Which record is most likely to be broken first?

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  1. BoxingDialogue

    BoxingDialogue Active Member Full Member

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    Mike Tyson's youngest heavyweight champion or George Foreman's oldest heavyweight champion? Mike Tyson was 20 years 145 days and George Foreman was 45 years 299 days.
     
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    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Both will be extremely hard to beat

    but with today’s PEDs, nutrition etc I think foreman’s would be the most likely to go.

    boxers are protected these days and don’t fight 6 times a year like young mike. Especially at heavyweight. One of the best prospects out there DDD is 22 and just going for the British.
     
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    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson's is most likely to be.
     
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Foreman's. Fighters are getting older and older.
     
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    sniffmybadger Relationships are not my forte Full Member

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    If Ortiz gets his hands on a title, he'd beat Foreman by decades.
     
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    Love this question. I was expecting the same old garbage of 50-0 or 8 division champ bla bla. One of the best questions ive seen on here in a long time. I have no idea but if I had to put money on it id say oldest heavyweight. I just dont see another great young HW coming along any time soon if ever that can do what Mike did. I can imagine an older HW maybe getting a shot at a title and scoring a major upset of a lesser HW champion. I could easily imagine a Shannon Briggs type beating a Charles Martin type paper champ someday.
     
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    it'd be funny if he got a title and admitted after the fight his real age is 62.
     
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    Has to be Foreman’s. As previously posted, Heavyweights go on for much longer now. Plus, Tyson got experience and built his record up very quickly due to him being so active ( he at times fought every 3/4 weeks ! ). Heavyweights today are very carefully looked after and fight no where near as frequently. I can’t see how Tyson’s record can be beaten.
     
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    I don't think the Tyson's of today are boxers, I think they're playing football or fighting MMA etc
     
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    Foremans.

    Fighters are hanging on later and later.

    For example, Wlad could probably still come back and pick up a vacant belt against someone like Charles Martin.

    A 20 year old HW champ? I just dont see it happening.
     
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    Foreman's.
    Holyfield almost did it when he was 46, losing a close decision to Valuev.
     
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    Foreman's for sure.

    Keep hearing about Wlad coming back, if he wants to go down the championship route, rather than the big fight route, I'd still back him to beat up Charr now.
     
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    The Gypsy King aka Lord Fury could've broken both if the establishment weren't so fearful of a strong, confident gypsy man with Gypsy Swag in abundance who can't be bought and bends the knee for no one.
     
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    After seeing most fights in football,basketball,baseball etc I kinda doubt that....

    Some have a good sucker punch tho
     
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