Let's say if Hasim Rahman beat Lennox Lewis again in the rematch and fought Mike Tyson next. How would the fight go?
Tyson looks awful, loses every round....but puts Rahman to sleep with an overhand in the mid- rounds. I have no faith in Rahman against a right hand puncher. This guy made Oleg's pro career.
50/50 fight. Tyson was shot, but was actually was coming off an impressive win over Nielsen. I don't think he was as shot as some think. It was after the Lewis beating that he was definitely finished. Going into the fight, he has a punchers chance against the fairly chinny, hard-hitting Rahman.
I think Tyson and his roughhouse tactics get the better of Hasim. By getting the better it forces it into a different type fight and Rahman does not do what he does best. So the pressure and intensity get to him and forces mistakes and Rahman really has to fight a mistake free fight to win anyway. Do not see that happening and Rahman does not have the ringsmarts to pull this off.
Rahman was probably too much for Tyson at this stage of Tyson's career. His gas tank was good for maybe 3-4 rounds. He was getting very old and the inactivity didn't help. Losing the team that polished his skills like head movement and combination punching didn't help either. Tyson could still hit like a truck and had lots of experience with good timing, but I would definitely have to favor Rahman 7/10. Rahman survives a very thrilling early onslaught, might even get knocked down, but then takes control with his jab and eventually breaks Tyson down and knocks him out no later than the 6th.
