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shyt...Earnie Shavers was a harder puncher than all of the opponents Ali fought.
Ali vs Tyson in their prime?
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Erratic415
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Ali in Manila is perhaps the best display of absorbing body shots. It was over 100 degrees in the ring and Frazier spend the middle rounds absolutely killing his body. Ali not only took them, but finished stronger and beat the hell out of Frazier in the last couple of rounds.
I always thought Ferdie Pacheco was a smug a$$hole whenever I saw him on Showtime or some documentary but I respect him for refusing to work with Ali later on and trying to convince him to retire. Ali kidneys were failing from all the damage he took in his career.
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Black Lightning
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Mike(a guy who went the distance with James Tillis, Mitch Green & James Smith) is gonna knock out Ali(the man with arguably the greatest chin in the history of boxing) in the first round?
You Tyson stans are something else.
Tyson is basically a frazier clone. They look pretty much the same when they fight.The head bobbing ducking and weaving style. But I feel like tyson has more power and explosiveness than frazier though. But Frazier's pedigree shows that he was clearly a better fighter, he not losing to Buster Douglas. Ali is better than any fighter Tyson has ever faced and if he struggled against Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, he doesn't stand and chance against Ali.
Black Lightning
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Tyson wanted no parts of Holyfield or Big George in the 80's.
There's no way in the hell he would step in the ring with prime Ali.
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Tyson's record against actual good fighters is like 0-3. I can't say he'd beat Ali unless you can point out some hall fame level fighter Tyson actually beat. who's the best fighter Tyson beat? Larry Holmes? 
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
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Tyson's biggest advantage was psychological. If any part of you had fear, the fight was lost before it began.
Ali wouldn't have been afraid of Tyson. He would respect his power but wouldn't run from it. Ali had an iron chin and Tyson likely gets frustrated when nothing works.
I'm thinking about how Holyfield fought him by just not being scared. Ali would present the same challenge while being a bigger, faster version of Holyfield.
Ali wouldn't have been afraid of Tyson. He would respect his power but wouldn't run from it. Ali had an iron chin and Tyson likely gets frustrated when nothing works.
I'm thinking about how Holyfield fought him by just not being scared. Ali would present the same challenge while being a bigger, faster version of Holyfield.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Post-forced hiatus Ali beats Tyson, let alone a prime Ali.
Ali faced harder punchers and didn’t get dropped.
Tyson wasn’t really all that with comparison to the all time great heavyweights.
Ali faced harder punchers and didn’t get dropped.
Tyson wasn’t really all that with comparison to the all time great heavyweights.
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Ali.
He has to many attributes for Tyson. He would jab him to death. Ali stayed fighting 15 rounds too, not 12.
He has to many attributes for Tyson. He would jab him to death. Ali stayed fighting 15 rounds too, not 12.
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ali would've had mikes head all fukked up before they even got in the ring
that's a major factor
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that's a major factor
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Black Lightning
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Tyson's record against actual good fighters is like 0-3. I can't say he'd beat Ali unless you can point out some hall fame level fighter Tyson actually beat. who's the best fighter Tyson beat? Larry Holmes?
A past prime Holmes at that.
Prime Holmes would have beat the shyt out of Tyson.
