Prime tyson beats prime holyfield, convince me.

He was also physically smaller, more apt to brawl, less of a thinking fighter and easier to drag into a slugfest, all of which would favor Tyson.
Evander of 1990 wouldnt be tieing up Tyson and walking him back, he would be standing toe to toe and getting smashed just like he did against Bert Cooper Alex Stewart and Riddick Bowe, only Tyson would finish him.

 

two, highly unlikely but possible scenarios
1. tyson's puncher's chance
2. holyfield decides to trade shots

i see holyfield winning just like he did in 96. when he was younger he was more foolish and willing to brawl. this fight will be competitive for more than 5 rounds (which is how long the 96 fight was competitive) but after a certain point it'd end like 96. tyson may stagger his way towards a loss by decision rather than tko. maybe.

i don't see tyson beating holyfield at any point. holyfield is too good of a boxer and has a good chin that you have to outbox him for sustained rounds which i don't see tyson doing.

 

Ive seen it happen on a video game, so I know it could happen in real life.

 

Dream fight for sure though, I think it goes the distance with Tyson winning a unanimous dec.

 

I'm a big Tyson fan, but I might agree with you on both counts.

First, the Lewis fight. Absolutely Lewis is KO'ed in the first fight. Tyson comes in, closes the gap between them, lands explosive body/head combos, Lewis out cold.

Second, Holyfield. I can see Tyson becoming frustrated (an imploding) at his inability to hurt Holyfield, and with Holyfields tenacity.

 

I dont know how people can compare Tyson of 96 to the fighter he became in 1988. He was such a far superior fighter in timing, balance, combination punching, fitness, and all around being a better fighter. That in itself would be a huge factor against a more vulnerable Holyfield who was probably better equipped to beat Tyson in 96 and it still took him 10 plus rounds to wear down a Tyson who was probably 60% of his old self.

 

Lennox Lewis would have always been more of a physical threat with his reach, power and tenative style, whereas Holyfield was smaller and looked to stand more toe to toe. Lewis would have been more of a threat for prime Tyson in my opinion, although I pick Tyson to beat them both at his best.

 

Right he was a lot better than those fighters and they still made Evander brawl and fight stupid. Tyson's stamina wasnt poor in the 80's either. Evander would not be able to fight a fight like Smith or Tucker, he would be engaging Tyson more, and Tyson's ability to finish and punch in combination would be a big factor. Tyson fought around 218-220 average. Holyfield was juiced up and physically stronger and fought differently in the mid 90's. I dont think the fight resembles anything like their fight in 96.

 

I do think that Holyfield would always have been a bad stylistic card for Tyson.

Not saying that he could never have won, but there would always have been issues to overcome.

 

Maybe, but I believe Tyson at his best would have been the worst type of fighter for Evander to engage like he did some of the others. He would not have been let off the hook if he was hurt, Tyson's timing was so good.

 

a prime tyson at his absolute peak beats any fighter that ever lived never mind hollyfield

 

Prime Holyfield wasn't much smaller than the one Tyson met. He averaged around 210, sometimes came in a couple of pounds heavier.

The older Holy was perhaps a tad bit stronger, but noticeable slower with lesser workrate than his prime self.