Author Topic: Would a prime Tyson dominate the Heavyweight Division Today? (Read 15075 times)

Tony Doherty · « **Reply #25 on:** July 16, 2013, 04:45:25 PM »

Aggression wins.

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 20, 2013, 02:01:45 PM »

ukjeff · « **Reply #27 on:** July 20, 2013, 02:06:03 PM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on July 16, 2013, 04:06:25 PM

dont agree
first fight holifield won
second fight
tyson was wining... holyfield kept headbutting him..... the referee wouldnt step in...
tyson snapped

remember what holifiled did to rahman

Check out Tysons eyes at 8.20 onwards, the guy was terrified.

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 20, 2013, 02:16:30 PM »

Tyson and Bigg Rigg (Mute the Sound)

gee38 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 20, 2013, 02:35:38 PM »

tyson was brutal but so much of his game was based on beating the guy mentally before they got in the ring

if he couldn't do that he had problems

holyfield was a prime example

lewis would have beaten tyson every time- which is why mike paid him money to step aside

tyson was a destructive puncher- his combinations were good but at 5'10 ish againt a big 6'5 lewis i couldn't see him doing anything other than getting caught

Cold · « **Reply #30 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:24:24 PM »

The Amato-trained Tyson was throwing 4-5 punch combos to the body and forced his opponent to drop their hands. Nobody from any era could handle that kinda hurt.

The Tyson a couple years after Amato was a whole different fighter. Impatient and poor foot work.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #31 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:30:31 PM »

Both Klitschkos would easily handle Tyson in his prime. He sucks big time against a very tall fighter. He would not last but a few rounds at the most.

rooseveltdunn · « **Reply #32 on:** July 20, 2013, 08:16:59 PM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on July 20, 2013, 07:30:31 PM

Both Klitschkos would easily handle Tyson in his prime. He sucks big time against a very tall fighter. He would not last but a few rounds at the most.

In his prime Tyson moved a lot more, Cus pretty much trained him from childhood to fight tall fighters, I think Vitali would have given him problems due to his rugged style but Wlad's jabbing can get predictable and he has a glass jaw , Mike would have caught him.

JBGRAY · « **Reply #33 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:05:57 PM »

Yes. tyson would dominate...even at the MMA level

Fortress · « **Reply #34 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:24:00 PM »

Mike was beyond aggressive, powerful and whole-body conscious. In his prime, he would have smashed Godzilla, for fuck sakes.

Bad Boy Dazza · « **Reply #35 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:29:38 PM »

Yet another thread in which getbiggers show their absolute ignorance of boxing.

Ropo · « **Reply #36 on:** July 21, 2013, 04:27:26 AM »

Quote from: Whiskey on July 16, 2013, 11:18:06 AM

I don't keep track of the heavyweight division so no idea

Would Tyson be too small now to dominate or are they all a bunch of tomato cans?

Just as easily than prime Ali. It is about the talent, and that's all there is.

ukjeff · « **Reply #37 on:** July 21, 2013, 04:29:42 AM »

Quote from: JBGRAY on July 20, 2013, 09:05:57 PM

Yes. tyson would dominate...even at the MMA level

He would be taken to the ground and submitted easily, he has no wrestling or jujitsu skills.

Borracho · « **Reply #38 on:** July 21, 2013, 07:14:12 AM »

Quote from: GraniteCityDon on July 16, 2013, 04:22:38 PM

This. People dont realise just how good he was at his absolute best, there hasnt been another like him. Forget his size compared to the freaks like the K's, Fury (the only time ill mention them in the same sentence) etc. Tyson IMO is the best fighter ill ever see in a ring, he always managed to get inside and destroy people and i dont see anyone being able to handle him at his peak.

ahahaha

andreisdaman · « **Reply #39 on:** July 21, 2013, 09:58:29 AM »

There's still a heavyweight division?

??

The Abdominal Snoman · « **Reply #40 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:24:29 AM »

No way Tyson's ego would have been able to handle social media...People would have come at him from all over the world. And because so, I think he wouldn't have been able to keep it together...

Darren Avey · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:33:43 AM »

id take him out "in da cage!" welcome to da top of da food chain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darren Avey · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:35:44 AM »

Quote from: ukjeff on July 21, 2013, 04:29:42 AM

He would be taken to the ground and submitted easily, he has no wrestling or jujitsu skills.

yeh cos if you have those you can beat anyone even a beast like tyson hahahahah fucking freak. Come down maximums gym in slough tommorow night and try that shit on me and i aint even in a million miles of Tyson.knob

ukjeff · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:39:08 AM »

Quote from: Darren Avey on July 21, 2013, 11:35:44 AM

yeh cos if you have those you can beat anyone even a beast like tyson hahahahah fucking freak. Come down maximums gym in slough tommorow night and try that shit on me and i aint even in a million miles of Tyson.knob

Oh, I thought we were talking about experienced fighters, I didn't realise that it meant Tyson going in the cage with people who have just fell out of the pub.

Sorry for me being dumb to think Tysons opponents would be skilled fighters.

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:39:43 AM »

Quote from: ukjeff on July 21, 2013, 04:29:42 AM

He would be taken to the ground and submitted easily, he has no wrestling or jujitsu skills.

Prime Tyson, if he was fighting in MMA now, would have had great takedowns as well as Ground n Pound

Darren Avey · « **Reply #45 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:00:07 AM »

Quote from: Fortress on July 20, 2013, 09:24:00 PM

Mike was beyond aggressive, powerful and whole-body conscious. In his prime, he would have smashed Godzilla, for fuck sakes.

Exactly. Imagine one of these middle class white MMA twink boys getting in the cage and seeing him looking at them. Hahaha

HockeyFightFan · « **Reply #46 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:20:03 AM »

Quote from: Darren Avey on July 21, 2013, 11:35:44 AM

yeh cos if you have those you can beat anyone even a beast like tyson hahahahah fucking freak. Come down maximums gym in slough tommorow night and try that shit on me and i aint even in a million miles of Tyson.knob

Oh for fuck's sake you phaggy little twink. Girl Scouts would shit in your mouth inside a ring.....

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:31:10 AM »

Lots of IFs though

If they used Time-Travel and transported a 13-16 year old Tyson to the present, i'm sure he'd be training both Wrestling and JJ right about now, becoming a Huge Threat at 24 years or age

If Tyson was Born 20 years ago, who knew how he'd turn out? Maybe he'd go the way of Melvin Goodrum instead, wearing rose-tinted glasses and starting a webshop called Excalibur Fatness instead?

Darren Avey · « **Reply #48 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:58:37 AM »

Quote from: HockeyFightFan on July 23, 2013, 10:20:03 AM

Oh for fuck's sake you phaggy little twink. Girl Scouts would shit in your mouth inside a ring.....

COme down Maximums tommorow at 730pm and ill crush your bones and eat your brains!

funk51 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 23, 2013, 12:02:13 PM »

Quote from: Whiskey on July 16, 2013, 11:18:06 AM

I don't keep track of the heavyweight division so no idea

Would Tyson be too small now to dominate or are they all a bunch of tomato cans?

the two brothers would give him trouble if they would fight their type of fight, that is useing there superior reach advantage to wear down an opponent.larry holmes in his prime might have won too.