Mike Tyson vs Dempsey's opposition

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Prime Tyson fights the following:
    Jess Willard
    Billy Miske
    Bill Brennan
    Georges Carpentier
    Tommy Gibbons
    Luis Angel Firpo
    Jack Sharkey
    Gene Tunney
     
  2. The Malibu Mauler

    The Malibu Mauler Lakers in 5 Full Member

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    Clears all except probably Tunney, Firpo definitely hurts Tyson though.
     
  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    This but i favor prime Tyson over Tunney clearly, though by the time he meets Tunney, Tyson would have been slipping, and it probably would be like Tokyo Douglas

    Tyson and Dempsey were birds of a feather
     
  4. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's probably a chance against Prime Tyson that they could all last a full 15 rounds ...

    ... If you were to combine all their rounds together.
     
  5. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not really a fan of these hypotheticals without saying what era they are fighting in. If Tyson were fighting in the 20s he would weigh considerably less and probably be less explosive. So he’d basically be a more polished/technical Dempsey but if we are going time machine Tyson eats them alive and their children.
     
  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, Tyson runs the table, and it might not take 15 rounds total as you say!
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Tunney lasts 5 rounds and the rest split the other ten.
     
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  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  9. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks, a much better and accomplished fighter than Tunney lasted 90 sec........Tunney "might" make it into the second..he can run but cannot hide.
     
  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not sure I agree that Spinks was better than Tunney, and even if he were I think the Tunney who beat Dempsey was clearly better at that stage than the Spinks who lost to Tyson. But either way i agree with the outcome I don’t think prime Spinks/Tunney survive more than 1 or 2 at the most against Tyson.
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Tyson blasts Tunney into an alternate universe. Tyrell Biggs was twice the athlete and boxer that Tunney was and got a phenomenal beating.

    Remember: Tunney had ZERO heavyweight resume. Stop talking about a lightheavy who never faced a black fighter beating Tyson. It is not becoming. And Self Awareness is a good thing.
     
  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    well we still have bill brennan and billy miske.
     
  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Tyson KOs all of them,
    All within 3 rounds, accept Tunney who might make six
     
  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Tunney was a good 5* the boxer Biggs was.
     
  15. GOAT Primo Carnera

    GOAT Primo Carnera Member of the PC Fan Club Full Member

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