'88 Tyson in the current Heavyweight scene

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  1. AGM

    AGM Member Full Member

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    You'd suddenly see all the Klitschko haters hyping them up, calling them badass mutha's, in an attempt to endorse the American fighter's achievements.
     
  2. sillyjoow

    sillyjoow Active Member Full Member

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    he would be exactly the same as he was in 88. Undefeated & undisputed heavyweight champ
     
  3. Manjuice

    Manjuice chiastic contrapposto Full Member

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    Prime tyson vs. The likes of kingpin johnson? Hahahaha!
     
  4. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Klits are too big and athletic for Tyson. Although he has a punchers chance against both, theres little doubt in my mind it would happen.
     
  5. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    david haye woudnt be the saviour of the division but it would be good to watch the two of them in a press confrence , james toney would shut up and lose 200 lbs and make it to light heavy cos he wouldnt want no part of tyson, Wlad would be recovering from a broken jaw, Vitali would retire, and then adamek would tko tyson within 4
     
  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Same result as in 88, domnation in Tyson`s favour.
     
  7. brucebufershair

    brucebufershair Active Member Full Member

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    if 88 tyson was around and dominating would we say he was great or blame a weak division
     
  8. PAULMUFC1999

    PAULMUFC1999 Member Full Member

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    The new undisputed heavyweight champion of the woooorrrrrllldddd iron 88 mike tyson
     
  9. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    truthfully we would say he was great, strange that division tyson was in during 88, was considerd week in comparison to the 70's of Ali , Frazier , Holmes, but now the division is considered week but with fighters who are more robotic, its easy to see how a prime tyson would of done , but tyson would always be compared to the likes of Ali when mentioning his greatness
     
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  11. zoo

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    He probably still couldn't beat Vitali, sorry.
     
  12. PAULMUFC1999

    PAULMUFC1999 Member Full Member

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    I DOUBT IT as you could compare Tyson with past greats and feasibly come to the conclusion he would win, as people do with him and Ali all the time and opinion is always split, however this can not be said of the Klitchkos as not only are they in the poorest heavyweight division for a long time, but their style however effective it may be is boring and very very predictable
     
  13. Pound4poundx

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    Were any of the guys that Tyson defeated between 1986-1989 better than the top ten guys of the last five years? Or a better question would be: Who would win in a tournament between Tubbs, Page, Bonecrusher, Rahman, Wlad, and Tua? Any thoughts/
     
  14. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :rofl
     
  15. TheGreat

    TheGreat Boxing Junkie banned

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    Um Yes, I'd take Bruno, Tucker, Thomas, Old Holmes and Spinks over Rahman, Valuev, Ruiz, Chagaev and Peter.