Who at 21- 22 was the better boxer Canelo or Tyson

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Who at 21- 22 was the better boxer Canelo or Tyson

  1. Canelo

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  2. Tyson

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  1. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just reading Hanks thread about who beat the best canelo & it struck me that
    looking back , I think technically at that age I think Canelo was a better "Boxer" than Mike Tyson
    but not sure as Tyson was a champ by then but that does not mean he was a better technician because of that. Although Mike Tyson was pretty good at what he did , I think Canelo at that age just nudged it & ldefinetly improved his skills over Tyson....IMO ofcourse.
     
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  2. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson
     
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  3. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I’d say Tyson, since at 21 years of age he was fighting much better competition and in a more competitive division than Canelo was at a similar age.
     
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  4. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Tyson
     
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  5. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok, but can we say that Tyson at that age had fought someone at the skill level of a peak mayweather ?
    If so who ?
     
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  6. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Tyson but Canelo was not bad
     
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  7. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    That’s a one off. No one really matches skill of a peak Mayweather. I may as well ask a one off of my own, did Canelo face seven current or former world champions by age 22 like Tyson did? The total body of work Mike Tyson put in by age 22 was greater than Canelos.
     
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  8. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good point .... Canelo as a fighter skill wise has progressed quite well.
    Its his management team that has led him along the path that has given him such a bad rep, deservedly so IMO. As a standalone fighter he is OK.
    The problem is I think Mike Tyson was also "fed " a few along the way, lets be fair Berbick was not top class, he was champ at the right time for Mike. Mike was incredible but he peaked a bit to soon along with losing a very good management team, king followed & as usual with him the road to ruin.
    Mike was a talent, but I think canelo was a bit more versatile...maybe not but I am not a canelo fan boy just a thought...
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mike Tyson... close thread
     
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  10. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson. And it’s not close. Canelo did not have an amateur career, he started learning boxing in the pros, in probably the most populated divisions in boxing. Canelo had to get by guys who had already eliminated thousands of other competitors in that division, his learning curve was going to be much slower, as the road to the top had much more styles and skill levels to overcome. At 23 canelo was only half done with his education.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, Tyson`s offensive skills were far better than Canelo`s by that stage, he could open up figters far better, Canelo wasn`t that skilled at 21 and is far more skilled now.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Canelo didn`t beat Floyd though and was completely ouyt-classed in that bout, Mike wa amazingly hard to get away from by that age, relentless with fast combo`s, two fisted attack with great head movement.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ...ayfkm???
     
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  14. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To clever for me ....
     
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  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    "Are you fucking kidding me"

    21-22 year old Canelo (hell, any Canelo) doesn't belong in the same paragraph as prime Kid Dynamite. :nono:
     
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