How would this fight have gone prime from prime? I can guarantee this would be pure box office by PPV. What happens if this fight had happened in 1995 when Tyson comes out of prison rusty which puts him at a disadvantage but then again in 1995 Morrison is more or less badly faded as well. Morrison always came to fight inspite of his poor chin but would Tyson be vary of Morrison's reputation? For me It's like Hearn Hagler where Tyson eats a left hook or two but ultimately Morrison's chin will fail him.
I like Morrison. I am one of the few who even liked Rocky 5. And i learned to throw a left hook by watching Tommy. If Tyson can walk through Ruddock's smash, he can walk through Morrison's hook. Morrison does not have the chin to hold up vs Tyson. Morrison does have a better right hand than Ruddock, and is a better combination puncher than Ruddock as well IMO. However, Tyson has even faster hands than Tommy. Tyson gets rocked early by a big left hook, possibly a right, eats a few hard combinations, but knocks Tommy down a bunch of times, leading to a stoppage. Tyson to 4 after an entertaining fight.
.much as I like Tommy ,wouldn't be surprised if this is a 1 round ko by Tyson. The way he came out ,I see Tommy being hurt fast. Maybe a repeat of Morrison v Bentt.
Tyson backs him up from the opening bell. Tommy is in no position to land his left hook and after that, what do you have? Morrison is either dropped or badly hurt in the first round because his defense is nowhere near good enough to avoid getting clipped with the 2/3/4 punches Mike threw. It'd be all Morrison could do to avoid the first punch & he'd be putting himself off balance to do that. Once hit, those legs would fail him the way they always did. If Morrison made it out of the first, he wouldn't survive the 2nd. A slaughter & horrible matchup for Tommy.
A prime KO for prime Tyson Only Duane Bobick would have a chance to take the beast that was a prime Tyson. Chuck Wepner and Leon Spinks come in distant seconds.
How many serious punchers did Morrison face? Could he fight the same way he fought Foreman in this fight and is that enough?
