Would Prime Tyson win even one round against Ali?

BadDog · Oct 13, 2012

Of course Tyson would win rounds against Ali

dyna · Oct 13, 2012

Suh4il said: ↑

It's fairly simple; a lot of people believe that Ali is the best H2H heavyweight ever, and for good reason; nobody had the combination of speed, elusiveness and chin that he did, I'd give people a chance to beat him in his prime, but I wouldn't give anyone over a 40% chance.

People need to realise that Tyson and Frazier were actually quite different fighters; while Frazier was practically the definition of an inside fighter, Tyson actually wasn't a true inside fighter - yes he was a swarmer, but he tended to explode from mid-range, like that leaping left hook. On the inside he tended to clinch a lot more - I'm sure I read somewhere that he didn't actually like fighting on the inside that much. Plus, I think that the kind of pressure that Tyson put on opponents was different to the kind Frazier did, Frazier was relentless, at your chest all the time, while Tyson wasn't quite like that. For that reason I think it's wrong to say that Ali had a lot of trouble with Frazier, and so he'd have a lot of trouble with Tyson. And obviously we have to remember if we're talking about a prime Ali, then I don't see him having as much trouble with Frazier. But yeah, I still think that Tyson would give Ali trouble for a few rounds, he was a one of a kind fighter tbh.
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Tyson was "bad" in the inside.
Yes, he was at best at mid range.

Also Ali his chin or recovery power didn't "really come" until after the 70s.

Henry Cooper really hurt him, a single left hook.
The smelling salt fight.

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