If Tyson had not ducked Lewis in the 90's and fought Lewis instead. Who you got

Lewis was peaking by 1996, where as Tyson was basically finished.

 

Post prison Tyson loses to Lewis....
Pre prison Tyson beats Lewis....

 

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Foreman Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!:rasta

 

Holyfield was a very heavy underdog going in, he gets as much credit for beating '96 Tyson as can be acceptably given. Which is still quite high.

 

:thumbsup

But mr.magoo seems to give him no credit at all. atsch

A LOT of people i knew lost a lot of money betting on Tinkerbell that night. :-(

 

Lewis by stoppage mid to late.

 

He did not ko a washed up Holyfield in two tries ,same goes for the fat one trick pony Tus,or Eurobum Mohawk,went life and death with trialhorse Mercer.....but was ko'ed twice by ham and eggers with one shot and it took him eight rounds to stop a dead Tyson mummy......If Lemmie wins it is going be by UD, be ain't taking any chances and will play it supersafe. If yourneyman McCracken and Hasbeen can crack that chin with ease then Tyson has the same opportunity .. so the natural conclusion is that Lemmie will stink the place out looking for points win.

 

Shocker, Lewis bludgeons him and knocks him out late.

Tyson had lost what made his special in his time in prison. Lewis was very much a special heavyweight in 1996/1997; He was blooming into the next great champion.

Tyson couldn't beat an old, immobile Holyfield. He's certainly going to find getting through a peaking Lewis to be a taller proposition.

I'd still pick Lewis over an 80's Tyson, but that Mike had the tools he'd need. He had the speed, the head movement, and the varied attack.

Coming forward trying to slip and counter with single, big shots was Tyson's whole game after prison, and all that'd get him against Lennox would be big shots upside the skull.

 

"Lewis reportedly has turned down $10 million to fight Tyson, who probably would get in the neighborhood of $40 million. King claims he offered Lewis $13.5 million."

``I felt I did enough to win,'' Lewis said. ``I'm telling you Ray Mercer has a tough chin. Ray Mercer gave me a lot of pressure. This was a positive step toward a Tyson fight. I'm not taking any easy fights. This was preparation for a Mike Tyson fight.''

As a matter of fact, it was the 6-1 1/2 Mercer who was calling for a fight with Tyson, the WBC champion.

``Me and Tyson have the same style,'' Mercer said. ``That's the fight the people want to see. I did the best I could, I didn't think I lost the fight.''

The win was Lewis' fourth straight since he lost the WBC title when he was stopped by Oliver McCall in the second round on Sept. 24, 1994.

Lewis, who has turned down $10 million to fight Tyson, was guaranteed $2 million Friday night"

Interesting quotes from IC's links. Well worth reading.

:goodFair enough. With Tyson's power he still has a chance motivated Lennox or not. Love both fighters and they're greats/ATGs.