From a 1-10 scale how good was tyson in the second holyfield fight

6 and that's being generous. no head movement, poor combinations, footwork is terrible and his stamina is the worst it's been in ages. one or two shots, miss and grab. that's not the tyson of old. the only things remaining were the handspeed and power but he was unable to use them consistently

 

honestly, i didn't find the head movement to be purposeful. you're right, he did move his head but he was completely ineffective and almost for show or out of habit. it was useless in preventing holyfield's counterpunches and was inconsistent

 

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I think Tyson's problem was more mental than physical. I think he was still pretty good. This fight happens several fights later but Tyson is dangerous as hell here in the opening of round 1. I think the Tyson that fought Golota would terrorize today's heavyweights. Anyway, a quick question, can someone tell me why the verdict of his Golota fight was called a No Contest rather than a TKO? Never understood that.

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10.

It was the easiest 4/1 pick you'll ever get in boxing. Easy money!!

 

Tyson boxed Holyfield's ear off in the second fight.....11/10 !!!!

 

true. his jab was traditionally what prevented counters but his constant head movement was his most effective defense. and yes, those are definitely the reasons why he won the third but he blew he load there and was unable to maintain any of that in the following round

 

i have to disagree. those years in jail dumbed down much of tyson's physical strengths. his was always a style based in youth. he lacked the stamina and speed of old. while post prison (and post rooney) training was always horrible, he was never going to be the 86-88 tyson again. he could be very, very good but never the dynamo we saw before

 

I think Tyson tested positive for marijuana after the fight.

 

I was joking mate. I meant I won money on Holyfield at 4/1, after the first fight it looked a certainty to me that the rematch would be more of the same.

Tyson just got beaten on every level in that first fight,bar a lucky punch/ combo I couldn't see him winning the second fight.