Mike Tyson v Corrie Sanders

That's giving Sanders WAY too much credit, IMO. Judah did a lot more in his career than Sanders ever dreamed of doing..

 

Anyone who claims Tyson ducked Southpaws needs to produce a list of the top ten ranked HWs during Tyson's reign and point out the left handed fighters Tyson ducked...

 

Tells us everything we need to know about Klitschko...

 

17 voted for sanders , really

 

The lack of boxing knowledge that floats around on this site is mind boggling sometimes.

 

[another fan] "Mike Tyson quickly gets into range and forces and exchange. His abdominal power and ironchin make sure he gets out on top. There's nothing Sanders can do to keep Tyson on the outside, and once on the inside there's nothing Sanders can do to win the tear up. "

If you are talking the Tyson that Sanders would likely have faced, the "Francois Botha" Tyson, I think not. Sanders does virtually everything better than Botha, except for maybe toughness. And Botha was roughing Tyson up, no question about it.

A "prime Tyson" is, in my opinion, a fair deal better than that version, and would pose a lot more problems.

But let us also not forget that a "prime" Tyson had some hard fights against some guys that are not exactly regarded as top flight nowadays. "Quick" Tillis had a close fight against him, close enough for some people to claim he'd won, and Tucker (iirc) went the distance with him virtually one-handed. Mike is not the absolute destroyer people make him out to be. :nono

Finally, Tyson exhibited some vulnerability to the uppercut. While Sanders had (to me) a distressing tendency to clamshell up and let his opponent get shots off so that he could explode and flurry back - something that I admit could cost him dearly against Tyson - Sanders also liked to use short uppercuts on incoming opponents with often devastating effects. Billups was despatched with a blistering right uppercut, and Rahman and Varakin were both sent to the canvas by short lefts. :bbb So, in my mind, that does make up somewhat for the stylistic deficiencies.

I think that it would have been an entertaining, if short, punch-up either way.


[northpaw] "The lack of boxing knowledge that floats around on this site is mind boggling sometimes. "

Awesome a nalysis, buddy :-((