1996-Tyson vs Lewis - What would have happened?

Lewis vs Bowe= Lewis KO
Lewis vs Moorer= Lewis KO
Lewis vs Holyfield= Holy SD
Lewis vs Tyson= Tyson KO

I could be wrong but this is how I see these fights going down.

While 96 Tyson was not the same fighter he was in the 80s, he was light miles better than the Tyson that fought Neilson, Lewis, Williams and McBride, I think his speed and supperiour inside fighting ability would've took Lewis down.

I see Holyfield's speed and inside brawling game winning out in a competitive fight against Lewis.

Moorer isn't durable enough to handle Lewis, the first big right hand lewis lands will end the night.

Bowe is/was scared of Lewis, his inside game is better BUT Bowe had terrible defense, I see a close fight with Lewis getting the KO.

 

If they hadn't have fought, how would you see Tyson-Holyfield going in 1996-1997? Tyson was well in decline by 1996 and didn't beat a real top heavyweight after that year. Barring a big punch I think Lewis would have beaten him from any time after his jail sentence.

 

Well if Jay Nady or any other GOOD ref is involved Tyson wins, Tyson did take out Bruno, Botha and Golota after prison, he was very raw and alittle crude but his athletic ability mainly his speed allowed him to get away with it. I have no doubts at all that he would've took care of Moorer and Bowe.

 

Lewis by KO

Bowe had NO defense. Holyfield and Golota both him him clean in the face at will. Lennox Lewis landing the same type of shots stops him in 6 or less

 

It took Lewis eight rounds against the punching bag version of Tyson.

 

Yeah but even as a punching bag Tyson is very durable, Bowe is not nearly as durable, Golota had him ready go twice but he freaked.

 

That is a false statement Lewis was going to sue King for the right to fight Tyson. King knew Lennox had Tysons number and wanted no part of him. The $4 mil was offered for lewis to let tyson have one more fight then he'd be next to fight him. Like Riddick Bowe before him Tyson ducked Lewis

 

If lewis had accepted the fight tyson prob would have ducked out and fought someone else and don king would have tried to screw lewis over. If tyson got in the ring with lewis he would have been koed within 11 rounds and lewis would have dominated the divsion and retired alot earlier.

 

Lewis would never have lost to any version of Evander Holyfield.

Lennox had the height and reach to diffuse Evander's main weapons..... and use his own to great effect.

 

Lewis didn`t do that well in either fight with Holyfield.Most people in the British boxing press scored the rematch for Holyfield.
Against a 1996 Tyson although the fight would have been far closer than the one they had,i think Tyson would still lose he was just waiting to be exposed.The first time he came up against somebody with experience and a feeling they could win Tyson got beat.It just happend to be Holyfield and not Lewis who was prepared to go in with Mike.Tyson was too far gone to beat anyone of true class even in 1996.

 

You must be watching the wrong fights. Lewis dominated Holyfield the first time out, second time closer but still a win, which leads me to your press statement....
Source? As I remember it the British press scored it the same way as everyone else, close but to Lewis.

 

Beat me to it.

 

yes :good

i'd maybe pick tyson from 86-89...but 96?..lewis wins in 96.