Mike Tyson (1996) vs George Chuvalo

He clearly lost a step? So you were talking about a sub prime Mike Tyson? What year?

 

Tyson by stoppage in 2 rounds. Think of Smoking Joe with a much higher, two-fisted workrate.

 

The same Mike Tyson lost to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride?!

 

Absolutely terrible matchup for past prime Tyson. Then again, Chuvalo would probably find a way to screw this up.

Tyson by UD

 

Tyson was finished when those fights took place. Physically and mentally finished.

 

I see Tyson winning a decision in a fight where things would get close in the last rounds.

There might be some parallels to a Mercer (or McCall) fight, which Lewis-Mercer might indeed have won against that Mike.

 

With Chuvalo's walk straight in and slug approach..it'll be only a matter of time till Mike gets off...it would be an explosive cross between Frazier's sharpness and Foreman's heavy power...whether Chuvalo will remain upright would be anybody's guess.

 

Tyson would win, but he would not look good doing it, and it might give the world a clue, about what was coming in the Holyfield fight.

 

While I respect Chuvalo's career and grit who, outside of the Quarry 'anamoly', does he have on his resume as a...real...quality win? A small Doug Jones? A fading DeJohn? A couple of other contenders past prime? One thing that I feel is true about George; his power is a tad overrated except perhaps for his body attack.
Am I wrong? Could George 'clock', big time, to the head? Patterson round 10...two or three Sunday bombs to Floyd's head. My hero went nowhere. Did Chuvalo indeed had major power? Does Patterson have a glass jaw? You can't have it both ways!
Mike could be hurt but, IMO, its not gonna happen against George; one sided UD or cuts stoppage or just a 'plain' stoppage like young Foreman put on him.
My $0.02

 

Tyson wins a UD where he really really looks bad in the last few rounds.

Tyson did not keep his shape in the later rounds post prison, his punches got sloppy and his defense leaked.

Pre prison vs tucker, green and Ruddock he may have been less agressive after 8 rounds and barely scored stoppages but his movements looked the same and he still had that "bounce" late in fights.


In the first 3 rounds Tyson looks electric and near prime

Rounds 4-6 Tyson still lands bombs but you wonder if chuvalo might actually make it to the final bell

Round 7-9 it gets competitive as Tyson slows down and is reduced to fighting in spots and throwing fewer combinations


Rounds 10-12 chuvalo starts mauling Tyson as Tyson is tired, throws only single bombs and tries to force clinches while chuvalo pushes him back and hurts him to the body

 

Tyson easily. Chuvalo is overrated .Tyson was stronger and tougher than the fragile Patterson who
could beat Chuvalo. In 1996 Tyson had remarkable punching power and decent speed and Chuvalo's quality was
far away from Holy .

 

Tyson was better head to head than Frazier, but he did not have a higher work rate. The opposite is true.

 

So its Tyson 96 version?
More or less the same one that destroyed Bruno and scared Seldon into submission. Not a great version of Tyson but enough to beat chuvalo .But its not a blow out for him and George goes that distance .And by the last couple of round s Tyson is looking decidedly hittable .