Was M Tyson Up For Fighting Old Foreman IYO?

Sangria · Sep 9, 2021

RulesMakeItInteresting said: ↑

I think this pretty much covers it. A fight with Foreman was a lose-lose for Mike; but I tend to favor George here, most especially during the early post-Rooney (which would have been the conceivable time frame). Not neccessariy for the reasons and suspected myths quoted here.

First off, Mike was going through mega problems in his personal life, the same stuff that contributed to his Douglas defeat. He'd fired Rooney (very bad move), was partying hard, dealing with the aftermatch of a piece of **** ex-wife, etc.

Setting aside the possible myth of Mike calling George an "animal", etc, I doubt Mike would have gotten up as much as he should for old fat George. Why should he? It would have been before the Holy fight, right around the time of the kinda so-what Cooney fight.

Mike might have scored a knockdown early, but as Glass said, Foreman would have bullied him around with his size and height, jabbed his chin half off, and forced an ugly stoppage (if not outright knockout) in the middle rounds.

Keep in mind, I'm talking about the 1990 Mike, I imagine the Mike of the Ruddock fights would have had a much stronger possibility to win.

I know this has been mentioned to death, but it must be reinforced how Mike had exactly ONE way of fighting, and that one way plays right into even old fat Foreman's hands. How many flush shots could Mike have taken from George (and tet's face it. Mike would have been open for that right hand, uppercut especially, all day).

The 1990 Mike gets stopped...no, knocked unconscious in 7 at the very latest by old George.
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Cus told Mike to be wary of ATG's having one last moment of glory, so I'm sure Mike gets up for Foreman.

Originally Mike thought it would've been Holmes with that one last great effort but it ended up being Holyfield in 1996.

Tyson in 1990 would've definitely gotten up for Foreman in fear of looking stupid. Of course he would!

Tyson obliterates Foreman. Absolutely dismantles him from top to bottom. Only the misguided or Tyson haters think otherwise.

Kamikaze · Sep 9, 2021

Honestly- If it Could have happened it would have post prison anyways. Tyson just wanted the money he didn’t give a **** about boxing.

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