammad Ali (1964 - 1971) *** USA = Ali wins

25. Joe Frazier (1971 - 1973) USA = Tyson wins

26. George Foreman (1973 - 1974) ** USA = Foreman wins

28. Leon Spinks (1978) USA = Tyson wins

30. Larry Holmes (1980 - 1985) USA = Highly debatable but i'd make Tyson a slightly favourite.

31. Michael Spinks (1985 - 1988) USA = Tyson already won in real time.

34. Evander Holyfield (1990 - 1992) ** USA = Highly debatable.

35. Riddick Bowe (1992 - 1993) USA = Tyson wins

37. Michael Moorer (1994) USA = Tyson wins

38. George Foreman (1994 - 1997) ** USA = Tyson wins

39. Shannon Briggs (1997 - 1998) USA = Tyson wins

40. Lennox Lewis (1998 - 2001) ** UK = Lewis wins

41. Hasim Rahman (2001) USA = Tyson wins

43. Wladimir Klitschko (2009 - 2015) Ukraine = Depends on the referee if Wladimir is allowed to tie Tyson up he wins if not Tyson wins.

44. Tyson Fury (2015 - 2024) UK = Debatable big size difference and it depends if Fury is allowed to clinch.

45. Oleksandr Usyk (2024 - Present) Ukraine = Debatable but i think Tyson wins i think he's bad style match up for Usyk.

 

No version of Ali can beat 88 Tyson. Tyson is a stylistic nightmare for Ali.

 

At least 34-35.

You got these 2 wrong. Tyson wins them too.

 

Nothis prime at all. He was completely unprepared for that match.

Tyson KO's Louis in round 1.
Ali is overrated and stands no chance.Tyson on points or by KO.
Tyson also KO's Foreman, but it takes a few rounds.

 

Yeah sure. Couldn’t KO a one trick pony like Ruddock legitimately but stops the mighty Louis in a round now lol
How is Ali overrated and Tinkerbell not? Ali had more title defenses, more wins, a far better resume and wins over a huge diversity of styles. He ate up punchers for breakfast. Tinkerbell has no chance whatsoever (not even a punchers chance). Ali flogged bigger punchers than little Mikey numerous times.
Foreman is bigger, stronger, more powerful and meaner than Tinkerbell. He destroys Tyson. You can’t beat George if you’re a 5’9 come forward glorified slugger. It’s not happening in any world including your made up “Invincible Tyson” fantasy one.
We all saw Tyson’s true nature when faced with adversity. He went to water each and every time. He doesn’t merit a mention with the greats of the division. **** him.

 

That was not a prime Tyson and he still got the better of Ruddock.
And there's nothing mighty about Louis. He's the greatest or 2nd greatest heavyweight of all time based on what he did in his own era.
But peak vs peak, he gets beaten to a pulp by dozens of modern heavyweights. Tyson kills him in round 1.

Ali is overrated cause he's nowhere near as good as people like you think. With the passage of time, he has become much more myth than man. His legend is far greater than the reality of his career. He was getting rocked by 185 lb fighters like Henry Cooper in the 60s.
Ali gets recognized for being "The Greatest" because he labeled himself as such. Back in the 1970s, television was a very powerful and influential platform. Screaming "I am the greatest" into Howard Cosell's microphone and having Cosell and other sports writers advocating such nonsense, convinced a very large and casual fanbase that he was in fact "The Greatest". Very similar to a "TBE" moniker that has stuck with the casual fanbase.
Tyson did not have as good a career as Ali, he wasted his talent. But peak vs peak, he obliterates that fraud.

All the big heavyweights he beat were mostly flat-footed sluggers with no head movement or a very poor one.
The only exception is Liston. However, Liston was in his early 40's when he fought Ali. He went into their first fight carrying a shoulder injury and barely trained. Took a dive in the second.
Tyson is more skilled, faster and way more accurate than all of them.

It's not punching power that will give Tyson the win, it's his ability to effectively use that power and land his punches.

Not exactly. He might be taller and with a bigger frame, but prime vs prime, they weighed about the same.

No he doesn't. He's too slow and not skilled enough to do that. Tyson will always outland him.

It is happening. And Tyson was 5.10-5.11.

Tyson faced plenty of adversity in the 80s as well, he never lost.
He began to loose as soon as his life started going to **** and he lost focus and dedication for the sport.
And he's a top 10 ATG whether you like it or not.