would mike tyson be significant in todays heavyweight division ?

You haven't watched much early Tyson, have you?

Get acquainted with him on Youtube and then come back and do some more head-slapping.

 

atsch I folowed his whole carreer moron .

 

atsch He is hopeless for stating facts ? so what do you call yourself for beleiving HYPE and HIGHLITE reals ?

 

You made my point, thank you. You think Tyson wins because he looks more like how you want a boxer to look. He appears more impressive. The thing is, the result IS what's important. Both Wlad and Mike beat and usually KO'd a basically similar level of competition. Mike looks more exciting doing it, so he must be better. Not necessarily. It doesn't always work that way. Wlad had setbacks that everyone always brings up, but those weren't his only fights, just like Tyson's setbacks weren't his only fights. I personally argue that W. Klitschko - Mike Tyson is a 50-50 fight. A lot of people here automatically assume that it is a whitewash in favor of Mike... and why? Because he "looked better." Prime Klitschko never saw anything like Mike, sure, but it goes the other way. Nobody Mike fought from 85 to 91 was on the level of Wlad Klitschko.

Klitschko tends to take longer to KO his opponents. He has developed a style that works for him. He doesn't mow everyone down in 1-3 rounds, because that style got him gassed or caught back in the day. Fighting cautiously, maximizing his physical advantages... that works for him. Clearly. And... Wlad isn't exactly some lumbering, unathletic chump. He's a lot quicker than people think. His athleticism is part of his big advantage. Byrd admitted it wasn't the power that did him in, but the speed. He couldn't move fast enough to get away from Wlad. Other vicitms, including relatively quick heavies have said that. His underrated speed, his ATG jab, his judgement of distance and timing, his physical strength, his own one-punch power... this may not allow him to beat Tyson, but it does make him a much more dangerous opponent than people give him credit for. If Mike can't knock him out in 6... than Wlad wins it.

And yes, as a side note, Sultan Ibragimov does last more than 45 seconds. I have him losing, sure, but it goes at least 7-8 rounds. Plenty of Tyson's 80's opponents lose to Ibragimov.

 

trveor berbick was a tough fukin dude with an awkward style fuk head......... i mean an almost prime rahman couldnt even knock him out............bubby................we know u are 17 yrs old....and we know u lik ethis era...we get it.........BUT FACT IS VITALI WOULD GET ***** SLAPPED BY LARRY HOLESS JAB ALL NIT LONG/

 

ya really tyson woulda fuked wlad up............really......sorry to burst your bubble in his prime the man was way to underrated..................who cares if tony tucker went 12 rds.......tony tucker can take a shot and try to win....wlad as soon as he got tagged would go into survival mode.......and let me to u ......mike tyson aint sam peter so u know the rest of the story

 

tucker beat broad....tucker beat douglas....tucker beat jimmy young...tucker beat eddie the animal loez..........fuk are uu guys dumer than shittttt / i mean u guys are so fukin dumb.......its sickening./ i mean oviously u guys were born likein 1994...so what the fuk ever.

 

Well thought out post. :good

 

"You think Tyson wins because he looks more like how you want a boxer to look" ...

That's not what I said. I said the argument for Tyson is based on the visual evidence of his outsized talent and ability, not his resume (which always depends on who was around in a given fighter's era).

 

Tyson would easily own this heavyweight division. he'd unify all thebelts and be undisputed

 

Man for years the Klits were getting mad under rated by everyone, slowly on ESB at least there's a number of cats waaaay over rating the Klit bros. They're great but shits getting carried away.

 

Mike Tyson undisputed champ...

 

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