Prime Mike Tyson would have cleaned out the current heavyweight division in 2 years.

OP is totally correct. Vitali is a hardass, he would give Mike a fight. Other than that it's Mike all day. After two rounds Wlad would be panicky as **** against Tyson, if he makes it that far.

 

Not impressive at all against Spinks, Holmes, Berbick etc huh. You're a hard man to impress.

 

Tyson would struggle against Valuev never mind walk through the best of this era.

 

Bull****. im a tyson fan. he fought plety of tomato cans,drug addicts,junkies,etc. Taller fighters gave him problems. the klitschkos would of been his toughest opponents in his prime not 2 mention skilled.

 

This.


Theres some ****ing idiots around here.

 

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The thing is we don't really know how good Tyson was when he was in his prime. Berbick wasn't much to talk about and a 38 yr old Holmes was closer to being on his way out than his prime. Tyson lost to an average guy in Douglas and each time Mike stepped up to elite competition he failed. Had Tyson stayed focused he might've become the GOAT. But my feeling is he was more of an exciting fighter than an ATG. If either of the Klits beat Haye later this year I'm willing to stick my neck out and say he will have a better resume than Tyson.

 

I think Wald beats him. I think he can control the distance with his jab and right cross to keep Tyson away from his chin.

 

Tyson wouldn't even make it to the Klitschkos, if Prime Douglas schooled and KO'd Prime Tyson, imagine what Prime Haye, Prime Povetkin, or Prime Arreola would do to him.

 

DOuglas didn't fight prime Mike Tyson. Prime Mike was under Rooney. How the **** can you compare Douglas's style to Haye, Povetkin and Arreola atsch

 

who would be above him

 

another woulda coulda shoulda poem :tired

 

Tyson would get a couple of wins but then run into Kingpin Johnson. Johnson promises his dying mother that he would put on the performance of his life. He jabs Tyson to death and knocks him out in the tenth round.

 

guys he actually did this but in a stronger division. '85-'88 tyson cleared out the division going 34-0 (30). vitali would have a shot at going the distance but he'd lose.

 

To suggest David Haye could last more than a couple rounds with Iron Mike is crazy talk.