The best NEARLY fight of the past 10 yrs

Yep. I love Tyson, but Lennox is all wrong for him. He just had no chance.

 

don't know what you were watching but tyson had better skills: all types of punches, accurate, and almost all with deadly intentiones, and better d. you do know he was pfp 1 year end twice right? prime tyson's pressure would be too much for lennox and his caution first style, please. lewis got starced by 2 guys whom aren't on tyson's level. tyson barely got outboxed in any given round for about 3-4 years (yes he did lose a couple of rounds) and tho his comp wasn't lewis' level, they weren't all bums despite what you've heard. tyson's pressure would be too much and he wouldn't need a "closed eye hayemaker" to repeat what rahman and mccall did to him. even if lennox survived, tyson would ud him. i'll take tyson of 85-88 over any lennox. tyson of roughly 89-prison vs any lennox is a toss up. and lewis is the favorite post prison and then you see what happened in 2002.

 

Height is very overrated, at times being taller could be a disadvantage as well as an advantage, take the Klit brothers for instance, there balance is for ****, Wlad falls in at least 60% of his matches, wether it be from a punch or him tripping over his own two feet. While Lewis did have a superior jab, he lacked the killer instinct as well as the chin Tyson did, Tyson also had better foot movement, faster hands, better stamina, better combination puncher, and they were comparable in power, Lewis' only advantage over a prime Tyson was his jab and size, too me thats enough to favor him in the fight.

 

Co-sign on Hamed-Morales. Everytime I rewatch Hamed-Sanchez and hear Hamed say he'd fight Morales or Barrera in 2001, I can't help but wonder what would have became of the Prince had he fought Morales instead.

Another fight that comes to mind is Roy Jones Jr. vs. Vassiliy Jirov. I think that would have been a hell of a fight.

 

I remember there was talk of Toney and Tyson, before Tyson's career became...well....

 

Lewis didn't own him, and anyone who gets stretched by Rahman and McCall can get stretched by Tyson. No way he keeps a young Tyson at bay with that jab, and no way he takes Tyson's power once he makes it inside.

 

re thread topic: Tszyu - ODLH

Should have happened, was going to happen, and just didn't.

 

Morales smokes Hamed. Hamed will get his ass kicked.

 

hatton-gatti
morales-marquez
gatti-tszyu

 

:good :yep

 

I'm shocked no one mentioned Hopkins/RJJ.

 

And for those of you saying that Lewis would've beaten Tyson in his prime are insane. Tyson would've KOed Lewis. My guess is that you guys are from the UK.

 

which in turn must mean everyone who backs tyson must be from the states right?