Prime Mike Tyson vs the Big 4

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Does Mike Tyson go undefeated

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    The Tyson of 86-88 vs the following:

    Usyk
    AJ
    Deontay Wilder
    Tyson Fury

    Everyone is at their best. Could Tyson go 4-0?
     
  2. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    In one-offs yes, I'd favor him over all of them but in a gauntlet, hell no. That's a horrible schedule for anyone.
     
  3. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd bet on that Accumulator.

    At his peak, Tyson would have dispatched all four of them in less than 18 months.
     
  4. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    88 Tyson could do a stunt like Foreman did and would KO them all on the same night
     
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  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    It's a bloody tough one for anybody.
    I see him koing Wilder and AJ.
    But Fury and Usyk... That's one to ponder.
     
  6. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Prime Tyson could well go undefeated.

    He slaps Wilder and Joshua silly. Too limited and flawed to deal with him.

    Fury is kinda a blackhole. Maybe Tyson stops him cold easily. Maybe Fury gives a decent fight taking advantage of his size. All in all, Tyson prevails.

    Usyk offers the major challenge and is the only one who has a slight chance of beating Tyson.
     
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  7. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    86 is a little early for Tyson to run through these guys. I’d pick 02 Tyson to handle Wilder maybe 2024 Tyson to handle him lol.
    In all seriousness Wilder loses quickly 1-2 rounds max. Usyk loses, Tyson is worst possible style for him. But Usyk has shown to be durable I’d pick Tyson by stoppage by round 7. Joshua is better than Bruno but I think his chin fails him and Tyson gets to him in mid rounds. Fury is the toughest match up for Tyson out of the 4. The Fury that beat Wlad is huge, confident and has stamina for days. 50/50 fight imo.
     
  8. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Cant see any of them beating a prime Mike Tyson
     
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  9. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed, he's the one that most closely resembles fighters who gave Tyson trouble in or around his prime (Douglas, Tillis).
     
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  10. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    He beats Joshua and Wilder unless they catch him with something which could happen. Usyk is 50/50 if he can survive the early rounds he wins since Tyson tended to slow down and I don't think he beats Fury way too small.
     
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  11. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It’s not completely out of the realm of possibility if he were fighting all four back-to-back, but yeah, I sure wouldn’t bet on him losing any of these fights.
     
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  12. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Tyson vs Tyson is the toughest stylistically for Mike (much bigger guys with good jabs and a strong inside game tended to be an issue for Mike) but I'm unsure if Fury's shaky chin wouldn't fail him here, getting dropped and being down on points against Mike early and not having the power to take him out late would be problematic for Fury if he were looking to win on the scorecards (which is his best chance I think). I've never been a massive Fury fan but I think he has the tools to beat Mike.
    Usyk also has a good chance because of his awkwardness and slippery defence as well as having a better engine than Mike. Maybe Usyk's pace and pressure are enough to earn him a win since a gassed Mike on the back-foot is a bad proposition against someone as skilful as Usyk. 60/40 Usyk I'd say.
    Wilder gets absolutely destroyed (worse than Spinks did), while AJ gives a good account for a couple rounds but is eventually stopped around the 5th.
     
  13. swagdelfadeel

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    For the love of God.
     
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  14. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  15. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let’s put a different spin in this,

    Not even the worst Tyson haters will disagree that washed up post prison Tyson would put the O-O MMA zero skill MMA fighter in the Morgue, yet Fury went life and death and got almost knocked out………in his very next fight he lost a close decision to Usyk who could not put Fury away despite having him down and out of gas because he is borderline featherfisted.

    The AJ fight will be over at the stare down, if morbid obese Ruiz makes you spit your mouth piece and quit then Tyson will put a beat down of your life on you, it would make the Bruno fight competitive.

    Wilder cannot fight going backwards and needs space, ain’t happening, he will get backed up and stopped, guaranteed..

    Usyk has nothing to keep Tyson off him plus the Body punching, great chin or not, Usyk is no defense wizard and gets tagged a lot, he is not taking Tyson’s shots over the long run unless he goes into survival mode which he will not, he is going out on his shield.

    You need like a book to count all the time Fury has been down, he ain’t getting a lenient Ref this time because every Ref under the sun knows how hard Tyson hits, “Kronk” Fury gets stopped, you ain’t facing Tyson head on and expect to survive., the other option is to throw like 2.1 punches like in the WK fight, problem is Tyson ain’t gun shy and will let his hands go, either way Fury will be dropped and finished up in the afterwards, recuperative powers or not .