Prime Tyson vs prime Foreman

Toney F is right,, Tyson has to come forward to be effective and there's no way he can do that against the most powerful heavyweight champ in history. One fact is clear, Tyson could not out muscle Evander Holyfield,,he sure couldn't out muscle George Foreman and in this type of style matchup strength is a serious factor.

 

Foreman is too slow to have a chance at pushing Tyson before he fires bombs at him

 

Tyson would have also beat anyone that Frazier beat. And apart from Ali, Frazier didn't beat better boxers than Tyson.
And Frazier is an inferior version cause Tyson is superior in almost all departments: speed, power, skill, combination punching, chin.
Frazier just has a better stamina

 

Holyfield was roided to the gills, so it was very hard to outmuscle him.
Plus a prime Tyson was no idiot trying to out muscle opponents. He didn't need to do that since he was more skilled

 

First of all, Holyfield was even bigger when he faced Tyson.
And second of all, the 92 Foreman (that "outmuscled" a 92 Holyfield) was a hell of a lot heavier and thus more powerful than a 70's Foreman.

 

1. Tyson doesn't need to intimidate him.
2. Prime Tyson was a master at slipping the jab and countering and Foreman's jab was slow
3. So did most of the guys Tyson fought, yet he still beat them
4. That's the dumbest assessment that all you people keep repeating. Tyson doesn't need to do anything. He'll just wait for Foreman to come to him, let him swing wildly and counter him
5. He doesn't need to
6. He won't get up against Tyson
7. Prime Tyson never folded
8. Agree
9. Disagree
10. Foreman will swing wildly for a few rounds, Tyson will counter and pummel his face, then KO his ass

 

Completely MORONIC statement. 90's Foreman was far bigger and thus a lot stronger.
A man is at his physical peak in terms of raw power between the age of 35 and the age of 45.
A 42 year old Foreman was stronger than a 24 year old Foreman.

 

Douglas KO'd a Tyson that was completely unprepared, both physically and mentally. So it's irrelevant. Plus Douglas moved a lot better than Foreman

 

I told him the same thing

 

Brilliant post

 

Your just focusing on Tyson’s strong points and not enough on his flaws, the peek a boo style just doesn’t work against foreman, Tyson was getting neutralized by tillis and smith, they just didn’t have the tools to finish him off, however, foreman does have the tools to both neutralize Tyson and finish him off

 

Mike was still green against Tillis and it was his first real test. Tillis was experienced, had a good chin, could box, and had good movement.

Smith only clinched and ran away, Millis Lane gave Smith two one-point penalties because he held so much. He didn't do anything and when he tried to hit Tyson he missed. Smith also lost every round.

 

Do a Poll Prime Tyson V Prime Foreman....Best way to settle it.!!

 

Oh is that why most Olympians are aged 35-45 then? **** you’re stupid. You just made that statement up. It’s about as believable an argument as the other guys “old man strength” BS.

It’s a moot point anyway. Any version of Foreman is stronger than Tyson. Deal with it.

 

Look up a lot of powerlifting records and look at the ages of the men who set those records. In those strongman sports men generally peak in their mid 30s to early 40s. Even in my own experience, the physically strongest guys in my gym were typically in their 30s to early 40s and never in their teens or under 25. Old Foreman would manhandle young Foreman and while young Foreman was better in some aspects, physical strength wasn't it.