Mike Tyson Vs. George Foreman

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by la-califa, Jun 29, 2007.


  1. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    First of all, Tyson doesn't need to be as busy, since Foreman wasn't exactly fast.
    Second of all, Tyson had way better defense than Frazier, he wasn't as predictable. And Tyson has 2 good punching hands, not just 1 like Frazier.
     
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  2. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Tyson's quickness would be a significant advantage. Foreman has two hands to worry about so he can't sit on Mike's lefthook. George is stronger but Mike very strong as well.

    Id go Tyson slight favorite only if their both at their best.
     
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  3. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Depends how strict the ref is on Foreman’s pushing. Mike can’t fight off the back foot and needs constant forward momentum to be effective as shown in the Holyfield fights. Holyfield kept on pushing Mike back and that forced him to reset constantly so he couldn’t ever get his offence going.
     
  4. clark

    clark Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, if it was someone like Mercante, he would probably be warned once.
     
  5. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    mike way to fast for George why say george wins who was slow and easy to read strange
     
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  6. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boils down to who’s mentally stronger here. They both gassed after six rounds or so. One big knock on Tyson is he never got off the canvas to win. I don’t think Tyson gets off the canvas here
     
  7. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    In his defense, it's hard to come off the canvas to win when you blow out most of your opponents in your prime.

    Tyson took a shellacking against Douglas, and still put Douglas down for a good amount of time later in the fight. That Douglas got back up is less a knock on Tyson's late-rounds ability to overcome adversity than the vagaries of Douglas's brain chemistry. Another fighter might not have been able to recover as well from the concussion, and we'd all be talking about Mike's magnificent ability to pull a come-from-behind-win out of his hat.
     
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  8. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The ultimate definition of Troll. He opens up the same threads, in all their incarnations over the years, just so he can hug Tyson's nuts. "Tyson's Nut Sack Litany".

    Go start a Tyson forum and stay there lol.
     
  9. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    troll fist gave you the whole breakdown and you said Frazier still crazy troll cause he even said they didnt fight alike at all

    so watching a joe match does what nothing sense they fought nothing alike troll follower