Mike Tyson Vs. George Foreman

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Nice to see you have variety..

First a youtube clip, then a photo of the exact same round.

 

Foreman had a very deliberate but hard to beat style when he was young.. The only way he lost to Ali was because he was ignorant enough to think he could get by without a contingency plan. He took it lightly and wound up in big trouble too late when he had the craftiest ******* on the planet stood over him when he was dog tired deep into the fight.. Tyson would offer serious troubles, but George (if he took Mike seriously) would get the win .. probably on points after a slugfest war..Not without knockdowns...

 

I think Foreman has gotten a bad rap because of the fight against Ali. Yes, Ali made Foreman look slow and clumsy, even before he tired, on many occassions, but Ali did the same with a lot of good fighters, even in the latter part of his career. He made Quarry look like an absolute amateur and Ellis look decidedly ordinary, and they were both fine fighters. Against Frazier Foreman looked absolutely deadly, combining extraordinary power with good speed and accuracy. He also used his jab very effectively.

And don't give me that crap about Frazier being shot. He wasn't on top of his game that night for sure, but he wasn't shot anymore than Tyson was shot against Douglas. The FOTC version probably would have given Foreman at least a little bit more trouble, but I don't think even that version of Frazier could have survived three rounds against Foreman.

I'm not a huge Foreman fan, but I think that he was quite an awesome fighter in his prime. Yes, Ali managed to make him look ordinary, but even that version of Ali could do that to many a fine fighter. I'm pretty sure that he would have made Tyson look pretty impotent on occassions as well.

 

The hypnotoad shall behave itself or I will let my cat eat it.

 

Snorlaxative's posts about Foreman are among the worst on the Classic forum. They are redundant, full of worthless invectives, and laughably biased. I suspect that they betray an insecurity about his imaginary man-lover, whose poster is taped to his ceiling just above his bed: Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson, I am sure, would turn his back to the stuttering overtures of Snorlaxative -and not as an invitation either.

Mike Tyson, however, would not turn back the challenge of Foreman. It is very likely that Tyson would not see the final bell against the very Foreman you are seeing in the picture above. Because Mike Tyson would be knocked silly.

 

What's the matter funny boy, are you upset? Did I hurt your feelings? Are you going to cry like your hero?

Be smart like "MegaTyson (TM)", who wasn't so eager to fight Big George --don't provoke people who hit harder than you.

 

I can't see Foreman KOing Tyson in any fashion.

 

In haste to return to you the scorn you heap on others, I did two things: exposed my ignorance of alt codes (which I admit I just googled) and bought myself a trip to confession during Holy Week ("bless me father for I have sinned, I wrote a vindictive post on an online boxing forum.")

 

Simple question? I have now read a bunch of your foolish posts. Do you know anything about boxing? I mean other than you can see highlights of old fights on YouTube? You sound like all the bar room experts I used to meet when i was fighting? The guys who never really watched a fight, or stepped in a gym and put the gloves on themselves? But know everything?

 

If we are talking primes here, I side with Tyson.

Foreman was slower, had less defense, and less stamina. Tyson was more skilled on offense….by a mile. The facts about Foreman’s chin is a good puncher could floor him. Tyson harder than Ali, Young and Lyle. If Lyle was a bit more durable, he could have beaten Foreman. Tyson is not likely to be taken out early, or go down early. I’ve seen guys like Bruno, and Ruddock land hard stuff on Tyson

In boxing when two big punchers meet each other, anything can happen, but I’ll go with theguy who is most likely to land his bombs first, and most likely not to be hit by bombs.

Another thing to consider is who is likely to be in better working condition after round 6? I think Tyson.

Gimme Tyson here.

 

Very good analysis. Tyson's speed and his defensive ability would pose a big problem for Foreman. Foreman would crush Tyson if he could nail him in the exact same way that he nailed Frazier. Foreman was awesome against stationary and immobile targets, but that wouldn't be Tyson. Tyson would be too elusive, and his delivery - his speed and combination punching - would surprise George. George's punches were long and somewhat telegraphed; Tyson's punches were shorter and more compact. I think Tyson could avoid more of Foreman's punches than Foreman could avoid of Tyson's punches!

 

As long as we're analyzing fighters based on one round:

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Being that Foreman was devastating against shorter guys and Tyson was decked in the sixth by Holyfield and that Holyfield couldn't put down Foreman. I look for Foreman's toughness to prevail. Young Foreman ko 6 Tyson. Old Foreman ko 8 Tyson.

 

Sure,

Of course, we're not talking about the Douglas who decisioned a 14-2 Oliver McCall 6 months earlier, nor the Douglas who lost to Holyfield 8 months afterwards, but just the one inbetween, right?