James Tillis/Muhammad Ali - Similarities?

Wlad would get rid of Tillis "Quick"

 

It was very much a rite of passage bout for Tyson in as much a young up and coming fighter gets set a tough test,comes through and is a better fighter in consequence. Along the lines of -

Cassius Clay/Doug Jones
Joe Frazier/Oscar Bonavena I
George Foreman/Gregorio Peralta I

 

It shows Wlad was still a baby and hadn't fully developed into the consummate professional of today, each fighter matures different, only a dumbass like you can't understand that. :hi:

 

He was a gold medallist and had more fights and experience than Tyson when he fought and beat Tillis.

Calling me a dumbass won't get you out of the hole you dug yourself.

 

So what your point is?? He was too inexperienced and lacked the sense to pace himself against a fighter that could take his shots. Tinkerbell Tyson is lucky that the Tillis fight was a 10 rounder otherwise he would have been in big trouble, and it's not how you start it's how you finish and Wlad's career ****es all over Tinkerbell Tyson's. :hi:

 

Nah , that excuse is used for Brewster as well when he was a seasoned professional.

Make up something else while down in your hole.

 

Yeah the same Brewster he he beat in the rematch, tell me which defeat did Tyson avenge again??

 

Why didn't he beat Purrity in a rematch?.

Why was he only good enough to beat Brewster when he was shot beyond all belief and had to use inexcusable fouling tactics to do so?

 

Err because he never had him a rematch???

What did Tyson do in his rematch with Holyfield?? Oh yeah he thought he was an extra in The Walking Dead!! :rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Guys, give it a rest eh?

It is getting tiresome.

 

This message is hidden.because wass1985 is on your ignore list.

One look at his posts and you can see why

 

Asser a man who runs and hides from posters that own his ass, a yellow belly just like his idol.

 

Both had strong hand speed, though Tillis was not as fast as Ali was, and strong right hands.

 

Good comparisons.

 

I don't think you should make too much out of one fight. Tyson faced a better Ali "clone" in Tucker and beat him more soundly than he did Tillis.

What I can say is that I think the jab was very much the key to unsettle Tyson - to get him out of his rhythm. And when that happened he lost a lot of his lethalness. Douglas did this the best, but I also think Thomas did quite a good job messing up Tyson's rhythm a bit for a couple of rds. The problem for Thomas was that he didn't have much else at that stage - no stamina, no real lateral movement and no right hand coming behind the jab.