Which of the following fighters would go the distance with Tyson?

I think tyson is getting a little bit overrated here, fine i agree he could knockout mccall and foreman but he wouldnt be able to ko ali, who has one of the best chins in the heavyweight division. I see tyson vs ali being similar to ali vs liston 1 although i feel tyson would not get knocked out, unless in the later rounds.

btw i am a tyson fan

 

McCall had a FAR better chin than Ali.

 

More versatile offense as well.

 

Ali at his peak would likely UD Tyson in a tough fight. Joe Louis would beat him as well, and a peak Holmes would also beat him.

Everyone thinks Foreman would destroy Tyson but I don't think so, Foreman was slow and sloppy leaving himself open, I see Tyson not only beating Foreman to the punch but landing much cleaner as well, remember Tyson is not only fast and powerful but also very skilled and most importantly a very durable guy who can only been stopped through fatigue or accumalation, which is how I see him beating Foreman.

 

I dont agree, ali's chin was tested a lot more than mccalls. Ali went against some of the biggest punchers of all time (foreman, shavers, frazier, liston etc.) and was never koed.

I know mccall was never knocked out either but his chin was not tested by the same calibur of opponents.

 

Holyfield is another guy who would trouble a peek Tyson.

 

McCall dropped his hands and let Frank Bruno tee off on him and he didn't even flinch, believe me Bruno was a murderous puncher.

 

McCall was never even knocked down legitimately to my knowledge, whereas Ali was knocked down or rocked by not only Frazier, but the likes of Henry Cooper, Doug Jones, and Sonny Banks.

Foreman, according to Ali himself, had Ali blacked out against the ropes at different times due to his power, the fact that he never connected clean really is why Ali was able to take it. That and the fact that Ali was just much better.

Ali never took a flush shot from Liston, so what the hell does that matter?

He arguably lost to Shavers, but showed the type of punishment he could take, though it's not as if he was taking flush shot after flush shot to the jaw.

McCall took the best shots of guys like Lewis, Bruno, Douglas, Seldon, Tucker, etc. The difference between the two is that Ali was hurt and rocked by far lesser fighters when he did get tagged clean but he was rarely tagged clean by the big punchers he faced due to his elusiveness. McCall was forever taking clean shots to the jaw from the big punchers he faced and was never even hurt.

 

Ali let foreman attack his body with power shots for 5-6 rounds! (didnt in the first or 7-8) But fine i will change my previous statement and say mccall would last the 12 with tyson, foreman still wouldnt in my opinion.

 

What's your point?

 

ok i stand corrected, mccall probably had the better chin but you cannot say ali hasnt got a really solid chin and im sure it would be tested a couple of times against tyson but ali would still win on points

 

That's fair. I'm not sure who I'd favor personally. Both have advantages over the other stylistically, though I'd favor Tyson in that regard. Psychologically Ali holds the advantage if he can frustrate Tyson enough in the early rounds.