Tyson best case scenario after Prison, how does he do?

The opponents were not the problem, his training habits were. The only thing he needed to do was to just get back to Rooney and start off from where it all began. But the fact is he never wanted to put in the road work which was required to become a world champion again.

 

Of course you know this Desiree.....

 

no way he makes it through that many tough opponents/fights and lasts until '03 to beat Jones

I don't think he would have beaten Lewis at any time post prison

Prime for prime, yes, but not post prison.

I don't think any trainer, even Rooney, could get him back to his prime level.

That ship had sailed.

 

He could've still beaten most guys even if only trained 50%. Holyfield was a big issue. They thought he was nearly shot, but he wasn't. Tyson trained well for the rematch and still didn't find a way to win. It was a bad style match up for Tyson at that point.



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Disagree on Lewis, i think he still had a decent chance to beat Lewis from 1995-97, he still had fast explosive power in his hands at that time (obviously not pre-prison levels), his accuracy and timing was horribly bad but the Tyson who showed up against Bruno 2 and the Holyfield rematch is good enough to get a few punches to Lenni's face.

Tommy Brooks and all Tyson handlers at the time complained about Tysons work ethic and training habits in the gym and i believe them.

 

I believe them too, I just think, even with a great trainer and a better work ethic, it would have been impossible to get his skill level back to what it had been in his prime ('86-89) - due to punishment he received in 1990-1991 and the long layoff.

 

Yep, I remember this. I also remember the idea being scratched when Bruno was lined up third out of the gate.

I don't think he fights Bowe after Moorer, but the two fights with Golota might prove otherwise and Bowe might've been looked upon as damage goods coming in.

I think Morrison was next in line after Moorer. That would've been a HUGE money fight. If we're honest any Tyson fight would've made tons o cash around this time. But fans wanted to see Mike going up against a supposedly "

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If Tyson gets to Holyfield unscathed in '98 I feel he has a good chance of winning. Problem with that is Tyson wasn't getting any better with each passing fight. He was getting worse, in my opinion. Maybe he shakes some rust off and prepares for Holyfield better. Or maybe he becomes more spoiled and brash with every win.

If Tyson makes it that far, the fight with Lewis would take place after Holyfield and before Bowe. And Lewis would last longer than 3 rounds I'm afraid.

Ibeabuchi would've been dangerous but without a proper gauge (I think the Tua fight was sweet, just not top level) I have to pick Tyson by stoppage. Tua was a poor man's Tyson with weird hippy lettuce and a left hook.

Post prison Tyson was creating bad habits. Jay Bright wasn't bright enough to be pulling strings. Foot work, timing, conditioning were way off. His hand speed had slowed down and he became a spoiled brat who didn't want to do the things that made him successful.

 

You're probably right. Tyson seemed rather C0CKY after dismantling(?) Seldon. He might've thought he was back after only 8 rounds but ran into a determined Holyfield.

 

Yeah some posters here think Tyson was better preserved after spending time in the clink. I understand their reasoning but the time away hurt Tyson more than the self preservation helped. Maybe winning the championship 10 years after first winning it puts Tyson in that category with only Ali and Foreman, this is a55uming he loses to Holyfield in their proposed November '91 match.