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Ready2Rhyme
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Ali proved he could take a punch from anybody. He let Foreman kick his ass for 8 rounds.
If Ali could take a punch from Foreman, he could take a punch from Tyson.
...and Ali did that when he was PAST HIS PRIME.
If you factor in the *BOXING SKILLS* and chin of a PRIME Ali?
Iron Mike would get melted.
If Ali could take a punch from Foreman, he could take a punch from Tyson.
...and Ali did that when he was PAST HIS PRIME.
If you factor in the *BOXING SKILLS* and chin of a PRIME Ali?
Iron Mike would get melted.
We're talking about a Prime 1988 Tyson... Not the post 2000 Tyson who fought Lennox with a broken back and high on Pain medication the entire fight...
foreman wasnt the hardest puncher he was hit buy..even george said ken norton was a beast...thats why when foreman fought em..he did somethin he never did his whole career..
which was attack n never let up...he hopped on kens ass...ken didnt even get a chance to set up...foreman knew if he ken got comfortable..he woulda been in a war...
ken broke ali's jaw
frazier was scared of ken...
tyson was gettin handle in his prime by lennox...n a couple others as sparrin partners..holyfield was another one..
he dodged them nikkas til later in his career
michael doakes, holyfield, seldon...hell a young riddikk...was there...
he was fightin frank bruno spinks n carl the truth williams n shyt..when it was waaaaaay better fighters for him in 88..don king knew what he was doin...
hell if don woulda gave spinks money to throw the fight against c00ney..tyson woulda fought c00ney
tyson was startin down fall in 88...kevin rooney had jus got fired after the spinks fight...
he was gettin the tommy gunn rocky balboa..george washington duke...with duke bein don king...gettin in his head...
Broke Wave
The GOAT
90's babies are obsessed with Mike Tyson... He is by far the most over-rated athlete of all time... Ali would have knocked him out. Watch Ali footage he was on another humanly level.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
fukk that, he took punches from Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton. Right to the chin.
Ali post boxing break beats Tyson too.
Shoot, 1977 Ali beats Tyson in his prime.
Mike Tyson struggled against tall fighters who fought tall and werent scared of him. He always had trouble against those fighters.
Lennox working with Manny Steward beats 1987 Mike Tyson. And I think Vitali could beat 1987 Mike Tyson, altho thats closer. Wladimir has the skill set to beat Tyson but he dont have the heart.
invincible1914
G.O.M.A.B.
The real question is how would Mike mentally handle all of Ali's theatrics and mind games leading up to the fight?
The Fukin Prophecy
RIP Champ
Lennox was wooping his ass in sparring when Cus was still alive...
There is a reason dude was ducking Lennox all those years...
He knew he could never beat him, Mike even admitted that...
aixenv
Lakers World Order
Yall nikkas need to learn that the transitive property DOES NOT work in combat sports
Just because fighter A beat Fighter B doesnt mean hes gonna beat fighter C
in MMA.. we call that MMAth
and i agree of course with what you're saying
anyone thinking tyson could beat ali probably never saw an ali fight
he woulda danced circles around tyson, remember we're talking PRIME ali..
tyson didn't have the mental capacity to deal with Ali, he'd get slaughtered
Good Ol MMAth...
Other thing that i think only Mastermind mentioned earlier...that Ali had arguably the GOAT chin. Dude was taking a bombs from Shavers, who was the hardest puncher in history among others. Idk why everybody thinks Tyson was some kind of fukkin superhero. His skill was based off closing the distance with his peek a boo and boobbing and weaving inside. Theres no way he'd be able to get in that close against Ali. His footwork was
