Peak Ali choice

A) Without a doubt. He could never win against Tyson in the manner he won against Foreman. He'd have to move and disrupt Tyson with his jab. Would have to be as mobile as possible.

 

Always go with the prime athlete. Ali by ko in ten rounds.

 

Frazier II

 

Astro Ali for my pick. Speed kills

 

A/

 

The man who dominated Ernie Terrell.

 

Liston 1 Ali or Astrodome Ali

 

I look great on a heavybag, too.

 

Either one would be a mismatch

 

Cleveland did land some hard shots
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Ali was just too good. He was slipping the punches before Cleveland thought to throw them.

 

No lanky 210 pounder is going to beat Tyson and out point him. Didnt anyone see the Cooper or Mildenberger fights? One guy leveled him with Tysons second best punch and the other pressed him and actually buckled him with a body shot late in the fight and he wasnt even a power puncher nor very skilled .You would need to at least have a stronger body to absorb the pounding you are going to get and that is not skinny Ali, that is Ali closer to 220 pounds that he would need to TRY and get to later rounds. Lets also forget he was smarter and a better nuetralizer in the 70's ...but i guess that doesnt count either.

Ali knocking out Tyson? Did you not see the Bruno or Ruddock fights,how about Lewis hitting him with 200 punches before he fell. we are talking PRIME Tyson here right? Meaning hes with Rooney and in shape correct? lol

Alis best chance is to be physically and mentally stronger not rely on moving around more against an excellent ring cutter!!

You guys must not fear death or something?

 

The rule of thumb is you become a greater fighter once you win the championship. So any Ali from Liston 2 to Folley is prime Ali. I expect Ali was approaching his best years after the Folley fight so either this fight or Williams would be the best Ali we ever saw. Either version beats Tyson. Tyson became a different fighter once he found out he could not intimidate an opponent. It's competitive the first 2-3 rounds then the massacre begins. Ali tko 10 in a one sided bout. (6-3 in rounds by the time of the stoppage).