Muhammad Ali 1974 v Mike Tyson 1988

Ali: UD.

 

Tyson TKO6, too fast and accurate for an older Ali to lie on the ropes against. Ali gets away with that against a load of fighters but not prime Tyson. I'm not entirely certain on this outcome but its a distinct possibility

 

Tyson UD or late stoppage. Ali's biggest mistake would be laying on the ropes against Tyson like he would here. Tyson wouldn't be like Foreman; he would pick his shots with precision instead of banging away punching himself out. Ali fought smartly off the ropes and probably would bag a fair amount of rounds if the fight went deep. But Tyson would start faster than the older and now slower Ali and would win the early and middle rounds and possibly TKO him late.

 

Tyson TKO7

 

ali win. i can't see tyson stopping ali. ali was a smart fighter and he would find a way to defeat tyson. he would play mind games in the ring like he did with foreman. is that all you got mikey! i think you would see ali using his jab much more and moving keeping his distance. his jab was super quick and accurate v foreman - double, triple jab.

 

Any version of Ali before he started to really lose lose his skills (Young, Shavers, etc) would beat any version of Tyson. Too much brain power and skill for a mentally weak fighter like Tyson. It'd be really competitive early on, but Tyson starts to lose heart once Ali doesn't budge when hit.

 

tough one this one. normally i would say tyson. ali being not so fast anymore. and tyson of 88 wasn't foreman. foreman threw those wide punches you could see coming before he even started them. tyson was really really fast and accurate with his punches also good defense very quick.
but.............. ali a very good ring-general and very smart also good at psycological games. and as we know now tyson not being very balanced in his head.
impossible to say how it would work out

 

I would pick the 1988 Tyson to beat a 1974 Ali. A 1967 Ali, might be a different matter though.

 

Tyson wasn't "mentally weak" in '88. We are talking a prime Tyson here, so you can't use that excuse. That's the whole friggin' point of specifying an '88 Tyson.....

I see Tyson by TKO in this scenario. Tyson had a fantastic chin, and was able to walk through people's jabs (see: Holmes). With Tyson's explosive power, incredible conditioning at this point in his career, and pinpoint accuracy, coupled with Ali's one relative shortcoming--defense, I see it as only a matter of time before Tyson finds an opening.

 

Tyson TKO or UD.

 

The Ali that fought Foreman beats Tyson.

 

Ali TKO late on.

 

88 Tyson would beat even the 67 version of Ali IMO.

 

I'll say Ali by UD. The fight will be mostly competitive, but Muhammad will adapt. He will also taunt Mike to the point that Mike, out of frustration, will start throwing more punches and end up wearing himself down. This version of Ali may not be peak, but is still good enough to edge Iron Mike on the cards.