Tyson vs Foreman early 90's?

Foreman was a bad match-up, because 1) Mike was an aggressive come-forward counterpuncher who burned you with pressure if you wouldn't throw (which is the quality of a great counterstriker; to make the other man pay for playing it safe), and 2) was extremely well-drilled and focused, but also prone to being thrown off his game by tying him up, controlling him with grappling tactics and inside fighting. A finely tuned fighter, but not the chaos thriving dynamo that Frazier was.

That being said, Foreman came back old, and he slipping rapidly each year past the beginning of the 90's. I always like to take the Foreman from between Cooney and Holyfield fight as his prime second career. This one could be a mean match-up for Tyson, but age is always an immense factor, and with the grit Tyson showed in Ruddock slugfests, who knows.

 

Ali always told Foreman to stay away from Tyson,both Foreman and Tyson respected each other . The one fight I did think we would have seen around that time was Foreman v Holmes but unfortunately that fight also never happened .

 

Styles is a big part of why I don’t think Tyson would have much success with especially the older more wise and composed Foreman. Tyson wouldn’t be able to intimidate him for one. Old Foreman took an absolute pounding from Holyfield and kept going whereas Tyson was dominated in the first and quit in the second Holyfield fight. I don’t think Tyson does very well with any version of Foreman. It is what it is.

 

Prime Foreman would be a nightmare for Tyson but the version of the 90's would likely take a beating. That being said, he was strong, wiley and could tie up well and with his power you cant rule out old George.

 

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There is no evidence for that; according to Tom Patti—who was close to the situation—it’s a myth that took on a life of its own. Tyson is the most controversial boxer ever; no one has more fanboys and haters, and both groups are equally foolish.

The rumor about Tyson fearing Foreman is akin to the claim that Larry Holmes had only six weeks to prepare for a fight he had known about for three months and had been negotiating for nearly a year. There is plenty of evidence—interviews, the official announcement date—yet people still repeat the story that Larry practically stepped into the ring in his slippers.

I’ve often heard that Tyson always avoided Holyfield, who was supposedly gunning for him, even though it was actually Holyfield’s lawyers who petitioned the court in 1991 to avoid fighting Tyson and instead face Foreman. Holyfield himself writes about this in his book.

There isn't a shred of evidence that Tyson avoided that fight, but there are interviews with Foreman where he says, "I never wanted any part of Tyson; he was a real monster back then."

 

Look, I’m not saying he was afraid—or that he wasn't. It’s just that I’ve never seen Tyson say he was afraid of Foreman, whereas I *have* seen Foreman say he was afraid of Tyson. At the same time, I’ve read countless comments from fans claiming Tyson was afraid of Foreman, but never the reverse. I’ve also heard a thousand times that Tyson ducked Holyfield, yet never a mention of the fact that Holyfield went to court to avoid fighting Tyson. I’ve heard hundreds of times that Tyson’s impressive KO of Holmes didn't mean much because Larry was 38, yet everyone highlights Lewis’s victory over a 37-year-old Holyfield—even though the fight was far uglier and Evander hadn't been inactive for as long as Holmes had been. And so on.

If Tyson had been more afraid of Foreman than, say, Ruddock, it would have been irrational; I think "Razor" was the only boxer in his entire career whom Tyson actually feared and didn't want to fight. A stylistic nightmare and a very dangerous opponent.

 

Based on the Qawi and Holyfield fights I’d say Tyson

 

I think there's an interview with Foreman (after the fight with Cooney) where Foreman says he would knock out Tyson in at most two rounds. Please, can someone post that interview.

 

Huh, I still wonder if the rumors about Tyson afraid of Foreman was true.
But if his mentor kept conditioning him about Foreman being a terrible match & showing him film, an impressionable teenager easily could have absorbed real fear from his benefactor, trainer & Father figure as an impressionable teenager.

But Foreman? You cannot trust some things he says, because he spoke in exaggerations & flatteryAnd could be inexact: I heard an interview when he said Frazier claimed he was 5'10" & he was never that height-neighther statement is accurate.
And you can hear him jovial & saying he is glad that Frazier did not look down during their stredown, because his knees were shaking.
Foreman was both Gracious & a colorful promoter.

Can you show me something that shows Tyson was afraid of Ruddock? Never heard that.

 

I've seen that multiple times, George said ,"I'll do the same thing to Tyson, I promise you no more than one or two rounds"
I'd bet Mike saw it too, couple that with Cus's warning about Foreman's style and we got no fight