Was Mike Tyson Prime against Razor Ruddock?

That's not his prime. Lacks head movement and combinations.

 

I don't agree with that, Ruddock always fell short of the elite level and the fights with Tyson showed Mike's decline as a fighter. Holyfield, Bowe and Lewis would probably have defeated both of them regardless, which indeed Lewis did:deal

 

Tyson was not prime. Anyone saying other wise doesnt know what theyre talking about. This is the same Tyson who got ko`d by douglas in a fight inwhich he was already on the decline.

 

He was out of his prime by 1990, sadly.

 

Physically he was in his prime and mentally he was wanting to prove a point, after the loss to Douglas, so I'd assume he was motivated as much as he ever was.

But boxing isn't just about physical ability or even motivation there's a big skill element and his skills were not the same, his defence was such a big part of his style and it was no longer there to the same level. He was at his most effective when making fighters miss and then ripping in counters, this Tyson was just marching forward and throwing bombs, he wasn't the same.

 

Yes, Tyson was in his prime against Razor Ruddock. Keep in mind, Tyson's two previous fights prior to Ruddock were against Tillman and Stewart, which Tyson has always said were his best performances.

However, I think we can all agree that anything after Bruno II was past Tyson's prime.

 

He had slowed down a bit and was starting to trade if you watch the rabblta or Tucker fights he was slipping punches as he attacks he was very hard to hit .I don't think ruddock could do much with that version of mike .mike was still very dangerous but could be hit more easily than the late eighties version.