The Mike Tyson that beat Spinks vs Haye

Tyson is not half as good as people make him out to be.

 

Fixed it for you

 

Lennox Lewis was far more comfortable & experienced at fighting fellow Superheavys. Why do you think he was happy to take on Superheavy punchers like Ruddock, Tucker, Bruno, McCall, Akinwande, Golota, Briggs, Grant, Rahman & Vitali, but didn't want to fight Byrd & Ruiz? The best 2 "small" heavys he fought were a 5'9 Tua at 245lbs & a 5'10 Shot Tyson at 234lbs, both were badly overweight (in boxing terms) slow lethargic plodders when Lennox met them. Maybe you count 6'1 Mercer as a small heavy, but he was 238lbs & gave Lewis an even war which i scored 5-4-1 for Lewis.

 

yea but haye is not even 15% as good as people make him out to be

 

Michael Spinks proved more at Heavyweight than Haye has...

 

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Not true.
Tyson was much, much better, than how he is remembered.
Tyson when fit, focused and with a decent training team, was at very least a pick em with ANY heavyweight from any era!

People remember his post Prison debacle, not the 20yr old monster who was as good as anyone ever!

 

I think it would be a terrific fight, but i would have to say Tyson. People who say inside a round clearly are idiots. Bruno got to 5 rounds and he had a weak chin and poor defence. I'd say Tyson by 8-9 KO, but holyfield and a prime Foreman and Lewis would of always been his cryptonite!!

 

Come on he was hyped up and thought and old berbick for the title!! I can name half a dozen better heavyweights who would beat a prime for prime Tyson. Ali/Frazier/Foreman/Lewis/Holyfield/Louis

 

Tyson was a horrible hype machine, 2 year lay-off Holmes and all the other drug addicts he beat up can't match anyone on my list and you know it.

 

James Tillis gave Tyson one hell of a scrap and Tillis was not even a poor mans Ali, c'mon people.

 

any version of tyson pre - lewis would beat haye. difference in class.

 

Tyson was still green at that point, and he dominated much better fighters later on.

 

i think haye would remain the Cruiserweight Champion of the World

 

**** off! Tyson beats Frazier 10 from 10, and would have been heavily favoured over Holyfield Foreman and Lewis. I think he beats Louis too, his quickness and ferocity a match for anyone. Ali is Ali, but again, never fought anyone capable of beating him to the punch. Tyson may have been.