I dont get how people pull Foreman Frazier out of there asses. Tyson was bigger, stronger a hell of a lot faster than Frazier. Slow Foreman wouldnt land and Tyson would swarm him. Tyson KO51
These "who would have won" skits are a load of bollocks.
Mike already destroyed Frazier lol ;) ;
foreman actually has the highest ko percentage of any hw champion in history,
Larry Holmes most underrated heavy weight champion of all time ..
Not to mention he can deliver a drop kick, of a limo, like no one else !!!!
his singing group Marmalade however where terrible ..
"people like to talk about Larry Holmes "
Foreman would have wrecked Tyson. Tyson would not have scared Big George, George's jab is underrated , his punches were every bit as hard as Iron Mike's. Mike would have come at George and gotten his head knocked off. I know he had good defense, bob and weave peekaboo ... but George would have put Mike down.
I think Smokin Joe would have gotten Tyson also. Put Tyson in the 70's with Ali, Foreman, Shavers, Lyle, Norton, Frazier, prime Holmes and Mike takes a beating .
Ha, you don't hear about that brawl as much anymore -.
I forgot about the time he fought Buster Mathis, who was one of the most slippery mofos ever to step in the ring. I think Mathis took him four rounds, at a time when Tyson's average fight had probably been about 90 seconds.
my money would be on foreman
tyson fought on intimidation and struggled against fighters who weren't afraid.
earnie shavers used to work on the door at yates's in Liverpool up until a couple of years ago- no idea if he still does
Exactly,
This is why I would always have my money on a 60's Ali against Mike, boxing skills/chin strength aside - Ali would destroy Mike's mind in the lead up to the fight so bad that Tyson would literally be looking for single bombs every round until he tires out.
Mike's biggest weakness was his mental game, which is why he slowly declined from 88 onwards.
Tyson needed to be fostered. First by Cus then by Rooney. Once he had a crowd of ass-lickers and gold digger w.....riding on his coattails, he went down in flames and made one bad decision after another.
Buster Douglas wasn't scared of Tyson when he went into ring with him, maybe because his mom had died shortly before the fight and he was preoccupied with grief. So he was able to carefully measure his advantageous, extra-long jabs to quickly take Tyson off his game.
Foreman could have theoretically done that, too, times ten. I think Foreman has something like an 81" span, and hell yes he could punch like a motherfcker. His jabs were like punches from most heavies. He punched at least as hard as Tyson, and given his larger size, maybe harder. Even at Tyson's best, he would have taken a huge risk trying to use his strategy of immediately running inside. I wonder how he would have been trained for that fight.
When Foreman made his comeback, Tyson's people wouldn't give him a fight.
Epic !!!
classic Holmes !!!
any chance for a Marmalade video ???
what about foreman vs larry holmes which never happened but should have. tyson actually fought an old holmes. just like holmes battered an old muhammed ali.
I dont get how people pull Foreman Frazier out of there asses. Tyson was bigger, stronger a hell of a lot faster than Frazier. Slow Foreman wouldnt land and Tyson would swarm him. Tyson KO 5
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And just because everyone needs a little devastating chicken -.
what about foreman vs larry holmes which never happened but should have. tyson actually fought an old holmes. just like holmes battered an old muhammed ali.