tyson went the distance with some guys but tucker was the fighter that made him look like a guy that can be beat. that was a close fight and he took his best shots and tagged mike with good shots. the key difference being that lennox lewis is arguably a top 5 heavyweight all time and arguably the most dominant heavyweight ever head 2 head. tony tucker is not even a top 50 heavyweight. the only way i see mike winning this is by a ko but thats picking with your heart not your head. i cant see a 8-4 points win.
Tyson '88 vs Lennox Lewis prime
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Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
What?Tyson was in jail when Lennox became number one contender and Bowe threw the title in the trash instead of facing him, and then Don King basically tried to freeze Lennox out of the title picture for the entire 90's
Willy Waffle
Willy Da Waffleman
Tyson was in jail when Lennox became number one contender and Bowe threw the title in the trash instead of facing him, and then Don King basically tried to freeze Lennox out of the title picture for the entire 90's
word.
here we go again with the "myth of the 88 tyson" and all the he was so focused, and the would've, could've bullshyt.
breh, a prime lewis with manny in his corner would have whipped tysons ass. you guys get so much caught into him getting ko'd by rahman and mccall(because of bad habits) but forget fights he had with bruno, mercer, tua, ruddock, tucker where his chin held up.
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Not to mention, the hardest puncher of all he faced, Vitali, who hit him with EVERYTHING and he still took control by the end of the fight.
Lewis is a top 5 Heavy? Lol...If u mean top 5 that weigh 250 plus..cool. He damn sure not as skilled or as great a champion as the elite.
Lewis vs Vitali isn't indicative of any great endurance. He was brought up because he was tall and sloppy and almost beat him. Lewis has no chin. He get hit flush by Tyson in his prime..he's getting massacred. Foreman would do the same. Bulldoze him.
Lewis
Tyson is overrated big time.. People always say him before jail would beat anyone... Or him and that OG trainer... Tyson just looked great at what he did but was very beatable... Big fighters like Lewis and wlad are tuff to beat when trained by manny... Manny may make them boring to watch but u don't want to fight a tall heavy wieght trained by him(RIP).
Tyson is overrated big time.. People always say him before jail would beat anyone... Or him and that OG trainer... Tyson just looked great at what he did but was very beatable... Big fighters like Lewis and wlad are tuff to beat when trained by manny... Manny may make them boring to watch but u don't want to fight a tall heavy wieght trained by him(RIP).
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Prime Tyson was able to deal better with guys bigger than him compared to the washed version. Lewis was moreso a one handed fighter (straight right), Manny corrected some of that but he was still kind of stiff in the ring. Tyson would have had too much movement and handspeed for Lewis to deal with. Lewis would get the left hook and uppercut from Mike all day. You guys compare fighters that Tyson fought similar to Lewis, but who did Lewis fight that was similar to prime Tyson? McCall had similar traits but wasn't close and he still put that windex on Lewis glass jaw.
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
Tyson
Damn...almost no respect.
seemorecizzy
Superstar
tyson just had a off night vs tucker
it happens
still clearly won
another case of nicpicking
just like when ppl say zab gave floyd major problems
lewis was knocked out by mc call and rahman
tyson in his prime is too much for him
it happens
still clearly won
another case of nicpicking
just like when ppl say zab gave floyd major problems
lewis was knocked out by mc call and rahman
tyson in his prime is too much for him
seemorecizzy
Superstar
you really trying to sit here and say lennox lewis has a better chin than mike tyson?So the guy who has been knocked out more has the better chin?
your insane
even a washed up tyson only got knocked down after taking vicious punishment over several rounds
u couldnt stop him with one punch like u could lewis
During his prime? He wasn't no cake walk for a suspect chin fighter.
Knicksman20
Superstar
Prime for prime I'd take Tyson. Better head movement & punched in combination. Not to mention you weren't getting Tyson out with just one punch. Only way this goes the distance is if Lewis goes the Bonecrusher Smith & Mitch Green route by holding & grappling. Still at any moment with LL's chin the fight could be over with one punch from Tyson.