The best NEARLY fight of the past 10 yrs

I dunno why anyone wants to see Tyson in with ANYONE in the 1990's. Tyson was such a headcase he was declining before he fought Spinks in 88 lol... the best version of Iron Mike was in 86 or 87.

Like someone said earlier, I would only take a young Ali as a favorite over that version of him.

 

Tyson was still very effective in the 90's, and many rank him 3rd overall, in the best Heavyweights of the 90's. While Tyson was not as fast or as completely dominant, he still had the knockout power, and the skills to earn him belts in 96.

I will go as far as to say, Tyson after prison would more and likely rule the division today. The 96 version of Tyson, had the power, speed, killer instincts, chin, and skills to wipe the floor with the pretenders of today, we have a champ (Wlad) thats ****ing afraid to get hit, and when he's pressured in anyway, he melts like Frosty the Snowman on summer day in July, guys like that got blown out by Tyson in the 1st round, yes he can clinch his way out of trouble, but even that Tyson knew how to step to the side and rip up an uppercut up the middle, Wlad would be wide as open for it too, and with his near glass chin, it would be an easy night for Iron Mike.

 

I think Tyson versus anyone. Tyson was exciting to watch. Miss the guy. Been reading about prime Tyson versus younger Lewis. Honestly? The Tyson with Kevin Rooney in his corner would have knocked out Lewis, just like Tyson did to Holmes. It would have looked exact. Scary knockout.

 

No.

Morales would make Hamed his *****. He would get busted up BAD.

 

Hopkins - Toney at cruiserweight was in serious discussion just after Toney beat Jirov.

 

However, a Tyson-Tua fight would be a barnburner, even at that time, and DK would probably wet himself at the thought of how easy-to-promote a fight between Ike and Tyson would be at that time. That would also be agood fight for however long it lasted.

 

Lewis could be KO'd on a given nightif he got careless and was unprepared. (KMcCall, Rahman).

But if he was prepared and focused, he was very dominant (KMcCall 2, Rahman 2)

If we're talking a prime, prepared and focused Lewis (which is how he came to all his BIG fights,) he stops Tyson at any stage of Tyson's career.

 

There is simply no evidence whatsoever that Tyson would ko Lewis. However, there is tons of evidence, even when Lennox was teabagging Tyson as teenagers, that Tyson just couldn't handle Lennox.

 

No idea where you're getting this thing that Lewis dominated Tyson as teenagers. First off, he didn't. The only thing said about that is that Tyson took it too seriously and started trying to tee off on Lewis so they stopped the sparring. Second, anything they did as teenagers wouldn't necessarily have an impact on anything they do as full grown adults.

Lewis got KTFO by some run of the mill HW fighters. How in the world can you say that a young Tyson couldn't KTFO Lewis if Oliver McCall could do it? Lewis had a good jab and a great right hand, that's basically IT. He would get swarmed and overwhelmed by prime Tyson, early and brutally. He's just not on the same level.

Re Tyson-Tua, it would be a good fight but imho Tyson had everything that Tua had (great left hook, great chin) but he also had KO power with either hand from any angle, and he was much MUCH faster, so I have to give it to Mike.

A much more difficult fight for Tyson: Ibeabuchi. I believe that Tua actually won the Tua - Ike fight, but stylistically I think Ike gives Tyson more problems than Tua would. Tua wouldn't be able to duck Tyson's shots, and I don't think anyone can take too many shots from prime Tyson, I don't care how good your chin is.