Tyson was a machine.

Name more than 2 fights were Fedor has gassed? Name a fight where he has been exhasuted? He has GREAT cardio.

So Fedor has a belly? Big ****, hes the greatest MMA HW we've ever seen and lay waste to many 'Chiseled' and 'muscular' fighters.

Fedor trains all year round and is always in fighting condition.
And even if he were fat and lazy it wouldn't matter because his ridiculously good sambo/judo and wrestling skills would win him the fight within a few minutes.

 

Fedor is a good fighter, but one punch from a prime Tyson would end his MMA career, ****ing Cro-cop had him in trouble when they fought each other in pride, Cro-cop doesnt have half the power of a prime Mike Tyson.

 

There are a few subtle differences, Crocop was retreating the entire fight, not allowing Fedor to take him down. Mike would come straight forward to Fedor and Fedor would instantly clinch and take Mike down.
Lets not forget that Fedor did get Crocop down eventually about halfway through Rd 1.

Crocop although not great on the ground offensively is good enough to defend against submissions (he was by 2005) especially when Fedor had a broken hand and couldn't grip with his left.

Tyson would be awful and wouldn't know what the hell was going on lying on his back. Fedor ends it however he wants, GnP, Armbar, choke, Kimura, etc etc

It would be over in a minute.

 

He's no machine. I didn't hear no bell! GET UP, you sonofabitch! Cos Mickey luvs ya!

*wanders off mumbling*

 

While Im not saying Fedor has no chance of beating a prime Tyson, he would have to avoid getting hit at all costs, I mean could you imagine Fedor throwing one of them looping punches and Tyson countering him, Fedors head would be in the front row after a Tyson left hook.

 

........I think there would be a few scares, but alot of people in this thread are seriously exaggerating Tyson. They make it sound like Tyson walked in the ring knocked out his opponent on the 1st punch within 10 seconds.

They make it sound like Tyson never missed a punch and every punch knocked out his opponent as soon as he hit them.
Go back and watch a prime Tyson fight, watch when the first clinch is intitiated, it will happen within the first 30 seconds, perhaps a little more or perhaps a little less.
But in Boxing when two fighters get together they clinch. The referee comes into to seperate them after about 2-5 seconds.

Now whoever Mike is fighting, watch when he clinches them. Now imagine the other fighter is Fedor. As soon as the first clinch is intitiated Mike would be going to the canvas and Fedor would be all over him.
Now Fedor wouldn't try and throw punches with Mike or try to dance away, he would stand in front of Mike and would either, let Tyson throw a few punches and then clinch or jump onto Tyson before Mike could throw any punches.

Mike would be on the floor within the 30 seconds perhaps less.

 

I respect your opinion, but in the ring or octagon anything could happen. I have seen wrestlers get out wrestled by strikers, and vice- versa. I think both men in there prime would be a 50/50 in the octagon, Tyson was much faster and more powerful than Fedor striking wise, while Fedor is a obviously better wrestler and submission artist.

It just depends who gets off first IMO, if Tyson catches Fedor cleanly its over, if Fedor takes Tyson to the mat its probably over. It really is a tough call, both men were extremely impressive in there primes.

 

For ****s sake, Mike Tyson was a great boxer.

Yes a Great Boxer, but not a great MMA fighter.

Mike Tyson in the past has complained and moaned when fighters have wrestled him in fights, he was thrown around like a rag doll against Evander Holyfield and natural Cruiser Weight.

In MMA, you have to deal with kicks, Wrestling, submissions, elbows, striking, punching Its like putting a Olympic Swimmer in a Iron man Triathlon.

Mike Tyson was not unbeatable, was beaten, and when he was beaten it was bad.

 

Funny you insult Fedor, who's probably the greatest all around fighter ever in terms of skill, ability and hopefully soon resume.

Tyson would be submitted in 20 seconds or less against Fedor, this is a damn joke. Fedor is the definition of the word 'fighter', and he's one of most incredible grapplers to ever be filmed, has defeated fighters of all different styles and class and you think he can't take down a boxer and submit him?

 

Cro Cop would KO Tyson from kicks before Tyson could even get within punching range mate...

 

Man, you really don't know what you're talking about here.