Morrison Vs Tyson 1996

Should Mike take a bite of Morrison's ear, he would get more than he bargained for the next time he makes a trip to his local sexual health clinic.

In all seriousness I would say 1996 Tyson would win by KO, probably round 5.
After all, Tyson looked pretty good in '96 when he demolished Bruno. Some people even mistakenly think Mike was back to his best against Bruno in '96 - this is not the case but he would still have too much for a '96 Morrison. You are right though, given Tommy's preformance against Ruddock just a year earlier it would be interesting for a round or two.

 

Well, theres no doubt Morrison had a lot of heart, grit and determination (something sorely lacking in some Heavy's these days) and he was exciting to watch. However, his lifestyle didn't do him any favours - I believe he liked to party a lot. He also got stopped a couple of times most memorably against Mercer - what a great brutal finish that was! Then there was the shock defeat to Michael Bent, maybe a fluke or down to Morrison's overconfidence or even his crazy lifestyle, maybe even a combination of all three. I mean Morrison was good but like you say he wasn't anywhere near great.

His character has also diminished in my eyes after the recent racist comments he made about black fighters and then you have his delusional problem of not being able to accept he has HIV - he claims it was all a mistake. Yes, he has been unlucky in life and to a certain extent in the ring also but a lot of fighters have had tough breaks. So in general I don't consider him underrated.

 

I don't think Morrison makes it out of the first round. Tyson was still pretty fast and aggressive and Morrison has slipped past what little prime he had.

Morrison just doesn't have the smarts to outwit or outbox Tyson and his chin was suspect.

He (Morrison) gets dumped onto his backside with a left hook, struggles up by 6 and is in trouble when the ref waves Tyson back in. Mike misses with a few wild shots before connecting with a right hand and Morrison falls flat on his face.
At that point, a count is pointless and the fight is waved off.

 

Tyson TKO4 Morrison. :thumbsup

 

Morrison had good skills and a lot of power, particularly in that left hook, but his stamina was awful and there is no doubt about it - he just didn't take solid shots too well.

The Mercer fight demonstrates my point beautifully. But yah, he was exciting and fun to watch.

 

Tyson was not what he was but I still think that would've been too much for Tommy. Both guys can throw hard but Tyson can take it a lot better.

Would've been a very entertaining bout, no way Tommy would've gone quietly, but Tyson by KO in about 4 rounds.

Definitely would have drawn a big tv rating though, and a big payday.
Tommy always planned to retire after fighting Tyson...things turned out an awful lot different to that!

 

i'm a big tommy fan and iron mike fan but i give the nod to tyson, tyson was just an all aorund better fighter even tho he was only a top 5 hw at that time, i'd say tommy was also a top 5 by a fringe from 6, the racist comments from tommy are nothing new in boxing, he can say whatever he wants cuz no one is gonna try and stop him cuz he can back up his talk, many a black fighter has had **** to say about white fighters with nothing made of it, but really who cares, anyone who thinks skin color makes or breaks a man never grew up, its 2007, like tyson, said its a hurt business, nothing friendly

 

Morrison is not Holyfield. Tyson KO 5.:good

 

What exactly were the racial comments Tommy said?

 

Tyson inside of 3 rounds.

 

This post makes as much sense as what would have happened if a onelegged Joe Louis had met a one armed Muhammad Ali?